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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1926

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Farm Laborer Found Dead His Mate Now Missing. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 January 1926 · page 4

William Eagles, aged 65 years, a farm laborer, was found dead at Geonoongo, near Tamworth, after being renorted missing by Patrick M'Kinney…

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Brisk Wool Selling. Good Prices—Firm Decodd

Western Grazier · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 2

The Secretary Farmers & Growers Co-operative Company reports:— For our first sale of the New Year we submitted a catalogue comprising…

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London Wool Sales Good Competition for Some Lines (Reuter's Message.) London. January 28

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 8

The London wool salon were continued to-day, when 10[?]95 bales wore offered, about three-fourths being sold. There was a fair selection, and…

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Farmers & Growers Co-op. Co

Western Grazier · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 2

The Farmers and Growers Co-op. Co. write as [?] and conditions were [?] except…

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Farm Laborer Found Dead His Mate Now Missing. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 8

William Eagles, aged 65 years, a farm laborer, was found dead at Geonoongo, near Tamworth, after being reported missine by Patrick M'Kinney,…

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West Australia Son of Farmer Drowned While on Holiday Trip Perth

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 February 1926 · page 1

Ernest, the 11-year-old son of Mr. W. Yalcatchem, a farmer, who had come to Perth with his mother for a holiday, was drowned at Crawley…

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Fewer Sheep in Victoria

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 February 1926 · page 2

Since 1919 there has been a steady decrease in the number of sheep in Victoria, according to Mr. J. B. Hourigan, assistant State Statistician…

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Fire on Farm Damage Estimated at £1200 Loxton

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 February 1926 · page 4

Damage estimated at £1200 was caused by fire at the farm of Mr. P. Ruediger, situated six miles from Loxton last night. The cause of the…

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Cattle for Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 2

Goldsbrough. Mort, and Co. trucked at the sale yards to-day for the Adelalde market SO head of Tongo cattle. A further lot of 40 head was retained…

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Wool Sales Adelaide Market

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 2

Dalgety and Co. have been advised that the wool sales opened in Adelaide last night to a good attendance of buyers. A fair selection of wool was…

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Wool Sales in Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 4

The local manager for Elder, Smith and Co., Ltd., reports that the sixth wool sale for the season was opened in Adelaide last night and was…

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Wool Sales Advice Prom Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 February 1926 · page 1

The local manager of Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. reported this morning that advice from the Adelaide office of the company showed that compared…

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44 Hour Week Minister for Agriculture Speaks on Farm Hours Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 February 1926 · page 2

Captain W. F. Dunn, Minister for Agriculture, speaking at the bathurst experiment farm admitted that a strict rule could not be observed in…

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44 Hour Week Minister for Agriculture Speaks on Farm Hours Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 February 1926 · page 1

Captain W. F. Dunn, Minister for Agriculture, speaking at the Bathurst experiment farm admitted that a strict rule could not be observed in…

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Motors on Farms

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 February 1926 · page 3

Statistics in Australia do not disclose the acreage tilled by a man, but the Division of Agricultural Engineering of the United States Department…

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South Australia Price of Butter Increases Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 February 1926 · page 1

The price of butter continues to soar. A week ago there was a rise of [?]d. a lb., and to-day there was a further increase of [?]d. a 1b. Retail selling prices…

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On the Diamantina Visitor to Broken Hill Reports Cattle Losses

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 February 1926 · page 1

Mr. S. V. Sinclair, of Sinclair's Cotton Company Limited, returned from the Diamantina River country about three weeks ago and since then has…

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Drought in Queensland Cattle Die in Thousands in Bed of Cooper's Creek Toowoomba

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 February 1926 · page 1

From Windorah to Quilpie the country is burned dry. There is not a blade of grass in this district. All stock routes are closed, and cattle…

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Bush Fires (Continued from Page 2.) Destruction of Sheep. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 February 1926 · page 4

Bush fires are still raging in the Wagga district. Already between 2000 and 3000 sheep have been burnt to death near Gerogery…

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Wool

Western Grazier · Saturday 13 February 1926 · page 2

The Secretary, [?] & [?] Co-operative Co. writes.— During the past fortnights the wool market has [?] a [?]…

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