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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1929

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Marketing of Wheat Producers to Decide Whether Boards Is Needed Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 August 1929 · page 4

Mr. Thorby, Minister for Agriculture, stated to-day that ballot papers in the poll on the question of setting up a Wheat Marketing Board will be…

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Farming in Ceylon (Contributed.)

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 August 1929 · page 6

During my recent trip to England in one of the Aberdeen and Commonwealth Line "Bay" boats; I took advantage of the concession which…

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N.Z. Farmer Duped Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 August 1929 · page 4

A New Zealand farmer who was travelling second class on the Karoola to Perth lost £10 to-day by a confidence track. A stranger made his…

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Marketing of Wheat Producers to Decide Whether Board Is Needed Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 31 August 1929 · page 6

Mr. Thorby, Minister for Agriculture, stated to-day that ballot papers in the poll on the question of setting up a Wheat Marketing Board will be…

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N.Z. Farmer Duped Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 31 August 1929 · page 6

A New Zealand farmer who was travelling second class on the Karoola to Perth lost £10 to-day by a comfidence truck. A stranger made his…

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Farming in Ceylon (Contributed.)

Barrier Miner · Saturday 31 August 1929 · page 2

During my recent trip to England in one of the Aberdeen and Commonwealth Line "Bay" boats, I took advantage of the concession which…

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Local Sheep for W.a. for Breeding Purposes

Barrier Miner · Monday 2 September 1929 · page 2

Mr. J. Ryan, of Wytree and Mount Grey stations, in the Wiluna district of West Australia, will leave to-night, after a trip in this district buying…

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Australian Wool Decline in Value

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 September 1929 · page 3

Mr. A. G. Fenner, chief wool expert of Elder, Smith and Co., stated in Adelaide recently (says J. B. Were and Son's weekly letter) that the wool…

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Man Who Died in Sydney Was Wealthy N.Z. Farmer Came for Spring Races Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 September 1929 · page 1

Following the death at the Hotel Metropole on Monday of Robert Bremner, aged 75 years, the police have discovered documents which reveal that…

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Fire at Toorale Wool Scour Destroyed Bourke

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 September 1929 · page 3

A fire destroyed the Toorale wool scour, 50 miles from Bourke, last light, causing damage estimated at [?]20,000. Over 700 bales of wool was destroyed…

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Sheep Over Sydney Railway for Adelaide Market

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 September 1929 · page 2

A special train of 25 vans of sheep from the Wallangarra district arrived at the Crystal-street station yesterday. Another consignment of 3300 fat…

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Wool Sales Interest in Adelaide Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 September 1929 · page 2

Great interest was taken in the first wool sale for the season in Australia which opened in Adelaide yesterday. It was evident that the prices bid were…

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Adelaide Wool Sales

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 September 1929 · page 2

Bennett and Fisher Limited report the following prices for local clips in the Adelaide wool sales conducted yesterday:—Grasmere, backs, 11½d.;…

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Wool Sales Prices of Local Clips

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 September 1929 · page 6

Elder, Smith and Co. Ltd. report that at the first wool sale of the season in Adelaide yesterday, the quantity submitted was limited to 27,500 bales,…

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R.C. Archbishop of Sydney Issues Pastoral Letter Rules for Women's Dress Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 September 1929 · page 4

A pastoral letter by Dr. Kelly, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Sydney, was read in the Roman Catholic churches yesterday. Incorporated in…

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Farm House in New Zealand Destroyed by Fire Seven Persons Dead Auckland (N.Z.), September 8

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 September 1929 · page 1

Seven persons were burnt to death when a farmhouse was destroyed by fire near Palmerston North on Friday night. It is thought that they were…

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R.C. Pastoral Letter on Women's Dress Papal Cotjntess's Comment Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 September 1929 · page 1

Mrs. Freehil, who is a Papal countess, says she commends the idea in Archbishop Kelly's pastoral letter of the banning of short frocks, but she…

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Wool Prices Decline Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 September 1929 · page 2

Pastoralists and woolbrokers take a serious, although not a pessimistic, view of the decline of 33 per cent. in wool prices registered at the opening…

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Record Wool Dispatch

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 September 1929 · page 2

Although the authorities at Darling Harbor are accustomed to handling 10,000 to 15,000 bales of wool a day during the month of September, their…

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Record Sale of Sheep Value of Sydney Line to South Australia

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 September 1929 · page 4

A private sale of fat merino wethers made last week constitutes a record for South Australia, and it is thought for the Commonwealth (says the…

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