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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1937

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'Plane Hits Surf One Killed; 4 Injured Epic Trek by N.Z. Farmer Wellington (N.z.), Satur

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 January 1937 · page 7

day.—When a pilot attempted to land on the beach at Big Bay. near Milford Sound, a moth plane carrying five passengers…

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'Plane Hits Surf One Kided; 4 Injured Epic Trek by N.Z. FARMER

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 January 1937 · page 1

WELLINGTON [?] Saturday. — When a pilot attempted to land on the beach at Big Bay, near Milford Sound, a moth…

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Harry Bridges Not Wanted Farmers Seeking His Deportation

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 January 1937 · page 4

SAN FRANCISCO, January 3— Demanding the deportation of Harry Bridges, the Australian-born strike leader, 5000 farmers in the Stanislaus…

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Talk on Black Disease in Sheep

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 January 1937 · page 4

A talk will be given by Mr. R. Sneddon from Station 2FC on January 9, at 4.15 p.m., on "Black Disease in Sheep."…

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Japan Buys Wool Again 6 Months Spell Broken MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 January 1937 · page 1

Japan entered the Australian wool market again yesterday after an absence of more than six months, when 9000 bales were offered in two…

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N.s.w. Farmers to Sow More Wheat

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 January 1937 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The area to be cropped for wheat in New South Wales this year will probably be 1,000,000 acres more than last…

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Dalgety's Report on Wool Sales

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 January 1937 · page 2

Dalgety and Co. Ltd. have received the following advice from their Sydney office, dated January 4:—"The wool sales opened under keen…

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Big Demand for Wool Competition By Japan Buoyancy of Market Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 January 1937 · page 4

Wool should in the next few months meet a demand as strong as that which at this week's sales lifted prices by from 5 to 15 per…

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Horses Again to Be Used on Farms

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday. — Declaring that Belgian draught horses were the best in the world, Mr. O. Liffman, a Belgian breeder who arrived in…

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Publicity Plan For Wool Big Work Abroad £100,000 Campaign ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 1

Plans for the expenditure of £100,000 annually in publicity in Great Britain and Continental countries in a…

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Good Prices Expected Adelaide Wool Sales

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 January 1937 · page 6

Influenced by the higher prices ruling in the eastern States, where Japanese buyers have re-entered the markets, Adelaide wool sellers are…

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Good Prices Expected Adelaide Wool Sa[?]es

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 January 1937 · page 6

Influenced by the higher prices ruling in the eastern States, where Japanese buyers have re-entered the markets, Adelaide wool sellers are…

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Extremes in Canada 50 Below Zero To 100 Above Wheat Crops

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 4

It will surprise Britishers elsewhere to learn that the temperature on the Canadian Prairie rangea from 50 below zero to 105…

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Killed Sheep on Station Charge Against Grazier

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 3

Wilfred Andrews, grazier, was charged before Mr. R. Donaldson, S.M., in the Police Court to-day with having slaughtered sheep for the…

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Five Sheep Too Many in Load Driver Convicted, But No Penalty

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 1

For having carried five sheep [?]n excess of the number allowed by his permit, Thomas Dickens was convicted by, Mr. R. Donaldson, S.M., in…

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Wool Rates Firm Sales Summary For Six Months Relationship with Japan Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 1

The National Council of Wool Stiling Brokers has compiled a statistical summary of the results of the first half of the 1936-37…

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Wheat and Wool Cheque £100 Million

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 January 1937 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.— Australia's wheat and wool cheque this year is estimated at £100,000,000, of which New South Wales will probably…

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Wool Trade Fillip Spend £500,000 Over 5 Years Delegates to Confer Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 January 1937 · page 2

Plans to spend £500,000 over five years on an international campaign to increase the consumption of wool will be discussed…

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London-Brisbane Wool Sales

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 3

Dalgety and Co. Ltd. have received the following advice from their Brisbane office, dated January ll.:- "There was keen and general…

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Prefers Butter to Guns —Mr. Eden (Special to "The Miner"). LONDON, January 12

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 6

In a striking speech to-day the Foreign Secretary (Mr. Anthony Eden) declared that Britain preferred butter to guns…

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