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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1916

247 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 10 of 13

Butter Cakes

Western Grazier · Saturday 18 November 1916 · page 4

You require four cups of flour, 1 tablespoonful of butter, 1 quart of milk, ½ oz. yeast, 1 teaspoonful each of soda and salt. Mix the salt with…

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The Wheat Pool. No Decision Reached

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 November 1916 · page 8

The South Australian Commissioner of Crown Lands (Mr. C. Goode), who went to Melbourne last week on business connected with the wheat board,…

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Sporting. Warwick Farm Races Postponed. Trains Not Available. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 November 1916 · page 5

The Warwick Farm Racing Club until yesterday had hopes of bringing off its November race meeting to-day. The Railway Department advised,…

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Warwick Farm Races. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Sunday 19 November 1916 · page 2

The Warwick Farm Racing Club has fixed Thursday next for its postponed race meeting, postponed from yesterday for lack of train service as a result of…

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The Wheat Pool. No Decision Reached

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 November 1916 · page 4

The South Australian Commissioner of Crown Lands (Mr. C. Goode), who went to Melbourne last Week on business connected with the wheat board,…

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Another Wheat Fire at Lockhart. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 November 1916 · page 3

A second outbreak of fire occurred in the wheat stacks at the Lockhart railway station on Saturday night…

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Sporting. Warwick Farm Races. Another Postponement. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 November 1916 · page 1

The Warwick Farm Races, postpoed from last Saturday until tomorrow, have been further postponed. In all probability the meeting will be…

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In Australia. Supplies for Britain. Wool, Wheat, and Meat. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 November 1916 · page 8

The negotiations for the purchase of the whole of the Australian wool clip are not yet completed. The Prime Minister (Mr. W. M…

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Canada's Wheat Surplus. (Reuter's Message.) Ottawa

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 November 1916 · page 8

Canada's exportable wheat surplus is estimated at 99,500,000 bushels…

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Sharing Australian Wheat with Italy. ("The Times" Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 November 1916 · page 4

Mr. Walter Runciman (president of the Board of Trade), speaking at an inaugural meeting of tne British-Italian League, said that the…

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General Cable News. Wheat From United States. ("The Times" Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 November 1916 · page 8

It is understood that the British Government is purchasing one and a half million quarters of wheat from the United States. The city editor of…

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General Cable News. Wheat for Beer Prohibited. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 November 1916 · page 2

The Board of Trade has prohibited the use of wheat in the manufacture of beer. A special meeting of the…

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Storms in South Australia. Damage to the Crops. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 November 1916 · page 2

A severe storm was experienced in the mid-northern[?] wheat-growing areas on Friday, as a result of which considerable damage was done to the crops…

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Pastoral Employees. a Compulsory Conference. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 November 1916 · page 4

A compulsory conference has been called by the presidentof the Commonwealth Arbitration Court of representatives of the Pastoralists' Association…

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Timber Supplied on Wheat Receipts

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 November 1916 · page 3

Messrs. Reid Bros., Ltd., timber merchants, of Flinders-street, Adelaide, beg to notify farmers that they are prepared to accept wheat receipts as…

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The Following Appeared in Yesterday's Third Edition the War. In United States. Rumors of Armistice. Wheat Prices Crash. Famine Parade Planned. (Reuter's Message.) Chicago

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 November 1916 · page 4

As the result of conflicting reports being circulated of an armistice in Europe wheat prices crashed 10 points this morning under a tremendous…

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Timber Supplied on Wheat Receipts

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 December 1916 · page 3

Messrs. Reid Bros., Ltd., timber merchants, of Flind [?]-street, Adelaide, beg to notify farmers that they are prepared to accept whe[?]t receipts as…

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The Pastoral Industry. Compulsory Conference in Melbourne. an Agreement Reached. Substantial Increases Granted. Agreement Operates From To-day. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 December 1916 · page 2

The compulsory conference between representative's of the Australian Workers' Union and the several Pastoralists' associations throughout the…

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The Pastoral Industry. the New Rates

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 December 1916 · page 5

The new rates agreed to at the conference held in Melbourne on Thursday in connection with the pastroal industry were 28/ per 100 for shearers…

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Timber Supplied on Wheat Receipts

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 December 1916 · page 5

Messrs. Reid Bros., Ltd., timber merchants, of Flinders-street, Adelaide, beg to notify farmers that they are propared to accept wheat receipts as…

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