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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1919

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Sheep Eat Rabbits. Effect of the Long Drought in the Riverina District Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 March 1919 · page 1

The sheep are eating the carcases of dead rabbits between Tumut and Cootamundra owing to the prolonged drought experienced in the district…

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Weekly Sheep Sales. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 March 1919 · page 1

A total of 11,300 sheep and 3300 lambg were yarded yesterday at the weekly sales. The rates were occasionally in advance of previous…

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The Wheat Board. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 March 1919 · page 4

The Premier states that the local farmers' representatives on the Australian wheat board will be chosen by the wheat growers…

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Price for Export Wheat Reduced in Victoria Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 March 1919 · page 1

The Victorian Wheat Commission has reduced from 7/4 to 7/ per bushel the price paid for wheat converted into flour for export to South Africa…

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Wheat Chairman Resigns. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 4

Mr. G. H. Frosser. chairman of the Wheat Harvest Board, has resigned his position in consequence of the strain of the work imposed on him…

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Wheat Chairman. Resigns. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 March 1919 · page 8

Mr. G. H. Prosser, chairman of the Wheat Harvest Board, has resigned hie position in consequence of the strain of the work imposed on him…

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Aerial Stockmen. to Look After Cattle. General Legge's Views

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 March 1919 · page 9

Major-General Legge, Chief of the General Staff, of the Commonwealth military forces, expressed some interesting views to-day with regard to the…

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Worthless Sheep Dip Leads to Charces of Fraud Ex-bookmaker Imprisoned. Auckland (N.Z.)

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 March 1919 · page 1

At Auckland on Saturday John Harrison was sentenced to six years' imprisomment on a number of charges of selling a worthless compound called…

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S.A. Farmers' Co-operation Asked to Increase Capital Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 March 1919 · page 1

At the half-yearly meeting of the Farmers' Co-operative Unions the chairman (Mr. W. Miller) stated that at the next general meeting of sharabelders…

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South Australian Wheat Board New Chairman Appointed Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 1

The Premier (Mr. A. H. Peake) stated last night that the Cabinet had decided to recommend to the Excecutive Council that the resignation of Mr. G…

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Wheat Scheme Commission. Conduct of Sir R. Butler. Described As "Disgraceful."

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 March 1919 · page 2

Strong works were spoken by Dr. T. J. Browne yesterday in addressing the Wheat Scheme and Rural Industries Royal Commission on the evidence…

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Commonwealth Produce. Wheat. Wool, and Gold. Year's Figures

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 March 1919 · page 4

The Melbourne correspondent of "The Advertiser" writes:— It is estimated that the total yield of the Commonwealth wheat harvest in…

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Price of Wheat. 10 Years' Guarantee Wanted Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 March 1919 · page 4

Farmers have requested the Government to guarantee the price of wheat at 5/ a bushel for 10 years…

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Wheat in South Australia Conference with Millers on Resumption of Gristing Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 March 1919 · page 1

Mr. Nicholls, manager of the Wheat Scheme, met the Adelaide millers yesterday on behalf of the Wheat Board, and discussed with them the terms…

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Price of Wheat. 10 Years' Guarantee Wanted Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 March 1919 · page 8

Farmers have requested the Government to guarantee the price of wheat at 5/ a bushel for 10 years…

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Goods Train Derailed in South Australia Cattle Vans Damaged Permanentway Torn Up Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 March 1919 · page 1

A goods tram which left Mount Gambier for Wolsely on Friday night met with an accident when abont one and half mile from Coonawarra, where…

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Next Wheat Harvest. Proposed Guarantee Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 March 1919 · page 1

The Commonwealth Government proposes to guarantee 4/4 a bushel for the next wheat harvest. Mr. Watt, Acting Prime Minister, said yesterday that the…

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Passing of Wool Pool Suggested in Victoria Open Markets Favored. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 March 1919 · page 4

It has been suggested from Victoria that the wool pool should be discontinued, and the old open market system reinstated…

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Dentition of Cattle

Western Grazier · Saturday 29 March 1919 · page 4

For the purpose of arranging a satisfactory basis of comparison a schedule was adopted for use at the International:—…

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Passing of Wool Pool Suggested in Victoria Open Markets Favored. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 March 1919 · page 8

It has been suggested from Victoria that the wool pool should be discontinued, and the old open market system reinstated…

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