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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1925

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Anthrax in Sheep 60 Dead in One Flock Cootamundra

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 10

Anthrax is officially reported among sheep on a block of land three miles from Cootamundra. Out of a flock of 400 so far 60 have died. Inoculation…

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Anthrax in Sheep 60 Dead in One Fl[?]k Cootamundra

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 1

Anthrax is officially reported among sheep on a block of land three miles from Cootamundra. Out of a fl[?]k of 400 so far 60 have died. Inoculation…

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State Wheat Yield Will Exceed 50,000,000[?] BUSHELS Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 1

Mr. F. A. Chaffe[?] Minister for Agriculture, stated yesterday that he estimates that the wheat yield will greatly exceed 50,000,000 [?]shels. He…

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State Wheat Yield Will Exceed 50,000,000 BUSHELS Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 10

Mr. F. A. Chaffey, Minister for Agriculture, stated yesterday that he estimates that the wheat yield will greatly exceed 50,000,000 bushels. He…

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Wool Growers' Problems Sir William Priestley Is to Visit Australia (Reuter's Message.) London, January 2

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 January 1925 · page 1

Sir William Priestley is leaving for Australia by the steamer Mooltan to confer with growers on the problems which were discussed at the Bradford…

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Sale of Cattle

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 January 1925 · page 2

At the Picton sale yards yesterday the local representatives of Dalgety and Company sold 117 bullocks and 16 cows by auction on account of Mr. J…

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Resignation Is Demanded of President of A.W.U. Pastoral Workers' Action. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 January 1925 · page 4

Over 200 financial pastoral workers of the Australian Workers' Union last night carried a resolution demanding the resignation of Mr. John Bailey,…

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Chicago Wheat Options (Reuter's Message.) New York, January 6

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 January 1925 · page 1

Chicago wheat options are quoted as follows:—May, 178 cents a bushel[?] July, 154½ cents a bushel…

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State Wheat Harvest 10,000,000 Bushels in Glebe Island Elevators Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 January 1925 · page 1

The Glebe Island wheat elevators have already received over 10,000,000 bushels of wheat in bulk representing about one-fifth of the wheat harvest…

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Farmer Is Fined £20 for Thrashing a Boy Maximum Penalty Perth

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 January 1925 · page 1

At the Bunbury Children's Court on Saturday M. J. Brockman, a well-known local farmer, was charged with ill-treating a boy aged 15 years from…

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Showstorms in Caucasus 50 Men Frozen to Death and Thousands of Cattle. (Reuter's Message.) London, January 11

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 13 January 1925 · page 1

Reuter's Moscow correspondent reports that 50 men and thousands of cattle were frozen to death in the Caucasus following a terrible…

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Farmers May Load Wheat. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 January 1925 · page 1

If the loading of wheat is held up it is stated that the farmers will be asked to load the vessels…

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London Wool Sales (Reuter's Message.) London, January 13

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 January 1925 · page 1

The London wool sales will commence on January 20. The bales to be offered total 108,000, including 61,000 from Australia, 21,000 from…

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Shipment of Wheat No Funny Business Wanted States Mr. A. K. TRETHOWAN Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 January 1925 · page 1

Referring yesterday to the shipping trouble Mr. A. K. Trethowan said that he had visited the silos and found everything going all right. However,…

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Human Body Found at Thorn's Poultry Farm (Reuter's Message.) London, January 15

Barrier Miner · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 4

A Crowborough message states that [?] human body has been found in three [?] buried on Thorn's fa[?]…

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River Murray in Flood Much Damage Reported to Crops and Bagged Wheat Albury

Barrier Miner · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 9

The Murray River at Albury has risen to lift 6m., and there is still a lot of flood water to come down. At Walla Walla 800 points fell…

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Wool Sales Sydney and Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 1

The local manager for Dalgety and Company reports that he has received telegrams from the Sydney and Melbourne offices of the company in…

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Wool Sales Sydney and Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 10

The local manager for Dalgety and Company reports that he has received telegrams from the Sydney, and Melbourne offices of the company in…

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Human Body Found at Thorn's Poultry Farm (Reuter's Message.) London, January 15

Barrier Miner · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 8

A Crowborough message states that a human body has been found in three [?]ctions buried on Thorn's farm…

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A Farmer's Challenge and a Plea for Farm Women

Barrier Miner · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 6

"The man on the land may make a periodical valuation of his live stock and dead to determine his financial position. He will write off a certain…

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