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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1935

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Giving Life As Missioner Sacrifices Made By Young Farmer DARWIN

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 March 1935 · page 3

After having given four years of his life to the service of the Roman Catholic mission on Bathurst Island, Mr. Patrick Ritchie, a young farmer…

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Giving Life As Missioner Sacrifices Made By Young Farmer DARWIN

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 March 1935 · page 3

After having given four years of his life to the service of the Roman Catholic mission on Bathurst Island, Mr. Patrick Ritchie, a young farmer…

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Farmer for Trial for Forgery

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 March 1935 · page 3

ALAWOONA, Saturday.—In the Alawoona Police Court Julius Cecil Stein, farmer, of Paruna, was committed for trial on two charges of…

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"Tariff Is Friend of Farmers"

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 March 1935 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—In a broadcast address last night Mr. J. L. Holt, acting secretary of the New South Wales Chamber of…

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Wool Traders Perturbed by British Prorosal Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 March 1935 · page 4

Advice has been received by the wool trade in Melbourne that the British Government intends to impose a duty of 10 per cent. upon "foreign…

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Wool Industry Not Bankrupt Grazier's Straight Talk SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 March 1935 · page 4

At the Graziers' Conference to-day Mr. A. G. Manning condemned suggestions that the wool industry was already bankrupt as tantamount to…

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Farmer's Story To Court When Sued For Divorce

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 March 1935 · page 3

SYDNEY Wednesday.— Nearly every calamity that can befall the man on the land had prevented him front sending much money to his…

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Wool Sales in London; Closing; Tone Firm LONDON, March 26

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 March 1935 · page 4

The tone was Arm at the closing of the March series of wool sales to-day. Catalogues fo,r the aeries aggregated 98,308 bales, of which…

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"Parlous Condition of Wool Workers"

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 March 1935 · page 12

CANBERRA, Friday.—In the House of Representatives to-day Mr. Garden (State Labor), moved the adjournment to discuss "the parlous…

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"Parlous Condition of Wool Workers"

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 March 1935 · page 6

CANBERRA, Friday.—In the House of Representatives to-day Mr. Garden (State Labor) inoved the adjournment to discuss "the parlous…

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Use Less Wool Order Germany Imposes Restrictions

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 April 1935 · page 3

BERLIN, March 29.—Owing to the shortage of foreign currencies, the Controller of Wool has curtailed allotments for spinning mills and other…

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Wool Sales To-day District Lots Not Large

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 April 1935 · page 3

The last of the present series of Adelaide wool sales was, opened this afternoon and will be continued to-morrow. The offerings.from, this…

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Logt Piano Sets Farmer On Road To Legal Career SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 April 1935 · page 4

Dairy farmer, concrete mixer, butcher, estate agent, and now an employee in a lawyer's office, having passed his final examinations for admittance to the Bar—a barrister. That is the amazing career of Mr. L. C. Jordan,…

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Woman Thinks Farming Soul-Destroying Task MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 April 1935 · page 4

Farming to-day. was described as a "soul-destroying occupation, unremunerative, and unattractive" by the president of the women's section of…

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"Black Sheep From All Callings" Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 April 1935 · page 4

Mr. P. D. Riddell, principal of the Newcastle Technical College, formerly of Broken Hill, addressing a local businessmen's club declared that…

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Wool Prices Improve Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 April 1935 · page 4

When the wool states opened this afternoon there was very animated competition from all sections of the trade, although the buying was…

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Welcome Rise in Wool Prices Reports From Adelaide Sales To-day

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 April 1935 · page 1

Prices which are from 7½ per cent. to 10 per cent. higher than those received at the last wool sales have been obtained at the eighth Adelaide wool sales of the 1934-35 season which were opened at the Wool Exchange,…

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Record Wool Clearances

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 April 1935 · page 3

Although wool prices are still desperately low, clearances affected at the sales are highly satisfactory. This view is expressed by the…

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Record Wool Clearances

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 April 1935 · page 3

Although wool prices are still desperately low, clearances affected at the sales are highly satisfactory. This view is expressed by the…

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Sydney and Albury Wool Sales

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 April 1935 · page 1

Dalgety and Co. have received the following reports concerning wool sales held at Sydney and Albury. From Sydney.—Wool at our…

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