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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1931

2,019 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 21 of 101

Terrible Position Of Cowra Mothers Want to Use Cattle Stalls

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 5 March 1931 · page 3

So desperate is the plight of Cowra families whose husbands are unemployed and who have to camp in bag humpies with the roof full…

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Death Sentence for Wife Murderer "Woman Slaughtered Like Sheep" PERTH

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 5 March 1931 · page 1

At the Criminal Court, John Dunstan, who was convicted for wife murder, was sentenced to death. The judge remarked that the woman…

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Wheat Marketing Commission Canadian Government Makes No Decision OTTAWA

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 5 March 1931 · page 1

The Dominion Government, it is learned, has made no final decision on the suggestion for a Royal Commission to investigate wheat marketing…

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Oath to Resist Tax Bailiffs. Settlers in Wheat Area White Hot. "We Are Ruined to Maintain Bum Politicians."

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 March 1931 · page 6

THE following appeared in this week's issue of "Smith's Weekly." It represents the result of a visit by Smith's representative last week:— Country men, threatened with bailiffs and bankruptcy because of unpaid taxes, are filled with the black rage of…

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Farmers Up Against It

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 5 March 1931 · page 6

That Dubbo district farmers are up against it was shown at Tuesday's meeting of the Graziers' Association. When an invitation to attend a…

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Common Sense Of District Primary Producers What the Farmers Say

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 5 March 1931 · page 3

The following remarks, passed during different discussions at Tuesday's meeting of the Dubbo branch of the Graziers'…

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Soviet Offer Coal For Farm Machinery Proposal to Canada

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 5 March 1931 · page 8

Russia is anxious to exchange coal for Canadian agricultural machinery, and has made a definite offer, according to a statement…

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Sheep or Chocolates

The Western Herald · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 2

Apparently the people of Wellington place a very low value on sheep just now. At the hospital carnival, a sheep, donated by Mr. A. E. Fuller,…

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Wool Auctions

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 6

Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Co., Ltd., report on Monday's sales:—We offered a catalogue of 547[?] bales to-day, which consisted principal…

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Sheep Stealing From Truck

The Western Herald · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 3

Complaints as from time to time received by the Graziers' Association alleging the theft of sheep from railway vans. As s result of enquires…

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Wool Auctions. Buoyant Conditions

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 1

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Coy. reports:— On 3rd March we offered 7.503 bales principally representative of the late…

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Wool Sales Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. who:—We sold 9000 bales of wool at our Sydney auction yesterday. The rise of 5 to 7 1/2 per cent. recorded in values…

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Wool Users' Surprise. No Surplus Supplies

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:—Evidently some of the most surprised men in the world are wool consumers abroad who have found that…

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Wool Users' Surprise No Surplus Supplies

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 7

Evidently same of the mast surprised men in the world are wool consumers abroad, who have found that the estimate of a reduced clip in Australia this…

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Wool Report Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Co. Ltd

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 4

The above firm report:— We offered a catalogue of 5,472 bales on 2nd March, which consisted principally of clips from the later…

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No Majority Rule. Preposterous Argument in Regard to Wheat Pool

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 5

The opinions expressed by the Sydney "Worker" as a general rule do not find favor with the farming community, but this article, reprinted…

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Wheat At 4/- Bushel. Flour Bill, Carried. Price Of Bread May Be Higher

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 4

The second reading of the Flour Acquisition Bill was carried on the voices in the Legislative Assembly on Thursday…

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The Country Awaking the Farmer's Policy

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 5

Ill fares the land to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates and men decay;…

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Wool Report

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 9 March 1931 · page 3

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. Ltd. report, under date of March 4, as follows:--Included in our catalogue, which…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Monday 9 March 1931 · page 5

Schute, Bell and Co. Ltd., report: During last week the market maintained its strength, with a firmer tendency for the finer types. The…

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