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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1939

207 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 3 of 11

Wool Sales

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 1

Adelaide wool sales opened today when bales were, offered by Dalgety and Company and Bennett' and Fisher. Dalgety and Company offered 4872…

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Butcher Gains Court Verdict Dairyman To Pay £12/7/-Value and Costs

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 4

WHEN a dispute between a butcher and a dairyman over the alleged milk yield and sale of a cow was heard in the Small Debts Court before Mr. A. B. Collins, S.M., yesterday, the verdict was given in favor of the…

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Adelaide Wool Sales

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 March 1939 · page 5

The market continued firm at the Adelaide wool sales today. Sales were again in the buyers favor and there was active competition…

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Pulling Wool Over His Eyes

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 April 1939 · page 8

Keith Thurgood, well known cycling ace, who is referred to in sporting circles as "Flying Thurgood," the Ajax of Cycling, is meeting with…

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No Intention To Injure Australia' Wheat Barter in U.S.A. Senator Byrnes' Explanation (Special to "The Miner.") WASHINGTON, April ll

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 April 1939 · page 1

SENATOR Byrnes disclaimed tonight any Intention to injure Australia, Canada or other normal suppliers of the British wheat market by his barter plan. "My proposal," he explained, "is not connected with ordinary…

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Advertising of Wool Within Australia. Important Decision by Australian Wool Board

Western Grazier · Saturday 15 April 1939 · page 2

For some considerable time, the Australian Wool Board has been considering a Publicity Campaign with the object of promoting the sale of…

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Bread 'n' Butter Dresses

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 April 1939 · page 4

MAYBE the modern designers are letting their fancy run riot over starched petticoats dropping beneath dress hems... flower garden hats... masses of fur…

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Advertising Of Wool Within Australia Important Decision by Australian Woll Board. (Continued from last Issue)

Western Grazier · Saturday 22 April 1939 · page 2

Details concerning the advertising campaign itself are not available, as the Board is ma[?] a number of alterations and adjustments, and…

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Need for Wheat Price Stabilisation

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 May 1939 · page 2

CANBERRA, Friday—In the House of Representatives, Mr. McHugh (Labor, South Australia). moved an adjournment to discuss the…

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Farmer Charged with Manslaughter

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 May 1939 · page 6

SYDNEY,Thursday—In the Manly Police Court today, Ernest Ferguson Stephens (32), a farmer, was remanded on a charge ot having at…

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British Support For Dominions' Wool Publicity Campaign Financial Assistance Being Sought

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 May 1939 · page 6

REQUESTS to the British Ministry of Agriculture for financial assistance to the Dominions movement for wool publicity have met with a favorable reception, according to a report just received by the Australian Wool…

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Sale of Sugar Farms Discussion By Soldiers

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 May 1939 · page 4

BRISBANE, Monday—By 22 votes to 21, the State congress of the Returned Soldiers League rejected a resolution aiming at the prohibition…

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Better Seasonal Outlook Optimism of Pastoralists Wool Bounty Is Opposed

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 May 1939 · page 5

ASUGGESTION that no wool bounty should be accepted until every other avenue of relief has been thoroughly investigated, was made by Mr. G. A. Crossing, the president, in his address to the 32nd annual…

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"Grass, But No Sheep to Eat It" Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 May 1939 · page 4

The chairman of the Western Lands Board (Mr. Sydney Smith) declared at the annual conference of the Pastures Protection Boards…

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State Control of Church Farms

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 May 1939 · page 3

VIENNA, May 17—Herr auerckel, the Nazi Commissioner in Austria, yesterday took over the administration of 9000 farms belonging to the…

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State Control of Church Farms

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 May 1939 · page 6

VIENNA, May 17—Herr Buerckel, the Nazi Commissioner in Austria, yesterday took over the administration of 9000 farms belonging to the…

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Ben Bow YANG-----That Got Her Wool Off

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 May 1939 · page 6

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Pine Wool

Western Grazier · Saturday 27 May 1939 · 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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Wool For All Occasions

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 May 1939 · page 4

CLOTHES play an important part in cold weather fitness, and it is of little lise to do vigorous exercises every morning, take a cold shower…

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Wool Competition for Scouts' Appeal

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 May 1939 · page 7

Keen interest is being taken in Adelaide in the bale of wool competition in aid of the Boy Scouts' Appeal Fund. The public is asked to estimate…

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