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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1933

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Wool Industry and Banks Sydney Banker's Comments Lower Charges Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 January 1933 · page 4

A leading Sydney banker, referring to the statement that the Federal Government would reduce the charges imposed directly and…

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Record Price of Wool 19/ a Pound Got in 1809 N.S.W. PRODUGT

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 January 1933 · page 4

Although the price of 28½d. a pound for five bales of super merino wool obtained in Hobart recently was on Australian record…

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Wool Sales

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 January 1933 · page 2

Dalgety and Co. have received word of the wool sales held in Sydney and London on Tuesday. At the Sydney sale 6300 bales were offered…

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Aid to Wool Industry Graziers Against Price Fixing MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 January 1933 · page 1

Opposition to the formation of a wool executive committee to fix a minimum price for wool, as proposed in the report of the Commonwealth…

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Farmer Killed by Bull Son Has Some Ribs Broken

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 January 1933 · page 1

PERTH, Thursday.—James A. Forrest (65), farmer, of Capel, was killed, and his son was taken to hospital with several broken ribs, when…

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Leg Caught in Thresher Farmhand's Death Follows

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 January 1933 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Thursday.—Shocking mutilation of his left leg by a threshing machine caused the death in the Hutchinson Hospital, Gawler, at 1.15…

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Geelong Wool Sales

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 January 1933 · page 2

Dalgety and Co. have received a report of the wool sales held at Geelong last Wednesday. The report states that 4800 bales were offered…

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Geelong Wool Sales

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 January 1933 · page 2

Dalgety and Co. have received a report of the wool sales held at Geelong last Wednesday. The report states that 4800 bales were offered…

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"Boys' on Farms"

Western Grazier · Saturday 21 January 1933 · page 2

The [?] and Graziers of this State may perhaps be divided into three district [?]:—Friday there are the men who have a one or two working on [?]…

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Bush Fires and Hail Storms Extensive Damage in Two States Grass, Crops Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 January 1933 · page 1

Outbreaks of bush fires, several of which are attributed to lightning, did severe damage in parts of New South Wales and Victoria. Heavy…

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Wool Prices Improve

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 January 1933 · page 4

PERTH, Tuesday.—Prices at yesterday's wool sales showed an advance of 5 per cent. on those at the December sale. Almost total…

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The Following Appeared Yesterday's Latest News Issue Wool Growers Meet in Conference Opposed to Price Fixing as Suggested Decisions of Members

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 January 1933 · page 4

Supporting the decision of the special convention of the Graziers' Federal Council of Australia a special meeting of the…

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O'Reilly Resting On Parents' Farm

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 January 1933 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday. — The New South Wales and Test bowler, W. J. O'Reilly is visiting his parents at Wingello, where he intends to do…

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London Wool Sales (Special to "The Miner.")

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 4

LONDON, January 23.—Keen competition from British and Continental buyers was received for wool at the London sales to-day. Full late rates…

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Drover's Long Trip Stock Boy Dead; Other Troubles 180 Cattle Lost Alice Springs

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 3

Upon his arrival here with 470 cattle in the poorest condition, after having travelled south nearly 1000 miles from Mataranka Station, in…

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Farmers Stop Forced Sale Of Farm

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 3

NEW YORK, January 23.—A thousand angry farmers gathered at the courthouse of the town of Willmar, Minnesota, and prevented the sheriff…

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The Wheat Yield

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—It is estimated by the Central Weather Bureau that the wheat yield of Australia will be about 210,000,000…

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Heavy Storms Continue People Struck By Lightning Cattle Killed Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 1

At Dorrigo six inches of rain fell in two hours, potato and other crops being destroyed. The rush of water carried a sulky half a mile…

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Sailing Ships in Wheat Race Herzogin Cecilie Leaves for England Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 3

Just after daybreak to-day the Finnish windjammer Herzogin Cecilie, in tow of a tug, slipped down the still waters of the Port…

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Wool Sales

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 2

The local branch of Dalgety and Co. have received word of the wool sales held in Melbourne last Tuesday. An attractive catalogue of 6800 bales…

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