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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 8 of 14

Attack on a Farmer Three Kanakas Gaoled Cairns

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 July 1927 · page 1

An Australian farmer was riding home alone late at night recently when he was set upon by three kanakas who assaulted him and…

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Attack on a Farmer Three Kanakas Gaoled Cairns

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 July 1927 · page 2

An Australian farmer was, riding home alone late at night recently when he was set upon by three kanakas who assaulted, him and…

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Mr. Bruce on Tour Reference in Queensland to the Dairying Industry Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 August 1927 · page 1

Mr. S. M. Bruce, the Prime Minister, speaking at Rockhampton, said that the White Australia policy met with no sympathy except in Australia…

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Canefields Strike Shooting of a Picket and Theory of Police South Johnstone Farmers Crushing Their Cane

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 August 1927 · page 1

Detectives who have been, inquiring into the death of Mr. John Hynes, a cane cutter, aged 42 years, who was shot dead at Wangan, between…

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Sheep Farming Holdings Must Be Large States Prime Minister

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 August 1927 · page 4

Speaking at Barcaldine on Monday night Mr. S. M. Bruce, the Prime Minister, said that Australians were too apt to yield, to the cries of…

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Farmers and Settlers Open Annual Conference Lang Govt. Criticised Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 August 1927 · page 2

The annual conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was opened in Sydney to-day. Mr. T. I. Campbell, president of the association,…

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Farmers' Conference Suspension Requested of Rural Basic Wage Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 August 1927 · page 4

At the Farmers and Settlers'. Association Conference to-day a motion was submitted urging tne Government to repeal the agricultural employees'…

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Alleged Ill-treatment of South African Native European Farmer for Trial (A.p.a Message.) Capetown, August 3

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 August 1927 · page 4

[?]tounding allegations have been made against a European farmer, who is charged with having branded a Kaffir servant with a hot iron in order…

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Farmers' Conference Abolition Is Favoured of Party Governments Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 August 1927 · page 4

The Farmers and SettlerS' Conference to-day carried a resolution expressing the opinion that the government of Australia would be better…

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Farmers' Conference Opposition to Abolition of State Parliaments Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 August 1927 · page 1

A motion for the abolition of the State Parliaments was negatived by the Farmers and Settlers Conference yesterday by a large majority…

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Farmers' Conference Abolition 19 Favored of Party Government Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 August 1927 · page 8

The Farmers and Settlers' Conference to-day carried a resolution expressing the opinion that the government of Australia would be better…

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Farmers' Conference Wool Selling Discussed Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 August 1927 · page 4

When the Farmers and Settlers' Association Conference was resumed to-day, Mr. W. Dryen, of Cowra, speaking in support of a motion that wool…

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Farmers' Conference Criticism by Dr. Page of Rural Basic Wage Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 August 1927 · page 1

Dr. Earle Page, the Federal Treasurer, was the chief speaker at the Farmers and Settlers' conference yesterday. Dr. Page said that the…

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Australian Wool Clip Decrease Is Expected Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 August 1927 · page 2

Because of the present drought in Queensland and the unfavorable seasons in New South Wales and Victoria it is expected that the wool clip for…

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Farmers' Conference Mr. Buttenshaw Criticises the Present Government Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 August 1927 · page 1

Mr. E. A. Buttenshaw, leader of the Country party, addressing the Flamers and Settlers' Association conference yesterday, said that his party hoped to…

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Floods in India Damage to Cotton Crop Pillagers Marooned (A.p.a. Message.) London, August 11

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 August 1927 · page 4

Serious damage was done to the cotton crops in western India hy the recent floods. In the provinces of Gujarat and Kathiawar alone the loss…

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N.S.W. Wool Production Official Figures Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 12 August 1927 · page 4

According to the Government Statistician the quantity of wool produced in New South Wales iduring the year ended June 30 last was 495,820,000lb…

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Farmers Are to Test Railway Men's Threat Innisfail

Barrier Miner · Friday 12 August 1927 · page 1

In order to test a threat by the railway men that they will not allow sugar to pass over the lines the farmers intend to send a train load to port…

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N.S.W. Wool Production Official Figures Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 August 1927 · page 8

According to the Government Statistician the quantity of wool produced in New South Wales during the year ended June 30 last was 495,820,0001b…

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Death of a Farmer Fall From a Train Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 August 1927 · page 1

William Miller, a farmer of South Australia, fell out of the Melbourne express, near Murrumburra yesterday morning and was killed instantly. It…

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