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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1932

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London Wool Letter

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 April 1932 · page 4

Mr. Walter P. Devereux, the official representative of the Australian Woolgrowers Council in Europe, writes from London as follows under date of March…

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Minister for Commerce Writes of Wool Industry

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 April 1932 · page 3

The great Wool Week slogan is "All's Well if "All's Wool." Mr. C. A. S. Hawker, Minister for Commerce, in an article in the Adelaide "News", says:…

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Wool Week Is on Interest Growing Daily

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 April 1932 · page 3

Interest is growing dally in Wool Week, which opened on Monday last and will be continued right through, out, the Commonwealth, except West…

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Wool Week Is on Interest Maintained by Displays in Shops

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 April 1932 · page 1

Interest in Wool Week was maintained to-day and many residents viewed the exhibits in the Argent-street and Oxide-street shops. A special attraction is…

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Australian Tobacco Biggest Crop Is History Canberra

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 April 1932 · page 4

"Australia is going to have the biggest tobacco crop in its history this season." said Dr. B. T. Dickson, the Director of the Australian Tobacco…

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A Message for the Week. War Wool And Win [?]

Western Grazier · Saturday 23 April 1932 · page 3

There is a [?] in the morning air— and the [?] has [?] of the market for Australian a premier Protect. Two [?] that don't [?] to live within…

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S.A. Wheat Harvest Record Is Created Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 April 1932 · page 4

South Australia's wheat harvest of 48.000.000 bushels has created,a record, beating the previous record of 45,745,064 made in 1916-1917, according…

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Nine-year-old Girl Killed on Farm Near Loxton Run Over by Combine Loxton

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 April 1932 · page 3

Eileen, the nine-year-old daughter of Mr.Heinrich, G.Koch, was run over and killed by a combine while assisting her brother and sister on her father's…

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Dairyman Found Shot; Foul Plax Suspected Glen,Innes

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 April 1932 · page 4

With a bullet Wound in the back of the head the body of Albert Hector Chaffey was found at his dairy near Glen Innes early this morning. Foul…

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Wool Sales Dalgety and Co's. Reports

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 April 1932 · page 1

The following details concerning their wool sales in Sydney on Tuesday were received by Dalgety and Co.:- "[?] bales wero offered and 13per cent. was…

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Murder of Dairyman Shot at Close Range Glen Innes

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 April 1932 · page 4

A post-mortem examination on the body of Victor Chaffey, a dairyman, who was murdered at his home on Monday, revealed that he had been shot…

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Wool From Waste

Western Grazier · Saturday 30 April 1932 · page 4

A new yarn, with the warm [?] of lambs' wool, is being made from the waste product of the artificial milk industry…

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World's Record Claim for Sheep at Bathurst

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 May 1932 · page 1

The wether which obtained the first prize at the Bathurst Show for the fattest sheep was bred at Blayney by Mr. S. Graves, and exhibited by Mr. A…

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Inspection of Sheep by Visitors From S.a

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 May 1932 · page 2

Messrs. J. Cowan and A. P. Blesing, Ms.L.C, are at present in the district inspecting sheep. Yesterday afternoon they motored out on the Wilcannia road…

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Cattle Dealer's Death After a Drink of Tea Inquiry to Be Held Murwillumbah

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 May 1932 · page 1

Becoming suddenly ill yesterday, it is stated after a drink of tea, John Thomas Westwood (48), a well known cattle dealer, died five hourn later. A…

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Two Farmers Missing Their Overturned Boat Found on an Island Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 May 1932 · page 4

Fears are entertained for the safety of Fred Watson and Harold Knight, two farmers who have been missing since they left Toora on a fishing…

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Australia's Wool Clip Record for Last Year Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 May 1932 · page 1

In their, annual wool review. Winellcombe, Carson, Ltd;—, state that the wool clip grown in Australia during the 1931-32 season was the largest in the…

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Cattle Dealer's Death His Son Is Arrested on Murder Charge Murwillambah,Thursday

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 May 1932 · page 1

Following the death of John Thomas Westwood, a cattle dealer, his son, Noel John Westwood,(19)cattle buyer, hass been arrested and charged with the…

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Austratian Wheat Bought for Vladivostok (Special to "The Miner") London, May 4

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 May 1932 · page 1

A Russian grain trade organisation in London has bought 40,000. tons of wheat from Canada and 7000 tons from Australia for immediate shipment to…

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Missing Farmer Found Suffered Memory Lapse and Wandered in Scrub Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 May 1932 · page 4

Thomas Bowker (70), a poultry farmer, who lost himself in dense scrub surrounding Barge on Monday lost, was discovered yesterday…

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