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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1913

183 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 6 of 10

The Wool Clip. Dalgety's, Annual Review for Australasia. Summary of Results

Western Grazier · Saturday 26 July 1913 · page 2

The annual Wool Review for Australasia issued by Dalgety and Company Limited, which is now in its fiftieth year of publication, has just…

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The Making of Lymph. Description of Victorian Vaccine Farm

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 July 1913 · page 8

In an article [?] with the manufacture of calf lymph at the Government vaccine farm in Victoria, which appeared in the Melbourne "Argus" on…

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Dairymen and Milk Vendors

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 July 1913 · page 5

A largely-attended meeting of the dairymen and milk vendors of Broken Hill was held on Saturday evening at the Grand Hotel, with the object of…

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Cattle Cause a Train Smash. Ottawa

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 August 1913 · page 8

The Grand Trunk train collided with a herd of cattle at Parry Sound to-day. The impact derailed several of the coaches and the engine was…

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Dairymen's Association. Increase in Price of Milk Decided Upon

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 August 1913 · page 5

It was decided at a meeting of local dairymen and milk vendors on Saturday night last at the Grand Hotel to form a Dairymen's Association in…

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Australian Wheat at Liverpool. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 August 1913 · page 4

The exhibit of New South Wales wheat is attracting much attention at the Liverpool Cor[?] Exchange…

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Two Men Killed. Railway Train Collides with Cattle. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 August 1913 · page 3

Information has been received in Toowoomba of a double railway fatality on the Miles-Jundah line last night. A ballast train was going into Miles…

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New South Wales. Wheat Loading at Darling Island. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 August 1913 · page 2

A stoppage of wheat loading occurred yesterday at the Darling Island wharves, the result being that wheat shipping was completely hold up. The…

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Carting Wool From Shearing Shed to Railway

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 August 1913 · page 6

The above picture shows Woodmans' Motors Limited char-a-Bane loaded with 19 bales of Topar wool, weighing nearly 4 tons. This company has the contract for carting the whole of Topar wool, consisting of about 420 bales. The motor does the journey in about 3 hours, the distance being 38 miles. Nearly all of the clip has been lifted, notwithstanding the "cut out" only took place a week or so ago…

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Bulk Handling of Wheat. an Expert's Opinion. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 August 1913 · page 5

The State Government has received an American expert's report on the Question of the bulk handling of wheat. The report is a severe one. Mr…

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Darling Harbor Wheat Trouble. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 15 August 1913 · page 2

The Darling Harbor wheat, trouble has been suspended temporarily, and the casual railwaymen and wharf laborers return to work this morning,…

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Awful New Zealand Tragedy. Whole Family Attacked. a Demented Farmer. Wellington (New Zealand)

Barrier Miner · Friday 15 August 1913 · page 1

Details of what presents all the appearances of a terrible triple tragedy have been received from Kaimats. Recently a man named Julian bought out…

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Darling Harbor Wheat Loading Resumed. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 August 1913 · page 4

Work has been resumed at the Darling Island wheat [?]tarves and loading was in full, swing yesterday…

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The Bulk Handum of Wheat

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 August 1913 · page 3

The Minister for Lands and Agriculture is satisfied that the hulk hnndling of wheat for export must he introduced as quickly as circumstances will…

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The New Zealand Tragedy. Demented Farmer's Awful Deeds. Triple Murder and Arson Evidence of Girl Who Escaped. Wellington (K.Z.)

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 August 1913 · page 4

The inquest was continued to-day on the charred remains of the victims of the tragedy at Kamiatn, when Frederick Virgin, a farmer who had sold his…

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Baby Farming. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 August 1913 · page 2

A system of baby farming has grown up in Victoria, according to the Chief Secretary, who points out that statements in the Criminal Court show that…

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A Word for the West. Demand for Western Sheep

Western Grazier · Saturday 30 August 1913 · page 2

A correspondent writes from the Lower Paroo, under date 22nd inst., as follows:—35,000 ewes and lambs are…

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Wheat Market Dull. London

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 September 1913 · page 4

The wheat market is dull, with a downward tendency…

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The Wheat Area. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 September 1913 · page 4

The area sown with wheat in New South Wales this season is the maximum of wheat cultivation in this State. It exceeds the area cropped…

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At Yan[?]. What Am Ex-barrierite Resident Is Doing. Good Methods Followed by Good Crops

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 September 1913 · page 6

The current issue of the "Irrigation Record" contains some interesting accounts of the progress being made uoon the Murrumbidgee irrigation areas…

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