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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1938

175 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 7 of 9

Ton of Cotton Wool Used at Hospital

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 August 1938 · page 3

A TON of cotton wool was used at the Hospital during the 12 months ended June 30 last. Enormous amounts of meat, tea, bread and other foodstuffs were supplied to the Hospital, and the following figures released from the Hospital today reveal the…

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Japan And Wool Market

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 August 1938 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday.I. Motoshkin, representative of one of the largest Japariese woolbuyers in, Sydney said last night that Japan was unlikely to…

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Consumption Of Wool Low High Price Asked in America

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 August 1938 · page 4

THE principal factor for the low consumption of wool in the United States is undoubtedly the high price of the product there compared with other textile raw materials, according to a report by Mr. A. Foster du Pies sis, the South African…

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World Wheat Glui

Western Grazier · Saturday 20 August 1938 · page 2

World-graduation figures for wheat exceed the bumper year of 1923 by at [?] 250,000,000 bushels. Prospects of a good world-price are not…

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Wool Man's Death

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 August 1938 · page 3

MELBOURNE,' Saturday.—- Mr. Robert Bond McComas, one of the best known figures in the Australian wool industry, died at his home at…

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Missing FarmHand Found Was In Scrub For Over Two Days Suffering From Exposure Tailem Bend (S.a.)

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 August 1938 · page 6

LOST in dense scrub for two and a half days Algie Chesser (26), single, who works a lonely farm about a mile and a half from the Ki Ki railway siding, is now recovering from the effects of exposure and lack of food…

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Blowfly Strike Of Sheep Australian Wool, Board Report

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 August 1938 · page 2

"RESULTS of the Mules operation in South Australia this season for the prevention, of blowfly strike of sheep were very satisfactory, as far as could be judged in the absence of controls, and while, the operation does…

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Last Year's Wheat Carryover

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 August 1938 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—Mr. M. A. Davidson (Labor, Cobar) asked the Premier (Mr. Stevens) if a large portion of last year's carryover of…

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wool Section For Silver city Show

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 August 1938 · page 2

A section for merino wool is to be included in the schedule for the Silver City Show. There will be two classes for best skirted even quality fine…

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Japan Will Buy Wool Intends To Honor Agreement SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 August 1938 · page 1

THE Vice-Consul for Japan (Mr. Myake) in a supplementary statement last night said that Japan was not required under the new trade…

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Wool Is Still Queen of FASHION

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 August 1938 · page 4

FAIR and WARMER, says the Weather Man, with spring in the air, and "wear more wool" says fashion. For wool is to be just as smart for spring as it has been during the winter... Not wool in…

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Barrier Miner Monday, August 29, 1938. Wool Agreement with Japan

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 August 1938 · page 2

THE wool season has been bad enough without any hitches in trade agreements. The absence of beneficial rains throughout most of…

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Japanese At Wool Sales

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 August 1938 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday.—Japanese competition was negligible at the opening sales of the 1938-39 wool selling season atlthe Royal…

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Adelaide Wool Sales Better Prices Are Expected

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 August 1938 · page 3

SLIGHTLY better prices are expected to be received for wool to be offered at the opening sale of the 1988-39 series of the Adelaide wool…

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Five Dead; Four Injured In 'PlaneCrash Nose Dive in Cane Farm Near Innisfail Pilot Among The Dead BRISBANE

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 August 1938 · page 4

FIVE persons are dead, two seriously injured and two slightly hurt as a result of a 'plane crash a quarter of a mile from the Innisfail aerodrome at Mundoo today. The 'plane was coming into the…

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Three Days For Selling Wool In S.A. ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Thursday 1 September 1938 · page 6

Starting from September 20 wool sales in Adelaide will occupy three days instead of the customary two days…

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Wool As Major National Fibre Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 September 1938 · page 4

Speaking last night at a meeting under the auspices of the Australian Institute of Political Science. Mr. C. Hartley Grattan. Carnegie Research…

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Set Fire to House Farmer Remand For Sentence Tailem Bend

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 September 1938 · page 6

Before Messrs. W. Tiller and J. A. Ramsay, Henry Francis Smelt, a farmer of Sherlock, was charged with having on August 26, maliciously set…

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Pine Wool

Western Grazier · Saturday 3 September 1938 · page 4

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

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Home Consumption Price on Wheat

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 September 1938 · page 5

MELBOURNE; Wednesday. — Strong opposition to the proposed fixation of a home consumption price for wheat was expressed yesterday…

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