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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1930

2,583 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 68 of 130

Farmer Member Attacks Wheat Merchants P. G. Stewart Alleges That Manipulators Used Farmers to Defeat Needed Wheat Bill

Western Champion · Thursday 24 July 1930 · page 14

The Hon. P. G. Stewart, member for Wimmera in the Federal Parliament, and one of the founders of the Country Party in Victoria, contributes the following interesting article to "The Land" on what he alleges were the tactics employed by…

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Spider Mites. Presence in Wheat

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 24 July 1930 · page 5

The threatened menace of another destructive pest in the wheat fields has been dispelled. A recent alarmist report of extensive damage to…

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London Wool Sales. London

Western Champion · Thursday 24 July 1930 · page 11

The London wool sales have closed. The market, improved as the sales progressed, with merinos and greasy combings slightly above the rate…

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Agricultural & Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land

Western Champion · Thursday 24 July 1930 · page 13

These notes are issued every week, by direction of the Honorable the Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. Should any farmer desire information relevant to his work on the…

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Wheat Varieties. Waratah Favorite. Federation Second

Western Champion · Thursday 24 July 1930 · page 1

Judging from figures supplied by the Government Statistician (Mr. T. Waites) the two most popular varieties of wheat for grain and hay in the…

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What Price? Wheat Harvest. Minister's Opinion

Western Champion · Thursday 24 July 1930 · page 12

Unless some definite move is made to create a comprehensive organisation for the handling and financing of the coming wheat…

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Stud Sheep. "Ioma" Additions. Long Trip to Victoria

Western Champion · Thursday 24 July 1930 · page 11

Yesterday afternoon Mr. Edgar Frecklington and his brother passed through Parkes on their way home from Victoria with some of the best…

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Correspondence the Wheat Crisis. (To the Editor "Grenfell Record.")

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 24 July 1930 · page 1

Sir,—When speaking at Grenfell some weeks ago I endorsed the proposal of the Federal Government to guarantee farmers a 4/ return for…

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Next Step in the Wheat Crisis. Government and a State Compulsory Pool

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 24 July 1930 · page 2

A definite move for a State wheat pool is now probable. With the collapse of the Federal proposals the Farmers and Settlers…

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"We of the Hills." Heavy Wheat Acreage Bad Roads and Profanity. Moura-reedy Ck

Western Champion · Thursday 24 July 1930 · page 7

"We of the hills, scored on an average from 70 to 80 points of rain during the past week, with the result that the paddocks are very boggy in…

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Gunningbland Crops. GUNNINGBLAND

Western Champion · Thursday 24 July 1930 · page 7

Crops and grass are both growing well since the last vain and the nice, mild weather we are experiencing…

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General News 40,000 Acres. Cleared in Four Years. What Power Farming Can Do. Shell, Company Entertains New Zealand Delegation

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 24 July 1930 · page 4

In keeping with its traditional interest in practical agriculture, the Shell Company of Australia extended splendid hospitality to the visiting…

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En Passant Blocking the Tariff Debate. Mr. Scullin Afraid to Face Issue. the Load on the Farmers

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 24 July 1930 · page 5

The Labor Government's refusal to permit the House of Representatives to discuss the new staggering tariff schedules, item by item, can…

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Young Sheep Show

Cowra Free Press · Friday 25 July 1930 · page 8

The second separate annual sheep show conducted by the Poung P. and A. Society, takes place on Wednesday and Thursday next, July…

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Price of Wheat

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 25 July 1930 · page 1

Wheat was quoted locally Thursday afternoon at 3/2 in silos…

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The Wheat Position

Cowra Free Press · Friday 25 July 1930 · page 3

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Thorby) stated oil Tuesday that the wheat position in N. S. W. was one that required very careful…

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Sounder Wool Outlook Wool and Women's Wear

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 25 July 1930 · page 9

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. write:— Two years ago much criticism was evelled at Australian wool authorities regarding the estimated figures…

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Wool Sales at Newcastle

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 25 July 1930 · page 6

Graziers of the North-west are complaining that Newcastle has not yet been established as a wool selling centre…

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Wool Prospects Professor's Views Challenged

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 25 July 1930 · page 2

Mr.F. H. Tout, President of the Graziers' Association disagrees with the statement made by Acting prefessor F. Lions, as reported in Friday's…

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The Wheat Position Statement by Mr. Thorby

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 25 July 1930 · page 2

The Minister for Agriculture. (Mr. Thorby) stated today that the wheat position in N.S.W. was one that required very careful consideration in…

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