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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1920

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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