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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1934

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Memorial to Wheat Experimenter

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 July 1934 · page 6

QUEANBEYAN, Saturday.—A memorial is to be erected in the main street of Queanbeyan to the late William James Farrer, whose experiments…

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Wheat Trucks Derailed; £2000 Damage

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 July 1934 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—Six, trucks of a goods train containing bagged wheat were derailed near Curlewis yesterday. The mishap is believed…

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Synthetic Fibre Will It Replace Wool? Trade Does Not Think So London, July 24

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 July 1934 · page 3

"In spite of Germany's vast resources for the production of synthetic fibre, trade interests here greatly doubt the practicability of her…

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Farming in S. AFRICA Country Hit By Drought MR. P. Clark on Visit

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 July 1934 · page 3

Mr. Peter Clark, who was a resident of Broken Hill 36 years ago, and since then has been in South Africa, where he is engaged in mixed…

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Broken Promises Alleged Italy Reduces Wool Imports Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 July 1934 · page 3

contending that Australia had pinpilcked and discriminated against [?]ly, the vice-president of the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Australia…

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An Amazing Offer! 5/11 All-Wool New Season's Tweeds 2/11

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 July 1934 · page 2

Those seeking a very rare bargain in Dress Materials should avail themselves of this offer. 10 half pieces of New Season's Wool Tweeds, in all…

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Strikes in U.S.A. Chicago Cattle Handlers Out Animals Die of Thirst (Reprinted from Yesterday's Latest Edition.) CHICAGO, July 24

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 July 1934 · page 6

About 85,000 cattlo are jammed in the Chicago stock yards where hundreds of them are dying of thirst and inattention following a strike of…

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Seven for 21 Fleetwood-Smith Routs Durham Bromley Gets 97 (From Arthur Malley, farmer Australian Test bowler.) SUNDERLAND, July 25

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 July 1934 · page 4

Bromley and Fleetwood-Smith wera the stars of "to-day's match between Australia and Durham. Bromley played a dashing innings…

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Italy's Decision to Import Less Wool

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 July 1934 · page 1

SYDNEY, Saturday.—An Italian weekly newspaper published in Sydney, referring to Italy's decision to import less wool from Australia,…

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Italy's Decision to Import Less Wool

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 July 1934 · page 13

SYDNEY, Saturday.—An Italian weekly newspaper, published in Sydney, referring to Italy's decision to import less wool from Australia,…

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Black Wool Appeal Anglicans To Hold Jubilee £5000 WANTED

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 July 1934 · page 13

A most unique method of raising funds to celebrate the jubilee of the Anglican Diocese of Riverina has been devised, and to carry it to fruition the…

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Black Wool Appeal Anglicans To Hold Jubilee £5000 WANTED

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 July 1934 · page 1

A most unique method of raising funds to celebrate the jubilee of the Anglican Diocese of Riverina has been devised, and to carry it to fruition the…

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Premier Stevens on Dairy Industry

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 July 1934 · page 2

SYDNEY, Saturday.—The Premier (Mr. Stevens) addressing a gathering of dairy industry leaders expressed firm opposition to any policy of…

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Premier Stevens on Dairy Industry

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 July 1934 · page 8

SYDNEY, Saturday.—The Premier (Mr. Stevens) addressing a gathering of dairy industry leaders expressed firm opposition to any policy of…

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Synthetic Wool Discovery In Germany No Alarm London, July 29

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 July 1934 · page 3

Mr. Andrew Williamson, who presided at a meeting of Australian Estates, said that the wool position in Germany had been further…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 31 July 1934 · page 1

Stephen Willer Clifford (28) was arrested at Wentworth on July 21 for allegedly stealing 151 wethers, the property of Messrs. M'Kinnon and…

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Wheat Prices Advance

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 31 July 1934 · page 4

SYDNEY Monday.—Wheat prices continued to advance to-day, and quotations are now the highest since August of last year. Buyers offered…

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Italy May Be Buyer Forecast Of Wool Position LONDON, July 30

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 31 July 1934 · page 3

Wool traders agree that it is becoming daily more difficult to forecast prices at Australian sales. Some think that Italy's attitude will make…

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Wheat Ship Aground May Become Total Wreck (Special to "The Miner.") CAPETOWN, July 30

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 31 July 1934 · page 1

The British motorship Winton, which left Port Lincoln for Britain on June 29, laden with 7549 tons of wheat, is ashore on the northern…

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Big Floods Likely Windsor Farmers' Losses SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 31 July 1934 · page 2

Serious floods are threatened in the Windsor, Richmond and Camden districts. Last night communications were cut off by the flooded…

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