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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1933

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Dairy Cows Offered For Sale

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 April 1933 · page 1

Eight high grade jersey dairy, cows were offered for sale to-day by Elder, Smith and Co. Ltd. on account of Mr. A. S. Langford at the Centennial…

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£35,500,000 Wool Clip

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 May 1933 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Based on the average figures realised for wool sold in the Commonwealth the 193233 wool clip will be worth £35,500,000…

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Higher Prices For Wool In Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 May 1933 · page 2

A report of the Sydney wool sales held on May 2 has been received by Dalgety and Co. The report states that the prices were from 5 to 7½…

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Mystery Disease Kills 600 Sheep

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 May 1933 · page 4

BRISBANE, Thursday.—Six hundred sheep died at Croydon, 30 miles south-east of Roma, from a mysterious malady. The only available water…

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Bad Classing Of Wool

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 May 1933 · page 1

CANBERRA, Friday.—Mr. F. H. Stewart, Minister for Commerce, has undertaken to inquire into the Japanese complaints respecting bad…

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"Bottom Been Reached" Opinion In London Of Wool Values March Sales

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 May 1933 · page 4

The firmness which has characterised raw wool markets during the lost week as regards merine descriptions, and the fact that the…

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"Bottom Been Reached" Opinion In London Of Wool Values March Sales

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 May 1933 · page 4

The firmness which has characterised raw wool markets during the last week as regards mering descriptions, and the fact that the…

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Paterson Levy on Butter S.A. Committee Of Inquiry CANBERRA

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 May 1933 · page 1

Speaking on the adjournment of the House of Representatives to-day Mr. Makin (Labor, S.A.) urged the Commonwealth Government to…

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Visitor's Impressions of W.A. "Grows Best Wheat In The World"

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 May 1933 · page 2

"West Australian people are very dissatisfied over federation but are tremendously self-satisfied about the prospects of their own country," said…

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Farmer Killed

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 May 1933 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—While operating a cultivator on his father's property, Thomas Knight (27), of Benalia, was killed A young horse…

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Australia's Wool Cheque

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 May 1933 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Commonwealth wool sales to the end of April represented a total turnover of £30,060,192 compared with £27,289,447…

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Lower Wool Freights In Victoria

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 May 1933 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—The Victorian Government has decided upon a reduction of 25 per cent. in the railway freights on wool…

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Wheat Storage Case High Court Hears Appeal Dismissed Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 May 1933 · page 1

The High Court delivered judgment in Sydney to-day dismissing the appeal brought against the decision of Mr. Justice Richards in…

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Bankruptcy Act Farmers Ask For Amendment SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 May 1933 · page 1

At a civic reception tendered to Mr. Bruxner, the Deputy Premier, at Parkes, one of the speakers said that the Farmers' Relief Act would be…

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Mr. Devereux London Wool Letter Position Still Disturbed Price Raising

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 May 1933 · page 6

According to the London letter of Mr. Walter P. [?]evereux, the official representative of the Australian Woolgrowers' Council in Europe,…

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Derailment of Goods Train Narrow Escape Of Bourke Mail Train 400 Sheep Killed Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 May 1933 · page 1

Both railway lines weading to the west were blocked late last night when a goods train became derailed near. Werrington, 31 miles from Sydney, between St. Mary's and Kingswood. Five stock trucks were piled on each other directly behind-the engine. They…

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Mineral Poisoning Kills Sheep

Barrier Miner · Friday 12 May 1933 · page 1

BRISBANE, Friday.—After investigating the deaths of sheep at Croydon, near Roma, a veterinary surgeon reported that they were…

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Wheat Surplus Disposal China And Russia At Low Price PERTH

Barrier Miner · Friday 12 May 1933 · page 2

and Canadian Pools accumulations. If Economic Conference, Professor Shann, Professor of Economics at the University of West Australia,…

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Price of Wool Advances Increase In London Of 5 To 10 Per Cent. Cheering News London, May 9

Barrier Miner · Friday 12 May 1933 · page 3

The third scries of London wool sales opened with strong competition to-day. Prices for merinos advanced by 7½ to 10 per cent., and…

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"Leather" from Wool

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 May 1933 · page 5

The popularity of wool ties is increasing in Victoria, and it is expected that woollen tennis shirts Will be worn extensively this winter. These may…

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