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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 8 of 9

New Pastoral Award Shearing Rates Unchanged MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 September 1938 · page 6

JUDGE Dethridge in the Federal Arbitration Court today delivered judgment in the pastoral award…

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Adelaide Wool Sales

Barrier Miner · Monday 19 September 1938 · page 2

The second series of Adelaide wool sales will commence at the Wool Exchange tomorrow, when it is expected that there will be good offerings…

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News In Brief Helping Wheat Growers

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 September 1938 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons) stated in the House of Representatives that the Government would not pass…

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Barrier Miner Thursday, September 22, 1938. Finding New Markets for Our Wool

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 September 1938 · page 2

GRAZIERS in our district and throughout Australia will be interested in the latest investigations by the International Wool Secretariat…

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Guessed Correct Weight of Sheep

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 October 1938 · page 5

Mr. H. Davidson, of 190 Patton-street, won the guessing the weight of the sheep at the Silver City Show last Saturday. The sheep weighed…

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S.a. Wool Sales Next Week

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 October 1938 · page 3

It is understood that there will be a fair offering of wool from the Barrier district at the next series of Adelaide wool sales to be held next…

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Adelaide Wool Sales Next Week

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 October 1938 · page 7

The third of the series of new season's wool sales will be conducted at the Adelaide Wool Exchange next week, when a number of local clips…

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Dairy Hold-up Case Three Men Sent For Trial MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 October 1938 · page 3

ON a charge of attempted armed robbery at a Caulfield dairy, three men, at the St. Kilda Court, were committed for trial at the Supreme…

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Birds, Sheep, Horses Killed in Storm

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 October 1938 · page 4

BRISBANE, Wednesday.—During a heavy storm in the Gore and Karara areas, west of Warwick, poultry, wild birds, and shorn sheep, were killed by…

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Wheat Race Ended Fastest Time To The Passat MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 October 1938 · page 6

WiTH all vessels recording' slower times than in 1937, this year's grain race from Australia among sailing ships has ended with the arrival…

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Giving Publicity To Wool First Annual Report Of Secretariat Fashion Designers Consulted

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 October 1938 · page 7

IN September last year, the j International Wool Secretariat was formed in London The pastoralists of Australia, New Zealand and South Africa were its sponsors, and furnished the funds for the effort to co-ordinate…

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Wool Scheme Is Rejected

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 October 1938 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday—The joint committee appointed by the annual conference of the Graziers' Association of New South Wales, to inquire into…

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Comments Of Readers Substitutes for Wool

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 October 1938 · page 4

To the Editor, Sir— On the 29th August last Mr. A. E. Heath, formerly Agent-General for New South Wales in London, gave a…

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National Insurance. Pastoral Workers' Position

Western Grazier · Saturday 15 October 1938 · page 2

Now that there has been [?] the European [?] the [?] once more [?] them…

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Sheep In Good Condition

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 October 1938 · page 2

Although the outback is badly in need of rain most of the stock is in good condition, according to Mr. L. A. H. Johnson, Broken Hill, manager…

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Land Grant to Mt. Gipps Pastoral Co

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 October 1938 · page 8

SYDNEY, Thursday—In the Legislative Assembly yesterday, the Minister for Lands promised Mr. Horsington that he would lay on the table all…

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District Outlook-Wtmsmy Pastoralists Hit By Drought; Low Wool Prices Stock Losses Are Feared

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 October 1938 · page 1

"A BLACKER picture could not be painted," is how the Stock Inspector (Mr. G. B. Johntton) describes the pastoral position in the West Darling district. Pastoralists of many years' experience cannot recall a worse period in the…

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Buoyant London Wool Sales

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 October 1938 · page 3

The following advice has been received by Dalgety and Co, Ltd. from their Brisbane office, dated October 20:—"There was a buoyant note at…

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Homes Flooded Crops Ruined Disastrous Storm In England

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 November 1938 · page 5

Great thunder storms bombarded Britain over a belt stretching 300 miles from the West Country to the East Kent coast…

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Wool Board Inquiries Report To Minister For Commerce CANBERRA

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 November 1938 · page 6

In its second annual report to the Minister for Commerce (Sir Earle Page) today, the Australian Wool Board disclosed highly satisfactory…

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