Wheat Shortage the Position in England Food Prices Reach Highest People Urged to Eat Meat to Save Flour and Bread (Reuter's Message.) London, May 19
Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 May 1920 · page 8
Mr. M'Curdy (Secretary to the Food Ministry), speaking in London last [?]t, declared that before the abolision of food control was securable a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wool and Cotton Australian Wool Slumps Big Drop in Cotton: ("The Times" Message.) London, May 22
Barrier Miner · Monday 24 May 1920 · page 4
The London "Times" Liverpool correspondent says that Australian wool has slumned from 10 to 20 per cent. Two-thirds was unsold at the wool…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Masked Men Kill a Farmer (United Service Message.) London, May 24
Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 May 1920 · page 1
A young farmer named Peter Kelly was assaulted by 20 masked men and murdered at. Aghabad near Roscommon…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Revolt in Ireland Soldiers Home Attacked by a Party of Ruders Raiders Driven Off Farmer Is Sentenced by a Sinn Fein Court ("The Times" Message.) London, May 25
Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 May 1920 · page 1
In Tarions parts of Ulster pickets are watching Sinn Fein activities. At lasbellaw pickets surprised some raiders attacking a soldier's house at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lancers in Westmeath Protecting the Farmers ("The Times" Message.) London, May 26
Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 May 1920 · page 1
The London "Times" Dublin correspondent reports that a flying column of the Seventh Lancers is employed intercepting cattle drivers in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Men on the Land Rural Industries Boards Farmers' Representatives No Longer to Repaid Sydney
Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 May 1920 · page 2
The payment of fees to farmers representatives on local rural industries boards in the country is to be disoanturned, the Minister of Agriculture…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dairyman Fined Magistrate Will Help City Health Inspector
Barrier Miner · Friday 28 May 1920 · page 3
George Francis appeared Wore Mr. A. R. jrerry, S.M., in the Police Court to-day charged with having failed to keep his pressees in Cumming, street in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool Contracts Declared Wise and Statesmanlike British Authorities' View Sydney
Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 May 1920 · page 3
The Imperial authorities declare that the Commonwealth wool contracts were wise and statesmanlike, and that the operations were very successful…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool Contracts Declared Wise and Statesmanlike British Authorities' View Sydney
Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 May 1920 · page 1
The Imperial authorities declare that the Commonwealth wool contracts were wise and statesmanlike, and that the operations were very successful…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wheat V. Meat. in Every Respect Cereals Are Better Bodybuilders Than Steaks
Western Grazier · Saturday 29 May 1920 · page 4
One pound of wheat is of greater value as food then a pound of meat. If we remove the fat, a beef-steak weighing two founds is of less value…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool Sales Fall in Prices at Bradford (United Service Message.) London. May 29
Barrier Miner · Monday 31 May 1920 · page 1
Australian wool, totalling 13,000 bales, was offered at Bradford on the Government's account. Fine crossbreds and best Victorian…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →West Australian Wheat Is to Be Sent Abroad Sydney
Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 June 1920 · page 1
It is reported that West Australia intends to sell all wheat to overseas buyers at 12/6 a bushel instead of supplying New South. Wales at 7/8 a bushel…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Drought Horses Killing Sheep Some Good Districts
Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 June 1920 · page 3
As evidence of the terrible straits stock are [?] for want of food the case of horses killing sheep on a [?] within 10 miles of Dubbo can…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Wool Market Decline in Prices Reported From London (United Service Message.) London, June 1
Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 June 1920 · page 1
There was a decline of from 15 to 20 per cent, in the price of merinos and of 10 to 15 per cent, in crossbreds at to-day's wool sales. This, following on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flous and Wheat Stocks Returns Wanted
Barrier Miner · Friday 4 June 1920 · page 1
A proclamation has been issued in a special supplement of the "Government Gazette" of May 24 calling for returns to the Necessary Commodities Control…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Indian Wheat Harvest Estimated Large Increase (Reuter's Message.) Bombay, June 3
Barrier Miner · Friday 4 June 1920 · page 1
The Indian wheat forecast for the 1919-20 reason is estimated at 10,095,000 tons, an increase of 34 per cent. over last season's yield…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →London Wool Sales More Active Competition ("The Times" Message.) London,June 3
Barrier Miner · Friday 4 June 1920 · page 1
At the London wool sales to-day there was more active competition and fewer withdrawals. Best New South Wales greasy merino combing sold…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →THE 1920-21 Wool Clip. Mr Hughes's Proposals
Western Grazier · Saturday 5 June 1920 · page 2
As the result of a conference of pantaralists and wool-brokers recently hold in Melbourne to consider the [?]me proposed by the Prime…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →London Wool Sales Heavy Withdrawals (United Service Message.) London, June 5
Barrier Miner · Monday 7 June 1920 · page 4
At the London wool sales on Friday the withdrawals were heavy. Sydney greasy merinos brought from 50d. to 6ld., and finest scoured…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farm Workers and Miners Also Want Increases (United Service Message.) London. Jone 5
Barrier Miner · Monday 7 June 1920 · page 1
The Lancashire and Cheshire miners are asking for increases of 40 per cent, o[?] present wages and agriculturiste for a weekly wage of 50/ on the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →