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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1920

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Federal Politics Brigadier-general Cox Is Elected to the Senate Farmers Are Consolidating Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 January 1920 · page 1

Brigadier-General Cox has been selected to fill the first New South Wales vacancy for the Senate. There are indications that other Nationalist…

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Butter in Britain May Cost 5S. a Pound Cessation of Control (Reuter's Message.) London, December 31

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 1

A cessation of the control of milk, cheese, and butter, is foreshadowed. It is anticipated that butter will cost 5/ a lb…

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Butter in Britain May Cost 5S. a Pound Cessation of Control (Reuter's Message.) London, December 31

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 3

A cessation of the control of milk cheese, and butter, is foreshadowed. It is anticipated that batter will cost 5/ a lb…

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Farmers' National Bank Robbed by Armed Bandits Large Sum of Money Stolen (Reuter's Message.) New York, December 31

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 1

A message from Omaha says that six armed bandits robbed the Farmers' National Bank, stealing £30,000. The men escaped in an automobile…

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Dairy Employees Threaten to Strike Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 3

Unless their demands are conceded the metropolitan dairy employees will cease work next Friday night…

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Dairy Employees Threaten to Strike Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 1

Unless their demands are conceded the metropolitan dairy employees will cease work next Friday night…

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Farmers' National Bank Robbed by Armed Bandits [?]Arge Sum of Money Stolen (Reuter's Message.) New York, December 31

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 3

A message from Omaha says that six [?] b[?]dits robbed the Farmers' [?]tional Bank, stealing £30,000. The [?] escaped in an automobile…

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Price of Milk to Be Raised Meeting of Dairymen Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 January 1920 · page 4

A meeting of dairymen to-day decided to raise the price of milk to 4d. a pint and 7½d. a quart on two deliveries from January 12…

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Labor's Defeat Coalition Is Suggested with the Farmers' Party

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 January 1920 · page 3

Mr. Higgs, speaking at the declaration of the po[?]at [?]hamptoa for the Carnarvon seat, attributed the fail[?] of the Labor Party to its attempt…

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Butter and Cheese Effect of British Action Is Still Uncertain Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 January 1920 · page 1

It is reported that the British Government proposes to continue the control of butter and cheese for the next two years. To what extent this action…

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Dear Food in Berlin Butter 12/4 a Pound. Berlin, January 5

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 January 1920 · page 1

The new official prices include flour at 7¾d. lb., bread at 6¼d., and potatoes at 2½d. Potatoes are in short supply, and the full ration is not…

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Australian Wheat Ministers to Consider Disposal and Prices Mr. Hughes Calls Conference Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 January 1920 · page 4

The Premier (Mr. A. H. Peake) has decided not to go to Melbourne to take part in the conference convened by the Prime Minister to consider…

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Dairy Produce the Future Outlook

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 January 1920 · page 1

Mr. E. H. Fromen, formerly of Murphy, Fromen, and Co., now manager of the dairy department of the South Australian Farmers'…

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The Federal Arena the Farmers' Party Melbourne, January 3

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 January 1920 · page 4

It is now perfectly clear that the representatives of the Farmers' Party will hold the balance of power, and that, with those unattached…

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The Federal Arena the Farmers' Party Melbourne, January 3

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 January 1920 · page 3

It is now perfectly clear that the representatives of the Farmers' Party will hold the balance of power, and that, with those unattached…

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State Wheat Office Mr. Justice Pring's Report "Extraordinary Muddling" Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 January 1920 · page 1

Mr. Justice Pring, the Royal Commissioner, has made a report on the general, phases of the State whea[?] office inquiry..The report does not…

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State Wheat Office Premier Will Not Comment on Commission's Findings Position of Mr. Grahame Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 13 January 1920 · page 1

The Premier (Mr. W. A. [?]olman) yesterday declined to comment on the Royal Commission's report on the administration of the State Wheat Office…

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Wheat Office Inquiry Statement by Prmier Compensation for Farmers Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 January 1920 · page 2

The Premier, yesterday had long conferences with Messrs. Ashford and Grahame. Mr. Holmen seid last night that he was not prepared to make a…

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Adelaide Butter Case Reserved Judgment Delivered by Magistrate Verdict of Not Guilty Witness Is Described As "A Shameless Liar"

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 January 1920 · page 3

Mr. E M. Sabine. S.M., delivered his reserved judgment at the Adelaide Police Court on Saturday in what has become known as the "butter case"—…

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Fire at Wallaroo Big Blaze in Wheat Yards Much Damage Done

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 January 1920 · page 1

A tremendous fire broke out on Wednesday morning in the wheat yards at Wallaroo. Penno's bag factory and the British Government sterilising and…

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