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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1923

303 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 10 of 16

Wheat Fool Accounts an Investigation Wanted by Progressive Leader Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 August 1923 · page 1

Lieutenant-Colonel Bruxner, leader of the Progressive party, last night said that there is every necessity for a full investigation into the wheat…

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State Parliament. (Continued from Page 1) Crisis Reported Ended Auditor-general to Report on the Wheat Pool Dispute Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 August 1923 · page 4

The political crisis is over. The Government has agreed to leave the arbitrament in the wheat pool dispute to the Auditor-General and give him…

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Cattle Sale

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 September 1923 · page 1

Messrs. Bagot, Shakes, and Lewis Limited report haying sold at their Picton yards yesterday on account of Mr. A. Crossing, 93 head of good…

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London Wool Sales

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 September 1923 · page 2

The London office of Dalgety and Company Limited cabled to the Broken Hill office yesterday as follows:—"Wool sales have opened. The attendance of…

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Cattle Sales

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 September 1923 · page 2

Elder, Smith, and Co. report having sold at their Picton yards, yesterday, on account of Messrs. J. H. and G. G. S. Caldwell, 42 head of stock in good…

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Charges of Sheep Stealing Made Against a Butcher

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 September 1923 · page 4

On Friday afternoon Mounted-Constable E[?]cus received information that some sheep had been stolen near Minlaton (says the Advertiser"). In the…

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Immigration. Group of Swiss Farmers Want to Come to Australia (Reuter's Message.) London, September 10

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 September 1923 · page 1

At the request of a delegation from the Swiss Government Agricultural Department, Sir J. D. Connolly, Acting Agent-General for West Australia…

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London Wool Sales

Western Grazier · Saturday 15 September 1923 · page 2

At the wool sales prices were unchanged. Ther were good offerings of crosebrode, and prices were firm of Friday's rates…

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Finalisation of Accounts of Australian Wheat Board Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 September 1923 · page 4

The Australian Wheat Board is now in a position to finalise its accounts. Two tons of documents from London arrived at the week-end…

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General Cable News Canada Claims to Control the World's Wheat Market (Reuter's Message.) Ottawa, September 15

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 September 1923 · page 4

Canada is in practical control of the world's wheat market for the next five months is the statement of Mr. T. K. Doherty, Canadian Commissioner for…

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Half Canada's Wheat Crop Is Available for Export (Router's Message). Vancouver, September 17

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 September 1923 · page 1

After drawing attention to Canada's wheat crop, which is said to be the largest on record, and half of which is available for export, the New York…

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Wool Industry. Fabulous War Profits Cannot Be Continued London, September 17

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 September 1923 · page 1

Mr. William Mackinder, who carried out the anti-profiteering inquiry in the wool trade after the armistice, when interviewed by the "Daily Herald"…

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Barge Sinks in Darling When Loaded with Wool

Barrier Miner · Friday 21 September 1923 · page 2

According to information received from Menindie to-day the barge of one of the river steamers which recently came up to load wool from Burtundy…

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'Squizzy' Taylor Arrested Two Farmers Assaulted in a Melbourne Cafe

Barrier Miner · Friday 21 September 1923 · page 1

Entering a room in the Shanghai Cafe in Exhibition-street for supper at half-past 2 o'clock on Tuesday morning, Ar[?]d Thomas Lmasay, a farmer…

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The Wool Trade. West Darling Position Outlined by Mr. S. Wood General Statistics

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 September 1923 · page 1

Mr. S. Wood, secretary of the Pastoralists' Association of West Dar[?]ng, to-day provided a "Miner" reporter with some interesting matter…

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Simple Wireless Plant Available to Farmers

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 September 1923 · page 1

Addressing members of the Royal Colonial Institute on Wednesday, Mr. E. T. Fisk, managing director of the Awalgamated Wireless Company,…

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London Wool Sales (Reuter's Message). London, September 24

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 September 1923 · page 4

The wool sales opened to-day. There was a poor selection of merinos, a good offering of greasy sorts, and a fine selection of medium crossbreds. Prices…

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Collapse of a Chimney Kills a Farmer's Wife

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 September 1923 · page 1

Thursday's storm was the cause of a fatal accident at Australia Plain, near Eudunda when Mrs. Binder, wife of Mr. Arthur Binder, a farmer, was…

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Farmers Are Threatened Dublin, September 22

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 September 1923 · page 4

Typewritten notices signed by the officer commanding the army of thr "Workers' Republic" have been sent to a number of Waterford farmers,…

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Farmers in America at a Great Disadvantage

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 September 1923 · page 1

The unstable equilibrium of American business is largely due to the fact that the principal element of purchasing power, the farming population, still…

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