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Farming & the land, 1931

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Wool Sales

The Inverell Times · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 3

Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd. report: We submitted a useful catalogue at our last sale when the offerings, totalling 3588 bales, comprised a few…

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Wheat Farmers Militant Speeches in W.A.

The Inverell Times · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 3

The Western Australian Wheat Growers' Union conference held in Perth on Monday and attended by about 70 delegates, representing over…

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Cattle Sale 1400 Yarded Demand Dull

The Inverell Times · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 4

Messrs. Arthur Thorn and Company yarded 1400 head of cattle in the municipal saleyards yesterday, comprising a large number of good…

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Newcastle Wool Sales. Wallamumbi Clip Brings 14½ d. I4½d For Sammarez Wool

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 4

At its sixth auction, the New England, North and North-west Producers Co. Ltd. offered. bales, at Newcastle yesterday…

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Wheat Market Dull at 17 SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 8

The wheat market was almost featureless yesterday, with a small demand and practically no change in values. Silo parcels were offering at…

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Expenses in Russia Baths £1; Butter 22 a lb

The Inverell Times · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 7

Russia has attained the distinction of being the most expensive country in the world. Sir William Lane-Michell, M.P., who arrived at Southampton…

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Sydney Wool Sales Show Improvement SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., wired us to-day as follows:-- The improvement of five percent, in vaules for good wool,…

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Wool and Woollen Prices The Process of Reform

The Inverell Times · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 6

Winchcombe, Carson old, report:-- When world wool supplies were small compared with recent times and prices were high large quantities of…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Bundarra Fleece to 14¼d

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 7

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., wired us Yesterday: The 5 per cent improvement in ralues experienced at Wednesday's…

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Farmers Starving in U.s.a

The Inverell Times · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 6

News comes from Washington that the National Red Cross headquarters has issued a statement reporting its investigation of the conditions of the…

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Farmers' Plight. Will Have to Leave Land. Appeal For Assistance

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 1

A large meeting of Parkes farmers declared that unless support is given many would have to leave their holdings…

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Fat Sheep in Brisbane

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 4

About 20,000 sheep were penned at Enoggera (Queensland) on Thursday, of which about half were drawn from the western districts, the…

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Helps Butter Price Increased Exchange

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 7

Speaking in reference to the new exchange rate, the manager of the Queensland Farmers' Co-operative Association, Booval, stated that the…

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Stock and Property Cattle Sale Postponed

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 4

Mr. B. C. Gillies advises that owing to the unfavorable weather conditions his special cattle sale advertised for the 21st inst has been postponed…

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Wool Values Inclined to Harden

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 2

The Secretary. Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Coy., reports :—On 14th. January we offered 6505 bales drawn principally from the…

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Skirtings Up 5 Per Cent. Sydney Wool Sales

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 2

Goldsbrough, Mort report they offered at auction on Thursday 4842 bales of wool. The market, compared with last sale, showed all spinners'…

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The Wool Market "N.e. Tends Towards Stronger Staple"

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 2

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd. report: We offered a catalogue of 2320 bales last Monday consisting principaly of top-making sorts, with…

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Equal Wool Money Tourist Trade, 1941 Prophecy by Dr. Earle Page

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 6

That within the next 10 years the financial return, from the tourist trade would equal that from the wool industry, was the opinion…

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More Money Dairying In Glen Innes Lower Price, But More Cream

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 4

Last month there was over £100 more paid to suppliers to the Glen Innes Butter Factory than in the corresponding month a year ago…

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Pastoral Rail Freights

The Uralla Times · Monday 19 January 1931 · page 4

Rail freights on live stock in this State are from 72 to 74 p.c. higher than they were in 1914. Wool freights have increased from 59 to 66 p.c. Yet…

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