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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1915

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Bread and Butter. Advance Tn Prices Asked For. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 April 1915 · page 3

An application has been made to the Necessary Commodities Control Commission in support of a claim for an increase in the price of bread…

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London Wheat Market. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 28 April 1915 · page 4

The wheat market yesterday was quieter…

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Turn of the Tide. Romance of a Wheat Cargo

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 28 April 1915 · page 4

Exceptionally high tides have been experienced during the past few days at Port Victoria (S.A.), says the "Register," and as a consequence some…

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Alleged Holding of Butter. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 April 1915 · page 1

A firm of country storekeepers has complained to Mr. Holman that something is being done in the butter trade in the way of withholding supplies…

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The Flour Question. Member of Wheat Acquisition Board. to Visit Broken Hill

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 April 1915 · page 1

The Mayor of Broken Hill (Alderman G. W. Carroll) last night received the following telegram from the Attorney-General (Mr. D. R. Hall):—…

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Collecting Wool in Germany

Barrier Miner · Sunday 2 May 1915 · page 3

Germany has been straining its ulmost to,husband all necessary materials to carry, on the war. For clothing there is plenty of cotton, but there is a ahortage of wool, and bands of youths go about collecting wool of all sorts, The picture shows a hand-cart contingent returning with the [?] of a day's week…

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India's Wheat Area. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 May 1915 · page 4

The Marquis of Crewe (Secretary for India) in the House of Lords to-day, said that India had sowed 4,000,000 acres of wheat [?] excess of previous…

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Tragedy at Ji[?]i. Dairy Farmer Shot. an Arrest Made. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 May 1915 · page 4

A tragedy occurred at Jiggi, about 12 miles from Lismore, yesterday evening involving the death from gunshot wounds of Henry Jones a…

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General Cable News. London Wool Sales. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 May 1915 · page 4

The Colonial Wool Merchants' Association will fix the day for the August wool sales as early as possible. The association intends to continue the…

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Farmers Rejoicing. Crops Saved

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 May 1915 · page 2

Light rain set in at about 4 o'clock of Wednesday morning and continued to fall steadily with few intermissions all day (says the Port Pirie…

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A Dairy Hero Poisoned. Strychnine in the Fodder. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 May 1915 · page 1

At Mt. Gambier recently, when rounding up his cows, F. Yeates, a Moorak settler, noticed that the herd, which comprised 12 milkers, two…

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The Butter Shortage

Western Grazier · Saturday 15 May 1915 · page 3

In our commercial cable messages (says the "Age") it is reported that about 10,000 cases of batter has been [?]shipped from London to Australia and New…

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Victoria. a Boycott of Butter. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 May 1915 · page 8

A meeting of the Clerks' Union last night resolved that the Trades Hall Council be urged to call upon the workers of Victoria to refrain from…

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Food Supplies. Sugar and Wheat. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 May 1915 · page 8

The Federal Government is considering the question of the alleged shortage in the sugar supply and the protection of Australian consumers. A…

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New South Wales. Importation of Wheat. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 May 1915 · page 7

The State Government has decided to import 150,000 bushels of wheat. One or two shipments are already on the water…

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Wool Trade Dispute Settled. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 May 1915 · page 3

The didpute in the wool trade has been Settled, and sales may possibly be resumed on Thursday…

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Barrier Miner. Saturday, May 22, 1915. Can the World Produce Enough Wool to Clothe the Soldiers?

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 May 1915 · page 4

WHEN the war burst upon us just as the wool salas of last year were beginning, or shortly after the first large consignments had been sold,…

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Enemy Wool Condemned. London

Barrier Miner · Sunday 23 May 1915 · page 1

The Pri[?]e Court has condemned as enemy property 477 bales of wool shipped by the ship Clan Davidson from Sydney, by Dohnert, Miller,…

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The Wheat Acquisitioh Act. the Allegations of Bribery. Reported to Have No Foundation. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 24 May 1915 · page 3

Mr. Justice Ferguson, who acted as a Commission to inquire into the allegations of bribery made in respect to the passing of the Wheat…

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New South Wales. a Scramble for Butter. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 May 1915 · page 3

A scramble for butter supplies was the chief feature of the dairy section in the Sussex-street markets, yesterday. Deliveries for the day equalled only…

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