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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1931

511 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 3 of 26

The Wheat Farmers

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 27 January 1931 · page 6

A frank admission that there is no money in the Treasury to provide any measure of relief for wheat farmers was made by the Minister for…

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Pastoral Carbon Tetrachloride

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 27 January 1931 · page 5

If would be regrettable if such a valuable drug as carbon tetrachioride should be discredited by its use where it would not be of value,…

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Labor Caucus and Wheat Prices

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 27 January 1931 · page 2

A daring scheme to assist local wheat farmers by creating a fund out of wheat sales was agreed to by the Labor Caucus on Friday, and it will…

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Farmers Become Desperate Cutting Off of Food Credits?

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 27 January 1931 · page 1

Can the Government find the money further to finance necessitous farmers who are being assisted by Rural Industries Branch advances?…

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Wool Sales Values Show No Change

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 29 January 1931 · page 2

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers’ Co-operative Coy. writes:— On 27th January, we offered 7,284 bales, effecting a good -clearance and…

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Continental Wool Trade Low Prices and Shirtings

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 29 January 1931 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., report The Continental trade has been some what disappointing in its wool purchasing this season. Germany and…

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Pastoral Subdivision of Paddocks

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 1

Systematic pasture management is necessary for maximum benefits from pasture improvement, points out the Assistant Agrostologist of the…

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Wool Report

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 4

Schute, Bell and Co. report:—It is pleasing to report a slight improvement in wool market conditions this week. Sales were resumed in Sydney…

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London Wool Sales London

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 1

At to-day's wool sales 8757 bales were offered, of which 7,815 were sold. There was a moderate offering of merinos…

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Wool Sales Values Show No Change

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 2

The Secretary, Farmers & Graziers' Co-operative Coy., writes:— On 27th January we offered 7284 bales, effecting a good clearance and…

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Sheep Show in Sydney to Be Held This Year Forgoing Prize-money

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 4

The Council of the Sheep-breeders’ Association at Sydney, on Wednesday, decided to hold -a sheep show this year usual, but in view of the prevailing…

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Position of Wheat Farmers

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1931 · page 7

The wheat farmers to-day find themselves without credit for the first time in the history of the Commonwealth. Their position is…

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Wage Cuts in Pastoral Industry

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1931 · page 3

A further reduction up to 7/6 a week in the pay of shearers, woolpressers, cooks, station hands, shed hands and woolscourers will take…

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Pastoral Award Station Hands' Provisions

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1931 · page 5

The secretary of the Graziers' Association (Mr. J. W. Allen) last week said that the Graziers' Association would press before the Full…

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Brighter Wool Outlook Has Bedrock Been Touched?

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 February 1931 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:— For the first time since early December, prices for tops have moved upward. A short time ago, average 64’s merino tops…

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Dairying Lime-water for Calves

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1931 · page 5

Besides being a necessary mineral constituent for all classes of animals, lime acts also in correcting acidity in the stomach. It also renters the…

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The Farmers' Position

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1931 · page 7

Mr. Bavin says it is impossible to exaggerate the seriousness of the farmers' plight throughout the State. The Government's inability to help…

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What of the Farmers ? Mr. Bavin’s Opinion

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 February 1931 · page 3

In a statement regarding the serious plight of farmers, the leader of the Opposition (Mr. Bavin) said that the reason the Government could not find…

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The Wheat Question

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 6 February 1931 · page 3

As one method of repaying any advances which the Commonwealth Bank may make to wheat growers the flour sales tax plan has been…

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Telegraphic News Sydney, 2 p.m. the Wheat Farmers

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 6 February 1931 · page 3

Mr. Bavin made a vigorous attack on, the Government in the Assembly last night for its failure to assist necessitous farmers. Mr. Bavin…

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