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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1929

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Health Inspectors Discussion at Conference on Dairy Supervision Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 October 1929 · page 1

Health inspectors at their annual conference recorded the belief that the Dairy Supervision Act was obsolete. The executive was requested…

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Wool Sales Prices for Local Clips in the Adelaide Market

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 October 1929 · page 4

Elder, Smith and Co. Ltd., report that the third wool sale of the season opened in Adelaide yesterday and was continued to-day, the quantity…

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Wool Sales Lower Prices Paid To-day in the Adelaide Market

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 October 1929 · page 1

The local branch of Dalgety and CoLimited has received advice that the third wool sale of the season was conducted at Adelaide to-day. There was…

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Slump in Wool Prices Costs Should Be Reduced Says Queensland Premier Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 October 1929 · page 1

Speaking of the slump in wool prices. Mr. Moore, the Premier of Queensland. suggested all-round co-operation to secure a reduction in the costs…

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London Wool Sales

Western Grazier · Saturday 5 October 1929 · page 2

London, Oct. 2—At the Wool Sales 9774 bales were offered. There was a moderate selection of merince principally Continental style, and an…

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Wool Siles Sydney and Albury

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 October 1929 · page 2

Dalgety and Co. Limited nave been, advised that at the Sydney wool sales on October 2 they offered 6600 bales. The Japanese demand was especially…

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Wool Sales Sydney and Albury

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 October 1929 · page 1

Dalgety and Co. Limited have been advised that at the Sydney wool sales on October 2 they offered 6600 bales. The Japanese demand was especially…

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Wool Sales Prices for Local Clips in the Adelaide Market

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 October 1929 · page 6

Elder, Smith and Co. Ltd., report that the third wool sale of the season opened in Adelaide yesterday and was continued to-day, the quantity…

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London Wool Sales

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 October 1929 · page 2

The local branch of Dalgety and Co. Ltd. has been advised that the recent London wool gales closed fairly actively. There was good competition…

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Dispute Over Cattle Pistol Drawn on Road Moree

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 October 1929 · page 1

Alleging that the defendant had held him up at the point of a revolver, and had taken possession of a mob of cattle, James Vincent Carrigan, a…

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Wool Sales Growers & Brokers Decide to Reduce Allocations

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 October 1929 · page 4

Mr. C. Sinclair Wood, secretary of the Pastoralists' Association of West Darling. reported this afternoon that owing to the continued fall in wool…

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Cattle Train in Greek 80 Animals Killed Brisbaue

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 October 1929 · page 4

Owing to the collapse of a bridge over a shallow watercourse on the Townsville line, about liine miles from Cloncurry yesterday afternoon, eight…

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Surplus Wheat a Problem Waiting for Higher Prices Winnipeg, October 9

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 October 1929 · page 1

The surplus wheat which Canada will not sell at present world prices is becoming a problem to the Dominion. The terminar elevators at…

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A Farmer Shot Dead at Copeland North Another Farmer Arrested on a Charge of Murder Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 October 1929 · page 2

James dirran, a well-known farmer of Copeland North, near Gloucester, 192 miles north of Sydney, was shot dead in a duel last night. Lawrence…

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Lower Wool Prices Mungindi Graziners Are Feeling the Effects Mungindi

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 October 1929 · page 1

The effect of the lower wool prices is already being felt in the Mungindi district, and a number of graziers have dispensed with the services of…

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Shooting of a Farmer Mate of Arrested Man Tells of Night Shooting Newcastle

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 October 1929 · page 1

William Webster, a camp mate of Albert Edwards (23), who has been charged with the murder of James Curran at Copelaud, states that there…

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Theft of Sheep Skins Charge Against a Miner Adjourned Till

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 October 1929 · page 4

In the Police Court to-day, before Mr. R. C. Atkinson, S.M., Harry Thomas was charged with having parts of skins of sheep and part of a carcase…

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Melbourne Wool Sales Prices Improve. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 October 1929 · page 1

At the wool sales yesterday prices were 5 per. cent better. There was a keen demand from Russia…

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Floods in the State Heavy Damage to Crops in Hawkesbury District Nepean Breaks Its Banks Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 October 1929 · page 4

One of the most disastrous floods in the Hawkesbury Biver for many years was feared last night. Already damage valued at many thousands of…

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Two Kangaroo Dogs Attack Flock of Sheep 16 Sheep Destroyed

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 October 1929 · page 2

Two yellow kangaroo dogs created havoc amongst a flock of sheep at the Picton saleyards last night. The caretaker of the yards lives some little…

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