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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1924

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Sydney Wool Sales. a Successful Opening Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 September 1924 · page 1

The Sydney wool sales were opened yesterday. The catalogue showed 9874 bales from the Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Company…

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The Price of Butter Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 September 1924 · page 1

Butter will be reduced by a halfpenny a pound from to-morrow in sympathy with a reduction in Victoria…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Good Selection Yesterday Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 September 1924 · page 1

The wool sales were continued yesterday. Catalogues totalling 8648 bales were offered by the Country Producers' Selling Company and the…

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Australian Wool. Many Overseas Buyers Arrive at Fremantle Fremantle

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 September 1924 · page 1

Included among the passengers on the Osterley which arrived here yesterday were about 20 wool buyers representing interests in various…

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London Wool Sales

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 September 1924 · page 2

The local manager of Dalgety and Co. has received advice that there was a large attendance of buyers at the wool sales which opened in London on…

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State Wheat Harvest Svdney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 September 1924 · page 1

A conference of wheat pool managers and Government representatives was held yesterday when it is understood that members of the Cabinet expressed…

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Alleged [?]Ss. Claim by Pastoral Company for Damages Totalling £500

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 September 1924 · page 2

Mr. Justice Angas Parsons in the Civil Court on Wednesday morning was called upon to interpret a certain law relating to the rights of…

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London Wool Sales (Reuter's Message.) London, September 17

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 September 1924 · page 4

At the London wool sales 11[?]687 bales were offered. There was good general buying on Home, Continental, and American accounts at fully the…

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Wool Siles. Keen Competition in Sydney Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 September 1924 · page 2

Buyers at the wool sales yesterday afternoon were chiefly concerned with clips from the north-west. There was lively competition between British,…

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Record Price Obtained for Corona Scoured Wool Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 September 1924 · page 2

The first sale of the new wool season was started on Thursday sight. For this State about 30,000 bales were catalogued, and at the close of the…

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London Wool Sales

Western Grazier · Saturday 20 September 1924 · page 2

A London message states that at the opening of the wool sales 12,453 bales were catalogued. Competition was active and values generally were…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Western Grazier · Saturday 20 September 1924 · page 2

At the Sydney wool sales prices showed from 7½ to 10 per cent. increase above June levels…

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The Wool Market. Prices Still on the Up-grade. Adblaide Wool Sales

Western Grazier · Saturday 20 September 1924 · page 2

We are indebted to Mr E. A. Hudson, of Allendy, who wired from Adelaide yesterday morning:—"Spirted Competition; all…

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General Cable News Nine Farm Workers Burnt While Asleep (Reuter's Message.) London, September 27

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 September 1924 · page 4

Nine farm workers, including five women, were incinerated in their sleep by a fire at Troon, Ayr, Scotland. The victims were all potato diggers,…

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Guarantee for Wheat Pool Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 September 1924 · page 4

Sir George Fuller, the Premier, announced to-day that the Government will guarantee the voluntary wheat pool to the extent of 3[?] a bushel at…

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Wool Sales. Record Price Obtained at Sydney Sales Yesterday Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 September 1924 · page 2

At the Sydney wool sales yesterday in the scoured section the record price of 64½d. a pound was obtained. The prices for fine wools showed a…

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Wool Sales. High Prices Realised at the Sydney Sales

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 September 1924 · page 2

The local manager of Dalgety and Co. Ltd. has received advice that the first catalogue of 5200 bales in the opening series of wool sales at Sydney…

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S. A. Wheat Pool. Statement by Premier Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 September 1924 · page 1

Mr. M. M'Intosh, in the South Australian House of Assembly yesterday, drew attention to the arrangements which have been completed with the…

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Dr. Page's Views on Pact Placed Before Farmers Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 September 1924 · page 1

Dr. Earle Page, Federal Treasurer, laid before the Central Council of the Victorian Farmers' Union yesterday morning his views on the Federal Pact…

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Dr. Page's Views on Pact Placed Before Farmers Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 September 1924 · page 10

Dr. Earle Page, Federal Treasurer, laid before the Central Council of the Victorian Farmers' Union yesterday morning his views on the Federal Pack…

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