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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1910

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Hew South Wales. the Season's Wool Clip. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 April 1910 · page 2

It is stated that the last New South Wales wool clip reached 975,000 bales, valued at £13,000,000. The Australasian yield aggregates 2,375,000 bales, valued…

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Amusements. "A Corner in Wheat."

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 April 1910 · page 5

Full to "standing room only" was the order of things at the Theatre Royal on Saturday night, when the weekly change of programme was…

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The Season's Wheat. an Increase Shown. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 April 1910 · page 4

The total quantity of wheat received at Sydney for the season amounts to 3,092,333 bags, an increase over last year of 1,516,011…

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Bad Victorian Butter. English Importing Firm Prosecuted. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 April 1910 · page 4

The Commissioners of Customs have prosecuted Messrs. Ellis and Kislingbury, of London, for importing by the R.M.S. Omrah 35cwt, of Victorian…

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Wonderful Westralia. "The Greatest Wheat Country Tn the World." (From the Perth "Sunday Times.")

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 April 1910 · page 7

"This State of W.A. is going to be the greatest wheat-producing country in the world!" So said, the other day, a gentleman…

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Australian Immigration. Opportunities for Women. in Dairying and Poultry Keeping. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 April 1910 · page 8

Miss Jessie Ackermann, the wellknown traveller, who arrived in Adelaide by the Kanowna yesterday, interviewed, said that she believed that…

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Alleged Bigamy. a Farmer Charged. Committed for Trial. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 15 April 1910 · page 2

Walter Edward Halls (50), a farmer, was charged at the Fitzroy Police Court yesterday with bigamy. He denied the charge…

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Wool Traders' Meeting. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 April 1910 · page 8

Representatives of the wool trade from all parts of West Yorkshire yesterday met at Bradford and resolved to broaden the basis of the Home…

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General Cable News. [Reuter's Messages.] Colonial Wheat. London

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 April 1910 · page 4

Mr. Balfour, M.P., in reply to a correspondent, says he is in favor of free imports of colonial wheat under fiscal reform…

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Free Importation of Colonial Wheat. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 April 1910 · page 2

The correspondent of "The Times" at Tomato (Canada), says that Mr. Balfour's statement that colonial wheat should be admitted free to the…

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General Cable News. [Reuter's Messages.] Canadian Farmer's Suicide. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 April 1910 · page 2

Bert Hunter, a Canadian farmer, committed suicide at Stoke Newington yesterday after fatally sahooting a man named Sehofield with whom he was…

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Alleged Breach of Promise. a Farmer the Plaintiff. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 April 1910 · page 4

An unusual action was mentioned in the Victorian Supreme Court to-day, when Grant Mackenzie, a farmer of Barnawatha, sued Edith Macbean,…

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An Empire Fairy. Brings a Tale of Gold and Wheat. a Chat with Premier of West Australia

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 April 1910 · page 3

The industrial development of West Australia roads (writes "A.M.U." the "Daily Chronicle" of March 19) like a fairy tale. But because it has…

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Wages on Royal Farm. Ten Shillings Per Week for Man Aged Twenty-three

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 April 1910 · page 6

An elderly woman, who yesterday (says the "Daily Chronicle of March 10), applied to the Windsor (London) Guardians for relief, stated that the…

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Accident to a Farmer. Fall Sout of Window. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 April 1910 · page 6

James Marland, a farmer at Pinnaroo, who arrived in Adelaide-yesterday, was the victim of an accident to-day…

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S.A. Politics. Farmers' and Producers' Union. Seeking to Regain Its Position. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 April 1910 · page 4

Following upon the recent triumphs of the Labor party in the State elections, the Farmers and Producers' Political Union is taking steps to…

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A Revolting Case. Farmer Convicted of Incest. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 April 1910 · page 1

A revolting case was heard at Hopetoun (Victoria) to-day, when Frederick George Mott (42), a farmer, was found guilty of incest with his daughter Ada…

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Compensation' for Farmers

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 April 1910 · page 2

Mr. Strachey introduced a bill enabling farmers whose land was requisitioned for small holdings to get compensation…

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Typhoid and Milk. Disease Still Spreading. a Dairy Quarantined

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 April 1910 · page 6

Typhoid, which (says the "Age" of April 20) is rampant in Melbourne just now is still spreading. Fresh cases are daily being received at the various…

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Australia for Wheat. the Fame of Farrer

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 April 1910 · page 3

"Australia will soon set the standard for the world's wheat." This prophecy was voiced by the Minister for Agriculture last week at the…

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