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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1919

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Wheat Pool Losses Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 August 1919 · page 1

The Wheat Pool in Australia lost 24,000,000 bushels during the war from weevil, mice, theft, and imperfect storage…

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Co-operative Farming by Many Single Girls the New Yeomanry London, August 20

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 August 1919 · page 9

Owing to their war experience many women aro permanently engaged in lighter forms of farming, and have invested in small farms. The sale and…

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Co-operative Farming by Many Single Girls the New Yeomanry London, August 20

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 August 1919 · page 1

Owing to their war experience many women are permanently engaged in lighter forms of farming, and have invested in small farms. The sale and…

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Warwick Farm Meeting Kenilford Wins Handicap and Laddie Blue the Mile Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 August 1919 · page 2

The following are the results of the races at the Warwick Farm meeting held this afternoon:- HURDLE RACE, about 2 miles…

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Adelaide Cattle Sales Good Demand for Primes Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 August 1919 · page 1

At the abattoirs yards on Monday 1124 cattle were yarded, of which 130 came from New South Wales, 494 from the far north, 290 from the middle…

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Adelaide Cattle Sales Good Demand for Primes Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 August 1919 · page 1

At the abattoirs yards on Monday 1124 cattle were yarded, of which 130 came from New South Wales, 494 from the far north, 290 from the middle…

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High Prices Obtained at London Wool Sales Good Competition London, Augast 22

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 August 1919 · page 4

The London wool sales have closed with prices the highest of the series. There was good competition throughout, and France was particularly…

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High Prices Obtained at London Wool Sales Good Competition London, August 22

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 August 1919 · page 4

The London wool sales have closed with prices the highest of the series. There was good competition throughout, and France was particularly…

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Commonwealth Wool Clip Approximate Estimate Is Two Million Bales Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 August 1919 · page 2

The share of the payments to be made to New South Wales by the Central Wool Committee for the 1918-19 season, is £2,195,742. Despit the drought the…

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Commonwealth Wool Clip Approximate Estimate Is Two Million Bales Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 August 1919 · page 2

The share of the payments to be made to New South Wales by the Central Wool Committee for the 1918-19 season, is £2,195,742. Despite the drought the…

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Dingos Attack Cattle South-west Queensland Suffers From Drought Pests "Terror of the Stations"

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 September 1919 · page 3

"Dingoes have always been regarded as pests by the squatter in the far outback, but never in the history of the Queensland stations has the dingo…

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Liverpool Wool Sales Demand Is Good Prices Show Increase (Reuter's Message.) London, August 29

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 September 1919 · page 4

At the Liverpool wool sales 14.670 bales were catalogued. The license to export reasonable quantities to Germany and Poland, stimulated the continental…

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Hundred Australian Soldiers to Learn to Farm in America a University Course (Reuter's Massage.) New York. September 3

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 September 1919 · page 1

One hundred picked Australian soldiers will arrive in New York on Thursday, en route to the University of California, where they will take one…

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Australian Wool Trouble Over Shipping Comment by "The Times" (United Service Message.) London, September 4

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 September 1919 · page 1

It is understood that representations are being made to the Government to reconsider the direct shipments of wool from Australia to America in order to…

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Australian Wool Trouble Over Shipping Comment by "The Times" (United Service Message.) London, September 4

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 September 1919 · page 3

It is understood that representations are being made to the Government to reconsider the direct shipments of wool from Australia to America in order to…

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Grand Rains Reported Over S.A. Farming Districts Murray Flats Benefit Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 September 1919 · page 4

Grand rains fell on Saturday and Sunday over the farming districts, including the Murray Flats and Pinnaroo, extending from Leigh Creek southward,…

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New South Wales Wheat and Rabbits Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 September 1919 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly yesterday the Premier announced that the Government had decided to give the farmers a guarantee of 5[?]a bushel on…

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Sheep Sales in Adelaide Exporters Operate Freely Adelaide, Thureday

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 September 1919 · page 4

Yesterday 17,874 sheep were yarded, and the prices of the first quality of mutton were unchanged. Second grades were easier, and altogether 4829…

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State Parliament Wheat Pool Matters Budget Debate Opened Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 September 1919 · page 1

The personnel of the Royal Commission, which the Government promised would inquire into the transactions of the wheat Pool, is Mr. Justice Pring,…

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Commonwealth Farmers' Party 25 Seats Expected [?]

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 September 1919 · page 4

The Farmers' Union claims that it will secure eight or nine seats in Victoria, including Mr. William Hughes' seat, at the next Federal election, and,…

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