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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1931

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The Wool Industry. Improved Prospects Sydney, Friday Night

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 May 1931 · page 8

"While the selling sermon just ended was one of the most difficult periods in the history of wool selling in Australia it closes with, much brighter…

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tTHE Wool Industry Iimproved Prospects SSydney, Friday Night

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 May 1931 · page 1

<"While the selling season just ended wwas one of the most difficult periods iin the history of wool selling in Australia it closes with much brighter…

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"Wool Week" Retailers Want Appeal on Wider Basis Next Year Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 May 1931 · page 1

So great has been the suocess of "Wool Week" that the Retail Traders' Association has already written to the crasiers'organising committee…

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Shipping at Port Pirie Mineral and Wheat Cargoes Port Pirie

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 May 1931 · page 1

Twelve overseas, vessels are listed to call at Port Pirie during the next three weeks. To load wheat the Yiheme Maru and King Stephen are due about…

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Empire Wool Conference to Open Next Month and Meet in Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 May 1931 · page 2

An important Empire wool conference arrangements for which were deealed upon by the Grazier's Federal Council last June will be held in…

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Wheat Marketing World Conference Meeting in London London, May 19

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 May 1931 · page 4

The international wheat conference is alreadv moving in the direction of appointing an export control board. The five suggestions submitted on…

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Charleville Cattle Sale

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 May 1931 · page 3

In to-day's "Miner" 4000 cattle are advertised for auction at Charleville, It is now some three years "since this centr was able, to boast a yarding of…

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The Wheat Harvest Production Figures Second Highest on Record Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 May 1931 · page 1

The final returns of the wheat harvest for the season. 130-31 issued by the State Government Statistician yesterday show that the production…

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Butter Production Over 1,000,000 Pounds in Year by a Wagga Factory Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 May 1931 · page 4

For the first time in the history of the Murrumbidgee Co-operative Dairy, the company's factory at Wagga has produced 1,000,000 lbs. of butter within…

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Fortune Teller's Story Leads to Gold Discovery Farmer Strikes It Rich Coffs Harbor

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 May 1931 · page 3

How a local farmer, knowing nothing of mining, was persuaded by a fortune teller to dig at a certain place, where he almost immediately struck…

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Roman Catholic Bishops Issue Pastoral Address Church Members Warned Against the Communists Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 May 1931 · page 1

A joint pastoral address on the economic distress has been issued by Archbishop Kelly and the Roman Catholic Bishops of New South Wales,…

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Wheat Conference Difficulties Due to General Trade Slump London, May 24

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 May 1931 · page 4

The principal results of the international wheat conference which has just concluded will be the establishment of a secretariat representing all…

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Australian Wool Sweden May Be Buyer

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 May 1931 · page 4

Sweden may soon be a buyer in the Australian wool markets (reports the "Advertiser"). Paper felt manufacturers in that country are economising…

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The Unemployed Shelter in Cattle Pens Asked for at Bathurst Bathurst

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 May 1931 · page 2

A meeting of the Bathurst A., H., and P. Council received a request from the secretary of the local relief organisation for the use of cattle and sheep…

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Compulsory Wheat Pool Ballot Is to Be Taken by N.S.W. GOVERNMENT Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 May 1931 · page 3

Captain W. F. Dunn, Minister for Agriculture, announced yesterday that the Executive Council has approved of taking a poll on the question of the…

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Charge Against Motorist Dismissed in Court Farmer Drove Lorrx in and Out of Posts

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 May 1931 · page 4

"It was in a spirit af bravado that I drove in and out among the night stabdards," said Douglas Harold Umphelby, farmer, of Toresdale-road,…

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Forbes Farmers Endorse Attitude of Dr. Page Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 May 1931 · page 2

The Forbes branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association has upheld the attitude of Dr. Earle Page in refusing to sink the entity of the Country party…

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Country Women's Assn. Another "Wool Week" to Be Held in July

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 May 1931 · page 2

Mrs. W. S. J. Quartly presided, at a meeting of the Country Women's Association held in the association's restroom yesterday afternoon. There was…

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For Women and Girls Woman Doctor of Medicine Now on Gippsland Farm

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 May 1931 · page 5

Ballerina, a doctor of medicine and an athlete these are only a new of the roles played by Miss Nina Kamper, a Russian woman who arrived in…

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French Farmers Plans of Government to Give Them Assistance (The "Times" Message.) Paris, May 26

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 May 1931 · page 6

M. Andre Tardien, Minister of Agriculture, outlining methods for assisting the French farmers in a speech at Bar-le-Duc, said that the…

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