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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1933

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Bowral Farm Fire Yugoslav Arrested; Arson Charge

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 January 1933 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Police at Bowral early this morning arrested a man alleged to have been inplicated in an attempt to bum down the farm…

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Notice to Improve Dairy Case is Adjourned in Court

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 January 1933 · page 2

Reuben George Torrington was charged in the Police Court to-day before Mr. G. S. Goldie, S.M., with having on September 29 failed to comply…

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Emus Damage Wheat Crops MILDURA

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 January 1933 · page 1

Emus are reported to have been responsible for considerable damage to wheat crops in the northern Millewa. The birds have increased…

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Market for Wool Foreigners Outbid Britons London Sales

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 January 1933 · page 3

Considerable doubts have been expressed in the press during the last week in regard to any successful result likely to be arrived at…

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Conditions at Dairy Owner Fined £3 in Court

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 January 1933 · page 1

The adjourned case in which Reuben George Torrington, a dairyman, was charged with having on September 29 failed to comply with written…

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Fijian Sugar Crop

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 January 1933 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Government of Fiji, in order to finance the sugar crop, is issuing notes to the value of £60,000 in exchange for New…

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Wool Industry Recovery

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Representatives; of wool producers, wool buyers, brokers, and shipping interests will meet in Sydney on Monday to discuss…

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Wool Growers' Returns First Half Of The Selling Season SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 3

New South Wales wool growers received £6,821,000 for the first half of the selling season, against £6,290,000 for the same period of…

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Bagged Wheat And Crop Destroyed ALBURY

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 January 1933 · page 3

About 1000 acres, of crop grassland, large quantities of bagged wheat, and some fencing were destroyed by a fire which broke out…

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Fire Destroys Crops Serious Outbreak at Georgetown GEORGETOWN

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 January 1933 · page 4

One of the most serious fires in the history of the northern areas started yesterday at a point two miles south of Georgetown. In one of the hottest…

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Sale of Farm Prevented Ropes Ready To Lynch Agent Threats Made New York, January 5

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 January 1933 · page 3

Angry farmers of Le Mars, Iowa, to-day prevented the forced sale of a farm to satisfy a mortgage. They threatened to lynch the…

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Sale of Farm Prevented Ropes Ready To Lynch Agent Threats Made New York, January 5

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 January 1933 · page 3

Angry farmers at Le Mars, Iowa, to-day prevented the forced sale of a farm to satisfy a mortgage. They threatened to lynch the…

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Values for Wool Better Varieties Harden

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 January 1933 · page 1

In spite of the uncertain position and frequent fluctuations of sterling exchange arising out of the war debts negotiations, the sales in London have…

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Wool Interests Confer Over 40 Delegates Present SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 January 1933 · page 2

More than 40 delegates were present to-day when the conference representing the wool…

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Farmers In Front Line Trenches (Special to "The Miner") DUBLIN, January 8

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 January 1933 · page 1

Tho Irish farmers are now in the front line trenches of the economic war, said Mr. Frank M'Dermott, leader of the Fanners' League, in…

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Maori Farmer Murdered Youthful Employee Arrested AUCKLAND, January 8

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 January 1933 · page 1

Hati Robson, a well-known Maori dairy farmer, was found murdered in his bed at Paketoko, near Haitala, last night. A Maori youth employed by…

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Country Swept by Fire Crop Destroyed At Owen 700 Fighters Owen

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 January 1933 · page 3

A fierce fire swept through five miles of country in the Balaklava district to-day and destroyed a wheat crop at Owen valued at…

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Helping Wool Industry Committee Submits Report Some Comments Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 January 1933 · page 1

On the resumption of the wool conference to-day, two offers of reductions in freight, harbor dues, land taxes, and other costs to the…

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Record Wheat Delivery

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 January 1933 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A total of 14,835 bags of wheat was delivered at the Finley railway station in the Deniliq[?]in district one day last week…

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Wool Interests Confer State Advances To Growers £500 Maximum Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 January 1933 · page 4

At the wool conference this afternoon Senior Guthrie said the industry had never been spoonfed. It had never received anything. If…

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