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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1916

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Farmers and the Harvest. Workers to Return

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 October 1916 · page 7

The Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) has announced that steps have been taken to safeguard the rural industries of the country, the following military…

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The Carriage of Wheat. ("The Times" Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 October 1916 · page 4

In the House of Commons to-day, Mr. W. C. Anderson asked whether Australian wheat would be shipped at freight prices similar to those fixed by…

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General Cable News. the Price, of Wheat. (Reuter's Message.) Winnapeg

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 October 1916 · page 2

Chicago wheat touched 1 dollar 90 cents (7/11) per bushel. Minneapolis rates are higher…

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The New Railway. Brings Wool to Broken Hill

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 31 October 1916 · page 1

On Monday, 90 bales of wool, the property of Mr. H. Hughes, of Eureka station, 34 miles from Broken Hiil on the route of the Broken'Hill…

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Broken Hill-conduobolin Railway in Use. Carriage of Wool Commenced

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 November 1916 · page 4

As announced in "The Miner" yesterday the carriage of commercial products has commenced on the Menindie section of the Broken Hill-Condobolin…

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English Wheat Production. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 November 1916 · page 4

The Board of Agriculture estimates that the English wheat production for 1918 will ba a million and a half quarters less than in 1915…

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Interestate Trade. the South Australian Cattle Deal. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 November 1916 · page 1

The embargo placed on the interstate trade in stock by the Queensland Government was the subject of comment by the Minister for Industry. Mr…

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General Cable News. Australian Wheat for America. (Reuter's Message.) San Francisco

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 November 1916 · page 4

Messrs. Balfour and Gutherie and other firms are chartering vessels to bring wheat from Australia to Califorma. This will be the first time…

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General Cable News. Irish Potato Crop. (Reuters Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 November 1916 · page 4

In the House of Commons to-day Mr. W. Runciman (President of the Board of Trade) said that if stocks of potatoes were being unnecessarily withheld…

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The Lockhart Wheat Fires. No Bill Filed Against the Accused. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Sunday 5 November 1916 · page 1

Mr. D. R. Hall (the New South Wales Attorny-General) has declined to file a bill against George F. Finn and William G. Thompson, the men…

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Mouquet Farm. a Gallant Australian Charge. Stories of Heroism

Barrier Miner · Sunday 5 November 1916 · page 4

On the same day on which the British took Guiliemont and Leuze Wood and reached Ginchy, on the same day on which the French pushed their line…

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Special Sunday Issue. Latest War News. The french at Verdun. Enemy Driven Further Back. British Successes Reported by General Haig. Crown Prince Goes to Berlin. Russians Gain Ground. Fighting in Roumania. Successes by Both Sides. British Success in the Balkans. Line Advanced Several Miles. The Italian Advance Against Austria. More Important Positions Won. Italian Advance on Trieste. Enemy Submarines in Atlanlic. Operations to Resume. The Greek Governments. Canadian Farmers Enlisting. Proposed Organisation of British Woman Power. Defence of Australia. The Men in Camp. Falling off in Recruiting. Proposed Battalion of Returned Soldiers. On the Western Front. French Infantry Advance. Village of Vaux Dominated. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Sunday 5 November 1916 · page 1

A Paris official communique states:— "On the right bank of the Meuse, after the capture of Fort Vaux, our infantry continued its advance as far…

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Recruiting in Canada. Many Farmers Enlisting. (Reuter's Message.) Winnipeg

Barrier Miner · Sunday 5 November 1916 · page 1

Colonel George Williams, chief recruiting officer in Western Canada, states that farmers in the western prairies are now enlisting in larger…

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The Lockhart Wheat Fires. No Bill Filed Against the Accused. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 November 1916 · page 4

Mr. D. R. Hall (the New South Wales Attosney-General) has declined to file a bill against George F. Finn and William G. Thompson, the men…

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Recruiting in Canada. Many Farmers Enlisting. (Reuter's Message.) Winnipeg

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 November 1916 · page 4

Colonel George Williams, chief recruiting officer in Western Canada, states that farmers in the western prairies are now enlisting in larger…

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STATE [?] Cattle. South Austral[?] [?]Rchase. Ad[?]

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 November 1916 · page 1

In the House of Assembly to-day Mr. C. Goode(Commissioner for Crown Lands), referring to the purchase by the Government of dairy cattle in the…

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The Wheat Scheme. a South Australian Suggestion. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 November 1916 · page 1

At a meeting of the Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association held to-day the following resolution was unanimously carried:—"That this…

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A Pound of Wool

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 November 1916 · page 4

Everybody in South Australia (asserts the "Register") knows that wool is now much dearer than, it was at one time, but there are not many who…

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Serious Shortage. Coal Needed by Transports and Wheat Ships. Brewery Supplies Requisitioned. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 November 1916 · page 2

During the proceedings of the compulsory conference in Melbourne yeserday respecting the settlement of the coal-mining dispute, the Prime Minister…

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In Australia. a Riverina V.C. Farmers Promise to Stock a Farm. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 November 1916 · page 2

At a meeting of the committee of the Returned Soldiers' Fund at Gundar, near Hay, it was stated that the fund had a credit of £213…

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