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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1931

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Adelaide Cattle Sale

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 March 1931 · page 2

A draft of more than 300 woll-bred Shorthorn bullocks and steers from Yandama Station, New South Wales, in which Sir Sidney Kidman is…

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Fixing Wool Prices Plan Impracticable Says Growers Official Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 March 1931 · page 4

Questioned to-day about proposals made to the Prime Minister by a deputation ot Senator and members of the House of Representatives that the…

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The Rise in Wool Prices (From the London "Times" of Feb. 14)

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 March 1931 · page 1

The upward movement in wool prices which began during the second week of the London sales continued to the close of the sales and the reason for it has…

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Wheat for India Proposed Import Duty Calcutta. March 21

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 March 1931 · page 4

The Wheat Import Duty Bill, which was introduced by the Government in the Legislative Assembly yesterday, provides for the imposition of a duty…

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London Wool Sales an Official Report London. March 21

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 March 1931 · page 4

Mr. W. P. Devereux, the London agent of the Australian Woolgrowers' Council, reports that the wool sales in Loudon have been continued with great…

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Late Cable News. London Wool Sales

Western Grazier · Saturday 28 March 1931 · page 2

London Thursday.—At the Wool Sales 95¾l bales were offered of which approximately 8400 bales were sold. The catalogues were composed almost…

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Australian Wool Rug Made in the District

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 March 1931 · page 3

Mrs. W. H. P. Hickey, of Blaok Hill Station, has made by hand a hearth rug from Australian-made rug wool which she intends to send to he…

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Flour Acquisition N.S.W. Govt. Appoints. Administration Board Will Fix the Price of All Wheat Products Sydney, Monday Night

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 31 March 1931 · page 3

Captain W. F. Dunn, Minister for Agriculture, announced to-night that the board to administer the Flour Acquisition Act will be as follows:—…

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World Wheat Conference Question by Mussolini Rome, March 26

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 April 1931 · page 3

Signor Mussolini asked a pertinent question at the opening of the international wheat conference to-day "Are farmers growing too much wheat or is…

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London Wool Sales the Official Report London, March 28

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 April 1931 · page 3

Mr. W. P. Devereux, the official representative of the Australian Woogrowers Council, reports that the sales in London show no abatement of the…

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In South Australia Best Pastoral Rain. for Periqd of 10 Years East-west Train Delayed Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 April 1931 · page 1

The rain yesterday was the best pastoral rain in South Australia for 10 years. Falls varying from one, and a half inches to five inches were…

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London Wool Sale

Western Grazier · Saturday 4 April 1931 · page 2

The Wool Sales closed with fires competition. [?] compered with January closing sales showed mer[?] fines' 10 to 15 per cent higher;…

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Tariffs and Wheat Growing From "Quit Fooling":—

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 April 1931 · page 2

That the farmers' grievances are well founded luis at last come to be realised. Not for nothing has he perpatually complained.If things go…

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Aid for Farmers Victorian Committe Has Been Disbanded Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 April 1931 · page 6

A special committee appointed by the Chamber of Commerce, representing banking commercial and farming interests, which proposed to raise a…

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Cattle in Cemetery From "Sentimental":—

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 April 1931 · page 3

Straying dairy cattle daily find their way into the Cemetery and cause contiderable damage by trampling over unfenced graves, devouring dowers and…

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Farmer Burnt to Death Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 April 1931 · page 1

Charles Kydd (46), a furmer was burnt to death at Labertouche yesterday He was burning off heaps of ti tree when he apparently fell into the…

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Aid for Farmers Company to Be Registered with £1,000,000 CAPITAL Forbes

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 April 1931 · page 1

An important announcement was made by Mr. J. Abbott, secretary of the Producers' Advisory Council, in an address to the Western Districts…

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"Hairiness" in Wool New Testing Method for Use on the Farm

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 April 1931 · page 3

Success has attended the efforts of Professor Elphick, of the Massey Agricultural College Palmerston North New Zealand to evolve a simple…

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Sheep in New South Wales Neauly 50 Million Last Year

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 April 1931 · page 4

There were about 49,870,000 sheep and lambs in New South Wales on December 31 last, compared with 50,740,000 a year previously, according…

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Notes and Comments the Sheep and the Shearers

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 April 1931 · page 2

New South Wales has nearly half the total number of sheep and nearly 40 per cent, of the total human population of Australia. The shearins…

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