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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1906

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Farmer's Sudden Death. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 October 1906 · page 8

Ewen Taylor, a farmer, of Lyndhurst, yesterday complained to his family of a pain in his chest. He sat in a chair while his wife and daughters…

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A Corner in Wheat. London

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 October 1906 · page 2

The "Daily Express" New York correspondent states that the steel magnates are organising a corner in wheat, and propose to control…

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Farmer's Sudden Death. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 October 1906 · page 4

Ewen Taylor, a farmer, of Lyndhurst, yesterday complained to his family of a pain in his chest. He sat in a chair while his wife and daughters…

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Wool Sales. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 October 1906 · page 2

At the wool sales yesterday a new record was made, greasies realising 13¼d. per lb…

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Wool Stealing Case

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 October 1906 · page 4

At the Police Court this morning, before Mr. Stevenson, S.M., sydney Price, on bail, was charged with the larceny, about the end of May last,…

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Wool Sales. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 October 1906 · page 2

The market was very firm at the woolBales yesterday, late rates being, maintained for all descriptions, while competition was animated. Clearances…

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Australian Butter. London Successes. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 October 1906 · page 2

There was a large and representative display of Australian butter at the English Dairy Show. New Zealand had an ornamental trophy, which…

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New South Wales. Wool Sales. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 October 1906 · page 2

There was keen competition at the wool sales yesterday, and the market was firm. The sales totalled 2517 bales…

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Regulating the Butter Trade. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 12 October 1906 · page 2

Sir Edward Strachey. M.P., speaking yesterday at a meeting of the British Dairy Farmers' Association, stated, on behalf of the Board of…

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Wool Sales. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 12 October 1906 · page 2

The rates obtained at the wool sales yesterday were the best for the week, and there is a further hardening tendeney. The supplies were light…

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Canadian Wheat Yield. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 12 October 1906 · page 2

The official estimate of the Canadian wheat yield for the last harvest is 85,00O,O00 bushels, quite 80 per cent. of which is high-grade corn…

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English Wheat Crop. London

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 October 1906 · page 2

The wiieat crop ot England had up to October 1 yielded an average of 34 bushels to the acre…

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Adelaide Wool Sales. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 October 1906 · page 1

The second scries of the wool sales began to-day. Fourteen thousand bales were submitted. Keen competition resulted, with a slight advance on…

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Cattle Disease in Berlin. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 October 1906 · page 2

An outbreak of the disease known as "foot mouth" has occurred: in the central cattle market at Berlin…

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Wool Sales. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 October 1906 · page 2

At the wool sales yesterday there was good competition, and prices were [?]ell maintained…

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The Wheat Yield. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 October 1906 · page 2

The official estimate of the wheat yield of the Stats places it at a minimum of 25.000,000 bushels. It is, however, possible that his estimate may…

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The Wool Sales. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 October 1906 · page 2

At the wool auctions yesterday the prices for all descriptions of wool were firm…

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Alleged Baby Farming. Wellington

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 October 1906 · page 2

Mrs. Mary Guy, who keeps an un-registered infants' home at Island Buy, has been committed for trial on charges of killing an infant named…

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Wool Sales. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 October 1906 · page 2

Competition at the wool sales continues strong, a fresh record being made yesterday in respect to greasies…

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The Wool Sales. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 October 1906 · page 2

At the wool auctions yesterday the rales for wools of good quality ruled firmer than previously. For other sorts prices were weaker…

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