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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1931

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Wheat Hopes What Does 1931 Hold In Store?

The North Western Courier · Thursday 1 January 1931 · page 4

After a year of vicissitudes and misfortunes unequalled in its history, the wheat industry of Australia stands upon the threshold of a new…

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What Next! Australia's Wool Clip Its Size of National Benefit

The North Western Courier · Thursday 1 January 1931 · page 4

The woolgrowing industry can with decided heartiness say Goodbye 1930, Good Luck 1931. Between the first sale of January…

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Blew Head Off Sequel To Farm Tragedy. PERTH

The North Western Courier · Thursday 1 January 1931 · page 1

There was a sensational sequel to the Adath triple tragedy yesterday afternoon, when Victor McCaskell, on learning the burial of his wife and…

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Deferred Wheat Deliveries

The North Western Courier · Monday 5 January 1931 · page 2

Farmers are very much concerned with the statement by the wheat commissioner and manager of the Government grain elevators that no…

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Starving Farmers Threaten Town Arkansas Drought Arkansas

The North Western Courier · Monday 5 January 1931 · page 1

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

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Federal Wheat Scheme

Manilla Express · Tuesday 6 January 1931 · page 3

The Acting Minister for Markets (Mr. F. M. Forde) has issued a statement outlining the actual position in regard to the…

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Standardising Farming F.S.A. Supports Movement Aiming at Reduction in Costs

Manilla Express · Tuesday 6 January 1931 · page 1

In these days when Australia is facing an economic crisis there is heard on all sides a plea for efficiency of production…

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First Wheat Crop Where Australian Agriculture Had its Beginning

The North Western Courier · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 5

To most visitors the Sydney Botanic Gardens represent something essentially ornamental—a leafy retreat from the…

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Wool & Money Exchange

The North Western Courier · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 2

The increase in the money exchange rate to £115/7/6 is the best development the wool trade has experienced for some considerable time…

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Weekly Pastoral Review Right Way Out Slogan is "Cut the Costs" Dealing with a Poorer World

The North Western Courier · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 3

Desperately placed because of the slump in wool prices, and the high cost, graziers all over Australia are asking: "What can we do?" "Which…

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Behind Times Average Farmer Importance of Agriculture Training. SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 1

At a conference of the Federated State School Teachers in Adelaide, Mr. Bennett, N.S.W., said he had it on competent authority the average…

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"The Tocsin" An Open Letter to the Farmer!

Manilla Express · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 3

The Wheat Man. The Sheep Man. Farming Friends and Fellow Countrymen! How are things with you now?…

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Bagged Wheat

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 2

Messrs. J. Burke and Sons, Ltd., Newcastle, notifiles in this issue that they have ample storage space for bagged wheat in their stores…

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The Wool Market.. Wool Report

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 4

Pitt, Son and, Badgery, Ltd., report under date 5th January:— The second half, of the selling season opened to-day, when three…

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Reminder to Sheep-Owners

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 2

Owners of fifty or more sheep who have not yet filed in and returned the special sheep and wool form posted to them in December…

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Wool Market General Tone Better

The North Western Courier · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 2

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers Co-operative Company, writes: At our sale on January 7, we offered 6416 bales, comprising good…

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Wool Market. General Tone Better

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 2

The Secretary Farmers & Graziers Co-operative Coy. writes:— At our sale on 7th January we offered 6413 bales comprising a good…

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Wool and Money Exchange. a Market Help

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson. Ltd., report:— The increase in the money exchange rate to £115 7s 6d is the best development the wool trade has experienced…

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Wheat Glut

Manilla Express · Tuesday 13 January 1931 · page 4

The manager of the Government Grain Elevators (Mr. Harris) says that wheat traffic from the country would have to be…

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Proposed Wheat Act

Manilla Express · Tuesday 13 January 1931 · page 2

Farmers will be interested to learn that wheat buying firms will be resuming operations this week but only on the distinct…

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