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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1931

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Wheat Export Business in a Chaotic Condition Few Vessels Chartered for New Season's Crop Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 January 1931 · page 2

Chnos exists in the wheat export business. Only five or six vessels have been chartered to load Now South Wnles now season's crop as compared…

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The Sugar Industry. Power Alcohol Proposed. From 40 Per Cent. of Crops Cairns

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 January 1931 · page 4

Compulsory adoption throughout Australia of motor fuel consisting of petrol with 15 per cent, anhydrous alcohol distilled from sugar cane, and…

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Farming in Victoria Fertiliser Companies Owed Nearly £2,000,000 Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 January 1931 · page 1

Fertiliser companies in Victoria have announced that they may not be able to assist farmers on the existing basis of finance. They state that their…

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Sporting Issue Warwick Farm Meeting Don Moon Scores Win in January Handicap Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 January 1931 · page 7

A race meeting was held at warwick Farm this afternoon. The various events resulted:— MAIDEN HANDICAP, 6 furlongs…

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The Wheat Industry Rationing Applied Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 January 1931 · page 4

Rationing is now being applied to the wheat industry. In the country 51 out of 90 silos are overflowing. and to relieve the position sufficient trucks…

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Sheep Stealing Case Man Ordered 2 Months Gaol Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 January 1931 · page 2

Frederick Laeava when sentenced to two months' imprisonment at the Tamworth Police Court for stealling a sheep, said "It seems hard when a…

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The Wheat Industry Silos to Closed Down Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 January 1931 · page 1

Mr. Harris, manager of the Government grain elevators, said this morning that by the end of this week the terminal silos would absolutely…

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Arkansas Farmers Say Families Are Starving New York, January, 5

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 January 1931 · page 1

Owing to a prolonged drought at England, in Arkansas, 5OO farmers, somo armed, marched on tho town demanding food for themselves and their…

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The Turf Warwick Farm Races Rider of Winner Suspended for Interference Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 January 1931 · page 4

R.Derinum, the rider of Ranpure, the winner of the second division of the Maiden Handicap at Saturday's Warweild Farm races, has been…

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Sheep Skin Sales No French Buyers Melbourne, Thursday Night

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 2

French buyers representing M[?]amet manufacturers did not operate at the sheepskin sales to-day owing to the export duty on skin. Out of a…

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Wool Sales Improved Tone Maintained in the Sydney Market Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 3

At the wool sales to-day, 10,462 bales were catalogued, and sales, including private transactions, amounted to 10.664 bales. The market ruled very…

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Duty on Sheep Skins Sales Abandoned Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 January 1931 · page 1

Owing to the export duty on sheep shins shippers did not operate at the Sydney unction sales yesterday and the sales were abandoned…

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Duty on Sheep Skins Sales Abandoned Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 January 1931 · page 8

Owing to the export duty an sheep skins shippers did not operate at the, Sydney a[?] sales yesterday and the sales were [?]…

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Barrier Miner Saturday, January 10, 1931 Choked with Wheat

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 January 1931 · page 2

Owing to bad management, the wheat [?]us are full of wheat, and malions of bushels are waiting their turn to be forwarded from tue country…

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Duty on Sheep Skins Further Consideration Promised by Government Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 January 1931 · page 7

In reply to a protest made by it against the, export duly on sheep skins the Graziers Association has been informed by Mr. Fenton,the Acting…

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Struck by Lightning Cattle Found Dead in Auckland Distinct A[?] (N.z.) 10

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 January 1931 · page 7

A number of valuable cattle were struck dend by lightning during a [?] electrical storm in the Auckland district yesterday…

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Wheat Advance to Growers Bank Board's Decision Awaited by Minister Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 January 1931 · page 6

Although the Commonwealth Bank Board has not agreed to the Federal Government's proposal to advance 3 a bushel to wheatgrowers, and although…

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Prices of Wool No Action in South Africa to Stabilise Prices. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 January 1931 · page 7

Sir Graham Waddell has received a letter from the secretary of the South African Wool Council denying the report current in Australia recently that…

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New Pastoral Union Senator Rae Addresses Meeting in Brisbane Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 2

Seeking members for the recently formed Pastoral Workers' Union in Sydney, Senator Rae addressed 100 men on Saturday. He declared that…

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Duty on Sheep Skins Further Consideration Promised by Government Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 4

In reply to a protest made by it against the export duty on sheep skins the Graziers' Association has been informed by Mr. Fenton, the Acting…

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