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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1937

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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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May Affect Our Wool Japanese Blockade SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 September 1937 · page 8

ACCORDING to a statement made to-day by a Commonwealth Commerce official the attempted Japanese blockade of Chinese ports…

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South Africa Wants Butter Production Fails In Drought Area CAPETOWN, September 8

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 September 1937 · page 6

ALTHOUGH the Dairy Control Board asserts that the position has been exaggerated, dealers are convinced that butter from Australia…

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Wool Publicity Fund Bradford Has Not Contributed CANBERRA

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 September 1937 · page 6

BRITISH woollen manufacturers had not subscribed any amount to the wool publicity fund as promised by their representative (Mr. Wilson),…

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Economy in Wool Fibre Mixture In Japan (Special to "The Miner.") TOKIO, September 7

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 September 1937 · page 7

AN important wool manufacturer said to-day that Japanese newspaper reports that the Minister of Commerce had urged a mixture of 40…

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Dairyman Burned by Blazing Petrol

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 September 1937 · page 5

ROCKHAMPTON Thursday.—With severe burns on the body, thighs, legs, feet and hands, John Ah See (60), a dairyman, walked a mile…

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Bumper" Wheat Harvest Is Expected

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 September 1937 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—The director of marketing (Mr. A. A. Watson) said that as a result of widespread rains over the wheat areas this week…

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Stock Farms To Save The Koalas SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 September 1937 · page 4

Stock farms for koalas will have to be established in each Australian State if the koala is to be saved from extinction…

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Sheep Stealing on Big Scale

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 September 1937 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Tuesday.—More than 500 merino sheep worth £700 have disappeared from the 14,000-acre property bf Mr. Friederoch' Woidt,…

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Light to Moderate Rains in Wheat Belt

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 September 1937 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The fall of snow at Bathurst yesterday was the heaviest for 34 years. In many parts of the district snow was several inches…

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Japan Operators at Sydney Wool Sales Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 September 1937 · page 1

—For the first time this season Japanese operators competed for best wools at the wool sales. Good fleece wools…

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Adelaide Wool Sales

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 September 1937 · page 7

The second of the series of Adelaide wool sales were opened at the Wool Exchange, Brookman Buildings, to-day, and will be continued to-morrow…

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Lower Prices for Wool Adelaide Sales

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 September 1937 · page 3

ADELAIDE wool sales, which opened yesterday, were continued to-day. The prices for best quality wool were seven per cent and for shabby…

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One For The Farmer

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 September 1937 · page 6

Judging by recent developments, the man on the land will soon not only be able to do his ploughing, etc., by tractor with every riding comfort,…

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Farmer Killed

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 September 1937 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Tuesday. — William Ryan, farmer, of Halbury, was fatally injured when the biff motor he was driving and a passenger rail car came…

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Japanese Wool Buying Hitch SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 September 1937 · page 1

JAPANESE wool buyers have not yet defined their position. Some say that buying options will start in a few days;…

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Pastoral Conditions In All States QUEENSLAND

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 September 1937 · page 7

THE following information as to the existing pastoral conditions in Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia, New South Wales, Tasmania and Victoria has been received by the Pastoralists' Association of West Darling through the Australian…

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Squalls, Rain, and Snow Wheat Position Is Critical

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 September 1937 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The State Meteorologist (Mr. Mares) to-day predicted violent squalls on the coast, thunder storms and hall in the coastal…

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Far West Mission Wool Competition

Western Grazier · Saturday 2 October 1937 · page 2

The annual wool [?]petition conducted by the Methodist Church was finalised last Saturday when an Exhibition was held in the Oldfellows'…

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Cattle on the Ramp. Bullock 'That Called' on the Tailor

Western Grazier · Saturday 2 October 1937 · page 4

Our Sunday's dinner, prior to meeting the slaughterman, often carries on in a manner which is apt to change our opinion of those docile…

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