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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1931

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Russian Butter Imitation of Australian

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 August 1931 · page 1

A recent cable Message from London states that perhaps as a result of the diminution of the demand for Russian butter, due to the Buy Empire Goods…

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Farmers' Conference President's Address Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 August 1931 · page 1

At the opening of the annual conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, Mr. H. K. Nock, the president, referring to farmers' difficulties, said…

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Wool Milling Record From Sheep's Back to Suit in 2 Hours 10 Minutes

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 August 1931 · page 3

Some months ago Sir Malcolm Campbell, fresh from his success at Daytona, while speaking at Bradford, challenged the Yorkshire woollen and clothing…

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N.S.W. Wool Production Decline for 1930-31 Says State Statistician Sydney, Wednesday Night

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 August 1931 · page 3

Mr. Waites, New South Wales Government Statistician, said to-day that although the wool production in 1930-31 was smaller than that of the previous…

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Farmers' Conference Protest to British Govt. Against Russian Wheat Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 August 1931 · page 4

At the Farmers and Settlors' Conlerence to-day it was decided to make a strong protest to the British Government against, the use of Russian slave…

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Wheat Marketing Bill Rejection in Senate Canberra

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 August 1931 · page 4

Shortly before midnight the Senate rejected the Wheat Marketing Bill by ll votes to five. Senator Brennan said that the bill…

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Wool Dusting Machine

Western Grazier · Saturday 8 August 1931 · page 3

Mr. Hepshaw Jackson passed through Broken [?] this morning (says Monday's "Mi[?]") with his Spensbaw [?] dua[?] machine which is used for taking…

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Wheat Marketing Bill Rejection in Senate Canberra

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 August 1931 · page 6

Shortly bofore midnight, the Donate roicctpd tho Wheat Marketing Bill by [?] votes to five. Senater Brennan said that the bill…

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Farmers' Conference Protest to British Govt. Against Russian [?] Sydney,Friday

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 August 1931 · page 6

At the Farmers and Sottlers Conterence to-day it was decided to make a strong protest to the British Government against the use of Russian slave…

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Sound Film As Witness in Melbourne Court Case Noises at a Dairy Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 August 1931 · page 3

Legal history was made to-day when 3DB broadcasting studio was transposed into a court, and the strangest witness ever put into the box told its…

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Farmers' Conference Motions Carried To-day About Local Government Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 August 1931 · page 1

The Famers and Settlers Conference carried a motion that the adult franchise provisions of the Local Government Act should be abolished and the…

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Wool Carting

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 August 1931 · page 1

Almost daily motor lorries are noticed heing driven'through the city carring wool from distant stiltons for railling from Broken Hill. This morning wool…

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Death of a Farmer Was Accidentally Shot Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 August 1931 · page 1

Mr. W. Gibson, a farmer, of O'Halloran Hill, was killed instantly over the week end when a double barrelled gun which he was carrying accidentally…

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Farmers' Conference Dr. Earle Page Wants 25 Per Cent. Tariff Cut Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 August 1931 · page 1

Dr. Eurlo Page, the tender of the Fedoral Country Party, addressing the Farmers and Bettlers' Conference to-day, said that the existing tariffs were…

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Farmer Falls Under Plough in Critical Condition in Condobolin Hospital Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 August 1931 · page 4

Falling under the knife edged discs of his plough. Andrew Perie (36). farmer. of Derriwong, near Condobolin, yesterday suffered shocking injuries…

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The Flooded Murray Orchardist Using Boat to Gather Orange Crop Renmark

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 August 1931 · page 4

For the first time in the history of citrus growing in South Australia a boat is being used among the orange trees to gather the crop. The is being…

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Dominions Wool a London Comparison

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 August 1931 · page 2

Wool buyers and consumers in this country have been greatly interested in the proceedings at the Empire Wool Conference, held in Melbourne (says a…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing Assistance of Police Asked by Pastoralists

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 August 1931 · page 3

At a meeting of the Pastorolists Association of West Darling 'yesterday, the question of sheep stealing in the district was.discussed and as the…

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Price of Wool Increase Expected Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 August 1931 · page 3

Interviewed after his return from Queensland to-day, Sir James Murdoch stated that Queensland was much more prosperous than New South Wales. He…

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Bank Broken at Mannum Serious Damage to Crops Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 August 1931 · page 8

Dramatic stores of the breaking of the embankment alongside Cow[?]a swamn at Mannum last night were told to-day by residents Once the bank…

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