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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1902

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Sheep Raid a Draper's Shop. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 July 1902 · page 2

A remarkable incident occurred iu the city'yesterday, when a small butcher's lot of 50 sheep bolted in Randle-street, passed through the…

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The Peace. Irregulars Settling on Farms. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 July 1902 · page 2

The Johannesburg correspondent of The Times reports that ex-members of the irregular corps engaged in the war are settling on Government…

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Our Sydney Letter. Pastoral Affairs

Western Grazier · Wednesday 16 July 1902 · page 3

The sheep sales have not been so successful this year as last. S[?] pastoralists, it is true, are doing exceptionally well by reason of the phe[?] high…

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The Farmers and Settlers

Western Grazier · Saturday 19 July 1902 · page 2

The Farmers' and Settlers' Association have had the te nerity in censore the administration of Mr Crick. As Minister for lands they consider that he favours…

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Feeding Starving Sheep

Western Grazier · Wednesday 23 July 1902 · page 2

[?] M. [?] of Messrs [?] Son, and Redgery, 15 [?] street, who [?] on the Lach[?] and the…

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The Wool Sales. [Reuter's Message.] London, Wednesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 July 1902 · page 1

At the wool sales to-day there were brisk sales, with prices still unchanged. The visible supplies of wool now…

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The Wool Sales. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 July 1902 · page 2

The London wool sales closed yesterday. Prices remained exceedingly firm…

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Siberian Butter

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 August 1902 · page 7

MR. KIDD (Minister for Agriculture) advises that from returns just to hand it appears that the total amount of butter imported into the United…

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Stock Returns for Last Year. Estimated Number of Sheep, 41,857,099

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 August 1902 · page 3

A RELATED document has been presented to Parliament, namely, the report of the Stock and Brands branch of the Agricultural Department for last year…

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Stock Returns for Last Year Estimated Number of Sheep, 41,837,099. Great Damage by Dogs

Western Grazier · Saturday 9 August 1902 · page 1

A [?] lated document was presented to Parliament lately namely, the report of the Song and Brands branch of the Agriculture Department for last year…

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Rain and British Crops. LONDON, Thursday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 August 1902 · page 4

The continuons rain has seriously damaged the standing crops in Great Britain. The hops and fruit crop in Kent have also been much injured…

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Rain and British Crops. LONDON, Thursday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 August 1902 · page 4

The continuous rain hes seriously damoged the standing crops in Great Britain. The hops and fruit crop in Kent have also been much injured…

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Canadian Wheat Harvest. LONDON, Monday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 August 1902 · page 4

The Manitoba (Canada) wheat crops are expected to yield 65,000,000 bushels this season. Twenty thousand harvesters have gone there to cope…

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Canadian Wheat Harvest. LONDON, Monday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 August 1902 · page 4

The Manitoba (Canada) wheat crops are expected to yield 65,000,000 bushels this season. Twenty thousand harvesters have gone there to cope…

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The Woes of the West. Conditions of Some Sheep Runs Would Cattle Have Averted Disaster. Water Conservation the Remedy

Western Grazier · Saturday 30 August 1902 · page 2

The spectacle of 3000 men, women, and helpless children driven from a famine chicken settlement is one that does not often present itself to the imagination of…

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The Desert of Arizona. Farming Where There Is No Rainfall

Western Grazier · Saturday 30 August 1902 · page 1

A [?] flying in the blue sky, the sin [?] fi[?] and relentless, [?] down on [?] grey wilderness, bare and [?]ent, and [?]ved, far as the eye [?]…

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Cattle or Sheep?

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 September 1902 · page 3

A SPECIAL correspondent writing of the drought in the For West:- One great mistake made by pastoralists in the early eighties was the…

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The Greek Currant Crop. LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 September 1902 · page 4

Rain and hail have greatly demaged the Greek currant crop. It is unofficially estimated that one-third of the crop has been rained…

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The Greek C[?]rrant Crop. LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 September 1902 · page 4

Rain and hail have greatly damaged the Greek currant crop. It is unofficially estimated that one-third of the crop has been ruined…

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The Wool Sales. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 September 1902 · page 2

About 222,000 balea of wool have arrived for the new sales. About 192,000 bales will be available for competition…

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