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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1923

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Sheep Vans for Menindie Line

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 January 1923 · page 2

Mr. Doe also interviewed the Commissioners re the delay in supplying the 10 sheep vans promised for the Menindie line. Mr. Doe was assured…

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Pastoral Finance Assocn. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 January 1923 · page 3

A meeting of woolgrowers and unsecured creditors interested in the Pastoral Finance Association was held.yesterday. A scheme for the distribution…

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State's Sheep and Cattle Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 January 1923 · page 1

South Australia has 6,250,000 sheep and 400,000 cattle at the end of last year…

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Pastoral Finance Association Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 January 1923 · page 1

At a meeting of wool owners yesterday opposition was shown to the proposals of the Pastoral Finance Association's liquidator. The liquidator is to…

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Sewage Farm Vegetables a Cause of Complaint Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 January 1923 · page 4

A deputation to-day waited upon Mr. G. F. Jenkins, Minister for Agriculture, complaining of the unfair competition with vegetable grown at…

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Sewage Farm Vegetables a Cause of Complaint Adelaida

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 January 1923 · page 8

A deputation to-day waited upon Mr. G. F. Jenkins Minister for Agriculture complaining of the unfair competition with vegetables grown at…

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Foot and Drink for Cattle Provided Bv Prickly Pear

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 January 1923 · page 1

Prickly pear has its advantages as well as its disadvantages. L 'provides cattle with, both, food and drink (reports the Brisbane correspondent of…

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Farmer Attacked by Bull Injuries Prove Fatal Perth

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 January 1923 · page 1

Heinrich Adolph Bessen, a farmer, was frightfully injured by a bull at Tambellup, West Australia, yesterday. He was found in a paddock, but died…

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Cattle Shipped to Manilla Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 January 1923 · page 1

Last week 510 cattle were shipped by the steamer Helikon from Darwin to Manilla…

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London Wool Sales Higher Prices Reported

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 January 1923 · page 4

The local manager for Dalgety and Co reports haying received the following cable message from the head office in London— Wool sales opened…

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New South Wales Wheat Harvest Forecast Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 January 1923 · page 1

The Government Statistician expects that 29,090,000 bushels of wheat will be harvested this season. This official forecast is thought however to be…

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Cattle Sale

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 January 1923 · page 8

Bennett and Fisher Limited supply the following amended average prices received for the cattle sold at their yards yesterday on account of Lake…

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Sale of Cattle

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 January 1923 · page 1

Messrs. Bennett and Fisher Limited at their yards at West Broken Hill, yesterday submitted to auction 100 head of cattle the property of the…

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Gambling on Rain Sheep Values Fluctuate

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 January 1923 · page 6

As a result of the recent drought many selectors have experienced severe losses, while some have been fortunate enough to have made wonderfully good…

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Wheat Standard Fixed Adelaide. Thuraday

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 January 1923 · page 1

The South Australian wheat standard has been fixed at 61½1b to the bushel. Over 60 samples were used in arriving at the standard…

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New Settlers for Australia Boys for Farm Work Coming From England (Reuter's Message.) London, January 18

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 January 1923 · page 1

The lobbyist of the London "Times" writes:— "The British Government's scheme for the emigration to Australia of boys from 14 to 17 years of age will,…

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Kells Farmer Murdered (Reuter's Message.) London. January 20

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 January 1923 · page 1

A farmer named Conlan was murdered in cold blond by three masked men near Kells. There was no apparent motive for the crime…

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Privy Council Appeal in Wheat Pool Case Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 January 1923 · page 1

Leave to appeal, to the Privy Council against the decision of the Australian High Court concerning the wheat pool losses of £ 1,500,000 is being applied for…

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Sheep Trucks Dispatched for Menindle Railway

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 January 1923 · page 2

Mr. J. T. Travers, District Superintendent of Railways stud Tramwavs in Broken Hill, stated to-day that he had received advice that 10 sheep trucks for…

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African Cattle for Britain [Reuter's Message.] Capetown, January 23

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 1

In the House of Assembly to-day [?] Thomas' Smartt, Minister for Agriculture, said that the Union Government had made representations to the…

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