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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1908

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The Wool Sales. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 September 1908 · page 2

At the wool sales yesterday the market was firm. A good clearance was effected, 6191 bales being submitted to auotion…

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Freeman and Wallace in Court. Farmer Seeks to Recover £1000. AWARDED £450 DAMAGES. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 September 1908 · page 2

An action was brought on Monday before Mr. Justice Cobon and a jury by Robert Crimson, former, of Molong, against Howard Freeman and…

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Shipment of Sheep. "Back to Africa."

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 September 1908 · page 4

In "Dalgoty's Review" for September, a shipment of 200 merino ewes to German South Africa in commented upon in gratified terms, and the hope…

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General Cable News. [Reuter's Messages.] Wheat Sales in New York. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 September 1908 · page 4

In response to the tremendous sales millers and exporters in December wheat yesterday in New York touched 109½ cents., a record for the present…

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Dairy Premises and Factories Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 September 1908 · page 8

At the end of December 31 last there were 20,480 registrations of dairy promises and factories in the State, an increase or 440 over 1906. The increased…

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Alleged Breach of Promise. £1500 Claimed from a Farmer. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 September 1908 · page 8

In the Supreme Court to-day, before Mr. Justice Homburg, the hearing was continued of the action in which Mabel May White (23), the daughter of a…

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Cattle-driving in Ireland. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 September 1908 · page 4

The largest cattle drive yet experienced in County Clare (Ireland) is reported. Two hundred cattle and 400 sl[?]epowners claim compensation…

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Dairy Premises and Factories. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 September 1908 · page 8

At the end of December 31 last there were 20,480 registrations of dairy premises and factories in the State, an increase of 440 over 1906. The increased…

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Alleged Breach Oe Promise. £1500 claimed from a Farmer. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 September 1908 · page 8

In the Supreme Court to-day, before Mr.Justice Homburg, the hearing was continued of the action in which Mabel May White (23), the daughter of a…

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Sheep and Cattle Market. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 September 1908 · page 8

At the sheep market at the Homebush sales yesterday prices advanced by from 6d. to 1s. a head. Prime local cattle were very firm. Queenslanders…

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The Wool Sales. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 September 1908 · page 2

The selling brokers have decided to offer only 242,500 bales at the forthcoming wool sales…

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New South Wales. London Wool Sales. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 September 1908 · page 4

The arrivals of wool in Sydney for the fifth series of the London wool sales amount to 321,114 bales. The quantity available for the sories will be…

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The Following Appeared in Yesterday's Second Edition. Alberti's E[?]bezzlement. Danish Small Farmers May Be Ruined. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 September 1908 · page 4

P. A. Alberti (the Danish ex-Minister of Justice embezzled £605,000 from the Zealand Plausants' Savings Bank. His forgeries in connection with the…

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Brutal Husband. Farmer Worth £20,000. Makes His Wife Shear. Two Days After Her Confinement. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 29 September 1908 · page 4

At the Horsham Supreme Court on Saturday Eman Lon[?] Jende applied for a judicial separation from her husband, Johann Jende, a farmer, of…

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London Wool Sales. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 October 1908 · page 8

The London wool sales opened briskly to-day. Good wools were firm in price, but faulty sorts were 5 per cent. lower…

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Cattle Driving in Ireland. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 October 1908 · page 8

While 43 cattle-drivers were before the Ennistymon magistrates to-day a crowd outside stoned the courthouse. The police dispersed the mob and used…

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South Australia. Sale of Stud Sheep. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 October 1908 · page 4

A successful dispersal sale of the famous Hynam stud sheep on the station near Narrac[?]orte was held yesterday. Altogether 2200 sheep were sold,…

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Danish Farmers' Association. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 October 1908 · page 4

The Danish Farmers' Association, which suffered severe financial los[?] through the Alberti frands, has decided to liquidate…

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Farmer Com[?]s Suicide. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 October 1908 · page 4

August Yensch, [?] well-known Jindera farmer, committed suicide yesterday. He tied a string to the trigger of a gun and made a loop at one end…

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Run Over by Wool Waggon. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 October 1908 · page 8

A youth named Hart (17) was run over by a wool waggon yesterday at Geelong and killed…

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