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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1931

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Bank Broken at Mannum Serious Damage to Crops Adelaide.'Thursday

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 August 1931 · page 1

Dramatic stories of the [?] the [?]bankment alongside Cowrrra swamd at Mannum last night were told to-day by residents. Once the bank…

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Flooded Murray Heavy Damage Reported to the Dairy Settlements Adelaide, Monday

Barrier Miner · Monday 24 August 1931 · page 1

Although fruit garden owners have escaped the full force of the flood waters the dairy farmers, whose settlements are on the reclaimed swamps between…

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Sunday Trading Dairyman's Wares Seized

Barrier Miner · Monday 24 August 1931 · page 4

Unusual circumstances surrounded a case heard at Caulfield Court, Victoria when Christopher M'Loghlin, dairyman, Madden-avenue. Glen, Huntly, was…

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Conversion Loan Farmers and Unemployed to Benefit, Says M.H.R Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 August 1931 · page 1

Addressing a meeting at, ROzelle last night Mr. J. T. Tully, M.H.R., said if the Conversion Loan succeeded the farmers and the unemployed would…

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Price of Wheat W.A. AND N.S.W. Farmers May Stop Delivery Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 August 1931 · page 3

Farmers in West Australia and New South Wales will not deliver any wheat this season unless production costs, plus a reasonable profit, are…

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Export Wheat Nearly Half Last Year Went to the East Canberra

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 August 1931 · page 1

Of Australia's total wheat exports for 1930-31, amounting to 71,335,000 centals (42,801,000 bushels), the East took 31,708,000 centals (19,024,80O…

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Dairy Settlements Suffer Heavy Losses Many Danger Points Adelaida

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 August 1931 · page 1

Within an Hour of an appeal for grazing land broadcast last night 32,000 acres in various parts of the State have been offered. The settlors are…

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Flooped Murray Heavy Damage Reported at Dairy Settlements Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 August 1931 · page 1

The fioopded River Murray caused havoc yesterday when its flooded waters were churned up by a 40 mile an hour gale. Whipped up to higher pressure,…

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Victorian Proposal to Assist Farmers Men to Be Employed for £1 a Week and Keep Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 August 1931 · page 3

As the result of an amendment which was agreed to in the Victorian Legislative Assembly yesterday, the Unemployed Relief Works Board, which is…

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Price of Wool No Further Fall Likely Says French Wool Buyer Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 August 1931 · page 4

Mr. A. L. Desurmont, a wool buyer representing French interests, who arrived in Sydney to attend the forthcoming sales, expressed the opinion…

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Japan Buys Russian Wheat Four Ships Chartered to Load at Black Sea Ports Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 August 1931 · page 4

A cable message received from London by Melbourne wheat traders says that Japan is buying Russian wheat and that four steamers have been…

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The Wool Clip Estimate for 1931-32 Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 August 1931 · page 8

The wool clip for 1931-32 was estimated at 2,942,500 bales, said Mr. G. Dalziel Kelly (president) at the annual meeting of the Graziers'…

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The Wool Clip a Reduction of Freight to United Kingdom Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 August 1931 · page 1

Overseas shipowners have announced a reduction of freights on wool—tops from 1¾d. to 1 3.8d. lb. between Australia, the United Kingdom, and Europe…

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N.S.W. Wheat Carry Over Amounts to 2,000,000 BUSHELS Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 August 1931 · page 2

Mr. E. Harris, manager of the State Wheat Department, stated to-day that about 2,000,000 bushels of wheat now in the silos would be carried over to…

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Satisfaction Felt in All Wool Centres London, Auguab 30

Barrier Miner · Monday 31 August 1931 · page 1

Mr. W. P. Devereux, the official representative in London ot the Australian Woolgrowers' Association, reports that in all wool centres there is a…

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Federal Pastoral Award A.w.u. Applies for Variation

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 September 1931 · page 1

Mr. O. Sinclair Wood, secretary or the Pastoralists' Association of West Darling, has received a summons for the association to be represented…

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Cattle From Queensland for the Adelaide Market

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 September 1931 · page 2

The excellent nature of the country outback for travelling stock has been responsible for many large mobs of cattle passing through the district…

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Wool Sales Dalgety and Co.'s Report

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 September 1931 · page 1

Dalgety and Co. has been advised that the Sydney wool sales opened on Monday with a fair selection. There was good competition from Yoikshire, Japanese,…

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The Unemployed Call for Farm Lads Brings No Response

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 September 1931 · page 3

In an endeaver to bring the farmers and graziers and the unemployed youths of the district together, with a view to finding the latter employment…

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Sydney Wool Sales Record Attendance Decrease in Values Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 September 1931 · page 4

Although the attendance of buyers and others interested in the wool trade at the opening of the Sydney sales to-day was a record, values showed a…

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