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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1932

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London Wool Letter Mr. Devereux Writes

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 February 1932 · page 3

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

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Wool Sales Season's Record Price [?]Id in Sydney on Monday Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 February 1932 · page 3

A record price for the season was established when the Sydney wool sales were continued to-day. France bought five bales of A ewes (Ravenswood…

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Notes and Comments French Wheat—

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 February 1932 · page 2

A cable message from Paris says that the French Government has ordered French millers to use a minimum of 90 percent of home grown wheat. That…

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Dalgety and Co's. Report of London Wool Sales

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 February 1932 · page 1

Dalgety and Co. have received the following report of wool sales in London on Tuesday:— The wool sales closed firm and aetive…

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Wool Sales Higher Prices in London London, February 2

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 February 1932 · page 1

The first series of London wool sales for 1932 closed to-day, with prices at the highest point of the series. Yorkshire and German buyers were very…

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Farmer Found Dead Left Home to Shoot Hares Glen Innes

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 February 1932 · page 3

John Ryan (92), of Ben Lomond who left home to shoot hares which were causing the destruction of pea crops was found dead subsequently in the…

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London Wool Sales

Western Grazier · Saturday 6 February 1932 · page 2

Thursday.—The wool sales [?] with price the highest of the [?] Compared with December closing rates prices were quality higher. [?], line…

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Wool Sales Higher Prices in Sydney Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 February 1932 · page 8

Wool prices in Sydney this week reached the hightest point for the year. The arerage during the week was £12 2/2 a bale or 9.66d a pound…

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N.S.W. Wheat Harvest 54,140,400 Bushels Is the Final Estimate Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 February 1932 · page 4

The final official estimate of the New South Wales wheat harvest is 54,140,400 bushels…

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Light to Moderate Rain in S.A., Pastoral Areas Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 February 1932 · page 1

Immense benefits to pastoral areas which have been experiencing another long dry spell have resulted from light to moderate rain in the last 24 hours…

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Sheep Found in Grip of an Alsatian Dog Kyneton

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 February 1932 · page 3

A number of sheap have been killed on the property of Mr. H. Dettmann at East Kyneton. Eventually Mr. Dettmann found a sheep in the grip of an…

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Wool Sales Higher Prices in Sydney Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 February 1932 · page 3

Wool prices in Sydney this week reached the highest point for the year. The average during the week was £12 2/2 a [?]ale, or 9.66d a pound,…

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Splendid Pastoral Rains the Whole District Benefits Six Inches in Some Places 85 Points in Broken Hill

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 February 1932 · page 1

One of the most beneficial rains for many years was experienced in Broken Hill and district yesterday and this morning citizens generally and men…

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Rain in S. Australia Helps Late Potato Crops Prices Were Up Yesterday Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 February 1932 · page 2

Light to moderate rains which fell in the south-east of South Australia during the week end are expected to benefit some of the late-season potatoes,…

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Many Cattle Poisoned May Have, Eaten Mint Growing Along Stock Route Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 February 1932 · page 2

In a lanr off the main stock route near Pittsworth there are the carcases of cattle stretohing for three milos More than 200 head have already died…

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Australian Wool Trade Japanese Attitude

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 February 1932 · page 4

"Japanese taste and fashion require merino wool and fine crossbred. Coarse wools-are not much in demand. Therefore, the only sheep-growing…

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N.s.w. Wheat Harvest Detailed Figures

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 February 1932 · page 4

The New South Wales wheat harvest is estimated by Mr. T. Waites, the Government Statistician, to amount to 54,140,400 bushels. The area sown…

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Wool Sales Japanese Dominate Melbourne Market Melbourne, Tuesday

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 February 1932 · page 3

Wool sales were continued to-day, when 7000 bales were sold. The offering was a good one, being as a whole the best seen here since the auctions…

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Dairy Employees to Join Town Employees' Union

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 February 1932 · page 2

A meeting of dairy emplovees was held last night in the Tranes Hall. Mr. E P. O'Neill presiding, at which it was decided to form a Dairy Employees'…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Barrier Miner · Friday 12 February 1932 · page 4

Daigetv and Company have received the following telegram, from Melbourne, concerning the wool sale held there [?] Fibruary 8:—"Submitted…

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