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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1910

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Cattle Sale

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 January 1910 · page 4

At the Picton saleyards on Thursday afternoon, Mr. Bolitho (for Elder Smith and Co.) sold about 38 head of cattle in nice fresh condition from…

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Wool Sales. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 January 1910 · page 8

The sixth of the clearing-up wool sales of the season will be held tomorrow. Comprised in the lots to be submitted, however, are some choice…

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Bush Fire in Westralia. Six Hundred Bags of Wheat Destroyed. Perth

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 January 1910 · page 4

A fire occurred on Mr. J. Sermon's estate at York (W.A.) yesterday, burning 600 bags of wheat in less than half an hour. Over 600 men by hard…

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Flooded Districts. Farms at Tamworth Under Water. Approaches to Blandford Bridge Give Way. Damage to Roads. the Monsoonal Rains. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 January 1910 · page 4

Many farms in the Tamworth district are under water and there is every indication of a big flood at Tamworth, the river having overflowed near the…

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Alleged Intent to Murder. a Farmer Accused. Committed for Trial. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 January 1910 · page 4

At the Willaura Police Court yesterday a well-known farmer named Alfred Frank Tilker was charged with shooting with intent to murder…

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The Lost Sheep

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 January 1910 · page 3

"We are like lost sheep," said one of the local miners at Clifton when interviewed the other day. "It is hard for us to remain firm and united when…

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The Wool Sales

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 January 1910 · page 4

The following telegraphed report of Saturday's wool sales has been received by Dalgety and Co. Limited from their Adelaide office:—"Sold…

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The Break in Australian Wool Freights. London

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 January 1910 · page 8

Mr. Lloyd, chairman of the Buckmail Steamship lines, says that the break in the Australian wool freights will certainly, impose a serious loss on…

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Portions of Hunter Valley Submerged. the Crops Destroyed. Serious Washaways Reported

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 January 1910 · page 5

Extensive areas of the low-lying portions in the Hunter valley were submerged and crops destroyed. Serious washaways are reported in…

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A Farmyard Drama

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 January 1910 · page 8

M. Rostand, the French dramatist, realised £26,000 for the rights to publish his new farmyard play. "Chanticleer," in serial form before it is…

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Disastrous Floods. Tamworth Extensively Damaged. People Take Refuge on Verandahs and Roofs. Houses, Furniture, and Stock Swept Away. Many Farmers Homeless. Gallant Rescues From Drowning. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 January 1910 · page 5

The most disastrous floods ever experienced in the north have occurred in the Tamworth district. The town itself is extensively…

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Ready-made Canadian Farms

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 January 1910 · page 8

Mr. Peterson, the manager of the Canadian Pacific Irrigation Colonisation Company, yesterday read a paper before the Royal Colonial Institute,…

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Craft Launched at Gunnedah. Cover 40 Miles to Boggabri. Thousands of Drowned Sheep and Rabbits Seen

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 January 1910 · page 1

Craft launched at Gunnedah, with a crew of eight, covered 40 miles to Boggabri. They were taken by train thence to Wee-Waa…

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Cattle Sale

Barrier Miner · Friday 21 January 1910 · page 4

At the Picton yards yesterday Mr. Bolitho, on behalf of Elder, Smith, and Co., sold a mob of 50 cattle from Gnalta station. The yarding…

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Wild Blackberry [?]S. Record Crop on Co[?] Stallands

Barrier Miner · Friday 21 January 1910 · page 1

The seasonable rains of [?] the past fortnight will give Bulli bl[?]berrypickers and dealers the best cr[?] they have ever had…

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Margarine for Malta. in Australian Butter Boxes. Queensland Inquiries. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 January 1910 · page 8

Following upon the statement that Australian butter boxes are being used for margarine supplied to the British troops in Malta, the Queensland…

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The Northern, Floods. the Darling Threatened. Expected to Run [?] Banker at Wilcannia. Rescue Operations at Walgett. Protecting the Town. Restoring Railway Communications. the Barron in High Flood, Loss of Wheat and Hay. a Drover's Peril. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 January 1910 · page 5

The latest reports indicate that the northern floods are extending to the Darling River. A heavy volume of water is coming…

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Cape Wool Experts. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 January 1910 · page 4

Cape Colony in 1909 exported 297,614 bales of wool. This is a record for that colony…

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A Deserted Station. Large Sheep Losses

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 2

No word has yet been received from Collymongle station, which has been deserted by the manager since Thursday. The reported losses on this…

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Cattle Sale

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 January 1910 · page 2

Mr. Arthur O'Brien, on behalf of Dalgety and Co., sold by public auction 30 head of fine young bullocks at the yards, Picton, on Tuesday…

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