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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1920

2,347 stories in Riverina's papers · page 77 of 118

Labor and the Farmers

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 28 September 1920 · page 2

We are told that it is probable that a political crisis may be precipitated by the Wheat Marketing Bill which is at present before Parliament. It…

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Wheat Storage. Provision at Railway Station. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 29 September 1920 · page 2

The engineers and traffic representatives of the railway department have inspected all the stations in the wheat country where the grain will be…

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Wheat Pool Losses. Claim Against Government. Adelaide

The Daily Express · Wednesday 29 September 1920 · page 1

A claim is being lodged by [?] Black, of Melbourne to soon [?] with losses on the wheat [?] rained at [?]…

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Wheat Marketing Bill the Caucus Disturbed May Drop the Bill. Sydney

The Daily Express · Wednesday 29 September 1920 · page 1

The question in which the Ministry round itself over the Wheat Marketing Bill provoked an animated discussion at the caucus meeting of the…

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Damaged Wheat. the 1916-17 Losses. Huge Claim Against Government. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 29 September 1920 · page 2

Preliminary proceedings were taken in Melbourne to-day in a claim by Mark Block, wheat investor, against the Government in respect of losses…

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The Wheat Payments. Minister's Reference in Parliament. Question Rests with Federal Government. Sydney

The Daily Express · Wednesday 29 September 1920 · page 1

In the Legislative Assembly to-day the Minister for Agriculture said the State hoped to make the first payment to the wheat growers in…

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Wheat Pool. the First Payment. Suggestion of Five Shillings Questions in Parliament. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 29 September 1920 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly this evening, the Minister for Agriculture stated, in reply to Mr. Oakes, that the Government would make its first…

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State Parliament. the Farmers' Loan. Medical Fees. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 29 September 1920 · page 2

In a the Legislative Assembly to-day the Treasurer informed Mr. Fitzpatrick that to date £1,750,000 of the special loan of £2,000,000 raised for…

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The Board of Trade Position of the Farmer. Sydney, Tuetday

The Daily Express · Wednesday 29 September 1920 · page 1

The bearing of evidence by the Board of Trade into the cost of living In the country and other matters affecting rural workers was resumed…

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Sheep and Wool

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 September 1920 · page 2

Mr. F. B. Hinton, assistant sheep and wool expert, of the Department of Agriculture, Sydney, delivered an interesting lecture, under the auspices…

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Wheat Farmers Must Wait

The Daily Express · Thursday 30 September 1920 · page 2

It would appear that the unfortunate wheat farmer is destined to experience yet another season of mis control and deferred payments for…

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The Wheat Guarantee. Appeal for Prompt Payment. by Mr. Parker Moloney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 September 1920 · page 3

In the House of Representatives the following Parliamentary debate took place on the question of providing for a first payment of 5/ per bushel for…

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Wheat Marketing Bill. State Cabinet Divided Bill to Stand Over for Present. Sydney

The Daily Express · Thursday 30 September 1920 · page 1

To-day the State-Cabinet death with the problem of [?]st should be the [?] for local milling wheat. A district division of opinion was…

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Wheat and Bread. Consideration of Bill Postponed. Minister Rushes Off to Melbourne. State May Buy Back From Pool. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 September 1920 · page 2

The State Cabinet today for two hours discussed the question of the Wheat Marketing Bill, and at its conclusion the Premier announced that no…

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Farmers Talk Strike. Manildra

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 September 1920 · page 2

Mr. P. G. Waterson, who presided at a meeting of farmers and settlers at Manildra, said that if farmers did not receive a decent payment for their…

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Committees of Farmers. to Supervise Stacking

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 September 1920 · page 2

The Secretary of Wagga branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association (Mr. Angus Gunn) has received the following communication from the…

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[?] Stock Sales. Sheep Sell Well. Cattle Easier

The Daily Express · Friday 1 October 1920 · page 2

At the Wagga stock sales yesterday, there were 8.600 sheep penned in[?]ding about 1,000 fats and 670 cattle, of which 130 were fats, Sheep…

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Meetings of Wheat Farmers

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 1 October 1920 · page 2

Wheat growers are invited to direct their attention to notices of meetings at Leeton and Barellan respectively to elect a board at each centre, to…

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COMMERCIAL. Wool

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 1 October 1920 · page 1

Sc[?] Bell and Co., Ltd. report under date 25th September[?] Somewhat dis[?]ting news as to the wool market comes from London…

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Wool Dividend

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 1 October 1920 · page 4

Arrangements are now being put in hand for the payment to Australian wool growers on October 27, of £7,692,000, as the first share of the profits which the…

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