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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1931

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Wheat Pool Ballot Papers Issued £2 Penally for Failure to Vote SYDNEY

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 3 July 1931 · page 1

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Dunn) stilted that already over 20,000 ballot papers for the wheat pool had been posted, and it was expected that…

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Demented Farmer's Act

The Western Herald · Friday 3 July 1931 · page 3

At Yendila (Queensland) a demented farmer killed his wife and three children and then committed suicide…

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Wheat Pool Should Growers Control Marketing of Their Grain And Pocket The Profits Of Their Products? Letters Against and in Support of the Pool. Against The Pool

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 3 July 1931 · page 1

Mr. F. M. Mack, of Ningawalla, writes:— Sir,—Having always taken an active part in oposing compulsory pools…

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The Wheat Outlook From Canada's Failure Sydney, Friday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 4 July 1931 · page 1

A leading wheat shipper said to-day that Australian growers would not profit much from the failure of the 5,000,000 acres of the Canadian crop…

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On the Eve of the Pool Farmers, Vote for Future

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 4 July 1931 · page 4

Mr. E. Field, of "Wave Hill," Marrar, Wagga, is well and favorably known throughout the State as a successful farmer, and senior…

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Farm Prices [?] But Not Goods

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 4 July 1931 · page 6

Recently the Country Party [?] tention to the fact that, while [?] prices were falling steeply up to [?] uary, 1931, prices of manufactu[?]…

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Wool Review

The Wellington Times · Monday 6 July 1931 · page 5

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. Ltd. write:— THE closing auctions of the wool year in Brisbane last week showed…

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Wool Prices

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 6 July 1931 · page 4

Wool costs are now about 13 per lb. and the average price. is 8d or 9d. There is a hope, but little certainty, that wool prices will improve. As…

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Wool Consciousness

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 6 July 1931 · page 2

IN his inaugral address to the Empire Wool Conference, His Excellency, the Governor-General (Sir Isaac Isaacs) said: --…

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Against the Wheat Pool

The Wellington Times · Monday 6 July 1931 · page 5

The Wheat Growers' Defence Association of N.S.W. (R. S. Drummond, president.) sends us a four-page pamphlet advising farmers and wheat…

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Wheat Poll Ballot Papers Posted

The Wellington Times · Monday 6 July 1931 · page 5

The Minister of Agriculture (Hon. W. F. Dunn, M.L.A.) states that over 20,000 ballot papers were posted on Thursday, July 2, and it is expected…

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On the Land Wool Report

The Wellington Times · Monday 6 July 1931 · page 5

Schute, Bell and Co. Ltd., report: At the second series of sales at Brisbane, the market showed an improvement in values compared to the…

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Empire Wool Conference Important' Resolutions

The Wellington Times · Monday 6 July 1931 · page 6

The following are the more important resolutions carried at the Empire Wool Conference in Melbourne:—…

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IMPALED On Sheep Shears Extraordinary Death Melbourne

The Wellington Times · Monday 6 July 1931 · page 1

Mr. G. R. Carter, Inspector of Vermin in the Mirbor district, Victoria, was killed in extraordinary circumstances yesterday, when he was…

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The Compulsory Wheat Pool. (To the Editor.)

The Wellington Times · Monday 6 July 1931 · page 5

Sir.—I notice that Mr. D. Kelly is advocating a compulsory wheat pool to increase the price of our wheat, but he does not show how…

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Impaled on Sheep Shears Vermin Inspector's Death Melbourne

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 6 July 1931 · page 1

G. R. Carter, Inspector of Vermin in the Birbood district, was killed in extraordinary circumstances when he win impaled on a pair of sheep shears,…

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Dairying in Dubbo District Butter Factory Proposal Interesting Addresses to Geurie Farmers Mr. Kelly on the Wheat Pool

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 8 July 1931 · page 1

At the invitation of the Geurie F.S.A., Mr. Muir, of Wellington, and Mr. D. Kelly, of Wongarbon, addressed a…

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Wheat Pool Talks to Farmers

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 8 July 1931 · page 1

Mr. David Kelly will address a meeting at Fischer's corner, at 3 p.m., tomorrow, when he will speak in support of the wheat pool and deliver a…

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Wool Consciousness

Western Age · Wednesday 8 July 1931 · page 2

IN his inaugral address to the Empire Wool Conference, His Excellency, the Governor-General (Sir Isaac Isaacs) said:—…

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Wool Prices

Western Age · Wednesday 8 July 1931 · page 1

Wool costs are now about 1/3 pee 1b. and the average price is 8d or 9d. There is a hope, but little certainly, that wool prices will improve. As…

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