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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1931

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Farmer Found Injured Assault Suspected Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 February 1931 · page 1

At Alberton yesterday morning Leslio Horton, a farmer was discovered in a stable in a semi-conscious condition with his head, on a bag of wheat and…

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Further Violent Shocks at Napier and Wairoa Farm Lands Destroyed Auckland, February 9

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 February 1931 · page 1

Further violent earthquake shocks occurred at Napier and Wairoa yesterday. The refugees are being advised not to return there. Every building in…

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Aid to Farmers Proposed £6,000,000 Loan Considered Inadequate Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 February 1931 · page 4

Views were expressed in Sydney to-day that the [?]oan of £8,000,000 proposed to be raised to provid[?] a bounty of 6d. a bushe[?] on the export of wheat…

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Wool Exports Figures for January Sydney,Wednesday

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 February 1931 · page 2

Wool, exports from.New South Wales In January totalled 84,309 bales valued at,£866,825, Japan, boughht the largest quantity, followed in that order by the…

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Wool Sales Strong Sydney Market Sydney,Tuesday Night

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 February 1931 · page 2

A good, selection, totalling 10,597 bales, was offacod.at the wool sales to-day.,A total,of 10,309 bales was sold at,auction and an additional, 288…

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4/ a Bushel for Wheat for Home Consumption Bill Is Withdrawn Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 February 1931 · page 1

A bill to provide for and fix a price of 4/ a bushel for wheat for home consumption was withdrawn from the business paper in the Legis…

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Why Farmers Are "Stiff" From "Co[?]a"—

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 February 1931 · page 2

Horsham (Victoria,) is the trading centre of some of the finest agricultural country 1 ever remember to have seen. Its future is thus assured,…

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Slump in Wool Prices

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 February 1931 · page 4

Discussing the fall in wool prices, a recent London "Times" says: —It was at the beginning of April, 1928, that the slump in wool prices…

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Notes and Comments Where Our Wool Goes.—

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 February 1931 · page 2

The largest individual buyer of Australian wool sold ovorseas last month was Japan, followed by Great Britain, Frunce, and Germany. The average…

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Winnipeg Wheat Prices Fell Id. a Bushel (Special to "The Miner.") Winnip[?], February 11

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 February 1931 · page 2

Reports circulated yesterday of a revolution in Russia were a hoax. Wheat prices to-day fell Id, a bushel when brokers realised this. When the…

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Attempted Murder Charge Farm Laborer Arrested Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 February 1931 · page 4

Detectives to-day arrested Walter Luckman (17), a farm laborer, on a charge of having attempted to murder his employer, Leslie Horton (38)…

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Industrial Shearers' Strike Queensland Pastoralists Send Sheep to N.S.W. Charleville

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 February 1931 · page 1

About 150 shearers to-day decided to continue the strike, but pastoralists are adopting new tactics. Sheep numbering 40,000 have been sent to New…

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Level Crossing Smash a Farmer Killed Sydney, Thursday Night

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 February 1931 · page 3

Francis Coyle, of Borenore, near Orange was killed at the Borenore level crossing yesterday afternoon. He was driving a motor car across the…

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The Pastoral Industry. [?] Weges, Cost of Living Adjustment

Western Grazier · Saturday 14 February 1931 · page 2

The Board of Reference for N. 3 district (Victoria and Southern River in) met before the industrial registrar (Mr Murray M. Stewart) in [?] the…

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Banks and Wheat Growers Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 February 1931 · page 7

Mr.C. H. Tranter, chairman of the Associated Banks, to-day denied that the banks had agreed to underwrite £3,OOO,000 of the proposed…

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Cattle on the Ramp. Bullock That Called on the Tailor

Western Grazier · Saturday 14 February 1931 · page 4

Our Sunday's dinner, pricer to [?] las the slaughterman, cites carries on in a manner which in apt to change our opinion of [?]…

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The Wool Outlook Leading Brokers' Report Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 February 1931 · page 6

Wlnohcombe, Carson Limited reports:-The Sydney wool sales during January averaged 7¼d. a pound. As a result of the exchange position, every…

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Duty on Sheep Skins Is Likelyto De Abolished. Melbourne, Friday Night

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 February 1931 · page 1

It is understood that the-abolition of the sheet) skins duty will be one of the first- measures brought down wi11 when the Federal Parliament resumes. The…

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Duty on Sheep Skins Is Likely to Be Abolished Melbourne, Friday Night

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 February 1931 · page 8

It is uudcihlood that the abolition of Um sheep Bkitis duty will be ond df the first measures brought down when the Federal Parliament resumes. The…

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Farmers At, Orange Opposed to Change of Currency Orange

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 February 1931 · page 6

Addressing n meeting of farmers Mr. C. L. Abbott uiged that interest rates should be reducen." If the Government lowere the iuteiest o" ordinary…

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