Wheat Handling. Scheme to Be Drafted
The executive of the Victorian Farmers' Union is calling a conference for February 3 for the purpose of drafting a workable scheme for the future handling and…
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Farming & the land, 1920
2,157 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 108
London Wool Sales. Coarse Descriptions Neglected
The following cable dated London, January 14 has been received by Sir J. M. Higgins, chairman of the Central Wool Committee, from the director of raw materials:-…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Wheat Shortage. 5000 Tons From Victoria Weekly
As a result of a telegram from the Premier of New South Wales, drawing attention to the serious position of that State owing to the shortage of wheat, and urging that…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Wheat Contracts. Alleged Conspiracy. Sydney
Five men, Reginald Rheuben, John Brunton, Edward Sheedy, Rupert Coombes and Selby Churchill, were before the Central Police Court to-day charged with alleged…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wool Trade. Profiteering Extraordinary. London, January 16
Disclosures of extra ordinary wool pronts startled a meeting of the Central Profiteering Committee. Mr. Mackinder, a Yorkshire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Watering Thirsty Sheep. Trespass at a Dam. (By Telegraph.) Young
John Wright, a drover, was fined £10 at the Young Police Court for allowing 6000 thirsty sheep to rush the water in a dam on J. Lunney's paddock…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wool Trade. Abnormal Profits. Traders' Explanation. LONDON, Jan. 19
The public is demanding the early publication of the reports of the inquiries into profiteering in wool and cotton. Traders admit the largeness of their…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Profiteering in Wool 1' BRITISH M.P.'s CHARGES. (Australian . Cable Assn. Message.) London, Thursday Night
Mr H. J. Mackinder, M.P., addressing a public meeting at Bradford said the Government was the biggest wool profitoer He estimated that the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Compensating Farmers
The State Cabinet on Monday discussed the question of compensation to farmers on the lines of the proposals already put forward by Mr. Ashford, the Acting Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Miscellaneous. Farmers and Figures. the Bogey of Book-keeping
"The average farmer is primarily an open-air man: he works hard all day and does not concern himself much with account keeping." says the "Journal to the Board of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Heavy Yields Assured Maize Crops on North Coast
With the recent good rains on the North Coast, says Mr. H. Wenho[?]z, maize exper[?] of the Department of Agriculture, the aspect of the country has been completely…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Advances for Necessitous Farmers. Minister Explains Position
The delay in the payment of advances under the necessitous [?]mers scheme, Mr. Ashford, Minister of Agrieuiture explains was due primar[?] to the Legislative Council's…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Wheat Contracts. Further Charges. Sydney
At the Central Police Court To-day Thomas Smith, merchant, appeared to answer a charge of having at Sydney, on divers days between November 1st, 1917, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →State's Wheat and Wool Position. Mr. Ashford Optimistic. Sydney
Mr. Ashford, Minister for Lands, to-day pointed out that the figures quoted by Captain Carmichael on decreased production, if accepted…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sheep-trucking Regulations
Messrs Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd., notify that the rainfall, of the last few weeks has eased the situation sufficiently to enable the Railway Department to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Live Stock. Tuberculosis in Cattle
A valuable series of leaflets under the general heading "Diseases of Animals" is in process of compilation by the Veterinary Officers of the Stock Branch; several have…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Poisonous Weed. Heavy Losses of Sheep
Last week 2500 mixed sheep were trucked by Coleman Bros, at Moree for railage to Inverell. The animals arrivin the early morning, and were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wheat Trouble Seven Warrants Issued?
In Sydney on Friday warrants for the arrest of seven men whose names were mentioned in the course of the inquiry into the administration of the State…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Wheat Trouble. Seven Warrants Issued
In Sydney on Friday warrants for the arrest of seven men whose names were mentioned in the course of the inquiry into the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Transport of Wheat. Shipping Controller's Request
The Shipping Controller has asked all British liner companies to supplement their cargo tonnage by carrying wheat from Australia and the Argentina, suggesting that…
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