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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1930

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Death of a Woman Farm Laborer Detained on Charge of Murder Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 October 1930 · page 1

The person detained in connection with the murder of Mrs. Little is Herbert Donovan (18), a farm laborer…

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Farmer Attacked Robbed of £4 Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 October 1930 · page 1

Manus Kelly (66), a dairy farmer and a milk vendor, was walking out of his back door under a verandah at Auburn early this morning when he…

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Country Storekeepers Indebtedness of Farmers Barellan

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 October 1930 · page 4

At a meeting of storekeepers from 31 towns in the Barellan and surrounding districts, held at Barellan, it was stated that the farmers owed…

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Unrest in India Villagers in West India Have Left Their Farms (Special to "The Miner.") Calcutta, October 21

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 October 1930 · page 2

The ag[?]cul[?]ists of 25 villages in the far Bardoli district, which is the centre of the no tax movement in West India, made a dramatic exodus from…

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WHEAT 2/5 a Bushel Lowest for Over 30 YEARS Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 October 1930 · page 4

What is probably the first delivery of the new season's wheat has been mode at Manilla, the well-known early district north of Tamworth. It was…

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Search for Farmer's Hoard £350 in Bottle in Garden Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 October 1930 · page 4

For several days the police have been digging in the garden of a house at Mulgon-road, Cabramatta, for a bottle which Mr. James Roberts, a farmer,…

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Rain in S.A. Wheat Crops Benefited Also Pastoral Areas Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 October 1930 · page 1

It is intimated that the soaking rain which fell throughout South Australia yesterday will mean an average increase of one bushel an acre in the…

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Death on a Farm Suicide Suspected Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 October 1930 · page 1

Floating in a shallow water hole, the body of Charles Pearson (54), a retired chemist, was found on his brother-in-law's farm at Cecil Park,…

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Tragedy on a Farm Employer and Employee Found Dead in House Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 October 1930 · page 1

At the homestead of a dairy four miles from Meeniyan last night Mr. Thomas Ewen Ross (aged 40 years), farmer, and Charles Wells (39) were…

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100 Speeches Were Made by Labor Party Leader Now Resting on His Farm Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 October 1930 · page 4

It is estimated that Mr. J. T. Lang travelled 8000 miles during the campaign and delivered about 100 speeches. He is now resting for a few days on…

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The Pastoral Industry

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 October 1930 · page 2

Mr. C. H. Blagg, who has been engaged in classing wool and sheep in this district for some time past, writes as follows:-…

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London Wool Letter Conditions in Germany

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 October 1930 · page 3

Mr. Walter P. Devereux, official representative of the Australian Woolgrowers' Council, writes from London under date September 17 as follows:-…

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Shotgun Explodes Farmer Killed Instantly Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 October 1930 · page 1

Johann Frederick Feckner (54), a farmer, was killed instantly when a gun exploded, the charge entering his head. Feckner climbed up on a waggon to…

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Man Seeks the Owner of Sheep Dog and Pups

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 October 1930 · page 2

Mr. William Hywood, of 519 Radiumstreet, has informed the police that yesterday a sheep bitch came to his place and had a litter of pups under…

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London Wool Letter Outlook in Belgium

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 October 1930 · page 3

Mr Walter P. Devereux, official representative of the Australian Woolgrowers' Council, writes from London under date September 17 as follows on…

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Wool Sales Record Prick of 21½d. Paid by French Purchaser Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 31 October 1930 · page 3

The Australasian record for this season's wool sales was reached at Geelong yesterday when extra super combings were bought for France at 211d. a…

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Imperial Conference Quota System Adopted for Dominions' Wheat (Special to "The Miner.") London, October 30

Barrier Miner · Friday 31 October 1930 · page 4

It is learned that through the economic committee of the Imperial Conference, Britain, Australia, India and Canada have reached an agreement…

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The Wool Industry a Sydney Lecture

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 November 1930 · page 1

Professor S. H. Roberts, of Sydney University, addressing members of the Royal Australian Historical Society last night, dealt with the rise to…

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Imperial Conference Quota System Adopted. for Dominions' Wheat (Special to "The Miner.") London, October 30

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 November 1930 · page 6

It is learned that through the economic committee of the Imperial Conference, Britain, Australia, India and Canada have reached an agreement…

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Imperial Conference Wheat Quota Scheme London, November 1

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 November 1930 · page 1

The Australian Press Association has the most authoritative grounds for saying that the wheat quota arrangement of the Imperial Conference will reserve…

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