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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1904

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London Wool Sales. London, March 9

Western Grazier · Saturday 12 March 1904 · page 2

The London Wednesday opened brick at an advance of 5 per cent. on [?] herds and a decline of 3 pe cent, no mentions…

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High Prices for Sheep

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 March 1904 · page 2

THE scarcity of fat stock in the Adelaide market was (says the Advertiser) further exemplified at the shee market on Wednesday, when…

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Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph. a Farmer's Suicide. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 March 1904 · page 2

Estelle Dye, a well-known farmer to the Corowa district, has committed suicide by hanging. George Gess, a sanitary man…

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The Pastoral Country. In Great Heart

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 March 1904 · page 3

MR H C. TREW, manager of Clifton Hills castle station, is now in Adelaide. He recently paid a visit to the Queensland pastoral country, going as…

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High Prices for Sheep

Western Grazier · Saturday 26 March 1904 · page 1

The scarcity of fat stock in the Adelaide market was (says the "Advertiser") further exemplified at the sheep market the other day, when Messrs Laughton…

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The Wool Traffic. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 April 1904 · page 2

The returns of the wool traffic for this season show a decrease of 15,000 bales as compared with last year. Megaw and Hogg will be open until 9…

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The Wool Sales. London, April 28

Western Grazier · Saturday 30 April 1904 · page 2

The opening Antwerp wool sales shows an average rise of 5 per cent. over closing rates of last series. The demand was animated but there were…

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London Wool Sales. [Reutur's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 May 1904 · page 2

The third seriel of London wool sales opened yesterday. Prices compared with the closing rates of the second series ranged from par to 7½ per count better…

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

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 May 1904 · page 4

The third se[?]es of London wool sales are proceeding The market is animated, prices being very firm, with an upward tendency…

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The Pastoral Industry. a Squatter's Story. [By Telegrpah.] Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 May 1904 · page 2

At the sittings of the Land Court yesterday Samuel M'[?]owan, pastoral manager, and one of the nominal learees of the Dag worth holding at Gregory, in the north [?] riot, said that…

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The Wool Sales. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 May 1904 · page 2

There was animated bidding at the London wool sales yesterday. All classes of wool show a hardening tendency…

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Russia and Japan. More Land Fighting. Russians "Driven Like Sheep." Opinions of Military Critics. Russian Army in Danger. Japanese Near Liao-yang. After the Yalu Battle. a Belated Message. [Reuter's Messages.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 May 1904 · page 2

Telegrams from the Far East state that many siege guns have been sent from St. Petersburg to Harbin, the Russian main base in…

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The Japanese Advance. Driving the Russians like Sheep. London, May 16

Western Grazier · Wednesday 18 May 1904 · page 3

The Japanese occupied Kuantien-cheng and resumed the march on the 13th with the object of turning the enemy…

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Farm Laborers' Hours

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 May 1904 · page 2

In a letter which was read at the meeting of the Trades Hall Council on Friday night, Mr. G. Harding, writing from Tarnagulla on the subject of farm laborers, said Mr…

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The Farm Laborers' Lot. to the Editor

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 May 1904 · page 3

Sir,—In your leanding article of May 18 you draw attention to the bad conditions under which agricultural laborers live; and the same may be said of pastoral laborers…

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Fish Farming

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 May 1904 · page 3

Some interesting facts bearing on the subject of fish farming is supplied by W. Stephen Gwynn, in an article contributed to the…

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March of the Rabbits. Onward Across Queensland. Great Scourge of Run and Farm

Western Grazier · Saturday 28 May 1904 · page 1

In giving any experience of the incursion of the rabbit pest in queensland, I treat my readers will pardon the somewhat [?] of the subject, and hope that the history of the his disastrous [?]…

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Farmers and Settlers' Conference. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 June 1904 · page 2

At the Furmers and Settlers' Conference, sitting at Dubbo, yesterday a motion in favor of a progressive land value tax was negatived by 42 votes to 40…

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The Australian Cattle King. an Interview with Mr Sydney Kidman

Western Grazier · Saturday 11 June 1904 · page 1

There passed through Brishane this week a remarkable Australian personality in Mr Sydney Kidman, of Kapands, beshman, who as everybody known has…

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New South Wales. Farmers' Election Platform. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 June 1904 · page 2

The Rumors and Settlers' Conference, sitting at Dubbo, has adopted an election platform. The platform embodies the following "pla[?]ks"—…

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