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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1909

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South Australia. the Wheat Harvest. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 November 1909 · page 2

"The Advertiser's forecast of the approaching harvest, published this morning, shows the probable yield to be 19,638,224 bushels, or an average…

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Farmers and Producers in Politics. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 November 1909 · page 2

The committee of the Farmers and Producers' Political Union yesterday began counting the ballot papers issued to members through its respective…

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Broken Hill Potato Supply. a Serious Position. Failure of the South Australian Crops

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 November 1909 · page 2

In yesterday's "Miner" the following telegram from Sydney was published:— "Mr. Cann, (Labor, B.H.) asked Mr…

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Effect in Adelaide. Fall in Wheat Values. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 12 November 1909 · page 2

Owing to the operation of the coal strike old wheat yesterday fell 4d. a bushel, namely, from 4s. 6d. to 4s. 2d. a bushel, on trucks at Port Adelaide…

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Wool Freights Raised. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 November 1909 · page 4

Wood freights have been raised 8d. per lb. from Monday…

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The Wool Exchange. Hide Valving Stopped. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 November 1909 · page 5

After valuing hides from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. yesterday the farmers who attended as usual at the Wool Exchange, wero informed that there would be no…

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Butter and Margarine. a New Reculation. Prohibiting Coloring Matter. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 November 1909 · page 4

A new regulation will be adopted dealing with butter and margarine. In all probability the use of coloring matter wilt be prohibited in the…

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Its Effect in England. Butter and Rabbit Importers Alarmed. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 November 1909 · page 4

At the conference at Reading (Berkshire) of butter and rabbit importers and agents, anxiety was expressed yesterday that as the result of the coal…

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Menaced Crops. Take-all in the Wheat. Perth

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 November 1909 · page 2

Take-all is reported to have made, its appearance in the wheat crops in the Beverley district, where the average probable yield has been estimated…

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The Wheat Yeild. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 November 1909 · page 3

Owing to the continued dry weather in the south-western cereal districts, it is feared that the wheat yield will be considerably less than estimated in…

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Effect on Wool and Hide Sales. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 November 1909 · page 4

The postponed wool sales were not resumed yesterday. A conference of brokers and buyers was held to Consider the industrial…

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S.A. Politics. Farmers and Producers' Unions. Coming to an Understanding. with the National League. Mr. Charleston Selected As Senate Candidate. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 November 1909 · page 8

The counting of the votes of the members of the Farmers and Producers' Political Unions, concluded yesterday, showed a large majority…

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Effect on Wool Industry. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 November 1909 · page 2

The railway authorities will load no more wool at country stations for the present. This has caused much consternation amongst pastoralists…

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The Following Appeared in Yesterday's Second Edition. S.A. Politics. Farmers and Producers' Unions. Coming to an Understanding. with the National League. Mr. Charleston Selected As Senate Candidate. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 November 1909 · page 4

The counting of the votes of the members of the Farmers and producers' Political Unions, concluded yesterday, showed a large majority…

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Late Cable News. [Reuter's Messages.] Salvation Army Farm Colonies. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 November 1909 · page 4

The Salvation Army proposes planting farm colonies in the interior of Newfoundland. An Army representative is selecting suitable locations…

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Wool Sale

Western Grazier · Saturday 20 November 1909 · page 3

Dalgety and Co. Ltd. Adelaide held their fourth wool sale of the season on Monday November, 8th (which was continued on Tuesday 9th) offering 4300…

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The Wheat Yield. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 November 1909 · page 4

The preliminary estimate of the wheat yield in Victoria is given at 25,000,000 bushels, or an average of 12 bushels to the acre…

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A Cattle Tick in the Throat. Child's Strange Death

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 November 1909 · page 7

On November 5 (says a paper) a little girl named Violet Bird, aged 8, died in the Ingham Hospital (Queensland) under remarkable creumstances,…

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The Farm and the Body

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 November 1909 · page 7

There is a wonderful similarity in the processes of Nature. The highest productivity of a farm and the highest capacity of the body are…

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The Wheat Crop. Perth

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 November 1909 · page 4

Official reports from the country districts indicate that the wheat crop will be one of the best in the history of the State…

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