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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1917

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Another Wheat Payment. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 June 1917 · page 4

Another wheat payment of sixpence per bushel in respect of last year's wheat is to be made on July 2, bringing the total up to 3/11¼. A further…

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Handling of Wheat. an Unsettled Dispute. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 June 1917 · page 5

A conference held yesterday to endeavor to settle the dispute between the A.W.U. and the Victorian Wheat Commission in regard to handling the…

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Storage of Wheat. Tanks to Be Erected in Victoria. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 June 1917 · page 5

The Victorian Cabinet has decided that the Minister of Railways shall immediately proceed to provide storage for wheat on the lines…

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Restacking of Wheat

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 June 1917 · page 2

Arrangements have been made commencing this week, to restack at South Goulburn up to 3,000,000 bags of wheat from the fallen stacks at country…

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Cattle and Sheep. Fewer Than in 1919. Causes of Decrease

Barrier Miner · Monday 2 July 1917 · page 3

At the annual meeting of Goldsbrough Mort and Co., Ltd., on Wednesday last (reports the "Argus"), Mr. J. M. Niall gave a review of the…

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Fat Cattle From Queensland Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 2 July 1917 · page 2

The South Australian Government has manged for a regular supply of fat cattle from Queensland for the next three months…

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Order Regarding Wool Stocks. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 2 July 1917 · page 2

An order is about to be issued requiring a return of all stocks of wool held by persons, firms, or companies at midnight on June 30…

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South Australia. Further Payment to Farmers. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 2 July 1917 · page 2

A further payment of 6d. per bushed in respect of the 1915-16 harvest, will be made to-day, the total sum now distributed being £747,275…

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South Australia. Use for Next Year's Apple Crop. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 July 1917 · page 4

There is a suggestion that gin, cider, and industrial alcohol should be made from the South Australian apple crop next year…

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Good Wool Clip Expected. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 July 1917 · page 1

The South Australian wool clip is expected to be exceptionally good this year. Government control of the clip is again likely…

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I.w.w. Aims and Ideals. " Raise More Hell and Less Wheat."

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 July 1917 · page 2

The Premier's Department (says the "Sun") has received the biennial report of the Bureau of Labor Statistics in Nebraska (United States of…

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System of National Service. Favored by Victorian Farmers' Convention. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 July 1917 · page 2

The Victorian Farmers' Convention, which is sitting at Bendigo, yesterday framed a resolution which is to be brought before the Federal Government…

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Sale of the Wheat Crop. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 July 1917 · page 4

The commission payable to agents on the sale by the Commonwealth Government of 3,000,000 tons of wheat to, the Imperial Government, amounts to…

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This Year's Wool Clip. Negotiations with British Government. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 July 1917 · page 4

Negotiations are proceeding between the Commonwealth and British Governments relating to the purchase by Britain of this year's Australian wool…

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Feeding the People. Argentine Wheat Embargo. Beer Brewing in Britain. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 July 1917 · page 4

A statement was made in the House of Commons yesterday to the effect that the Government had made every effort to secure the removal of the…

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THE I.W.W. in the United States. Threats to Burn Crops. Copper Mines Closed. (Reuter's Message.) Vancouver

Barrier Miner · Sunday 8 July 1917 · page 1

Instructions nave been sent to the military officials in the Western United States to take measures of precaution against the I.W.W. threats to…

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Captain H. J. Cropley

Barrier Miner · Sunday 8 July 1917 · page 2

Captain H. J. Copley, writing to relatives from France, says:—"Another week has passed, and what a week it has been. The battle has raged to…

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Advances to Farmers. by State Savings Bank. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Sunday 8 July 1917 · page 1

The Commissioners of the Government Saving Bank of New South Wales announce that they are prepared to receive applications from farmers and…

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Feeding the People. in Canada and United States. Probable Need for Wheat Substitutes. (Reuter's Message.) Toronto

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 July 1917 · page 2

The Food Controller states that probably everyone in Canada and the United States will have to find a substitute for at least one-third or…

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The Storage of Wheat. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 July 1917 · page 8

The Government has decided to proceed at once with the provision for the storage and sale of wheat at country railway stations. It is understood…

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