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New England · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1931

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Wheat Market Chaos Reigns SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Friday 2 January 1931 · page 1

Chaos exists in the wheat export business. Only five or six vessels have been chartered to load N.S.W. new season's crop, as compared with…

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Australia's Wool Clip Its Size of National Benefit

The Inverell Times · Friday 2 January 1931 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:-- If wool markets could recover as quickly as the Australian Pastoral industry can revive after a drought,…

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Rust in Wheat Dr. Noble Explains 67 Distinct Strains

The Inverell Times · Friday 2 January 1931 · page 8

Wheat growers may find some solace for ruined crops in the fact that only eight of the 67 strains of stem rust occur in Australia (says the "Sydney…

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Wheat for Pigs Use the Grain A Good Suggestion

The Inverell Times · Friday 2 January 1931 · page 7

The possibilities that exist for wheat growers to fatten pigs with some of their grain was referred to last week by Mr. F. G. Ayres, chairman of the…

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CHAOS. Critical Position of Wheat Exports. Few Ships Chartered for Record Harvest. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 2 January 1931 · page 1

Chaos exists in the wheat export business. Only five or six ve[?]sels have been chartered to load the N.S.W. new…

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Fertiliser Companies Can't Help Farmers MELBOURNE

The Inverell Times · Friday 2 January 1931 · page 1

Fertiliser companies in Victoria announce that they may not be able to assist farmers on the existing basis of finance. They state that their…

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Points for Dairymen Meeting lower Prices Crisis to be Faced

The Inverell Times · Friday 2 January 1931 · page 2

The world-wide trade depression and the consequent decreased demand for food stuffs, such as butter, have caused what must be regarded as the most…

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£2,000,000 Debt. Farmer and Fertiliser Companies. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 2 January 1931 · page 1

Fertiliser companies in Victoria announce that they may not be able to assist farmers on the existing basis of finance. They state that their…

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Local and General Special Cattle Sale

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 3 January 1931 · page 4

Mr. B. C. Gillies, auctioneer, will conduct a special cattle sale at the municipal saleyards on Wednesday, January 21. Mr. Duncan McRae is…

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Dearer Butter New Prices On Monday SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 3 January 1931 · page 1

A nincrease of an half-penny per pound will be made in the price of butter at Sussex Street on Monday, when all agents will charge 1/3 per…

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OVERFLOWING The Wheat Silos Storage Problem Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 3 January 1931 · page 1

Fifty-one out of 99 wheat silos in New South Wales are now full to capacity, and can only receive from farmers a quantity equal to the…

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Maize and Potatoes Survey of Crop Conditions

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 3 January 1931 · page 6

Surveys of the potato and maize crop conditions as on December 15 have been made by the State Marketing Bureau…

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Wool

The Uralla Times · Monday 5 January 1931 · page 1

Merino 70's are quoted at Bradford at 25d, 64's 22d, and 60's 22½d. Mr. Devereux, the Australian commissioner, says there is a slightly better…

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Newcastle Wool Sales

The Uralla Times · Monday 5 January 1931 · page 3

Nenco (Newcastle) advise that their catalogue to be submitted on 15th January will comprise approximately 2000 bales, including the…

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Export Duty on Sheep Skins

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 5 January 1931 · page 2

The Member for Gwydir, Mr. L. Cunningham, speaking in the Home of Representatives on the duty on sheepskins, said :--I understand…

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Silos Overflowing. Wheat Farmers in Critical Position. No Immediate Hope of Relief. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 5 January 1931 · page 1

Rationing is now being applied to the wheat industry. In the country 51 out of 99 silos are overflowing and to relieve the…

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Wheat Market Nothing Doing at 14

The Inverell Times · Monday 5 January 1931 · page 6

Business in the wheat market at the week-end was practically at a standstill. Shippers, millers, and farmers are still unable to obtain definite…

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Wheat Guarantee Member for New England Supports

The Uralla Times · Monday 5 January 1931 · page 3

Mr. V. C. Thompson, M.H.R. for New England, is a war in supporter of the Federal Government's proposal to ask the…

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Drought Stricken Farmers in U.S.A. Demand Food Seizure of Heroin £100,000 WORTH Some for Australia SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Monday 5 January 1931 · page 1

The Sydney customs officers have been advised of a huge seizure of heroin, valued at over £100,000 by the customs officials at Shanghai, from the…

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Drought in U.S.A. Terrible Scenes Farmers Demand Food England, Arkansas

The Inverell Times · Monday 5 January 1931 · page 1

The prolonged drought that ruined hundreds of persons in Central United States farms last summer, had a dramatic sequel when a mob of 500…

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