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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1935

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To-day s News In Brief Improved Wool Price

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 July 1935 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.— The aver age of 10.23 pence a pound for greasy wool in Australia last month was the highest June average since 1929, when…

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To Show What Can Be Done Wool Exhibition Opens To-morrow

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 July 1935 · page 3

Organised to assist the pastoral industry by making people more "wool-conscious," the fifth annual wool and handicraft exhibition arranged by…

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Cold Weather Kills Sheep Heavy Losses In Queensland BRISBANE

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 July 1935 · page 3

The far western districts of Queensland report heavy losses of sheep after the second rains of a week age. In the Winton district some of the coldest…

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Wool and Handicraft Exhibition Held Today Impressive Display at C.w.a. Effort

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 July 1935 · page 1

Miss S. P. Warby, State treasurer of the Country Women's Association, this afternoon declared open the most successful wool and handicrafts exhibition ever stage in Broken Hill by the local branch of the Association…

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"We Are Millers Not Wheat Gamblers"

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 July 1935 · page 6

SYDNEY Thursday — Giving evening before the Wheat Commission [?] before the system of purchasing to-day mill requirement. Frederick…

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Outstanding Success of Wool Exhibition Speakers Pay Tribute to C.w.a

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 July 1935 · page 6

Despite the adverse weather conditions there was an attendance of approximately 500 when the Country Women's Association annual wool and handicraft exhibition was opened yesterday afternoon by the State Treasurer of the association (Miss S. F. Warby)…

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C.W.A. Officers Pleased With Wool Exhibition

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 July 1935 · page 1

A feature of the Country Women's Association wool and handicraft exhibition staged in the Town Hall on Thursday, and Friday, was…

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C.W.A. Officers Pleased With Wool Exhibition

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 July 1935 · page 7

A feature of the Country Women's Association wool and 'handicraft' exhibition staged in the Town Hall on Thursday and Friday, was…

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German Wool Purchases Need For Agreement Stressed LONDON, July 17

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 July 1935 · page 2

After a visit to Berlin, where he had a long interview with the Minister of Economics.(Dr. Schacht), the deputy chairman of the Australian…

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Trade with Japan More Wheat Being Purchased MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 July 1935 · page 3

Statistics released by the Victorian Wheatgrowers' Corporation to-day show the surprising extent of the recent trend of Australian trade to…

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Diseases in Sheep Wool Levy Urged For Research MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 July 1935 · page 5

A levy of 2d. a bale to raise £150,000 for research into means to provide better nutriment and prevent disease among sheep has been…

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Emus Cause Damage in W.a. Wheat Belt

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 July 1935 · page 4

PERTH, Thursday. — Emus are again invading the wheat belt, and further war against them is suggested, although whether military men…

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Pine Wool

Western Grazier · Saturday 27 July 1935 · page 4

Chemically treated pine [?] have worked out in Germany as a substitute for wool for certain [?] very successfully. By [?]…

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18 Months for Wheat Thefts Wagga Footballer Sentenced

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 July 1935 · page 7

DUBBO, Saturday.— A sentence of 18 months hard labor was imposed on Sydney Arthur [?] (24), a wellknown Western footballer, at the…

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Champion Sheep Disqualified

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 July 1935 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tuesday— An extraoidinary situation developed at the annual show of the Australian Sheepbreeders Association to-day when it…

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Cattle Travelling to S.a. Market

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 31 July 1935 · page 3

Constable Zahn, who came in from Silverton to-day, said that fair numbers of stock are making their way down from northern stations, to…

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Dissatisfied Denmark Farmers (Special to "The Miner.")

Barrier Miner · Thursday 1 August 1935 · page 6

COPENHAGEN, July 30.— Actions contemplated by dissatisfied farmers may include a cessation of production which will drastically affect…

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Wheat Growers. Applications for Relief

Western Grazier · Saturday 3 August 1935 · page 2

The closing date for receipt of applications from Wheat Growers desiring relief under the Wh[?] Growers' Relief Act 1934 1935. has been de[?]tely fixed as…

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Japan to Make Record Wool Purchases

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 August 1935 · page 7

TOKIO, August 2.— Importera expect that the year's purchases of Australian wool will set a record, exceeding 700,000 bales, compared with…

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Increasing Competitor for Wool London, August 1

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 August 1935 · page 1

Demonstrating further the potentialities of spun viscoe fibre as an increasing competitor of wool, Court aulds Ltd., the [?] manufacturers…

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