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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1915

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The Wheat Market. Weaker in Tone. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 August 1915 · page 4

The continued weakness of the market in America and Canada, and the fine weather in England favoring the harvesting has imparted a weaker tone…

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Australian Wool. Said to Be Rotting in the Docks. Authoritative Denial. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 August 1915 · page 4

Mr. Dunstan Vavasour, of North Canterbury (New Zealand), in a recent interview, said that he saw at the Victoria and Albert…

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In Australia. War, and Work. Government, Assistance for Farmers. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 August 1915 · page 4

In view of the large number of young farmers who have enlisted, the Government proposes to send men engaged on Government works if possible to…

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The Wheat Market. Weaker in Tone. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 August 1915 · page 1

The continued weakness of the market in America and Canada, and the fine weather in England favoring the harvesting, has imparted a weaker tone…

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Australian Wool. Said to Be Rotting in the Docks. Authoritative Denial. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 August 1915 · page 1

Mr. Dunstan Vavasour, of North Canterbury (New Zealand), in a recent interview, said that he saw at the Victoria and Albert…

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The Wool Clip

Western Grazier · Saturday 28 August 1915 · page 2

We have received a copy of Dalgety's Annual Wool Review for Australians for the past season, which contains the usual exhaustive summary for everything…

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The Affable Stranger. West Australian Farmer Robbed. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 August 1915 · page 5

A farmer from West Australia, while travelling to the city by train yesterday, Was drawn into conversation by a follow passenger, who made himself…

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Specially for Women a Visit to a Violet Farm

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 August 1915 · page 7

A resident of Broken Hill who recently returned from a visit to the metropolitan cities, described a violet farm near. Melbourne at which she…

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Assistance to Dairy Farmers. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 August 1915 · page 2

The State Ministry has decided that the limit of the amount of financial assistance it will allow to an individual dairy farmer for the purchase of stock…

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Warwick Farm Meeting. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 August 1915 · page 1

Races were [?] at Warwick Farm this afternoon with the following results:- HURDLE RACE…

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Russian Wheat Crop. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 31 August 1915 · page 2

The "Daily Mail's" correspondent at Petrograd states that the Ministry of Agriculture estimates the coming wheat crop, at 571,000,000 bushels…

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Price of Butter in Victoria. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 31 August 1915 · page 2

The Victorian Price of Goods Board yesterday decided that the wholesale price of best butter should be 1/6 per lb. for the current week…

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Find of Cold. When a Farmer's Barn Was Burned

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 31 August 1915 · page 4

A farmer in Cape Colony (says a South African paper) recently last one of his barns through a fire, and when it was decided to plough the burnt…

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Seep-breeding Industry. Pastoral Prospects

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 September 1915 · page 2

The chairman of Messrs. Elder, Smith, and Co., Limited. (Mr. Peter Waite), in addressing the annual meeting in Adelaide yesterday referred to…

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The Position As Regards Wool. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 September 1915 · page 1

The British Government is considering a further relaxation of its embargo on the export of wool. At a Board of Trade Conference in…

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Find of Cold. When a Farmer's Barn Was Burned

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 September 1915 · page 1

A farmer in Cape Colony (says a South African paper) recently lost one of his barns through a fire, and when it was decided to plough the burnt…

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The Harvest in Asia Minor. Rains and Locusts Affect the Crops. Mitylene

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 September 1915 · page 2

Unseasonable rains and a plague of locusts have damaged the crops in Asia Minor. The acreage sown is only 60 per cent. of the average area. The…

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Prices of Butter and Milk. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 September 1915 · page 2

From Monday next the retail price of butter in Sydney will be 1/5½ per lb, a reduction of 2d., and milk will be retailed at 5d. per quart, instead of…

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Butter From America. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 September 1915 · page 4

Large quantities of the imported butter from America are said to be unsaleable owing to the return to good seasons locally. Mr. Hall…

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A Canadian Storm. Hail and Wind Injure the Crops. Damage to Buildings and Railways. (Reuter's Message.) Winnipeg (Canada)

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 September 1915 · page 4

A terrific wind storm accompanied by heavy rains, and in some districts by hail, struck western Manitoba yesterday and did considerable damage to the…

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