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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1917

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Commonwealth Prices Commission. Butter Restricted to 1/6 LB. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 October 1917 · page 4

The Commonwealth Prices Commissioner stated on Friday that the price of white lead has been fixed at £[?] per ton for importers, £88 for wholesalers,…

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Irrigation at Merindie. Farm Work Proposed for Young People

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 October 1917 · page 2

At last night's valedictory social at the Grand Hotel, tendered to Mr. J. R. Holding (reported in another column), the chairman (Mr. P. G. White) asked…

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Wool for Germany. Prize Court Condemns Swedish Cargo. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 October 1917 · page 2

The Prize Court has condemned wool valued at £140,000 consigned to the Swedish army, but actually destined for Germany…

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Unloading a Wheat Ship. Government's Decision. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 October 1917 · page 4

The State Government has given instructions that if unionists will not work the wheat ship at Port Pirie, other labor must be employed…

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Unloading a Wheat Ship. Government's Decision. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 October 1917 · page 1

The State Government has given instructions that if unionists will not work the wheat ship at Port Pirie, other labor must be employed…

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At Port Pirie. Idle Wheat Ship. Probable Action Against the Federal Government

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 October 1917 · page 2

Mr. J. W. Regan, solicitor, and Captain M'Laughlin, master of the fullrigged ship Wis[?]ombe Park, which is at Port Pirie for the purpose of lifting a…

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Wheat Ship Still Idle at Port Pirie. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 October 1917 · page 4

The Wheat ship[?] Fiscombe Park, at Port Pirie, is still idle…

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Robbery of Melbourne Dairyman. Arrests Made at Gawler. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 October 1917 · page 4

Detectives arrested two young men on the Gawler racecourse on Saturday on a charge of robbing Ho[?]tius Larcher, dairyman, of Fitzroy, Melbourne, on…

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At Port Pirie. Wheat Ship Idle

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 October 1917 · page 2

The steamer waiting at Port Pirie to load wheat is still idle (reported "The Advertiser" correspondent on Sunday). The weather since…

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Loss of Government Butter Factory. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 October 1917 · page 2

The Government butter factory up to June last lost £2539…

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At Port Pirie. Loading of Wheat Ship Resumed

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 October 1917 · page 2

Wheat loading operations were resumed at the full-rigged ship Wiscombe Park on Monday afternoon (reports the Port Pirie "Recorder")…

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Steamer Sinks in the Darling. Laden with Wool. Wentworth

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 October 1917 · page 2

The steamer Wilcannia struck a snag and sank in the Barling 60 miles from Wentworth. She was laiden with wool from up the river…

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A Crop of Peas. Action at Law

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 October 1917 · page 4

A case of interest to peagrowers (says the Sydney "Evening News.") was before the Parramatta district court last Friday, when Georges…

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Death of a Farmer. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 October 1917 · page 3

Yesterday, a farmer named William Harry Tobin, aged 55 years, was found dead in bed at an hotel in Chalmers-street, city. Deceased came from…

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South Australia. a Season's Wool Clip. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 October 1917 · page 1

Last season in South Australia 4,164,815 sheep were shorn, and over 31,000,000lb. of wool obtained…

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Adelaide Stock Market. Sheep and Cattle Sales

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 October 1917 · page 3

Messrs. Elder, Smith, and Co., Limited, in their weekly stock report for last week report:— "Sheep.—A smaller supply by about…

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Australian Wheat. the Question of Transport. ("The Times" Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 October 1917 · page 2

The imperial Expenditure Committee has recommended the Government to ascertain immediately whether the Wheat in Australia can be…

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Pay for Wheat Lumpers. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 31 October 1917 · page 2

Under the new log wheat lumpers are paid 16/ per day. They are now asking for 22/6 per day…

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The Wool Clip. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 1 November 1917 · page 2

Mr. Heashaw Jackson, School of Mines wool instructor, states that the South Australian wool clip is particularly well grown and exceptionally free…

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Sheep Fly Trap. To the Editor

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 November 1917 · page 2

Sir,—I[?] is with some degree of surprise I have read the report contained in the "Agricultural Gazette" by the officer in charge of the Government…

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