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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1923

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Rinderpest in Cattle. Diagnosis by Dr. Cumpston Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 December 1923 · page 4

Doctor Cumpston, Federal Director of Health, has definitely pronounced the disease which occurred in cattle in West Australia as rinderpest. No…

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London Wool Sales. Good Offering on Monday of New Australian Clip (Reuter's Message.) London, December 10

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 December 1923 · page 4

At the wool sales in London to-day there was a good offering of the Australian new clip. Merinos were a poor selection, and crossbreds at all prices…

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South Australia. (Continuad from Page 1.) the Season's Wheat Yield Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 December 1923 · page 4

The official estimate by the Government statist to-day is that the wheat crop in South Australia for the current season is expected to yield 35,853,000…

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Wool Growing. [?]000,000 Return Expected From British Contracts Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 December 1923 · page 4

Sir John Higgins says that the total sum of money to be distributed under british wool contracts to Australian growers will amount to not less than…

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A Conspiracy Charge. Doctor and Farm Worker Are Remanded for Sentence Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 December 1923 · page 1

George Frederick newer, a medical practitioner, and Allan Irwen Roy, a farm worker, were charged at the Darlinghurst Quarter Cessions…

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Rinderpest in Cattle. Advisory Board Elected to Define Basis of Control Perth

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 December 1923 · page 4

No fresh, cases of rinderpest have been reported. Replying yesterday to a deputation from the Royal Agricultural Society,…

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A Conspiracy Charge. Doctor and Farm Worker Sentenced to 12 Months Gaol Farm Worker Is Released Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 December 1923 · page 4

At the Darlinghurst Sessions to-day Dr. George Hewer and Allan Roy, a farm worker, who were convicted on charges of conspiring to defraud the…

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Rinderpest in Cattle. Advisory Board Elected to Define-basis of Control Perth

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 December 1923 · page 8

No fresh cases or rinderpest have been reported. Replying yesterday to a deputation from the Royal Agricultural Society,…

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A Conspiracy Charge. Doctor and Farm Worker Sentenced to 12 Months' Gaol Farm Worker Is Released Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 December 1923 · page 8

At the Darlinghurst Sessions to-day Dr. George Hewer and Allan Roy, a farm worker, who were convicted on charges of conspiring to defraud the…

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Rinderfest in Cattle. Killing of Cattle Started Rowing to Fresh Outbreak Perth

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 December 1923 · page 4

Matters m connection with the rinderpest outbreak in cattle are becoming increasingly serious. There has been another outbreak. The Federal…

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Victoria. Crops and Fruit Ruined by Destructive Insects Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 December 1923 · page 1

The State entomologist says that Victoria is suffering severely from insect pests. Crops, and fruit have been ruined and a tremendous amount of…

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Russian Wheat Cargo Has Arrived in England (Reuter's Message.) London, December 20

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 December 1923 · page 4

After a lapse of 10 years the first, cargo of Russian wheat has arrived at Manchester. Co-operative wholesale firms took delivery of 3000 tons, and…

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Fire at Flour Mills. Building Is Destroyed Together with Wheat Stock Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 December 1923 · page 1

The whole of the Dominion Flour Mills at Roma, Queensland, with 12,000 bags of wheat and 60 tons of flour, were totally destroyed by fire…

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Rinderpest in Cattle. Compensation Advocated for Certain Stock Owners Perth

Barrier Miner · Friday 21 December 1923 · page 4

No further cases of rinderpest were reported yesterday. The Agricultural Department investigated several reports in widely-separated country…

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Rinderpest in Cattle. Decision Made to Slaughter Animals in Infected Area Cattle, Goats, and Stock Fremantle

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 December 1923 · page 1

As a precautionary measure against rinderpest it has been decided to slaughter all cattle, goats, and sheep within a mile radius of the infected…

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Rinderpest in Cattle. Compensation Advocated for Certain Stock Owners Perth

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 December 1923 · page 8

No further cases of rinderpest were reported yesterday. The Agricultural Department investigated several reports in widely-separated country…

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Rinderpest in Cattle. Statements by Dr. Cumpston Criticised by an Expert Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 24 December 1923 · page 4

Mr. H. S. Leonard, one of the experts engaged by the Commonwealth Government to diagnose rinderpest in cattle in West Australia, has returned…

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Rinderpest in Cattle. Question of Compensation Left in Minister's Hands Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 December 1923 · page 4

Official confirmation has been received of the reported disturbance in West Auestralia following on the destruction of cattle as a precaution…

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FOOT & Mouth Disease. Cattle From Great Britain Will Not Be Imported Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 December 1923 · page 4

Owing to foot and mouth, disease the importation of cattle from Great Britain will be prohibited…

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Rinderpest in Cattle. Disease Transmittable Says Dr. Cumpston Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 December 1923 · page 2

Dr. Cumpston, Director-General of Quarantine, has received a telegram from Mr. Robertson, a Government expert, stating that there have been no…

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