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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1938

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First Meeting of C.W.A. Wool Handicraft Exhibition

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 6

Members of the Country Women's Association held their first meeting for the year at the Rest Room, Argent-street, yesterday when there…

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Cooking of Sheep's Brains Yields Fine Recipes First Prize to Mrs. Edwards

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 March 1938 · page 4

"THE Cooking of Sheep's Brains" was the title of this week's cooking competition, and a large number of delectable recipes was submitted. Mrs. Edwards, of 96 Marks-street, gained first prize with a recipe for…

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Falling Wool Prices Cause Concern

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 March 1938 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Concern over falling wool prices was expressed by the president of the Graziers' Associating (Mr. J. P. Abbott) speaking at…

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Lower Prices for Wool

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 March 1938 · page 4

Dalgety & Co. Ltd. have received the following cable from their London office, dated March 15:—"Wool sales opened here with a large…

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Geelong Wool Sales

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 3

Dalgety & Co. Ltd. have received the following advice from their Geelong office, dated March 23:—"At the wool sales here, 5100 bales were…

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Ireland Eats Most Dairy Produce

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 March 1938 · page 6

Ireland is the greatest combined butter and egg eating community, per head of the population, in the world. The Imperial Economic…

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Cattle Thrown From Lorry

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 March 1938 · page 1

When a motor lorry loaded with eleven cows and travelling along Blende-street was turned suddenly into Bromide-street to avoid a…

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Adelaide Wool Sales

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 March 1938 · page 2

The series of Adelaide wool sales will be continued on Thursday and Friday at the Wool Exchange, Adelaide. It is not exuected that many…

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Seasonal Conditions In Pastoral Areas

Barrier Miner · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 6

THE following information as to the existing pastoral conditions in Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia, New South Wales,…

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Adelaide Wool Sales

Barrier Miner · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 5

The March series of the monthly wool sales in Adelaide were opened to-day at the Wool Exchange, when fair competition was noted. Little…

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Future of Territory Faith Pinned In Pastoral Industry DARWIN

Barrier Miner · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 5

"MY first year as Administrator of the Northern Territory" convinces me that 1 can report to the Government that the position is not as…

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Wool Sales

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 3

The monthly Adelaide wool sales were concluded to-day, when it was reported that the market was firm with good buying, a strong…

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A Trickster Gaoled Australian Sheep Farmer Duped LONDON, March 31

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 3

William Ryan, alias Marshall, aged 45 years, was sentenced at Westminster Court to-day to imprisonment for six months, with hard labor, on a…

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Wool Sales in Adelaide Prices On Par With Previous Sale ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 6

Some of the best wool that has been offered this season came under the hammer at the eighth sale, which opened at the Wool Exchange this…

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Search for Farmer Disappeared At Church WERRIBEE

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 April 1938 · page 3

THE country round Werribee is being searched for Mr. Dennis Sneyde, aged about 57 years, farmer, of Laverton, who has not been seen…

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Wool Trade Monopoly Japanese Move In China (Special to "The Miner.") LONDON, April 6

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 April 1938 · page 5

In diplomatic circles it is learned that Prime Minister Chamberlain has asked the British Ambassadon in China (Sir Archibald Kerr) to…

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Comments of Readers Mulga As Sheep Fodder

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 April 1938 · page 6

To the Editor, Sir. Under the above heading appeared an article in the Adelaide "Chronicle," of March 24, detailing the…

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China Becoming Wool Minded

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 April 1938 · page 6

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Leong Kee Timm, a prominent member of a Sydney Chinese exporting firm, expressed the opinion to-day that as…

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Scotland Is Playing Part Wool Secretariat Inquiries

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 April 1938 · page 5

ENCOURAGING support by Scottish farmers to the Empire movement for world publicity and research for wool is announced in a special report to the Australian Wool Board received from the International Wool…

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Frosts Destroy Fruit Crops LONDON, April 30

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 April 1938 · page 5

SEVERE frosts following unseasonable warmth in Northern Europe has wrought havoc in British orchards, and…

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