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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1921

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State Wheat Pool Abandonment Likely Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 October 1921 · page 2

The Lanks, it is stated, have declined the State Government's proposal that they should stand behind the compulsory wheat pool. Should this…

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Failure of Day Labor Delay in Starting System for Bulk Handling of Wheat Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 October 1921 · page 1

In Sydney emphasis is being laid upon the delay in adopting the schemo of the bulk handling of wheat. The Minister for Agriculture (Mr…

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Industrial Matters Claim for 44 Hours Week Tin the Pastoral Industry

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 October 1921 · page 4

The hearing of the claim by the A.W.U. against the Pastoralists' Federal Council of Australia and others for a working week of 44 hours was…

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Compulsory Wheat Pool Financial Arrangements Made by the Government Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 October 1921 · page 1

The Premier, Mr. J. Dooley, announced last night that definite arrangements had been made by the Government to finance the State's…

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Wheat Pool Loans Treasurer Sends Cable Asking for Information Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 October 1921 · page 1

The State Treasurer (Mr. T. J. Lang) said yesterday that the Government had no further information with regard to the wheat pool loans, but he had cabled…

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State Politics Loan for Wheat Pool Raised by English Banks Bill Passes First Reading Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 October 1921 · page 1

In the Legistative Assembly yesterday Mr. W. F. Dunn (Minister for Agriculture introduced a bill to provide for a compulsory wheat pool, and…

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State Parliament Labor Caucus Is Divided on Wheat Marketing Bill Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 October 1921 · page 1

In the Legislative Assembly yesterday Mr. J. Estell (Minister for Railways) explained that in 1919 £48,000 had been taken out of consolidated…

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Wheat Commission Inqu[?]ry Request to Justice Pring to Fix Resumption Date Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 October 1921 · page 1

Mr. Justice Pring will be asked to-day to fix a date upon which he can ta[?]e the evidence of George Georgeson and bring the Wheat Commission to a close…

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Bush F Res Near Railway Wool Shed Tn Danger Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 November 1921 · page 4

A big grass and bush fire is racing on both sides of the East-West railway line-between the 37-mile and the 60mile posts from Port Augusta. No…

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"A Million Farmers for a Million Farms" Propaganda in Britain ("The Times" Message.) London, November 1

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 November 1921 · page 1

Pride of place in to-morrow's "Times" is to be given to Sir Joseph Carruthers's article advocating that Britain cooperate financially to bring to fruition…

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Wheat for Home Consumption Opposition to S.A. SCHEME Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 November 1921 · page 1

The Chief Secretary (Mr. Bice) declares that the other States decline South Australia's proposition to reduce the price of wheat for home…

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Barrier Miner. Thursday, November 3, 1921. Growing Crop of Rebels

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 November 1921 · page 2

THAT eight boys whose ages ranged from nine to 15 years should have been arrested in Broken Hill in one batch and charged with being uncontrollable…

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Development Proposals for Northern Territory Crops That Can Be Grown Bold Policy Advocated

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 November 1921 · page 3

"I suppose I may say," without boasting, that no one knows the interior of Australia better than I," writes Mr. David Lindsay in the "Register." "I…

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Cattle Sale

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 November 1921 · page 3

Dalgety and Company held a cattle sale at the Picton yards yesterday. There was a good attendance of buyers and the bidding was spirited…

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Reference to Women's Attire in Archbishop's Pastoral "Disregard of Virtue"

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 November 1921 · page 2

As was briefly stated in "The Miner" yesterday, present-day women's fashions were criticised by Archbishop Kelly, in a pastoral letter which was rend on…

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Wool Contract Extension of Regulations Agreed to by Mr. Hughes Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 November 1921 · page 1

The wool control regulations providing for the export of wool from Australia at prices lower than the B.A.W.R.A. reserves expire to-day. A…

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Third Reading Adopted of Wheat Marketing Bill Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 November 1921 · page 4

The third reasing of the Wheat Marketing Bill was carried by 35 votes to 30 in the Legislative Assembly last night…

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N.S.W. Wheat Marketing Bill Second Reading Defeated in Legislative Council Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 November 1921 · page 1

The Wheat Marketing bill met with strong opposition in the New South Wales Legislative Council yesterday. After a lively discussion a motion for…

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Payments for Wheat Negotiations with Banks. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 November 1921 · page 1

The Prime Minister (Mr. W. M. Hughes) says that he is negotiating with the banks with a view of making further payments for wheat to farmers…

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The Million Farms. Where the Far West Would Benefit Sydney Newspaper's Advocacy

Western Grazier · Saturday 12 November 1921 · page 2

As a result of the propaganda of the Million Farms Campaign Committee (an organisation with its headquarters in Sydney formed for the purpose of…

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