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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1912

216 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 10 of 11

The South Australian Harvest Rain Badly Wanted. Failure of Crops Predicted. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 October 1912 · page 4

Probably there are few botter qualified to speak on the prospects of the approaching harvest than Mr. Addision, M.L.C., who for many years has been…

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Drought in the North West. Life PlCTURED "Out Back." Dying Sheep and the Crows

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 October 1912 · page 3

An interesting and descriptive article of life "out buck." and the effects of brought in the North-west of New South wales, is contributed to the…

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Murrain in Irish Cattle. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 October 1912 · page 2

Fourteen cows have died from foot and mouth disease at Mullingar (Ireland)…

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Adelaide Wool Sales. a Brisk Market. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 October 1912 · page 4

The third Adelaide wool sales opened to-day. There was spirited bidding from the outset. Prices were not affected by the Balkan trouble…

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S.a. Harvest Phospects. Crops Healthy But Grass Scarce

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 October 1912 · page 2

Questions which were frequently heard at the Strathalbyn show, South Australia, on Friday, had reference to the prospects of the coming harvest…

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The Northern Territory. an American Cattle Raiser's Opinion. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 October 1912 · page 4

A glowing account of the possibilities of the Northern Territory has been written by Mr. William Halley an American cattle raiser, who recently…

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Latest Cable News. [Reuter's Message.] New South Wales Wool in England. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 October 1912 · page 8

New South Wales wool is attracting attention at the Huddersfield Show. The Mayor in opening the exhibition, described the exhibit as the most valuable…

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Our Serial Story. Bindawalla Chapter X.—to the Wool Shed

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 November 1912 · page 2

Leslle Raymond went to Eugowra and [?]vired to Sydney for men and to Forbes for police protection for them. On his return journey he thought that as the…

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Murder and Suicide. Shocking Tragedy in Victoria. Farmer Murders His Wife and Young Family. Then Commits Suicide. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 November 1912 · page 4

During Tuesday night, John Andrews, a farmer on the Loddon River, 15 miles from Kerang, murdered his wife and four children, and then committed…

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Glebe Island Abattoirs Strike. the Trouble Ended. Men Return to Work. an Increase Gained for Killing Sheep. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 November 1912 · page 8

The strike of mutton slaughtermen at the Glebe Island Abattoirs was ended this morning. Last night the secretary and…

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General Cables. [Reuter's Message.] Wheat Market. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 November 1912 · page 2

The English wheat market is steady, but quiet…

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Killing at the Abattoi[?] Fourpence Per Head for Sheep. Council Agrees to Desired Reduction

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 November 1912 · page 2

A special meeting of the Broken H[?] City Council was held last night deal with matters connected with th[?] abattoirs. There were present: Th[?]…

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W.A. Crops Suffer. Hopes of High Yields Dashed. Boulder

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 November 1912 · page 2

Very hot, dry weather in the wheat districts is prematurely ripening the crons and diminishing the expected high yields…

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The Value of Wheat. Reduced by Labor Charges. Fears of the Farmers. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 November 1912 · page 2

It is understood that if the wharf laborers at Port Pirie obtain 15s. per day for carrying [?]heat, the same pay will be asked for at Wallaroo. The…

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Ostrich Farming. Possible Important Industry. State Assistance and Its Critics

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 November 1912 · page 3

Mr. Fitzpatrick's suggestion in the Assembly that the ostriches recently imported by the Government were of an inferior kind is regrettable (says the…

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Wool Scouring Works Burnt. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 November 1912 · page 2

The wool scouring works of P. M'William Bunnerong-road lower Botany, were practically burnt out last night…

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S.A. Wheat Crop. Acreage and Yield Estimates. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 November 1912 · page 6

The Government Statist has issued a forecast of the coming wheat harvest in South Australia. The figures show an estimated decrease on the actual…

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The Cattle Disease Outbreak. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 November 1912 · page 8

There have been no fresh cas[?] o[?] foot and mouth disease for seven weeks and the restrictions are now abolished…

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Prisoners As Farmers. Open-air Employment. an Ontario Experiment

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 November 1912 · page 3

In reference to the proposal made at the Good Roads Conference that prisoners be set to work on the roads of the State, it is interesting to note that in…

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High Price for Wool. Records Broken in Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 2 December 1912 · page 6

Quite a sensation was caused on the Wool Exchange in Sydney on Wednesday, says the Sydney correspondent of the "Age," by the establishment of a…

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