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Farming & the land, 1920

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More Wheat Scandal Arrests

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 31

The remaining two of the warrants issued on Friday in connection with the wheat inquiry were executed on Sunday, when Thomas Smith, a merchant, and…

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Pastoral Notes. the Problem of the Rabbit

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 17

The problem of the rabbit is a perennial one, and likely to be so for long enough. The one lonely beneficial effect of the drought has been a considerable…

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Payments From Wheat Pools 1917-18 and 1918-19 Wheat Chops

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 3

The Commonwealth Government has decided to make a further payment to the growers in respect of the 1917- 18 and 1918-19 wheat crops. The…

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Sydney Wheat Scandal. Conspiracy Charges

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 4

Following upon Mr Justice Pring's repc[?]t on the administration of the State Wheat office, five men were charged at the Sydney…

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Wheat for Sydney by Rail. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 3

Two steamers, each with a cargo 01 65,000 bags of wheat for New South Wales, are in Melbourne awaiting a settlement of the strike. Arrangement…

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Australian Wool. British Government Profits Half For'our Growers. London, Jany. 25

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 1

The report of the Commitee which investigated the profits on wool-tops and yarns states, that all the Australian wool auctioned since wool…

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Government Profiteering in Wool. the Influence of Australia (Published in The Times). LONDON. Jan. 25

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 2

In the official report of the mittee dealing with wool profits. it !s stated that the Australasian supplies were continually by far the most important…

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The Wool Clip. the Scheme for Control Regulation of Offerings Referendum of Growers to Approve

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 6

Although not yet complete in detail, a scheme for the marketing of the next wool clip has been drafted, and will soon be submitted to…

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Country Edition. The following appeared in our Country Edition on Wednesday. Latest Telegrams. Sydney. Wednesday Morning. Further Wheat Payments

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 4

The Commonwealth Government has decided to make further payments, involving £32,000,000, in respect to the 19-7-18-and 1919 wheat crop…

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Crops at Wagga

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 28

Considerable success has been achieved by Mr. Maurice M'Grath, who farms at Currawarna, near Wagga, in the cultivation of Sudan grass. This fine fodder crop…

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Farmers and Figures the Bogey of Book-keeping

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 6

"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…

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Three Million Pounds. Westralian Farmers' Cheque Perth

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 6

The Perth Government has announced that the farmers this year will receive roughly £3,000,000. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN GOVERNOR…

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Agricultural School Farm How Much Longer Will Albury Delay?

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 3

A couple of months ago Mr. H. W. Potts, principal of Hawkesbury Agricultural College, on learning how the progress of agricultural education was being…

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Breakfast Delights. Dairy Produce Dearer. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 2

Prices for ham. eggs, and lard, advanced to-day. Hams were a penny a lb. higher, The reason was the dearness of pigs, which…

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Farmers Strike in W.A. PERTH

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 3

The wheat farmers in Quairading district are threatening to strike unless something is done to bring about a betterment of conditions in the industry and…

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Butter and Cheese

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 31 January 1920 · page 3

A movement is afoot among British importers of colonial butter and cheese and wholesale traders for combined action when the Ministry of Food…

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Increase in Price of Wheat. Federal Government's Decision. Explanation by Prime Minister _ MELBOURNE

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 31 January 1920 · page 5

The Federal Government has decided to increase the local price of wheat. Mr. Hughes made the following statement to-day:—…

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Shelter Trees for Farms. a Canadian Scheme

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 31 January 1920 · page 3

The "Agricultural Gazette of Canada" for October gives an outline of the system under which the settlers of the [?]airies of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and…

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Wheat, Flour, Bread, Bran and Pollard. All Prices Largely Increased Sydney, Saturday

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 2 February 1920 · page 2

The recently announced increase in the price of wheat will operate from Monday, from which date the price of flour through out N.S.W. will be increased by £3…

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Stealing Sheep Dogs. Defendant Heavily Fined

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 3 February 1920 · page 2

At the Albury Police Court yesterday, before the P.M., William Connors proceeded against Micheal Devaney for stealing sheen dugs at Corowa one black…

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