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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 12 of 13

London Wool Sales. ("The Times" Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 December 1916 · page 6

The last of the series of London wool sales was opened on Thursday, when 7500 bales of Australian merinos were offered. There was a 5 to 10 per cent…

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Chicago Wheat Market. (Reuter's Message.) Chicago

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 December 1916 · page 2

Chiefly upon the Russian assurances that Russia would keep on fighting wheat jumped yesterday 10 cents. per bushel…

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Timber Supplied on Wheat Receipts

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 December 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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South Australian Wheat Fire. Crop Destroyed at Willochra Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 December 1916 · page 4

At Willochra a fire started in the wheat crop of Mr. W. Hooper's paddock containing 50 acres, estimated to [?] 35 [?] per acre…

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Timber Supplied on Wheat Receipts

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 December 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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Stores of Wheat Destroyed. ("The Times" Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 December 1916 · page 2

Vast wheat stores at Braila, in Roumania, including British purchases, have been destroyed because the town is not likely to be defended…

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Sale of Australian Wool. Meaning of "Flat Rate" Defined. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 December 1916 · page 2

With reference to the purchase of the Australian wool clip at 1/3½ per lb. a prominent member of the wool trade stated on Tuesday that the term "flat…

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Timber Supplied on Wheat Receipts

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 December 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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Excited Chicago Wheat Market. (Reuter's Massage.) Vancouver

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 December 1916 · page 4

The Chicago wheat market is again excited. The price has advanced more than 7 cents., following the reports that Mr. Lloyd George had supported…

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A Fixed Price for Wheat. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 December 1916 · page 4

In the House of Commons to-day Sir R. Winfrey, (Board of Agriculture) announced that the Government intended to guarantee a fixed price for wheat…

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The War. On the Western Front the Verdun Battle. Capture of Chambrette Farm. (Reuter's Message.) Amsterdam

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 December 1916 · page 2

A Berlin official message admits that the French have recaptured Chambrette Farm, in tthe Verdun region…

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Timber Supplied on Wheat Receipts

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 December 1916 · page 2

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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Every-day Accidents. No Home, Workshop, or Farm Can Afford to Be Without Zam-buk. Quick, Perfect Healing for Flesh Wounds and Injuries

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 December 1916 · page 4

It may be a simple scratch, a cut, bruise, burn, or scald, but no matter how trivial the injury, unless some Zam-Buk is immediately smeared over…

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Timber Supplied on Wheat Receipts

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 December 1916 · page 5

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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Sporting. Racing in New Zealand. Farmers Seek a Reduction. Auckland

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 December 1916 · page 5

The Canterbury Farmers' Union has carried a motion that racing and trotting meetings be reduced. The union considered that more men…

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New South Wales. Wheat Stacks Damaged. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Sunday 24 December 1916 · page 2

A wilful destruction of property has been perpetrated at the Trundle railway station. Some person or persons visited the wheat stacks there, and…

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Timber Supplied on Wheat Eceipts

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 December 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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Returned Soldiers As Oyster Farmers. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 December 1916 · page 2

Facilities are being afforded to returned soldiers by the State Government for tue acquirement of areas for oyster culture…

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Timber Supplied on Wheat Receipts

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 December 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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Timber Supplied on Wheat Receipts

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 December 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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