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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1912

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South Australia. a Charge Oe Sheep Stealing. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 April 1912 · page 4

frederick Gone, a farmer, of Murat Bay, was charged at the Criminal Sessions yesterday with having stolou three sheep. valued at £2 6s., 6d., the…

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General Gables. [Reuter's Messages.] the Butter Market Depressed. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 April 1912 · page 4

It is reported that the poverty in the industrial centres is depressing the butter market. Danish butter is selling at 127 per cent, to 130 per cent…

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Insufficiency of Railway Trucks. Southern Wheat Growers Wait on the Premier. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 2

A deputation of southern wheat growers yesterday brought home to the mind of Mr. M'Gowen the losses sustained through the want of sufflicient…

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Rise in Wheat. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 April 1912 · page 8

Wheat made a sharp rise in Chicago in consequence of reports from Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky that the crops had been extensively damaged…

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The Wheat Belt. Wyalong to Hillston Railway. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 April 1912 · page 5

Mr. Beeby, Minister for Lands, and party, left Barmedman yesterday, and went over the route of the proposed Wyalong to Hillston railway…

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Late Cables. [Reuter's Messages.] London Wool Sales. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 April 1912 · page 8

At the London wool sales to-day there was good competition in all sorts of fleece, prices being firm. German and French buyers were keen for good…

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A Farmer's Death. Body Found Pinned Under Cart. Perth

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 April 1912 · page 4

David Gray, a farmer, drove out on Saturday night from Pinjarrah, but did not arrive at his selection, 10 miles out. A search party was organised, and his…

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London Wool Sales. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 April 1912 · page 4

At the London wool sales to-day there was a splendid collection of fleeces. The crossbreds were a rather better lot, and came in for a deal 01…

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Bread and Milk. Wheat May Alter Standard. Heat, Not Nitrogen, That' Counts. Water in Milk

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 April 1912 · page 4

Two of the most important subjects dealt with by the Pure Foods Commission were handled yesterday afternoon by Dr. Chapman (says the Sydney…

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London Wool Sales. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 April 1912 · page 8

The London wool sales are firm, prices being unchanged. There is a strong Continental competition for all fine haired merinos…

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Wool Sales. London

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 April 1912 · page 8

There was a good sale for wool yesterday. Continental and Yorkshire buyers operating keenly. The prices were unchanged…

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The Flemington Cattle Saleyards. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 April 1912 · page 2

The negotiations between the Government and the City Council regarding the transfer of the Flemington cattle saleyards were brought to a…

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Cattle Buyer's Sudden Death. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 April 1912 · page 2

Mr. Ray Mackay, a well-known cattle buyer at Homebush, died suddenly on Wednesday. His father was one of the victims of the…

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The Price of Milk. to Be Increased From May 1. Action by Local Dairymen

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 April 1912 · page 2

At a meeting of the Broken Hill dairymen, held at the Exchange Hotel last night, presided over by Mr. E. Langford, it was decided, owing to…

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West Australian Dairying Industry. Arbitration Court Award. Perth

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 May 1912 · page 4

The Arbitration Court award in connection with the dairying industry was delivered yesterday, and operates for 12 months within a 14 miles radius of…

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The Tuberculin Test. Harmless to Healthy Cattle

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 May 1912 · page 7

Prejudice against the tuberculin test dies slowly, but a statement issued by the "International Commission on the Control of Bovine Tabereculasis" Should…

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Developing the North. Opening Up Trade Relations. the Exportation of Cattle

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 May 1912 · page 7

Interviewed in Forth on Friday Mr. F. Connor, M.L.C., who recently returned from Manila (says the "-S.M. Herald"), where he arranged for…

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Difference in Cows. Unprofitable Dairying

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 May 1912 · page 8

The results published in New Zea land of the dairy herds owned by certain suppliers to the Thames Valley Dairy Company show that in all about…

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The Kaiser Purchases Farms. Berlin

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 May 1912 · page 8

The Kaiser has purchased sheep farms at Windhoeck, South Africa, in order to make Germany less dependent on Australia, and to encourage…

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For Settlement of German Farmers. Berlin

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 May 1912 · page 4

A bill was presented to the Prussian Diet to-day which empowers the Government to raise £15,000,000 sterling for the purchase of land in certain…

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