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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 6 of 13

The Wool Clip. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 July 1916 · page 4

The British Government will pay 35 per cent, more than the price in June, 1914, for the British wool clip of 1916…

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The Wool Clip. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 July 1916 · page 4

The British Government will pay 35 per cent. more than the price in June, 1914, for the British wool clip of 1916…

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Farmers' Conference. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 July 1916 · page 4

At yesterday's sitting of the New South Wales Farmers and Settlers' Association Conference the provisions of the new Local Government Bill were…

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Butter Expected to Be Cheaper. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 July 1916 · page 4

There appears, grocers state, to be a likelihood of butter being cheaper in a few weeks time in Victoria, and in at least two of the other States…

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Commonwealth Ships. for Wheat Loading in October. (United Service Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Friday 21 July 1916 · page 4

Mr. H. G. B. Larkin, the general manager of the Commonwealth shipping line, has taken over the steamer Strathspey, and expects to take over…

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Crops in Holland. Government Control. (Reuter's Message.) Amsterdam

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 July 1916 · page 4

The "Hande[?]blad" announces that o[?] that it is necessary for the Government to seize all wheat, oats, and barley for feeding purposes, and to…

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A Farmer Found Dead. Wealth in the House. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 July 1916 · page 5

R. Fletcher, a farmer, who lived by himself in a house on his holding at Marong, was found dead in his bed. On searching the premises a constable…

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Dairyman Fineb. Cream Below the Standard

Barrier Miner · Monday 31 July 1916 · page 1

In the police court this morning, before Mr. H. Giles Shaw. S.M.. S. H. Langford pleaded guilty to offering for, sale on July 2, cream deficient in milk…

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South Australia. Cattle From Queensland. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 August 1916 · page 2

Speaking to-day on the subject of the shortage of meat, Mr. Blundell said that the Government had had an offer from the Queensland Government to…

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Wheat on the Railways. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 August 1916 · page 2

When the Acting Railways Commissioner (Mr. M'Guire) was giving evidence on the Eyre Peninsula propositions before the Railways Standing…

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Germany's Efforts to Secure Wool. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Monday 7 August 1916 · page 2

The Germans are trying to get wool through neutral countries, and the British Government War Trade Department has warned English…

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The Pastoral Industry. Meat Exporters' Conference. Appeal to Governments. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 August 1916 · page 3

At a conference of meat exporters from the four States concerned held in Sydney yesterday the president referred to Australia's position as a meat…

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Control of Wool Supplies. ("The Times" Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 August 1916 · page 4

The British Government has decided [?] further control the wool supplies. This action is regarded as a timely one, for there is no war material of which…

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Farmers and Politics. Perth

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 August 1916 · page 2

The annual conference of delegates of the Fanners and Settlers' Association was opened yesterday. The president (Mr. Monger) said he hoped that the…

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The Following Appeared in Yesterday's Third Edition. American Storms. Damage to Wheat Crops. (Reuter's Message.) Vancouver

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 August 1916 · page 4

Later reports from the districts recently swept by the storms in Dakota and the Canad[?]an prairie provinces show that the losses in crops were…

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Couth Australian Parliament. the Wheat Scheme. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 August 1916 · page 1

Reference to the additional payment of farmers in connection "with the wheat scheme was made in the House of Assembly to-day, when Sir Richard Butler…

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A Perth Tragedy. Three Children Poisoned. Sheep Dip Mistaken for Sulphur. Perth

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 August 1916 · page 4

Sheep dip was yesterday administered to three young children belonging to two families named Lloyd, residing in the same house, in mistake for…

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Farmers and a Coalition Government. Perth

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 August 1916 · page 4

The Farmers and Settlers' Association at their annual conference yesterday carried a motion to the effect that the coalition of the country party with…

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A "Corner" in Wheat. (United Service Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 August 1916 · page 4

There has been a rise in the price of wheat, due to an American "corner" of ten million quarters, which is said to be costing the "bulls" £3000 daily…

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Vermin on Pastoral Properties. South Australian Government Action Foreshadowed

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 August 1916 · page 4

A number of influential pastoralists, in a recent chat with the Minister of Industry, pointed out (reports the "Register") the seriousness of the…

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