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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1937

271 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 10 of 14

Wool From Waste

Western Grazier · Saturday 14 August 1937 · page 4

A new yarn, with the war[?], told [?]of lambs wool, in being made from the waste product of the artificial silk industry…

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Children Sweated on Dairy Farms

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 August 1937 · page 7

SYDNEY, Saturday.—It was stated at the Milk Board prices inquiry that children were being sweated to enable a large number of dairy farmers…

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Excellent District Rain Wentworth 2ins; Broken Hill 66pts Pastoral Worries Now Over

Barrier Miner · Monday 16 August 1937 · page 3

"THERE is no doubt that this rain is going to do a lot of good," said a leading stock and station agent to-day when discussing last night's downpour. The rain was of a general nature extending…

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Home Produce Price Farmers Apply For Fixation SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 August 1937 · page 4

AT the Farmers and Settlers' Conference to-day, the sub-committee submitted its report recommending a Government proclamation of a…

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"Cattle Thieves Still Roam Queensland" LONDON, August 19

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 August 1937 · page 3

HOW cattle thieves at Wills River, near Cloncurry, three times "mistook" him for a kangaroo arid the third time hit him on the left thigh…

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Cattle Thief Released On Bond Alice Springs

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 August 1937 · page 7

FOUND guilty by Judge Wells in the Supreme Court of cattle stealing, William McNamara (66) was sentenced to six months' hard labor,…

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Better Wool Clips in Yunta District

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 August 1937 · page 3

YUNTA, Saturday. — Shearers working on stations in the Yunta district are clipping 2lb. more wool off each sheep than was the case last…

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Woman Has Mouse Farm of 30,000

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 August 1937 · page 3

AN Englishwoman is going to New York to launch the Mouse Fancy in the States. The Fancy has been strong in…

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Keep Warm In Winter With Wool

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 August 1937 · page 4

Now that winter is here, make a resolution that you will not be cold. Even if the office is chilly or if your house has draughts, or if you…

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£3,000,000 Wool Cheque Expected

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 August 1937 · page 3

SYDNEY, Saturday.—Australia's wool cheque for 1937-38 wool season is expected to be worth more than £63,000,000 or about…

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The Farmer's Dest Friend

Western Grazier · Saturday 28 August 1937 · page 4

In co-operation with the botanist, the bio-chemist is making marked progress in producing cerums to be injected into the sap stream of…

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Sydney Wool Sales May Be Record

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 August 1937 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—The wool sales which opened in Sydney to-day are expected to add up to £5,000,000 to Australia's national income during…

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No Japanese Buyers at Wool Sales

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 31 August 1937 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday. — Japanese buyers did not operate at the opening sale of the 1937-38 wool selling season in Sydney yesterday. No…

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Adelaide Wool Sales Barrier Clips In Offerings

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 31 August 1937 · page 1

THE Australian wool sales opened yesterday with a sale in Sydney. This will be followed by the Adelaide auctions on Thursday and Friday. In…

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Local Interest in Wool Sales

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 September 1937 · page 3

Much local interest will centre in thc Adelaide wool sales which open to-morrow at the Wool Exchange, Grenfell-street, Adelaide. They will…

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Japan Will Re-enter Wool Market

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 September 1937 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Mr. K. Yamashita, manager in Australia of a well-known Japanese firm, expressed the view to-day that the present…

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Wool to Be Restricted Japan Plans To Use Fibre (Special to "The Miner.") TOKO, September 1

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 September 1937 · page 5

WITH the excess of imports increasing, in spite of exchange control, the Japanese Government has decided to undertake…

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Farmers Helped

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 September 1937 · page 4

LONDON, September 1.—A high record of progress in reconditioning farm workers' cottages under the Housing Rural Workers' Act, was…

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Barrier Miner Friday, September 3, 1937. Japan to Buy Less Wool

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 September 1937 · page 2

JUST when everything pointed to a most successful season for the pastoralists comes news of another hitch with Japan, one of Australia's…

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More Wool to U.S.A. May Operate in October Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 September 1937 · page 4

THE United States of America this year is likely to purchase more than the 250,000 bales…

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