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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1938

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Cattle Trucks Engaged For 'Springboks"

Barrier Miner · Monday 7 February 1938 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday—Marksmen, who gathered at Anzac Range, Liverpool, for the carnival, were informed 'that the…

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News in Brief Wool Sales Down

Barrier Miner · Monday 7 February 1938 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Monday—The sales of wool in Australia in seven months to January 31 amounted to £25,300,000, of which £10,200,000 was below the…

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Farmers Reli[?] D[?] Adjustment

Western Grazier · Saturday 12 February 1938 · page 2

By a recent amendment of the Farmers Relief Act, the period for receipt of applications for Stay Orders from farmers d[?] of ev[?]…

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Dogs Menacing Pastoral Areas

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 February 1938 · page 1

MR. R. H. Calder, local manager for Bennett & Fisher Ltd., who has just returned from the extreme northwest corner of New South Wales,…

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Decline in Wool Exports

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 February 1938 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Australia's greasy wool exports for the seven months up to the end of January were 1,236,086 bales valued at £23,373,913…

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Pine Wool

Western Grazier · Saturday 19 February 1938 · page 4

Chemically treated pins needles have worked out in Germany as a substitute for wool for certain purposes very successfully, By varying…

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News In Brief Wool Sales Irregular

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 February 1938 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Wool sales at yesterday's'market were irregular, being from par to five per cent. lower than last week's closing rates. Good…

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Rain Is Needed Outback Wool Suffers From Dust

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 3

"THERE seems little hope that the quality of the wool produced in these districts this season will be as good as that of…

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Wheat for Russia

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 February 1938 · page 6

LONDON, February 25.—Russia has bought about 90,000 tons of Australian wheat for delivery to Vladivostock. The size of the order,…

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Crutching of Sheep. a Seasonable Reminder

Western Grazier · Saturday 26 February 1938 · page 2

The operation of crutching is e[?] for co[?] of the blowfly me[?] which in usually found to be at its height during the letter months of…

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Russia's Purchase of Our Wheat

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 February 1938 · page 7

SYDNEY, Saturday.—A well known wheat agent to-day expressed the opinion that Russia's entrance into the Australian wheat market as…

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Farm Settlement

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 February 1938 · page 6

SYDNEY, Friday.—Jewish and other religious organisations in Britain are investigating a plan for the settlement in Northern Australia of…

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Fears For Sugar Farms In North Queensland

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 February 1938 · page 1

BRISBANE, Monday.—At a conference of the Far Northern District of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers Imperial League at Innisfail, alarm…

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Adelaide Wool Sales

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 March 1938 · page 1

It is expected that several new season's clips will be included in wool to be offered at the sales which open in Adelaide on Thursday afternoon, and…

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Adelaide Wool Sales

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 March 1938 · page 3

Adelaide wool sales opened this afternoon at the Wool Exchange. There was a good representation of buyers from all countries…

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Better Facilities Waisted for Trucking Cattle Pastoralists' Association Discussion

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 March 1938 · page 5

IMPROVED watering facilities, better landing stages, and enlarged receiving yards at the Crystal-street trucking yards will be sought by the Paatoralists' Association bf West Darling. At the last meeting of the association a report was submitted in…

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Sheep Sent to S. AUS. Bad Season Is Responsible

Barrier Miner · Monday 7 March 1938 · page 1

IT is conservatively estimated that at least 150,000 sheep have been transhipped from the, Broken Hill areas, and from stations on the New…

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Japan Wants More Wool Transport Is Big Difficulty MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 March 1938 · page 1

IT is reported at the Melbourne Wool Exchange that arrangements have been concluded between Australia and Japan to facilitate the…

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Thermal Waters Kill Cattle

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 March 1938 · page 6

AUCKLAND, March 10.—As a result of investigations it has been found that a serious stock disease which for many years has caused…

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Wool Stabilisation And Marketing Suggestions For Achievement Growers' Reward

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 4

"I am addressing you with a view to this conference arriving at some definite scheme for the stabilising of the selling price, and the marketing of Australia's wool," said Mr. T. A. Dunn, of Jerringomar, Cowra, at the Agricultural Bureau…

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