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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1921

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The Wool Market Threatened with Disaster Says Sir John Higgins Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 April 1921 · page 1

Sir John Higgins, in an extremely pessimistic statement in Melbourne on Saturday, said that the wool market was threatened with disaster. To avoid…

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Average Price of 1/ a Pound Wanted by Parkes Farmers Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 April 1921 · page 1

A combined meeting of the Farmers and Settlers and the Graziers' associations at Parkes has decided that the average price of wool should not be…

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Prime Minister's Final Speech in House of Representatives Free Wheat Market Favored Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 April 1921 · page 1

The Prime Minister (Mr. W. M. Hughes) delivered a speech in the House of Representatives, and defended the Government against [?]…

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Wool Trade Position Danger of Collapse

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 April 1921 · page 1

The serious position of the wool trade and the danger of complete collapse, of the market was considered by the Federal Cabinet on Tuesday…

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Wool Trade Position Danger of Collapse

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 April 1921 · page 2

The serious position of the wool trade and the danger of a complete collapse of the market was considered by the Federal Cabinet on Tuesday…

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Federal Parliament Committee Is Suggested to Discuss Wool Position Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 April 1921 · page 1

The Prime Minister's statement on finance, wheat, and wool was debated in the House of Representatives yesterday…

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The Wool Crisis Association Wool to Be Offered in May (Reuter's Message.) London, May 2

Barrier Miner · Monday 2 May 1921 · page 4

Mr. Goldfinch, manager for the Australian wool scheme in London, officially explains that the deadlock is not due to a reserve on the prices, but…

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Australian Wheat Yield Averages 17.2 Bushels an Acre Worth Nearly £25,000,000 Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 May 1921 · page 3

The complete figures of the last harvest show that the yield per acre was 17.2 bushels, which is the highest for 17 years. The total return was…

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Wool Trade Position Statement in Parliament Probably Be Made To-day Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 May 1921 · page 1

The wool trade position was considered by the Federal Cabinet yesterday. The Acting Prime Minister (Sir…

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Barrier Miner. Thursday, May 5, 1921. Wool and Metals

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 May 1921 · page 2

THE Commonwealth Government proposes to pass legislation to keep the price of wool up. There are millions of bales of unsold wool in England…

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£2 a Hundred for Sheep Included in A.W.U. TERMS Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 May 1921 · page 1

The Sydney branch of the A.W.U. has issued its terms under which members shall do shearing work. They provide for a 44 hours working week…

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Wool Trade Position Federal Govt.'s Proposals to Be Stated in Resolution Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 May 1921 · page 4

The assumption that, by fixing a minimum reserve of 8d. a lb. on the British Australian Wool Realisation Association's wool, wool in Australia is not to…

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Wool Trade Position Revival of Govt. Control Condemned by Brokers Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 May 1921 · page 1

A meeting of the representatives of the British Wool Association and the wool brokers yesterday discussed the proposed new legislation, and…

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Wool Trade Position Revival of Govt. Control. Condemned by Brokers Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 May 1921 · page 1

A meeting of the representatives of the British Wool Association and the wool brokers yesterday discussed the proposed new legislation, and…

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Wool Trade Position Federal Govt.'s Proposals to Be Stated in Resolution Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 May 1921 · page 4

The assumption that, by fixing a minimum reserve of 8d. a lb. on the British Australian Wool Realisation Association's wool, wool in Australia is not to…

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Wool Trade Conditional Export Yesterday's Sales Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 May 1921 · page 3

A special issue of the "Commonwealth Gazette" prohibits the export of wool from Australia except in the terms of a resolution passed by Parliament…

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Continuance of Wheat Pool Urged by Interstate Farmers Deputation to Sir J. COOK. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 May 1921 · page 1

A deputation representing interstate farmers' organisations waited on the Acting Prime Minister (Sir Joseph Cook) yesterday, and urged the…

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Continuance of Wheat Pool Urged by Interstate Farmers Deputation to Sir J. COOK. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 May 1921 · page 2

A deputation representing interstate farmers' organisations waited on the Acting Prime Minister (Sir Joseph Cook) yesterday, and urged the…

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Plague of Locusts in France Soldiers Help Farmers (United Service Message.) Paris, May 14

Barrier Miner · Monday 16 May 1921 · page 1

[?]rantic efforts are being made by the inhabitants outside Toulon to arrest the advance of an army of locusts which is eating the country bare of grass…

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800,000 Tons of Wheat Sold to French Govt. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 May 1921 · page 1

That 300,000 tons of Australian wheat was sold to the French Government on February 14 was disclosed by an answer given by the Acting Prime Minister…

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