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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1911

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An Irish Tragedy. Farmer Shot Dead. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 February 1911 · page 8

A farmer named Sheehan, living near Oranmore (Ireland), was yesterday shot dead in his house after being previously cautioned to vacate the land he was…

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An Irish Tragedy. Farmer Shot Dead. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 February 1911 · page 8

A former named Sheehan, living near Oranmore (Ireland), was yesterday shot dead in his house after being previously cautioned to vacate the land he was…

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A Tasmanian Tragedy. Farmer Blows His Head Off. Launceston

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 February 1911 · page 2

A terrible scene was enacted on Sunday morning at the farm of Alfred William Jones, four miles from Scottsdale…

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South Australian Jottings. the Farmers and Politics. CUTTINg. Up Estates. Railway Extension. Work and Wages, Sunday Observance. Winter in Summer

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 February 1911 · page 7

A, large deputation, consisting of farmers representing the whole of the State, has waited upon Mr. Commissioner Russell to protest against the…

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Western Division Leases. P.L.L. Deputation to Minister for Lands. Blocks for Closer Pastoral Settlement Urged. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 February 1911 · page 6

A deputation representing the Maitland, Namoi, Sturt, and Broken Hill electorates, was introduced to the Minister for Lands (Mr. Nielsen) this…

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Heavy Losses of Cattle. a Youth Drowned

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 February 1911 · page 8

Details of the extent and effects of the flood in the north of Queensland are contained in a letter received in Brisbane from Mr. Donaldson. The…

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A Farmer Injured. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 February 1911 · page 8

Martin Dodd, a farmer of Warratta Vale, was found yesterday with his skull fractured, a few hundred yards from his home…

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Farmer's House Burglarised. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 February 1911 · page 5

Burglars on Wednesday entered the house of a farmer living near Mudgee and secured a sum of £410 in notes, gold, and silver…

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Tram and Cart Collide. a Dairyman Fatally Hurt. Two Other Men Injured. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 February 1911 · page 4

A serious collision occurred at St. Peters last night Beween a tram and a spring cart. James Buckley, a dairyman of…

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Lynoh Obtains a Farm by Murder

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 February 1911 · page 6

"By the evening of the next day," Lynch continues, "after I had got rid of the Frasers, I got to Mulligan's. I had no notion of trusting the[?], or,…

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Crazier Convicted of Sheep Stealing. Sentenced to Four Years' Penal Servitude. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 March 1911 · page 4

Thomas Ryan, a grazier, who was found guilty at Bathurst of stealing 40 sheep, the property of Arthur Brownlow, was this morning sentenced to…

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South Australia. Dry Farming Conference. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 March 1911 · page 4

The Interstate Dry Farming Conference will be opened at Adelaide this morning. Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia…

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The Farmers Eulogised. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 March 1911 · page 2

Mr. H. C. Anderson, Under-Secretary for Agriculture in New South Wales, speaking at the Interstate Farmers' Conference yesterday, said that…

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Dry Farming Conference. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 March 1911 · page 4

The Interstate Dry Farming Conference was continued to-day, when a number of valuable papers were read…

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Dry Farming Conference. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 March 1911 · page 2

The Interstate Dry Farming Contorence was brought to a close last ovening. The opinion was expressed that it would lead to inestimable good, and…

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Dairy Farmer's Death. Apparent Case of Suicide. Found Hanging to a Beam. in Private Hospital's Lavatory. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 March 1911 · page 4

A well-known Shoalhaven dairy farmer, a patient in a private hospital, at Randwick, was found dead yesterday morning…

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Extensive Bush Fire. on South Australian Border. Grass and Sheep Burnt. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 March 1911 · page 2

An extensive bush fire, believed to have been caused by the recent sever[?] lightning, commenced on the South Australian border yesterday. Fanned…

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South Australia. the Vine Crop. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 March 1911 · page 2

The vine crop this year is expected to be larger than usual…

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Canada and America. the Reciprocity Agreement. Canadian Farmers Favor It. [Reuter's Message.] Ottawa

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 March 1911 · page 2

The Canadian farmers are appealing to the Federal Conservatives to with[?] draw their opposition to the Canadian[?] American agreement, asserting that…

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Farmer's Tragic Death. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 March 1911 · page 2

David M'Kenzie, a well-known farmer of Temora, met with a tragic death this morning. He was driving to his farm when the vehicle struck an…

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