Famine Fears in Europe Crops Ruined, Cattle Slaughtered by Nazis (Daily War Commentary issued by the Department Of Information) MELBOURNE
Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 August 1940 · page 1
A REPORT that President Roosevelt does not intend to fall into the Nazi trap and send food to Germanoccupied territories, has drawn attention to the possibility of famine conditions for Western Europe. Strenuous…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Accidents From Straying Cattle
Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 August 1940 · page 2
SYDNEY. Wednesday.—The Royal Automobile Club of Australia stales that a sharp rise in insurance claims as a result of motorists hitting cattle…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Storing Wool in U.S.A. Australia May Be Affected New York, August 6
Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 August 1940 · page 6
THE wool trade is somewhat apprehensive of the possible effect of the proposal by the Advisory Commission of the American Defence Council…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Milk Price War in Broken Hill Dairymen's Association in Opposition to Cut
Barrier Miner · Friday 9 August 1940 · page 2
WITH some dairymen selling milk at fivepence a pint and others selling at fourpence a pint the milk supply position in Broken Hill is becoming most complicated. Following, the action of Richards and Son in reducing the price to fourpence, several…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool Appraisement
Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 August 1940 · page 4
^ The Central.Wool Committee'has requested ' Wool- selling " brokers throughout-the Commonwealth to give priority of appraisement to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Good Response For Sheep Skin Vests
Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 August 1940 · page 2
Local butchers are responding to the appeal of the Country Women's Association for sheep skins for use in making sheep skin vests for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Chance For Aust. Farm Machinery LONDON, August 9
Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 August 1940 · page 4
YVITH vision of increasing partici" pation by Australian-made mach inery in Britain's Grow More Foot! campaign, the Victorian Agent…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →University Women Now "Down On The Farm"
Barrier Miner · Monday 12 August 1940 · page 3
SYDNEY, Monday.—More than 50 young women from Sydney University arrived at Penrith yesterday to learn to feed pigs, plough, drive…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Minding Sheep One Minute; Germans The Next
Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 August 1940 · page 1
LONDON, August 13 —On the top of a hill in south-East England, today three shepherds were talking when there was a terrific roar high…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Menace of Cattle on Roads Fine Work Of Women Drivers
Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 August 1940 · page 3
THE notes are a little late thi s week. My chest prevented me from setting near a typewri ter. Two leading dailies have published editorials in support o f my views on petrol rationing, and Cabinet has confirmed my prediction that the rationing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Women Run Farms In Former B. H. Resident Tells Of Life There
Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 August 1940 · page 4
WAR in British Somaliland brings the conflict closer to Kenys, but British people there are prepared for any eventuality. Mrs. Joseph Bartley, who has returned to Australia after two years in Kenya, brings news of the splendid spirit of the women…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Legless Man Runs Farm
Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 August 1940 · page 5
PORT PIRIE, Thursday — Although he had both legs amputated above the knee as a result of a railway accident at Quorn 14 years ago,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Britain to Buy South Africa's Wool Clip
Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 August 1940 · page 6
LONDON, August 23.—It is learned in trade circles that South Africa and the United Kingdom have signed an agreement regarding the purchase…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Kentish Farmhand Is Also Baronet
Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 August 1940 · page 2
IN a thirteenth century church at Newington, Kent (England), with a background of fruit blossom and coast houses. Sir John Fagge, Bart…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Care of Wool
Western Grazier · Friday 30 August 1940 · page 2
We can fortunate in requites the opinions of Mr C. H. Ringg, well-known cheep export and [?]assur, on the care of wool in the shed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wheat Sold on Credit
Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 September 1940 · page 4
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—It was revealed at Canberra that in the last year the Australian Wheat Board sold about 20 million bushels of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →[?] Wool
Western Grazier · Friday 6 September 1940 · page 4
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Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sheep Skin Vests
Western Grazier · Friday 6 September 1940 · page 2
The work of the C.W.A. Committes, with the assistance of local C.W.A. Branches, Skin Agents, Government Railway; N.Z. Loan and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Not Guilty of Cattle Theft Mildura Man Is Acquitted Accused Tells Story From Dock
Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 September 1940 · page 1
AFTER a retirement of 35 minutes a jury in the Court of Quarter Sessions today found George Sims, of Mildura, not guilty of a charge of cattle stealing at Gol Gol. The accused was discharged by Judge Stacy…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Serious Wool Position Sydney
Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 September 1940 · page 6
DR. I. Clunies Ross, who has returned to become Professor of Veterinary Science at Sydney University after having been for three years Australian…
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