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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1915

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British Wheat Supplies. Government to Cease Buying. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 April 1915 · page 4

It is officially announced that the Government will not buy any more wheat, believing that it can rely upon the corn trade to supply the country's…

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South Australian Wheat. Product and Requirements. Official Estimates. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 April 1915 · page 1

Official returns show that for the season just past, the wheat production was 3,527,423 bushels, an average of 1.41 bushels to the acre. The total…

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New South Wales. Minister and Seed Wheat Supplies. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 April 1915 · page 2

Mr. W. G. Ashford (Minister of Land and of Agriculture) says he considers that the supply of seed wheat and fodder is ample for the…

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The Wars. in the Carpathians. the Russian Advance. Contemplated Air Raid on London. Nerve Specialist's Terrible Story. Effect of the Fighting on German Soldiers. British Losses for a Week. the Unrest in Greece India's Improved Wheat Harvest. (Reuter's Messages.) In the Dardanelles. a Scouting Destroyer. Weather Hindering Operations. Tenedos

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 April 1915 · page 2

The destroyer Renard on a scouting mission ran up the Dardanelles at high speed, penetrating the straits for a record distance, under a heavy fire,…

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Big Prices for Cattle. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 2

The [?]gnest price for many years was obtained for bullocks at the Homebush sales yesterday, wnen a draft of 21 head from Gulargambene station made…

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Adelaide Wool Sales. High Values for Good Sorts

Barrier Miner · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 2

"The Miner's" Adelaide correspondent states that 11,000 odd bales of wool were offered at the Adelaide market yesterday. The quality was very…

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The Price of Butter. Inquiry in South Australia. Commission's Report. Fails to Satisfy the Chief Secretary. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 4

The investigation has been made by the Prices Regulation Commission into the prevailing rates for butter which was asked for at the end of last week…

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War, Wool and Feathers

Western Grazier · Saturday 17 April 1915 · page 2

The following extracts from a South African letter are of interest especially the comparison and distinction between woll and feathers, and the…

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Government Profits on Wheat. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 17 April 1915 · page 4

Speaking on Mr. D. R. Hall's (Attorney-General) claim to have made a profit out the wheat seizure regulations, Mr. C. G. Wade, M.L.A.,…

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Government Wheat Sales. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 April 1915 · page 2

Mr. D. R. Hall (State AttorneyGeneral) states that had the Government been private wheat speculators, and made 4/ per bushell profit instead…

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Handling India's Wheat. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 April 1915 · page 4

The Indian wheat committee has devised a scheme to prevent speculation in India's surplus wheat, which is estimated at 2,000,000 tons. The…

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House of Representatives. Wheat Case and the Constitution. Soldiers Sentenced at Rabaul. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 23 April 1915 · page 1

In the House of Representatives yesterday regret was expressed at the High Court's decision in the New South Wales wheat seizure case. Mr…

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Farmer Sells Government Chaff. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 23 April 1915 · page 3

The Minister of Lands and of Agriculture (Mr. W. G. Ashford) has been informed that a farmer who had been supplied with chaff by the Agricultural…

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American Wheat. Washington

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 April 1915 · page 8

The United States Agricultural Department estimates the winter wheat output at 620,000,000 bushels, a decrease of 65,000,000 bushels compared…

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No Export of Butter. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 April 1915 · page 4

On and after Monday next the export of butter from New South Wales will cease entirely. This decision was expressed by Mr. D. R. Hall…

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Warwick Farm Meeting. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 April 1915 · page 8

Races were held at Warwick Farm to-day, and resulted as follows:— HURDLES, 2 miles. DEMAND, 10.12.................. 1…

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Wheat and Flour in Queensland. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Sunday 25 April 1915 · page 1

The Minister of Agriculture (Mr. Hutchinson) stated on Saturday that the wheat imported by the State for gristing would be supplied to country…

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For the Belgians. the Cattle King's Offer. Eight Contributions of £500. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Monday 26 April 1915 · page 2

Mr. Sidney Kidman's offer of £500 for the Belgians if nine others would each give a similar amount has been taken up by the Brisbane "Courier,"…

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General Cable News. (Reuter's Messages.) the London Wheat Market. London

Barrier Miner · Monday 26 April 1915 · page 2

The wheat market yesterday was firm, with prices occasionally dearer. Mr. Charles Hack, a member of the Anglican Cathedral choir in Adelaide…

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New Wheat Areas. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 April 1915 · page 3

New whest areas to the extent of over a million acres will probably be opened up in the near future on the Grriffith-Hillaton line…

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