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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 80 of 130

Sheep Dip At Shire Yards Mr. F. Baker's Proposal

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 22 August 1930 · page 9

Included in the matters discussed at the last meeting of the Bland Shi[?]o Council was that brought forward by Mr. K. G. Anthoness (of K[?]…

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Gossip of the Day Mayoral Allowance Is Dwindling -- Cash'in Corsets--forbes Wool Consignments -- Jack Moses and the Farmers -- Railway Rationing

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 22 August 1930 · page 8

Ald Wilson's suggestion at the local Council meeting this week that a ten per cent cut should be made in any allowances received by the civic fathers…

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Wheat Pool 80 Per Cent Advance Commonwealth Bank's Terms Settlers Grave Difficulties

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 22 August 1930 · page 5

The State Government has been unable to negotiate a guarantee of 3/ a bushel on the coming harvest. Should a State pool be formed,…

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Bread and Butter Thief Bell Is Also an Imposter. Fined £5 in Default a Month in Gaol

Cowra Free Press · Friday 22 August 1930 · page 1

Before Messrs. Cookson and Mitchell, J’s.P., on Wednesday morning, a young man named Leslie Kennedy Bell was charged with stealing one…

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Crop Conditions All Parts of State Official Report

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 22 August 1930 · page 8

The following review of the conditions prevailing in relation to the wheat crop of New South Wales, as at July 31, 1930. is…

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Taking Farm Implements Labor’s Strange Policy. How Members Voted

Cowra Free Press · Friday 22 August 1930 · page 7

Primary producers throughout Australia must have sighed with relief that the session of the Federal Parliament so disastrous to their…

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Wool Report

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 25 August 1930 · page 3

Goldsbrough, Mort and Company Limited, Sydney, report under date August 21st, 1930:— One pleasing feature in regard to…

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Wool Supplies. Cost of Money and Wool

Western Champion · Monday 25 August 1930 · page 4

Winchcombie, Carson Ltd. report: The quantity of wool which It is estimated will be available for sale at Australian sales during the coming…

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General News Saffron Thistle. Saved Thousands of Sheep in Young District. Farmers' Discussion

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 25 August 1930 · page 4

Thousands of sheep were kept alive during the drought by saffron" thistle, according to delegates to the Farmers and Settlers' Conference…

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Wheat Pool. Enrol at Once

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 25 August 1930 · page 3

The Minister for Agriculture (Hon. H. V. C. Thorby, M.L.A.) stated that while many thousand forms had been distributed throughodut the…

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Wheat Belt Defence Association. 20th August, 1930

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 25 August 1930 · page 2

Sir,—An Association has been formed in Parkes known as the Wheat Belt Defence Association, the aims and objects of which may…

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Grow More Wheat. (Dedicated to the Man on the Land.)

Western Champion · Monday 25 August 1930 · page 3

The man who puts the wheat in We should honor most to-day; He will pull us through our troubles: He's the sale and surest way…

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The Farmers. Mr. Buttenshaw's Address. Pact with Nationalists

Western Champion · Monday 25 August 1930 · page 4

The Minister for Works (Mr. Butenshaw) addressing the Farmers and Settlers' Association Conference claimed that the Government had…

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Silos Completed Tichborne Group. Gathering of Farmers

Western Champion · Monday 25 August 1930 · page 2

The wheat silos aft Tichborn railway siding, which have just been completed, were taken over on Thursday by the Government Grain Elevators, when a trial run of the machinery proved very satisfactory…

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Prison Farms. the Old and the New in Penal Reform

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 25 August 1930 · page 4

Australian gaols are replicas of English gaols, yet buildings that suit the English climate are totally unsuitable for the semi-tropical climate…

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Wool Blind Sheep Warning to Owners

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 26 August 1930 · page 2

Messrs C. E. Wallder and Co. have received the following communication from the Commonwealth Wool and Produce Co. which is of considerable…

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Wheat Poll Farmers Should Enrol

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 26 August 1930 · page 1

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Thorby) states that whilst many thousand forms had been distributed throughout the wheat areas, and…

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Price of Wheat

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 26 August 1930 · page 3

Wheat was quoted locally on Monday afternoon at 3/11¾ in silos…

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Year's Wool Supplies Cost of Money and Wool

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 26 August 1930 · page 6

Winchcombe, Corson Ltd., report: The quantity of wool which it is estimated will be available for sale at Australian sales during the coming…

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Severe Storm Sheep Killed BRISBANE

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 26 August 1930 · page 2

During a storm in Dirranbandi district, Queensland, 50 sheep were killed by lightning, while 150 others were smothered as the result of…

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