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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1907

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Alleged Baby Farming Sensational Disclostires Promised. Perth

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 March 1907 · page 4

The inquest on the infant Ethel Booth, whose death was alleged to have been due to the negligence of the keeper (Mrs. Alice Mitchell) of the…

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North Queensland "Cattle I King." Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 March 1907 · page 2

The funeral of the late Mr. Donald MacIntyre, the "cattle king" of Northern Queensland, took place yesterday at the Waverley Cemetery…

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The Wool Sales. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 March 1907 · page 2

The market was exceedingly animated at the wool sales yesterday…

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New South Wales. the Wool Sales. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 March 1907 · page 2

At the wool sales yesterday the market was firm at recent improved prices…

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Compulsory Voting. Apathetic Farmers. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 March 1907 · page 1

The Farmers, Property Owners, and Producers' Association to-day carried a resolution favoring the compulsory enforcement by law of voting by every…

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Baby Farming at Perth. Further Awful Revelations. What a Boarder Had to Tell. Perth

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 March 1907 · page 4

The inquest into the circumstances of the death of the infant Ethel Booth was resumed yesterday. The Rev. Robert John Craig, Anglican…

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The Wool Sales. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 March 1907 · page 2

At the wool sales yesterday competition was animated, and late prices were well maintained…

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Baby Farming at Perth. Further Awful Revelations. What a Boarder Had to Tell. Perth

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 March 1907 · page 4

The inquest into the circumstances of the death of the infant Ethel Booth was resumed yesterday. The Rev Robert John Craig, Anglican…

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Baby Farming in Perth. Perth

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 March 1907 · page 8

The inquest into tho circumstances of the death of the infant Ethel Booth was resumed yesterday. Carl Roux, a painter, who resided at…

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Perth Baby Farming Case. Sensational Evidence. An Inhuman Proposal. Perth

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 March 1907 · page 4

The inquest on the infant Ethel Booth was resunied on Friday. Police-corporal O'Hallaron produced a record [?]pt by Mrs. Mitchell, which was…

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Australian Pastoral, Co. London

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 March 1907 · page 4

The Australian Pastoral Company's profit of £39,439 on the operations of the past term is to be applied to the reduction of the company's debit…

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A Great Sheep Farmer Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 March 1907 · page 2

Sir Samuel M'Caughey says that his firm now owns 900,000 sheep, which are pastured on 6000 square miles of country in New South Wales and…

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Butter Substitutes. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 March 1907 · page 4

Under the recent Customs decision the substances known as nitter and table nitter will pay the same duty as that, chargeable on butter, as they can…

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Mortality, Among Cattle. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 March 1907 · page 4

There is great mortality among the cattle in the Leadville district…

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The Wool Sales. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 March 1907 · page 2

At the wool sales yesterday prices were unchanged…

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Perth Baby-farming Case. Adjourned for Eight Days. Perth

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 March 1907 · page 1

Alice Mitchell appeared at the Perth Police Court on Saturday on remand on a charge of having unlawfully killed an infant, Ethel Booth. She was…

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Perth Baby-farming Case. Mrs. Mitchell Committed. On a Charge of Wilful Murder. Perth

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 March 1907 · page 2

The inquest on the death of the infant Ethel Booth, which led to the investigations into the Perth baby-farming cases; was concluded yesterday…

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Victoria. a Farmer Shot. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 March 1907 · page 2

Patrick M'Forlane, a farmer, was shot dead with a Winchester pea rifle at Mulwala yesterday by John Carter, on elderly relative. The police are…

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Perth Baby-farming Case. Some Inhuman Monsters

Barrier Miner · Friday 15 March 1907 · page 3

The blood-curdling evidence which daily comes from Perth as a result of the inquiry into the case of Ethel Booth, the child who was taken in by…

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2nd Edition. Miner Office, 3 p.m. Baby Farming at Perth. Mrs. Mitchell Before the Court. Perth

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 March 1907 · page 4

At the City Court on Saturday Mrs. A[?] Mitchell again appeare[?], on re[?], on a charge of having unlawfully killed the infant Ethel Booth…

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