Pastoral Industry. [Specially written for the Muswellbrook "Chroncle" by D. J. Gilligan, Editor "Country Life.") Meat Is Like Wool—both Selling at a Loss. Graziers' Association on the Job
The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 10 February 1931 · page 4
Neither wool nor mutton can be sold to-day at a profit to the producer. Wool is selling at pence per pound below costs of production, and mutton prices…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pastoral. "Costs Must Be Reduced." a Slogan for Australia Country Is Blazing the Track
The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 10 February 1931 · page 1
No man can estimate the influence of a slogan. Get your slogan right, make it epitomise the feelings of a great many people, and it acts as a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Meat Is Like Wool. Both Selling at a Loss. Graziers' Association on the Job
Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 10 February 1931 · page 5
Neither wool nor mutton can be sold to-day at a profit to the producer. Wool is selling at pence per pound below costs of production, and mutton…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →More Shocks In 'Quake Area Farms Destroyed
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 February 1931 · page 4
There were further heavy earthquake shocks at Napier and Wairoa yesterday, one of which was just as heavy as that of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Flood at Brisbane. Many Homes Still Under Water. Losses of Crops and Stock. Brisbane
The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 10 February 1931 · page 2
The water has receded in most of the flooded areas, but many homes are still under water in the Oxley district. The Brisbane City Council has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Singleton Wool
Singleton Argus · Wednesday 11 February 1931 · page 1
In attractive dry condition, and of nice quality, the Cheshunt clip from Mr J. Groves, Singleton, commanded keen Japanese bidding at Winchcombe,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →London Wool Sales
Singleton Argus · Wednesday 11 February 1931 · page 1
The New England, North and NorthWest Producers' Co., Ltd., Newcastle, has received a cable from London agents reporting the wool market in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Maitland Stock Sales. Cattle Dearer
Singleton Argus · Wednesday 11 February 1931 · page 4
Fat Cattle.—About 900 yarded, this being the smallest yarding for some time. The quality was very suitable for the trade, being mostly choice light…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Price of Wheat Sydney
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 February 1931 · page 5
A Bill to provide for 4/ per bushel for wheat for home consumption was withdrawn from the business paper in the Legislative Assembly to-day on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Scullin's Reply Wheat Position SYDNEY
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 February 1931 · page 5
The Leader of the Federal Country party, Dr. Page, wrote to the Prime Minister last week, suggesting that Parliament should be called together…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wheat Harvest Estimated at 68,181,000 Bushels
Singleton Argus · Wednesday 11 February 1931 · page 1
The Government Statistician (Mr T. Waites) estimates the present wheat harvest at 68,181,000 bushels. This would constitute a record for New…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Small Return Producers' Plight Sheep Yields 1/4 NEWCASTLE
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 February 1931 · page 5
While politicians are concerned about "the standard of living" as it applies to metropolitan and city town-dwellers, the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Price of Wheat Bill Withdrawn in Parliament. Sydney
Singleton Argus · Wednesday 11 February 1931 · page 2
A bill to provide a price of 4/a bushel for wheat for home consumption, was withdrawn from the business paper, on the motion of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →More Earthquake Shocks Farms Destroyed
Singleton Argus · Wednesday 11 February 1931 · page 1
There were further heavy earthquake shocks at Napier and Wairoa (N.Z.) on Monday, one of which was just as heavy as that of Tuesday week. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Strong Demand Sydney Wool Sales
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 February 1931 · page 6
Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 11,290 bales, and the sales,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farmers' Plight Minister Told Relief Sought Sydney
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 February 1931 · page 5
A deputation from the executive of the Farmers and Settlers, Association placed before tho Minister for Agriculture (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Port Stephens Oyster. Farmers' Association
Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 12 February 1931 · page 1
At a meeting of the above named Association the members present signed an undertaking to subscribe to a fund for the following purpose, viz:…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Pastoral Meat Is Like Wool. Both Selling at a Loss
The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 February 1931 · page 4
Neither wool nor mutton can bo sold to-day at a profit to the producer. Wool is soiling at pence per pound below costs of production, and mutton…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pastoral Land Values
The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 February 1931 · page 4
Asked by the Graziers' Association for a reduction in Federal land taxation, the Prime Minister replied that there was not sufficient proof, in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pastoral Award. Dogs at Homebush
The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 February 1931 · page 4
As a result of the fall in the cost of living, shearers, shed hands, and station hands under the Federal pastoral award will be paid less. The It is stated by the Chairman of the Metropolitan Meat Industry Board that the handling of stock at the Homcbush saleyards has been improved through…
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