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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1907

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General Cable News. [Reuter's Messages.] the Grading of Butter. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 May 1907 · page 2

Sir William Lyne has been interviewed by several iniportors respecting butter grading. They stated that they had no objection to any grading which…

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The Wool Sales. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 May 1907 · page 8

At the wool sales yesterday merines and coarse crossbreds were most active, medium wool being slow of sale…

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Extraordinary Returns From a Dairy Farm

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 May 1907 · page 7

The following extraordinary returns relating to a dairy farm on the Waimate Plains, New Zealand, are vouched for by the Hawera " Star":—It…

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Baby Farming. To the Editor

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 May 1907 · page 5

Sir,— " Single Tax" in Saturday's "Miner" refers to the wretched Mitchell baby-farming case at Perth, and asks renders of "The Miner" to…

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Wool Sales. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 May 1907 · page 2

The wool roceived for the 1900-7 season totalled 735,784 bales…

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Diseased Cattle. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 May 1907 · page 2

At the singleton police court yesterday two men were each lined £10 and costs for selling diseased cattle…

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General Cable News. [Reuter's Messages.] the Butter Bill. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 May 1907 · page 2

The Butter Grading Bill has been read in the House of Commons for the second time…

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BABY-FARMING. To the Editor

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 May 1907 · page 3

Sir,—I shall he glad if you will permit me space to reply to Bachelor's" letter, of Saturday lust, in which he states that he cannot see how land…

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Sporting. Warwick Farm Races. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 May 1907 · page 4

A race meeting, was held at Warwick Farm this afternoon with tim following results:- Hurdle Race, 2 milos.—Atlontean,…

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Large Sheep Purchase. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 May 1907 · page 4

Over 4000 South Australian rams have been purchased by A. B. Triggs, of Yass. This is probably the largest single purchase of stud rams over…

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Alleged Larceny. a Butter Functory Manager Arrested. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 May 1907 · page 4

Frederick King, manager of the butter factory at Warracknabeal, has been arrested on a charge of the larceny of a large quantity of butter, the…

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Wheat Failures. Sensation on the Chicago Exchange. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 May 1907 · page 2

Tremendous excitement prevailed in Chicago yesterday on the Exchnuge when September wheat touched a dollar a bushel…

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The Wheat Market. Relapse in Prices. [Re[?]ter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 May 1907 · page 2

There was a slight relapse in the prices of wheat yesterday on the Chicago and New York markets owing to a number of early, buyers realising on…

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High Class Sheep. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 May 1907 · page 2

Signor Ridirt, of Uruguay, has parchased five merino rams at an average price of £588, and eight ewes at an average price of £126, These are for…

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Rise in Wheat. Wellington

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 May 1907 · page 8

There has been a sharp rise in the price of wheat, and flour has risen 20 per cent, per ton during the week. Bakers intend to increase the price of…

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Rise in Wheat. Wellington

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 May 1907 · page 4

There has been a sharp rise in the price of whent[?] and flour has risen 20 per cent, per ton during the week. Bankers intend to increase the price of…

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The Wool Traffic. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 May 1907 · page 4

The number of bales of wool carried by rail during the 1906-7 season (739,989) shows a comparative Increase of 79,086 bales over those of the…

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New South Wales. the Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 May 1907 · page 2

At the winter wool sales, which wer[?] r[?]sumed yesterday, pri[?]es were irregular, and not up to form[?]r levels…

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A Farmer Killed. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 May 1907 · page 4

A B[?]GA farmer named David Ser[?]omb[?] was killed near his home yesterday by being thrown from his b[?]ggy…

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The British Fruit Crops. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 May 1907 · page 4

The [?]old weather at nights and the s[?]vere frosts that are being experienced are seriously affecting to their pr[?]judice the British fruit crops…

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