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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1931

2,253 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 13 of 113

Homebush Sales Sheep Market Dull SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 2 February 1931 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson wired as follows to-day: Twenty one hundred cattle forward at Homebush this morning. Prime unaltered…

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Wool Sales Values Show No Change

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 2 February 1931 · page 13

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Coy. writes— On 27th January we offered, 7284 bales effecting a good clearance…

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Continental Wool Trade Low Prices and Skirtings

National Advocate · Monday 2 February 1931 · page 3

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report— The Continental trade has been somewhat disappointing in its wool purchasing this season. Germany and…

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Wheat Plots Experiments at Coolah Nine Page Average

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 2 February 1931 · page 10

The following are the results of the wheat and oat experiment plots conducted for the Department of Agriculture by Messrs. R. G…

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Helping the Farmers Better Yield Per Acre. Value of Plant Food. Suggested Field Experiments

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 2 February 1931 · page 3

A vety important step in the direction of assisting primary producers to increase production on a more profftable basis has been taken by…

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Farmers' Serious Position Sales Tax Suggested SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 2 February 1931 · page 2

Mr. Bavin says it is impossible to exaggerate the seriousness of the position of the farmers not only from the point of view of the…

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Plight of the Farmer Relief Must Be Given or Production Will Cease

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 2 February 1931 · page 2

Mr. Bavin says that it is impossible to exaggerate the seriousness of the farmers' plight throughout the State. The Government's inability to help…

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Plight of the Farmer Loan Proposal Abandoned

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 2 February 1931 · page 4

The proposal that Mr. Lang should ask the Loan Council for permission to raise a loan for farmers has been abandoned. The system of rural…

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Farmer Re[?]ded

Leader · Monday 2 February 1931 · page 2

[?] charged with [?] [?] to the Orange Court on Friday [?] when he was remanded for a week on ball of £100 with a…

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An Orange Stud Farm. a Glimpse at Booney

Leader · Monday 2 February 1931 · page 4

“Warrawee,” who in real life 19 Mrs, W. M. Sheriff. writing In this week’s “Referee”, has the following to say in regard to Boomey Stud…

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A Home for Insects. Research in London. Studying Farmers’ Enemies

Leader · Monday 2 February 1931 · page 3

Six million instructs have been [?] into the [?] by the Empire Markutnig Board at the Natural History. [?] which was…

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F.A.Q. Wheat Some Strong Statements Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1931 · page 3

The grain section of the Sydney Chamber of Commerce met to-day and fixed the F.A.Q. standard of wheat at 59 lbs, per bushel, compared…

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Sydney Wool Sales An Improvement in Price. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1931 · page 2

Prices at the wool sales to-day generally ruled from seven and a half to ten per cent, higher for all merino descriptions compared with the closing…

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Wheat Growers Appeal by Mr. Gibbons M.H.R. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1931 · page 2

Mr. G. A. Gibbons, member for Calare, stated to-day that unless immediate credit was made available to wheat growers to enable them to meet…

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Cricket Experiment Farm's Win

National Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1931 · page 3

By 103 runs on the first innings, Experiment Farm defeated Killarney. Killarney was dismissed in the first innings for 50 runs (Hart 4 for [?])…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 4 February 1931 · page 4

The average price of wool sold in Sydney last week Was 7.3d per lb. At Monday's auction the market was most animated, and the demand from…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

Leader · Wednesday 4 February 1931 · page 3

A good selection, totalling 10,708 bales was offered at the wool sales today. of which 10,536 wore sold by auction and an additional 1,185 privately…

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Page Appeals to Scullin to Impose Flour Tax to Save the Wheat Farmer Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 4 February 1931 · page 1

A request that Parliament should be called together immediately to impose a sales tax on flour is contained in a letter from the leader of the…

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London Wool Sales Prices Maintained London

National Advocate · Wednesday 4 February 1931 · page 1

At to-day's wool sales 8,239 bales were offered, including 999 Quensland, 2,029 New South Wales 1,318 Victorian, 265 South Australian and 2,324 New…

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Brighter Wool Outlook. Has Bedrock Been Touched ?

Leader · Wednesday 4 February 1931 · page 3

Winchcombe, [?] report under Monday’s dated for the next [?] early December prises for [?] have [?] A…

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