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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1931

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Farmers for Henry Ford Given Eight Hours Day Being Paid £1 a Day Detroit, June 12

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 June 1931 · page 1

Mr. Henry Ford has started operations on a 3000-acre farm with a hundred farmers who are being paid £1 a day of eight hours, conditions and a…

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Wool Conference Opened in Melbourne Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 June 1931 · page 3

One of the most important wool conferences ever held in the Commonwealth began to-day, when the Graziers' Federal Council of Australia…

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Notes and Comments Farm Workers on £1 a Day

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 June 1931 · page 2

Mr. Henry Ford, of motor car fame, is going in for farming, and is reported to be paying his 100 farm workers £1 a day of eight hours, described as a…

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Alsatians Kill Sheep One Dog Shot Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 June 1931 · page 1

Seventeen sheep were destroyed near Juneo by two valuablo Alsatian dogs, one of which.was shot,…

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Drought in U.S.A. Many Crops Ruined Washington June 16

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 June 1931 · page 1

The weather bureau announced that a drought worge than the blistering dryness of last.year has gripped the north-west, from Wisconsin to the…

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Farmers' Conference Some Resolutions to Be Submitted Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 June 1931 · page 1

A mceting of the Farmors and Settlers' District Council at Molong adopted a number of resolutions to be submitted to the annual conference…

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W.A. Wheat Crop New Record Established Perth

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 June 1931 · page 1

The yield of 52,891,000 bushels of wheat from 3,958,000 acres in West Australia for the 1930-31 season is a record…

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Cockfight Raided Fifty Names Are Taken on an English Farm (Special to "The Miner.") London, June 17

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 June 1931 · page 1

Thirty-six bags containing cocks, metal spurs and other fighting equipment were seized when the police raided a cock fighting match at an…

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Quality in Wool Influence of the Ram

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 June 1931 · page 5

Whether the sheep owner Is producing fine, medium,or strong wool,it should be his a[?]m to see that it has pronounced quality for its type, pointed…

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Wool, at 3[?]d. a Lb. "Welliiigton (N.Z.). June 16

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 June 1931 · page 6

"The sale is a Farce,"was the description by a wool authority of the sale of about 9OO'bales of 'fleece wool, and 1200 bales of erutellings at…

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Empire Wool Conference to Be Opened on Monday by the Governor-general Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 June 1931 · page 3

The Empire wool conference, the first of Its kind in Australia, wal be opened by Sir Isaac Isaacs, the Governor-General, at the Wool…

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Empire Wool Conference Chairman's Address Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 June 1931 · page 2

At the opening of the Empire Wool Conference to-day, Sir Gruuhmm Waddell, the chairman, stated that Australian woolgrowers have no faith in…

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Next Season's Wool Clip 2,942,300 Bales Is Official Estimate Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 June 1931 · page 1

The annual joint conference between the Australian Woolgrowers' Council arid the National Council of Woblgelling Brokers of Australia was…

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Mildura Lemon Crop Growers' Difficulties

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 June 1931 · page 3

Faced with an estimated crop of 750 tons of lemons and the market being affected by the carry-over of lemon juice frem last year due to the variable gum…

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The Unemployed "Military Reserve for Smaltj Farming Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 June 1931 · page 2

Mr. F. M. Forde, the Minister for Customs, accompanied by Mr. Sevler, president of the Chamber of Manufactures, Mr. A. E. Rowe, M.H R. and…

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Charleville Cattle Sale

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 June 1931 · page 3

Messrs. M'Phie and Co. and Carters report having yarded and sold 3996 cattle at Char[?]e on Saturday, June 13. There was ono of the…

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Wool Conference Opening Speech Made by Governor-general Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 June 1931 · page 3

In his opening address to-day at the big Empire Wool Conference, the first of its Kind to be held in Australia, Sir Graham Waddell (chairman) said…

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Wool and Wheat Growers in Australia Benefit Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 June 1931 · page 1

Wool and wheat men in the city are unanimous is in stating that Mr. Hoover's offer has been immediately reflected in the prices of Australian commodities,…

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Views of Financiers Wool and Wheat Exports Will Be First to Expand (Special to "The Miner.") London, June 22

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 June 1931 · page 4

Leading Australian financiers say that an increase in Germany's purchases from Australia would more than offset any money lost by the…

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Special Sale of Cattle to Be Held at Hillston

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 June 1931 · page 2

A special catkle sale will be held at Hillston on Thursday. July 2, by Dalgety and Co The sale will take place in the trucking yards at Hillston when…

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