content: UNITED STATES
                         SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                               Washington, D.C. 20549
  
                                      FORM 144
  
                        NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES
                PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
  
  ATTENTION: Transmit for filing 3 copies of this form concurrently with either
  placing an order with a broker to execute sale or executing a sale directly with
  a market maker.
  ________________________________________________________________________________
  1(a) NAME OF ISSUER (Please type or print)| (b) IRS IDENT. NO. |(c) SEC FILE NO.
                                            |                    |
  Barnwell Industries, Inc.                 |     72-0496921     |   001-05103
  
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  1(d) ADDRESS OF ISSUER  STREET  CITY  STATE ZIP CODE | 1(e) TELEPHONE
                                                       |    AREA CODE  |NUMBER
  1100 Alakea Street, Suite 2900, Honolulu, HI 96813   |               |
                                                       |      808      |531-8400
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  2(a) NAME OF PERSON FOR WHOSE ACCOUNT THE SECURITIES ARE TO BE SOLD
  
  Russell M. Gifford
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  2(b) SOCIAL SECURITY NO.                  (c) RELATIONSHIP TO ISSUER
       OR IRS IDENT. NO.
                                              Director, EVP, CFO, Treasurer,
                                              Secretary
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  2(d) ADDRESS STREET           CITY   STATE    ZIP CODE
  1100 Alakea St., Ste. 2900, Honolulu, HI  96813
  
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  INSTRUCTION: The person filing this notice should contact the issuer to obtain
  the I.R.S. Identification Number and the S.E.C. File Number.
  <TABLE>
  <CAPTION>
                                     SEC USE
  3(a)         (b)                     ONLY     (c)          (d)           (e)              (f)             (g)
  Title of the   Name and Address of  Broker-  Number of      Aggregate    Number of Shares Approximate      Name
  Class of       Broker Through       Dealer   Shares or      Market        or Other Units  Date of Sale     of
  Securities     Whom the Securities  File     Other Units    Value          Outstanding   (See instr. 3(e)) Each
  to be Sold     are to be Offered    Number   to be Sold    (See instr. 3(d))(See instr. 3(e)) (MO. DAY YR.)Securities
                 or Each Market Maker        (See instr. 3(c))                                               Exchange
                 who is Acquiring                                                                           (See instr. 3(g))
                 the Securities
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  <S>            <C>                 <C>       <C>          <C>           <C>             <C>             <C>
  Common Stock   Charles Schwab                15,000       $225,000     8,278,160       20 days         AMEX
                 & Co., Inc.
                 700 Bishop Street
                 Suite 100
                 Honolulu, HI 96813
  
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  </TABLE>
  
  INSTRUCTIONS:
  1.(a) Name of issuer
    (b) Issuer's I.R.S. Identification Number
    (c) Issuer's S.E.C. file number, if any
    (d) Issuer's address, including zip code
    (e) Issuer's telephone number, including area code
  
  2.(a) Name of person for whose account the securities are to be sold
    (b) Such person's I.R.S. identification number, if such person is an entity
    (c) Such person's relationship to the issuer (e.g., officer, director, 10%
        stockholder, or member of immediate family of any of the foregoing)
    (d) Such person's address, including zip code
  
  3.(a) Title of the class of securities to be sold
    (b) Name and address of each broker through whom the securities are intended
        to be sold
    (c) Number of shares or other units to be sold (if debt securities, give the
        aggregate face amount)
    (d) Aggregate market value of the securities to be sold as of a specified date
        within 10 days prior to the filing of this notice
    (e) Number of shares or other units of the class outstanding, or if debit
        securities the face amount thereof outstanding, as shown by the most
        recent report or statement published by the issuer
    (f) Approximate date on which the securities are to be sold
    (g) Name of each securities exchange, if any, on which the securities are
        intended to be sold
  
  <PAGE>
                           TABLE I - SECURITIES TO BE SOLD
  
  Furnish the following information with respect to the acquisition of the
  securities to be sold and with respect to the payment of all or any part of the
  purchase price or other consideration therefor:
  
  <TABLE>
  <CAPTION>
                                                 Name of Person
                                                 from Whom Acquired         Amount of                Nature
  Title of   Date You  Nature of                 (If gift, also give date   Securities     Date of    of
  the Class  Acquired  Acquisition Transaction   donor acquired)            Acquired       Payment   Payment
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  <S>           <C>       <C>                       <C>                        <C>          <C>        <C>
  Common Stock  05/2007   Stock Option Exercise     Barnwell Industries, Inc.   7,500       05/2007    Cash
  Common Stock  08/2007   Stock Option Exercise     Barnwell Industries, Inc.   7,500       08/2007    Cash
  
  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  </TABLE>
  
  INSTRUCTIONS:
  
  1. If the securities were purchased and full payment therefor was not made in
     cash at the time of purchase, explain in the table or in a note thereto the
     nature of the consideration given. If the consideration consisted of any note
     or other obligation, or if payment was made in installments describe the
     arrangement and state when the note or other obligation was discharged in
     full or the last installment paid.
  
  
                TABLE II - SECURITIES SOLD DURING THE PAST 3 MONTHS
  
  Furnish the following information as to all securities of the issuer sold during
  the past 3 months by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold.
  
  <TABLE>
  <CAPTION>
                                                                             Amount of     Gross
  Name and Address of Seller     Title of Securities Sold    Date of Sale    Securities    Proceeds
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  <S>                                <C>                         <C>          <C>       <C>
  Russell Gifford                    Common Stock             08/30/2007        616        10,911
  1100 Alakea St., Ste. 2900                                  08/31/2007      4,100        71,689
  Honolulu, HI 96813                                          09/04/2007      2,100        36,626
                                                              09/05/2007        100         1,750
                                                              09/06/2007        900        15,231
                                                              09/07/2007        500         8,546
                                                              09/24/2007     14,100       210,760
                                                              09/26/2007      1,184        17,783
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  </TABLE>
  
  REMARKS:
  
  INSTRUCTIONS:
  
  See the  definition of "person" in paragraph (a) of Rule 144.  Information is to
  be given not only as to the person for whose  account the  securities  are to be
  sold but also as to all other persons included in that definition.  In addition,
  information  shall be given as to sales by all persons  whose sales are required
  by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated  with sales for the account of the
  person filing this notice.
  
  ATTENTION:
  
  The person for whose account the  securities to which this notice relates are to
  be sold  hereby  represents  by signing  this  notice  that he does not know any
  material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective operations
  of the  Issuer  of the  securities  to be  sold  which  has  not  been  publicly
  disclosed.
  
        September 27, 2007                     /s/ Russell M. Gifford
  ___________________________________     ________________________________________
        (DATE OF NOTICE)                                 (SIGNATURE)
  
  The notice shall be signed by the person for whose account the securities are to
  be sold. At least one copy of the notice shall be manually signed.
  
  Any copies not manually signed shall bear typed or printed signatures.
  
  ATTENTION: Intentional misstatements or omission of facts constitute Federal
  Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001).
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text: UNITED STATES
                         SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                               Washington, D.C. 20549
  
                                      FORM 144
  
                        NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES
                PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
  
  ATTENTION: Transmit for filing 3 copies of this form concurrently with either
  placing an order with a broker to execute sale or executing a sale directly with
  a market maker.
  ________________________________________________________________________________
  1(a) NAME OF ISSUER (Please type or print)| (b) IRS IDENT. NO. |(c) SEC FILE NO.
                                            |                    |
  Barnwell Industries, Inc.                 |     72-0496921     |   001-05103
  
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1(d) ADDRESS OF ISSUER  STREET  CITY  STATE ZIP CODE | 1(e) TELEPHONE
                                                       |    AREA CODE  |NUMBER
  1100 Alakea Street, Suite 2900, Honolulu, HI 96813   |               |
                                                       |      808      |531-8400
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  2(a) NAME OF PERSON FOR WHOSE ACCOUNT THE SECURITIES ARE TO BE SOLD
  
  Russell M. Gifford
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  2(b) SOCIAL SECURITY NO.                  (c) RELATIONSHIP TO ISSUER
       OR IRS IDENT. NO.
                                              Director, EVP, CFO, Treasurer,
                                              Secretary
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  2(d) ADDRESS STREET           CITY   STATE    ZIP CODE
  1100 Alakea St., Ste. 2900, Honolulu, HI  96813
  
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  INSTRUCTION: The person filing this notice should contact the issuer to obtain
  the I.R.S. Identification Number and the S.E.C. File Number.
  SEC USE
  3(a)         (b)                     ONLY     (c)          (d)           (e)              (f)             (g)
  Title of the   Name and Address of  Broker-  Number of      Aggregate    Number of Shares Approximate      Name
  Class of       Broker Through       Dealer   Shares or      Market        or Other Units  Date of Sale     of
  Securities     Whom the Securities  File     Other Units    Value          Outstanding   (See instr. 3(e)) Each
  to be Sold     are to be Offered    Number   to be Sold    (See instr. 3(d))(See instr. 3(e)) (MO. DAY YR.)Securities
                 or Each Market Maker        (See instr. 3(c))                                               Exchange
                 who is Acquiring                                                                           (See instr. 3(g))
                 the Securities
  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Common Stock   Charles Schwab                15,000       $225,000     8,278,160       20 days         AMEX
                 & Co., Inc.
                 700 Bishop Street
                 Suite 100
                 Honolulu, HI 96813
  
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  INSTRUCTIONS:
  1.(a) Name of issuer
    (b) Issuer's I.R.S. Identification Number
    (c) Issuer's S.E.C. file number, if any
    (d) Issuer's address, including zip code
    (e) Issuer's telephone number, including area code
  
  2.(a) Name of person for whose account the securities are to be sold
    (b) Such person's I.R.S. identification number, if such person is an entity
    (c) Such person's relationship to the issuer (e.g., officer, director, 10%
        stockholder, or member of immediate family of any of the foregoing)
    (d) Such person's address, including zip code
  
  3.(a) Title of the class of securities to be sold
    (b) Name and address of each broker through whom the securities are intended
        to be sold
    (c) Number of shares or other units to be sold (if debt securities, give the
        aggregate face amount)
    (d) Aggregate market value of the securities to be sold as of a specified date
        within 10 days prior to the filing of this notice
    (e) Number of shares or other units of the class outstanding, or if debit
        securities the face amount thereof outstanding, as shown by the most
        recent report or statement published by the issuer
    (f) Approximate date on which the securities are to be sold
    (g) Name of each securities exchange, if any, on which the securities are
        intended to be sold
  TABLE I - SECURITIES TO BE SOLD
  
  Furnish the following information with respect to the acquisition of the
  securities to be sold and with respect to the payment of all or any part of the
  purchase price or other consideration therefor:
  Name of Person
                                                 from Whom Acquired         Amount of                Nature
  Title of   Date You  Nature of                 (If gift, also give date   Securities     Date of    of
  the Class  Acquired  Acquisition Transaction   donor acquired)            Acquired       Payment   Payment
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Common Stock  05/2007   Stock Option Exercise     Barnwell Industries, Inc.   7,500       05/2007    Cash
  Common Stock  08/2007   Stock Option Exercise     Barnwell Industries, Inc.   7,500       08/2007    Cash
  
  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  INSTRUCTIONS:
  
  1. If the securities were purchased and full payment therefor was not made in
     cash at the time of purchase, explain in the table or in a note thereto the
     nature of the consideration given. If the consideration consisted of any note
     or other obligation, or if payment was made in installments describe the
     arrangement and state when the note or other obligation was discharged in
     full or the last installment paid.
  
                TABLE II - SECURITIES SOLD DURING THE PAST 3 MONTHS
  
  Furnish the following information as to all securities of the issuer sold during
  the past 3 months by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold.
  Amount of     Gross
  Name and Address of Seller     Title of Securities Sold    Date of Sale    Securities    Proceeds
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Russell Gifford                    Common Stock             08/30/2007        616        10,911
  1100 Alakea St., Ste. 2900                                  08/31/2007      4,100        71,689
  Honolulu, HI 96813                                          09/04/2007      2,100        36,626
                                                              09/05/2007        100         1,750
                                                              09/06/2007        900        15,231
                                                              09/07/2007        500         8,546
                                                              09/24/2007     14,100       210,760
                                                              09/26/2007      1,184        17,783
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  REMARKS:
  
  INSTRUCTIONS:
  
  See the  definition of "person" in paragraph (a) of Rule 144.  Information is to
  be given not only as to the person for whose  account the  securities  are to be
  sold but also as to all other persons included in that definition.  In addition,
  information  shall be given as to sales by all persons  whose sales are required
  by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated  with sales for the account of the
  person filing this notice.
  
  ATTENTION:
  
  The person for whose account the  securities to which this notice relates are to
  be sold  hereby  represents  by signing  this  notice  that he does not know any
  material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective operations
  of the  Issuer  of the  securities  to be  sold  which  has  not  been  publicly
  disclosed.
  
        September 27, 2007                     /s/ Russell M. Gifford
  ___________________________________     ________________________________________
        (DATE OF NOTICE)                                 (SIGNATURE)
  
  The notice shall be signed by the person for whose account the securities are to
  be sold. At least one copy of the notice shall be manually signed.
  
  Any copies not manually signed shall bear typed or printed signatures.
  
  ATTENTION: Intentional misstatements or omission of facts constitute Federal
  Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001).