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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1915

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Specially for Women the Shortage of Knitting Wool

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 July 1915 · page 7

Amongst the avenues of voluntary labor that have been so cheerfully entered upon, there is one still untredden which offers an opportunity to…

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Foodstuffs. State's Flour Supply. Shipments of 18,000 Tons of Wheat Expected. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 July 1915 · page 4

The returns of flour recently called for indicate that spot stocks in New South Wales will last till about the and of September…

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Wheat From the Argentine. Arrives in Adelaide. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 July 1915 · page 4

In view of the poor crop prospects and the fear that the local wheat yield would be insufficient to meet home needs, the late Peake Government ordered…

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Wharf Fatality. a Wheat Lumper's Fall. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 13 July 1915 · page 4

Whilst engaged at Messrs. Thomas and Co.'s mill, Port Adelaide, yesterday, in unloading wheat from a barge Mr. Herbert Rowan, who resided at…

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Sporting. Warwick Farm Races. Horse, Trainer, and Rider Disqualified. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 13 July 1915 · page 3

The stewards concluded the inquiry yesterday into the runing of Sheila Pat at the Warwick Farm races on July 3…

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Farmers' Annual Conference. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 13 July 1915 · page 2

Close upon 400 delegates, representing 300 branches, from all parts of the State east of the River Darling, assembled yesterday for the annual…

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Victoria. Government and Wheat Crop. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 July 1915 · page 4

It is officially declared that there is no intention on the part of the Victorian Ministry to seize any part of the wheat crop of the State…

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Farmers' Conference. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 July 1915 · page 2

At the Farmers' and Settlers' Association conference the proposal that the executive should confer with Messrs. Beeby and Bennett and the country…

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Food Supplies. Price of Butter Advances. Premier and Duty on Imports. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 July 1915 · page 2

Butter is to be raised one penny per lb. to-day in Saydney making the cash retail price 1/7½ per lb. The Premier (Mr. Holman) has…

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New South Wales. Farmers' Conference. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 July 1915 · page 2

At the Farmers and Settlers' Association Conference yesterday a motion was carried that a platform be drawn, up on the feasibility of framing a policy…

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The Sugar Crop. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 July 1915 · page 2

The State Attorney-General (Mr. D. R. Hall) mentioned yesterday that he was prepared to buy the New South Wales sugar crop at £18 per ton, but…

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The Handling of Wheat. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 16 July 1915 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly yesterday the bill to give effect to the bulk handling of wheat passed through all its preliminary stages…

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Farmers' Progressive Party. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 16 July 1915 · page 1

At the Farmers and Settlers' annual conference in Sydney yesterday it was decided to frame the fighting platform of the association in accord with the…

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Specially for Womem the Price of Knitting Wool

Barrier Miner · Saturday 17 July 1915 · page 7

It is hard to understand why the price of skein wool for knitting has risen so high. The ordinary price of knitting wool is only about 4/6 per…

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New South Wales. Farmers and Settlers' Conference. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 17 July 1915 · page 4

At the Farmers and Settlers' Association Conference in Sydney yesterday delegates expressed opposition to all schemes for the regulation of the prices…

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New South Wales. Farmers' and Settlers' Conference. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 19 July 1915 · page 3

The Farmers' and Settlers' Association conference decided on Saturday to protest against the statement by the Minister of Education (Mr. A. Griffith)…

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London Wheat Market. Firm and Unchanged. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 20 July 1915 · page 4

The wheat market to-day was firm, quiet and unchanged…

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The English Crops. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 20 July 1915 · page 4

The Times," in its crop reports to July 1, states that the cold and wet of a prolonged winter and the protracted drought and cold nights later, have…

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The Wheat Market. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 July 1915 · page 4

The demand for wheat is increasing, and the market is at its firmest. From 3d. to 6d. advance, is asked by sellers. There is more inquiry for new…

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Necessary Commodities. Butter Raised Threepence Per Pound. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 July 1915 · page 3

The Necessary Commodities' Control Commission yesterday advanced the price of butter by 3d. per lb. The makes the retail price 1/10 per lb. cash…

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