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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1933

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Protection Wanted for Wheat Growers Guarantee Of 3/ A Bushel Advocated CANBERRA

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 October 1933 · page 6

When the House of Representatives met this morning Mr. Beasley (Labor) moved for the urgent necessity of taking steps to prevent chaotic…

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Blind Mare with Foal Experiment At South Australian Stud Farm

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 October 1933 · page 6

At the Seabrae Stud, Tapley's Hill, five miles from Adelaide, a touching experiment, almost human in its appeal, is being made…

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Wild Dogs Active Sheep Killed At Murrayville 1100 in Year Murrayville (Vic.)

Barrier Miner · Monday 16 October 1933 · page 4

Wild dogs from the desert south of the line of settlement are still causing havoc among the large flocks of sheep on desert leaseholds…

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Wheat and Flour Market Australian Request To United States CANBERRA

Barrier Miner · Monday 16 October 1933 · page 2

Following conversations with Dr. Earle Page, Mr. Yyons issued a statement in which he said that the Government has already been…

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Best Wool Returns For 5 Seasons

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 October 1933 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—About 400,000 bales of wool were sold in all Australian markets in the three months to the end of September…

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Assistance for the Wheat Growers Bounty Suggested From A Loan MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 October 1933 · page 3

At a conference between the Minister for Commerce and the Victorian, South Australian and New South Wales Ministers for Agriculture to…

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Barrier Miner Tuesday, October, 17, 1933. Will Wheat Control Mean Dearer Bread?

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 October 1933 · page 2

MINISTERS representing wheatgrowing States now meeting in Melbourne are reported to be considering a proposal to impose a sales…

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Unclean Dairy Premises Owner Complains of Exaggeration Fine Imposed

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 October 1933 · page 3

Walter Stewart M'Kenzie, dairyman, was fined £3, with 8/ court costs and £3 witness's costs in the Police Court this morning on a charge in…

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Butter Price Reduced

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 October 1933 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The interState butter committee announced that as from Monday the price of butter in New South Wales would be…

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£133,222 Left to Family Estate Of S.A. Sheep Farmer ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 October 1933 · page 2

Consisting of about 9000 words and covering 30 pages of foolscap, the will of the late Michael Seymour Hawker, sheep farmer, formerly of Adelaide,…

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Wool Price in Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 October 1933 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—Melbourne wool brokers advise that the average price realised for greasy wool sold in Melbourne last week was…

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Fall in Wheat Prices Return To Farmers 2/1 A Bushel MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 October 1933 · page 2

The steadily downward trend of wheat values in the overseas markets is reflected in Melbourne. On Saturday quotations weakened by ½d. to 1d…

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Long Walks by Cattle Local Supplies Cut Out Come From Queenslands

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 October 1933 · page 1

Fat cattle for the Broken Hill market are now being drawn from Queensland, and after being walked distances up to 700 miles to the…

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Wool Sales To-morrow Better Tone Likely In Adelaide ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 October 1933 · page 1

The third Adelaide wool sales of the current series will begin to-morrow and conclude on Friday. Approximately 31,466 bales have been…

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Sheep Handed to Police

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 October 1933 · page 4

MOREE, Thursday.—At the Moree Police Court yesterday the action was concluded between John William M'Donald and the Police Department…

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"Wool Market Not Being Overloaded"

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 October 1933 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Mr. K. L. Cudmore, of Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., referring to the reported move by the executive committee of the…

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Brisbane Wool Sales Market In Sellers' Favor BRISBANE

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 October 1933 · page 5

At the opening of the second series of wool sales 11,072 bales were offered. The selection, generally, was rather above the average. A fair…

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Country Party Against Wheat Scheme

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 October 1933 · page 1

CANBERRA, Friday.—In an official atatemont on behalf of the Country party it is stated that the party considers that the proposals of the…

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Prices Up Again Wool Sales In Adelaide 5 TO 10 Per Cent

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 October 1933 · page 1

Wool prices in Adelaide at the sales yesterday and to-day showed a further tendency to improve, bringing the prices to almost 50 per cent…

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Drought in District Sheep Going To Agistment Owners Hope for Rain

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 October 1933 · page 1

The spirit of the pioneer is in the make up of the pastoralists of to-day. Despite the drought condition that many are facing they believe that…

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