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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1934

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Demand From Continent Adelaide Wool Sales Open (Reprinted From Yesterday's Latest Edition.) ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 September 1934 · page 6

Increased demand from the Continent, particularly France, was indicated at the opening of the second series of Adelaide wool sales to-day…

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Heavy Withdrawals From Brisbane Wool Sales

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 October 1934 · page 1

BRISBANE, Monday.—Owing to heavy withdrawals of wool from the Brisbane October sales which will commence to-day, two agents have decided…

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Barrier Miner Monday, October 1, 1934. Wool Prices and Influences

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 October 1934 · page 2

THE current wool-selling season seems to have opened on a more optimistic note than the bulk of growers were anticipating: not that…

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Farmer's Dead Body in Fireplace

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 October 1934 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Monday.—The dead body of George Stockdale (80), a farmer of Wadelock, near Mafra, was discovered in a fire in the fireplace of…

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Dogs Worry Sheep 12 Attacked, But 76 Dead (Reprinted from Yesterday's Latest Edition.) ECHUCA

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 October 1934 · page 4

A flock of sheep which had been panned for the night in a yard in Echuca East was attacked by dogs. Of the flock of 1140 sheep 76 are…

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Milk Exposed to Dust Dairyman Fined £3

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 October 1934 · page 1

Pleading guilty to a charge of allowing dust to enter milk, a dairyman was fined by Mr. R. Donaldson, S,M., in the Police Court this…

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Farmers Warned About Grasshoppers

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 October 1934 · page 1

DUBBO, Tuesday.—Speaking at a special meeting of the Dubbo Pastures Protection Board Mr. H. Bartlett, an official of the Department of…

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Synthetic Wool? Inquiries Follow Alarm MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 October 1934 · page 3

Recently samples of yarn received from overseas were submitted to the secretary of the Graziers' Association (Mr. S. L. Officer), and much…

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Argentine Record Wool Carry-over New York, October 1

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 October 1934 · page 3

The correspondent of the "New York Times' at Buenos Aires says: "Argentina's wool year closed to-day with the largest carry-over for many…

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Mr. Bruce for Rome Italian Threat To Our Wool LONDON, October 2

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 October 1934 · page 4

The Australian High Commissioner (Mr. Bruce) hopes to visit Home after the start of the Melbourne centenary air race to discuss the…

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N.z. Farmers Against Wool Levy

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 October 1934 · page 3

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), October 4. —Following the adverse report of the Agricultural and Pastoral Committee of the House of Representatives, the…

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Brighter Outlook for Wool

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 October 1934 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday. — Experts believe that the improvementr in the wool market in Brisbane and Melbourne yesterday is an indication…

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Strength of Wool Fibre 100 Miles To The Ounce MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 October 1934 · page 4

"The strength of good wool fibre is astounding," said the chairman of the Victorian Wool Brokers' Association (Mr. N. J. Carson) in an address on…

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Farmers Fight Grasshoppers

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 October 1934 · page 6

BRISBANE, Friday. — Reports from Kooroongarra, about six miles from Warwick, state that there is every prospect of checking the huge…

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Cork Farmers "Beggared" County's £180,000 Overdraft

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 October 1934 · page 6

The serious position in which the Free State authorities find themselves in the matter of collecting rates und land annuities was revealed at the…

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Wool Sale Reports London And Australia

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 October 1934 · page 13

Dalgety and Co. Ltd. have been advised as follows concerning wool sales held in London on October 3:— The wool market closed strong…

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Geelong Wool Sales Postponed

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 October 1934 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Owing to the reluctance of growers to meet the market the Geelong- wool sales arranged for Wednesday have been…

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Bright Future for Country Better Wool Prices Expected SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 October 1934 · page 4

Mr. C. R. M'Kerlsan, president of the Rural Bank Commission, returned to Sydney after a comprehensive tour of the State…

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Lloyd George As Farmer London, October 9

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 October 1934 · page 1

"Meet me and my potatoes," said Mr. David Lloyd George addressing 200 Surrey farmers, who visited his farm at Churt to inspect manuring…

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Brisbane Wool Sales

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 October 1934 · page 2

Dalgety and Co. received the following, message concerning the wool sales held at Brisbane on Monday:— "Compared with Brisbane sales last…

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