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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1931

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The Wool Market Much Satisfaction at Increased Prices Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 September 1931 · page 1

A rise of £1,500.000 in the value of the Australian wool clip for the season is likely if last week's improvement in prices in Sydney and London is…

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U.s.a. Cotton Crisis Suggestion to Plough in One-third of the Crop

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 September 1931 · page 3

The Federal Farm Board has published the text of the telegram which it had sent to the Governors of the 14 cotton-producing States urging them…

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London Wool Sales

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 29 September 1931 · page 3

Dalgetv and Co. report that the London wool sales on Friday continued active and strong with a hardening tendency. As compared with the closing…

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Wool Industry "Prices Will Not Recede" Says Adelaide Man Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 29 September 1931 · page 3

Discussing the recent price increases of wool to-day, Mr. E. D. H. Virgo, secretary of the South Australian Stockowners' Association, expressed…

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Withdrawals of Wool From Melbourne Sale Late Season Blamed Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 29 September 1931 · page 3

Leading woolbrokers' representatives to-day denied that the reduction of wool offerings for the pending sales in Melbourne, which were to have opened…

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Wool Returning to Favor Says Dr. S. G. BARKER London, September 25

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 29 September 1931 · page 3

A bright future for wool is prophesied by Dr. S. G. Barker, director of research for the woollen and worsted industries, in a paper read before the…

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Coolamon Distraint Sale Prevented by Farmers "Prepared to Defy the Law" Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 29 September 1931 · page 1

Remarkable scenes occurred at a farm near Coolamon where a distraint sale had been announced. Nearly 200 farmers from adjoining districts prevented…

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The Wool Sales Another London Advance (Special to "The Miner.") London, September 29

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 September 1931 · page 1

Wool has advanced another 5 per cent,in London, making a rise of 20 per cent. In eight days. That means an increase of about 1d. to 2d, a pound…

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Aid to Wheat Growers Bonus on Production or an Export Bounty No Decision Reached Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 September 1931 · page 3

The £3,000,000 advanced by the banks to help wheat growers may still be distributed in the form of an export bounty, instead of as a 4[?]d. a…

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The Murray Floods Cattle Removed Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 1 October 1931 · page 2

About 2000 cattle have been removed from the Murray River areas affected by the floods last month. These cattle which represent about 90 herds, are…

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Argentine's Surplus Wheat (Special to "The Miner.") Buenos Aires, September 29

Barrier Miner · Thursday 1 October 1931 · page 2

Argentine's exportable' surplus of wheat is officially estimated at 40,958,000 bushels…

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The Wool Outlook Orders Pouring in for Bradford Mills (Special to "The Miner.") London, October 1

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 October 1931 · page 1

The changes in the wool towns of the West Riding have amazed Yorkshire. A fortnight ago Bradford was in the slough of despond; to-day orders…

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Far East Trouble Bandits Massacre 400 Korean Farmers Troops Sent to Rescue (Special to "The Miner.") Tokio, September 30

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 October 1931 · page 1

Another, massacre in the Korean farming community occurred yesterday,400 Koreans being killed when their property was pillaged by bandits…

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Horse Team Bolts Farmer Fatally Injured Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 October 1931 · page 1

At Coolamon yesterday John Joseph Bates (50), a well-known farmer, was loading oats on a waggon when the horses bolted. In trying to stop them…

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Blowfly Pest Among Sheep

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 October 1931 · page 2

Pastoralists are complaining bitterly about the condition of their sheep and lambe as a result of the blowlly pest. A report from Mutooroo states that fly…

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Australian Butter London Plant Planned for Marketing Purposes Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 October 1931 · page 8

With all the dairy produce factories in Australia as shareholders, a company is to be formed to erect a plant in london for the marketing of…

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Australian Butter London Plant Planned for Marketing Purposes Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 October 1931 · page 1

With all the dairy produce factories in Australia as shareholders, a company is to be formed to erect a plant in London for the marketing of…

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Wheat for Europe Russia Wants Monopoli Riga, September 30

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 October 1931 · page 7

[?]erseas wheat exporters must prepare to surrender the Euro[?]can grain market to the Soviet, said M. Pavolff, [?] eaking on behalf of Russian grain…

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Farmer Breaks Goalkicking Record Adulaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 October 1931 · page 7

K. Farmer (North Adelaide) by kicking six goals to-day broke the Australian record of 124 goals in one season established by Gordon Coventry…

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Football. S.a. Goalkickers Owens Bent and Farmer

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 October 1931 · page 7

In applauding the remarkable goalkicking effort of K. Farmer, the splendid consistency of J. Owens,in League football has not been overlookied (Writes…

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