Bush Fire East of the Burra. Width of Forty Miles. Feed and Sheep Burnt. Adelaide
Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 December 1917 · page 2
A great bush fire is raging in the country about 100 miles east of the Burra. The fire has a width of forty miles. Large areas of feed have been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farmers and Settlers' Association Favors "Yes." Sydney
Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 December 1917 · page 2
The Farmers and Settlers' Association has carried a resolution in favor of conscription, and urging all those connected with the association to vote…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire on a Farm. Grass and Fencing Destroyed. Adelaide
Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 December 1917 · page 6
At Yongala a fire broke out on the farm of J. C. Glasson. A large number of persons turned out to subdue the flames, but about 100 acres of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →New Zealand Wheat Trade. Importation Prohibited. Melbourne
Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 December 1917 · page 4
Mr. Jensen (Minister for Customs) stated to-day that the New Zealand Government was prohibiting the importation of wheat from abroad, the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Affairs In Britain. License for Import of Butter Revoked. (Reuter's Message). London
Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 December 1917 · page 4
Official: The Government's general licence for the import of butter has been revoked, but consignments en route to Great Britain before December…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New South Wales. Wheat Stored in Australia. Sydney
Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 December 1917 · page 4
Mr. Swinny, of the Primary Producers' Union, said yesterday there were 16,000,000 bushels of wheat stored in Australia, with no possibility of it…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Country Wheat Silos. Tenders Accepted by State Government. Broken Hil Proprietary Supplies Material. Sydney
Barrier Miner · Sunday 16 December 1917 · page 1
Immediately upon Mr. W. A. Holman's return from Victoria yesterday, a special Cabinet meeting was convened and finality was reached in regard to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farmer's Sudden Death. Adelaide
Barrier Miner · Monday 17 December 1917 · page 4
Mr. D. W. Teate, a farmer of Fran[?]es, fell dead while out riding on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Season's Wheat. Adelaide
Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 December 1917 · page 8
Wheat is now being delivered in large quantities at country centres…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Record Prices for Wool
Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 December 1917 · page 1
A Wellington (N.Z.) telegram states: "In connection with the New Zealand Government's wool valuation at Canterbury, Mr. G. Gerard gained top price…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →In New Zealand. Farmers Fined for Employing Unregistered Shearers. Wellington (N.Z.)
Barrier Miner · Monday 24 December 1917 · page 2
At Hawera four farmers were each fined £20 for employing a shearer who had failed to register for military service…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Control of Dairying Industry. Sydney
Barrier Miner · Monday 24 December 1917 · page 2
The executive of the Primary Producers' Union has proclaimed itself in favor of the absolute control, of the dairying industry by the Federal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Crop of Wheat Burnt. Adelaide
Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 December 1917 · page 2
George Greenslade, a farmer, near Maitland, was harvesting a crop of 260 acres of wheat on Friday, estimated at 40 bushels to the acre, when a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →State Cattle Yards. Sydney
Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 December 1917 · page 4
Owing to shortage of funds the Government has decided not to complete the construction of the State cattle sale yards for the present…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Food Supply. Allies Purchase Argentine Wheat Crop. (Reuter's Message.) London
Barrier Miner · Sunday 30 December 1917 · page 1
The Allies have purchased the Argentine wheat crop…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Constables Fired At. While Inquiring Regarding Stolen Sheep. Sydney
Barrier Miner · Sunday 30 December 1917 · page 2
The Inspector-General of Police received a telegram from Collarenebri yesterday morning, in which Constable Small stated that while he and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Special Sunday Issue. Latest War News. Three British Destroyers Sunk. A North Sea Disaster. 193 Lives Lost. Artillery Activity on the Western Front. British Aircraft Bomb Aerodromes and Trains. Attack Against French Broken Up. German Activity in Belgium. Allies Purchase Argentine Wheat Crop. Open Cities Bombed in Italy. 73 Casualties at Padua. Merchant Shipping Requisitioned by the French Government. Maximilist and Ukranian Armies Face to Face. Treaty Between Russia and Germany Reported Signed in 1905. Separate Peace to be Concluded if Allies do not Join. All Gold in Russian Banks to be Seized. New Years' Message from General Birdwood. United States Government to Control All Collieries. Three British Destroyers Sunk. Mined or Torpedoed. in the North Sea. 193 Lives Lost. (United Service Message.) London
Barrier Miner · Sunday 30 December 1917 · page 1
Three British destroyers have been mined and sunk in the North Sea…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fires Oh Farm Lands. Aeson Alleged in VICTORIA
Barrier Miner · Monday 31 December 1917 · page 4
During the referendum campaign strong feeling was aroused between the rival parties in the Rushworth district, on the north-eastern line, and it is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →