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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1927

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High Meat Market Mr. Calder's Statement Following Cattle Sale

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 June 1927 · page 2

At the P[?] sale yards yesterday aftenoon Bennett and Fisher Limited sold on behalf of Mr. J. Dempster, of Joulnie 110 head of cattle. Bullocks…

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Losses of Sheep Reports From Warren. Warren

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 June 1927 · page 1

Severe frosts have caused great losses to owners of shorn sheep in the Warren district. The recent weather has been the coldest for 30 years. One grazier…

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Farmers' Heavy Losses Prom Prosts' Last Week Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 June 1927 · page 4

Farmers m the Hawkesbury, Nepeam and Cumberland districts We lost heavily as the results of the heavy frost last week. Hundreds of acres…

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Ratns in North S.a. Cattle Routes Opened

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 June 1927 · page 4

Adelaide, Tuesday General rains in the far-northern areas of the State have opened the cattle tracks from the Northern…

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Wool Clip in S.a. Worth £20 a Bale

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 June 1927 · page 2

"In the forthcoming season South Australia should handle 235,000 bales of wool. At current prices the clip will average £20 abale, an aggregate value…

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Straying Cattle

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 June 1927 · page 2

The absence of any feed on vacant allotments in the city area has led to cows and other stock parading the streets nighly in search of food, and…

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Sweet Potato Crop at the Goal Garden

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 June 1927 · page 3

In one respect at least the Gaol is a self-contained institution for year in and year out the vegetables consumed there have been grown in the Gaol…

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The Pastoral Industry Proposals to Carry Out Scientific Research Work Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 June 1927 · page 4

Mr. George Aitkin, president of the National Council of Woolbrokers, stated this afternoon that members of his association and the Woolgrowers'…

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Wild Dog in Yass District Destroyed 150 SHEEP Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 June 1927 · page 4

For a considerable time past a large wild dog in the Yass district has been responsible for the death of many sheep, and efforts to capture him failed…

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Industrial Stipulation in Award for N.S.W. Wool Classers Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 June 1927 · page 1

An unusual stipulation in the award which is about to be gazetted for wool classers in New South Wales is that the rates of pay fixed in the schedule…

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The Pastoral Industry Proposals to Carry Out Scientific Research Work Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 June 1927 · page 8

Mr. George A[?] president or the National Council of Woolbrokers, stated this afternoon that members of his association and the Woolgrowers'…

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Wild Dog in Yass District Destroyed 150 SHEEP Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 June 1927 · page 8

For a considerable time past a large [?] dog in the Yass district has been [?]le for the death of many sheep, and efforts to capture him failed…

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Shiftihs Sheep by Motor Mr. S. Green's Scheme Fails

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 June 1927 · page 2

Graziers and those interested in the transport industry have been watching Mr. S. Green's ambitious scheme to shift 19,000 sheep a distance of 300…

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Sydney Sheep Show Senator Guthrie's Remarks on N.S.W. Merino Flocks Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 July 1927 · page 4

Senator Guthrie referring to the sheep show said that 800,000 flock masters in Australia. owned 100,OOO,OOO. For the year Just ended…

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[?] Sheep Show Senator Guthrie's Remarks on N. S.W., Merino Flocks Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 July 1927 · page 8

Senator Guthrie, referring to the sheep show, said that 800,000 flock masters in Australia owned 100,000,000. For the year just ended…

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Bolsheviks to Buy Wool Are Sent to Australia Riga, July 3

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 July 1927 · page 1

The Soviet authorities have anBounced the dispatch of Bolshevik delegates to Australia to establish a branch of the Russian Textile Trust…

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Aus. Pastoral Go.'s Meetins in London Heavy Drought Losses (A.p.a. Message.) London, July 5

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 July 1927 · page 1

At a meeting of the Australian Estates and Mortgage Company Mr. Williamson, the chairman, said he doubted if the company had ever had…

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Quinyambie Cattle Sold

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 July 1927 · page 1

Bennett and Fisher Ltd. report having sold at the Picton saleyards yesterday 60 head of Quinyambie cattle. The herd was travel-stained and showed the…

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Grazier Reported Missing Attends Sale of Sheep. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 July 1927 · page 4

James Carlon, a wealthy Uralla gracier, who had heen lost sight of by his, relatives since his arrival in Sydney on June 29 visited the sheep sales…

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Shots Fired Last Night Near Johnstone River Farmers' Proposals Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 July 1927 · page 4

A message from Cairns states that 500 organised farmers have intimated their intention to visit that town within the next few days unless there…

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