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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1920

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Wool Agreements No Select Committee Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 31 March 1920 · page 1

The Prime Minister (Mr. Huches) announced yesterday that he would refuse to appoint a select committee to inquire into and report on the wool…

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Ciazier Sues Diovei Foi £2[?] Damaces Trouble Over Travelling. Sheep. Plaintiff. Obtains Verdict

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 31 March 1920 · page 4

A trespass case, in which coneiderable interest was taken, was concluded at the District Court at Hay on Wednesday, after a two days' hearing before…

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Alleged Conspiracy N.S.W. Wheat Scandals Four of the Accused Are Committed for Trial Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 April 1920 · page 2

The bearing of the wheat case in which Reginald Arthur Rheubens, wheat inspector; Thomas Smith, merchant; Rupert Jesse Coombes,…

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Masked and Armed Men Chase and Wound a Farmer Told to Prepare for Death ("The Times" Message.) London, April 6

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 April 1920 · page 1

Masked and armed raiders fired at a farmer named Patrick O'Connel, at Tralee. They chased him home and seized and blindfolded him. They then…

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Dismissal of an Employee Causes Sewage Farm Strike Meeting of Men Held Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 April 1920 · page 1

Trouble arose at me sewage farm this week. One of the employees (H. Lawrie) was told to do some work which be did not think came within the…

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Dismissal of an Employee Causes Sewace Farm Strike Meeting of Men Held Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 April 1920 · page 3

Trouble arose at the sewage farm this week. One of the employees (H. Lawrie) was told to do some work which he did not think came within the…

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Antwerp Wool Sales an Advance in Prices (Reuter's Message.) London, April 10

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 April 1920 · page 1

Amessage from Antwerp states that 20,200 bales of "Queensland, South Australian, and Victorian wool were sold on the Government's account. The…

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Sewage Farm Strike Men Given Until To-morrow to Return Their Wore Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 April 1920 · page 4

The Commissioner of Public Works (Mr. W. Hague) stated to-day that the men on strike at the sewage farm had been given until Tuesday morning…

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Wool Industry Question Discussed Yesterday in the Senate Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 April 1920 · page 2

Sanator Pratten moved the adjournment of the Senate yesterday to discause the wooltops question and the whole [?] generally in Australia. The…

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A Woman's Effort Schoolboy Farmers

Barrier Miner · Saturday 17 April 1920 · page 7

The mammoth exhibitions of produce comprised in the district courts housed in the Agricultural Hall at the show recently attracted hosts of visitors…

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Topar Pastoral Company Versus E. G. Maiden Verdict for Plaintiff for £40

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 20 April 1920 · page 4

The Topar Pastoral Company sued Edward George Maiden, claiming £47 damages in respect of an alleged trespass by cattle belonging to the…

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Ireland Embargo on Exports Withdrawn by Laborites Farmers in Conflict Alarmed at Labor Attitude ("The Times" Message.) London, April 21

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 April 1920 · page 4

[?] correspondent reports that the lahorites have withdrawn the embargo on the export of pigs and bacon on buyers and…

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Record Price for Sheep

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 April 1920 · page 2

D[?]lg[?]ty and Company, the selling agents, to-day untrucked a consignment of 150 head of sheep from Mr. L. Gebhardt, breeder, of Aroona…

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Revolt in Ireland Determined Agitation for Division of Lands Cattle Driving Continues a Bishop's Denunciation (Reuter's Message.) London, April 28

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 April 1920 · page 1

The agitation in the West of Ireland to obtain the division of lands grows steadily more determined. The latest example was that 3000 people…

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Wheat Inquiry Georgeson Still Too Ill to Give Evidence Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 May 1920 · page 1

The Premier (Mr. John Storey) stated last night that he had received aymessage from Mr. Justice Pring stating that, the medical testimony was that…

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Adelaide Sheep Sales Yesterday's Market Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 May 1920 · page 1

Fifteen thousand sheep were varded at the Adelaide market yesterday. Best mutton realised about 7d. a pound. The highest price for merino…

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South African Anxiety Over Wheat Shortage Upheaval Predicted Government Investigating Capetown, May 5

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 May 1920 · page 1

In the House of Assembly this afternoon Mr. Smartt mo[?]d the adjournment in order to draw attention to the serious wheat shortage. Members…

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Wheat Commission Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 May 1920 · page 1

The Webb wheat commission comcluded the taking of evidence yesterday…

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F[?]ock of Sheep Dwindles From 40,000 to 1300 Travelled From Mount Wood Now Near Broken Hill

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 May 1920 · page 4

At Perry's old piggery, situated about seven miles from Broken Hill on the Menindie-road, can be seen about 1300 sheep being fed on hay and the scanty…

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Wheat Supplies [?] Not Good

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 May 1920 · page 5

A Melbourne message States that the continued absence of adequate rain in the agricultural areas is again causing attention to be given to the possibility…

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