The Government and the Wheat Farmers. Credit As Well As Debit Side
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 March 1920 · page 3
Mr. Holman and Major Darcy, the selected Nationalist candidates for Coo[?]ra, have issued the following statement to the electors, in reply to "the attacks made…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wheat Guarantee. Prime Minister's Statement
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 March 1920 · page 7
The manager of the Australian Wheat Board (Mr. Pitt) states that the Commonwealth Government's guarantee was 5/ a bushel at country stations, or about 5/4 at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Higher Wages in Bacon and Butter Factories
The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 6 March 1920 · page 2
Mr. Justice Edmunds, in the industrial Court, today, granted a variation of the award for bacon and butter factories in the country, by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Price of Wheat. Federal Government's Offer
Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 March 1920 · page 6
At a meeting in Molong on Wednesday the State Treasurer (Mr Fitzpatrick) announced that he had just received a reply to his representations that more…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Government's Wheat Policy. Mr. Storey in Reply
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 March 1920 · page 8
The leader of the Opposition (Mr. John Storey) commenting upon Mr. Holman's defence of the Government's wheat policy, said:-…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cabinet Incid[?] Mr. Beeby and the Wheat Contract
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 March 1920 · page 8
A hitherto unpublished incident connected with the Georgeson wheat contract was disclosed by Mr. Fitzpatrick. State Treasurer, at a meeting at Molong. He said that at a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →London Wool Sales. Large Transactions London, February 28
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 March 1920 · page 2
At the London wool sales 158[?]0 bales were catalogued, of which Continental buyers bought 40,000 and American 1000. The selection was good including a sple[?]id…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Increase for Country Butter and Bacon Factories. (By Telegraph.) Sydney
Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 March 1920 · page 4
Mr Justice Edmunds, in the Industrial Court to-day, granted a variation of the award for bacon and butter factories in the country, by which it is agreed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wheat Contract. Mr. Beeby Replies to Mr. Fitzpatrick. "Cross Distortion of Fact." Sydney
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 March 1920 · page 5
Mr. G. S. Beeby, referring to Mr. Fitzpatrick's speech, in which the said that as a member of the Cabinet Mr. Beeby had declared he was perfectly satisfied with the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Financing the Farmer." To the Editor
The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 6 March 1920 · page 3
Sir,—Mr. John Storey M.L.A., leader and campaign director of the State Labor party has circularised the country press with a letter…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Failure of Rice Crop
The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 6 March 1920 · page 5
Owing to the entire failure of the Siamese rice crop and the partial failure of the crop in Burma, it is expected that rice will soon cost double…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farm Engineering. [?] Boring Operations
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 March 1920 · page 5
Extensive reference has been recently, made in the metropolitan and country press to the considerable but comparatively little-known benefits offered to farmers under the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Country Carters' Award. Claim Against Branxton Co-operative Dairy Company
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 March 1920 · page 7
Sitting in Industrial Court jurisdiction at West Maitland Courthouse on Friday afternoon, Mr. G. Atkin, P.M., continued the hearing of the cases in which Michael…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Developments in the Dairy
Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 March 1920 · page 2
The old-fashioned system of dairying, which was so exacting on all engaged in it, left little time for recreation and rest, but men's inventive genius has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Butter Plentiful
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 March 1920 · page 5
New South Wales has a big surplus of butter. The output from the coastal factories continues to increase rapidly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →High-priced Sheep
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 March 1920 · page 4
At Campbell's Hill to-day a pen of [?] hoggets was by Mr. J. Enright for [?] each. They were purchased by Mr J. C. Walsh, butcher of Maitland. This is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool Top Sales. Auditor-general on Profits Made
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 March 1920 · page 3
The report of the Auditor-General for the Commonwealth (Mr. J. I. Israel) contains some particulars of the profit made by the Commonwealth and by the manufacturing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Electricity in Farm Homes
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 March 1920 · page 4
In Canada electricity is comparatively cheap, and is [?] extensively on f[?] (says "United Empire,") One of the most complete electrical services on a farm in Ontario is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wheat Guarantee. 5/- at Country Stations
Singleton Argus · Tuesday 9 March 1920 · page 4
The manager of the Australian Wheat Board (Mr Pitt) states that the Commonwealth Government's guarantee was 5/ a bushel at country stations, or about…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rural Industries Board Assistance Given to Farmers
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 March 1920 · page 6
With regard to the operations of the Rural Industries Board, which is controlling the Government assistance to necessitous farmers, the Assistant-Minister for Agriculture…
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