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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1927

275 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 2 of 14

Wool Sales

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 January 1927 · page 2

Dalgety and Co. have been advised that competition was very animated at the Brisbane wool sales which opened on Tuesday, there being a large…

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Man[?]gets 18 Months' Gaol for Imposing on Farmers

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 February 1927 · page 4

Recently a man, who appeared to be affluent, visited the Nyabing and Ping[?]p farming districts, and began to acquire properties at a most…

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Branding of Wool Substance Being Sought to Prevent Any Damage Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 3

Experiments are still going on with a view to finding a sheep branding substance that will not injure the wool from a manufacturer's point of view…

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Queensland Cotton Purchase of Crop. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 February 1927 · page 2

At a meeting held yesterday of members of the Queensland Cotton Board and prominent manufacturers of cotton yarn in Melbourne and Sydney it was…

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Queensland Cotton Purchase of Crop. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 February 1927 · page 1

At a meeting held yesterday of members of the Queensland Cotton Board and prominent manufacturers of cotton yarn in Melbourne and Sydney it was…

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Quarrel Ends Fatally Farmer Dies of Wounds Perth

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 February 1927 · page 1

George Henry Mead, a farmer of Wogarl died at the Bruce Rock Hospital yesterday morning as the result of wounds suffered when he wag shot…

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Artificial Wool London, Fe[?] 8

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 February 1927 · page 4

According to the Lyons c[?]ndent of the "Westminster Gazette" artificial wool has been produced as a by-product of [?] silk by a new treatment of…

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Sheep Maiming

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 February 1927 · page 3

Indications of sheep killing and maiming are reported from Cowes, Phillip Island (says a Melbourne message in the "News"). All had been shot in…

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Wool Sales

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 February 1927 · page 4

The local office of Dalgety and Co. reports having received a telegram from the Adelaide office stating that the wool sale opened to-day when…

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Adelaide Wool Sales

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 February 1927 · page 1

Goldsbrough, Mort and Company report having offered 7800 bales of wool at the Adelaide wool sales which opened yesterday. Best line wools showed an…

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Wool Sales

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 February 1927 · page 8

The local office of Dalgely and Co. reports having [?] a telegram from the Adelaide [?] stating that the wool sales opened yesterday when…

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Wool Refining District Experiments

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 February 1927 · page 1

Mr. C. S. Wood, secretary of the Pastoralists' Association of West Darling said to-day that Mr. T. G. Stirrat, of Murtee Station, has been…

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Wool Refi[?] District Experiments

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 February 1927 · page 2

Mr. C. S. Wood, secretary of the Pastoralists' Association of West Darling, said to-day that Mr. T. G. Stirrat, of Murtee Station, has been…

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Wool Sales

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 February 1927 · page 1

Bennett and Fisher Limited report having sold the following wools at the Adelaide sales on Friday last for the prices shown:—Cobrilla, fleece 13[?]d. to…

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Sheep From Ivanhoe

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 February 1927 · page 1

Goldsborough, Mort and Company to-day received from Ivanhoe another consignment of eight vans of sheep for the local market. On arrival at…

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New South Wales the State Wool C[?]p Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 February 1927 · page 1

In an official report the Government Statistician states that the wool clip for 1926-1927 will total nearly 500,000,000 lbs. This is 25 per cent…

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Territory Cattle 18,000 to Travel to S.A. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 February 1927 · page 1

[?] Arrangements have been made to move 18.000 head of [?] from the Northern Territory to South Australia…

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Polish Farmer Charged with Murder of Six People Many Human Bones Found at His Mansion (A.p. A. Message.) London, February 17

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 February 1927 · page 4

A Warsaw message states that Mestivim, a wealthy Polish farmer, has been arrested at Kosan and accused of six murders. Mlestivim was living at…

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Polish Farmer Charged with Murder of Six People Many Human Bones Found at His Mansion I.P.A. Message.) London, February 17

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 February 1927 · page 8

A Warsaw message states that Mestivim, a wealthy Polish farmer, has been arrested at Posen and accused of six murders. [?] was living at…

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Industrial Sydney Dairyman Fined for Working Non-unionist Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 February 1927 · page 4

A dairyman of Gladesville was yesterday fined in the Industrial Court for not replacing a non-unionist in his employ. The employee was also fined…

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