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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1920

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Price of Wheat

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 1 October 1920 · page 2
Also in Cootamundra Herald

The developments that have occurred during the week in connection with the forthcoming wheat harvest, can only be viewed by wheat growers with intense…

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Protest by Wagga Farmers Against Wheat Marketing Bill

The Daily Express · Friday 1 October 1920 · page 2

At a meeting of the Committer of the Wagga branch of the [?]armers and Set[?]ers’ Association, held at the offices of Messrs. Tapscott and Gunn…

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Wheat Marketing. Meeting of Farmers Called. World's Parity and Board Personnel

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 October 1920 · page 2

At an informal meeting of the committee of the Wagga branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association held in Wagga yesterday afternoon, it was…

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Wheat Marketing. Main Provisions of the Bill

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 1 October 1920 · page 2

The bill which authorises the creation of a compulsory wheat pool for the 1920-21 harvest empowers the Governor to appoint a board of five…

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Wheat Sacks. After-harvest Terms. Minister's Arrangements

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 1 October 1920 · page 7

With a view to assisting farmers to obtain cornsacks from merchants on after-harvest terms, the Minister for Agriculture has completed…

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Flour Export. Merchants and Wheat Pool. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 October 1920 · page 3

A meeting was held this morning at which there were present practically the whole of the flour export merchants of the State. A discussion took place…

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State Wheat Board. LOCAL [?] Required at Country Stations

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 1 October 1920 · page 4

At the meeting of the Ganmain [?] and Settings [?] held on Saturday afternoon [?] the folllowing letter was read from the Minister in…

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Parity Prices for Wheat. (To the Editor “Daily Express.”)

The Daily Express · Friday 1 October 1920 · page 3

Sir,—The position of the farmer with respect to his wheat is peculiar. Under free and natural con[?]on he would get what it was worth in the…

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The Drop in Wool Values. No Need for Pessimism

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 1 October 1920 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd, write:—The news of a drop in prices at London wool sales in unfortunate, but not altogether unexpected…

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State Parliament. Teachers' Increased Pay Members' Salaries. the Wheat Commission. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 October 1920 · page 2

In the legislative Assembly this afternoon, Mr. Fitzpatrick asked Mr. Lang if he could give any definite idea of the amount of money involved in…

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Our Dairying Industry. Visit of Dairy Instructor

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 1 October 1920 · page 2

Mr. Peterson, dairy inspector of the Department of Agriculture, put in a day at the Tumut Butter Factory and inspected the cream as brought…

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Why Farmers Fail. Former Premier's Plea

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 1 October 1920 · page 3

Sir Joseph Carruthets, the former Premier of this State, who is now President of the New South Wales Chamber of Agriculture, makes the…

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Farmers and Setters' Association (To the Editor.)

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 1 October 1920 · page 2

Sir,—It is interesting how the whirligig of things changes. This was most apparent to me as a delegate to the General Conference from Hay, a branch…

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Professor Watt Emphatic. "Farmer Must Not Be Robbed." Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 October 1920 · page 2

Professor Watt, Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture at the University, gave evidence to-day before the Select Committee to inquire into the…

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TICK BEANS—(Viola Faba). As a Green Manuring Crop on the Irrigation Areas

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 1 October 1920 · page 2

It may be said that taken as a whole the soils of the in mutton Areas are very deficient in humus content. To remedy this one either…

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Growing Crop Competition

The Daily Express · Friday 1 October 1920 · page 2

At a special meeting of the Committee of the M.P. and A. Association held last night it Was decided on a motion moved by Mr. Jeremy,…

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Don’t Break the Farmer’s Heart Professor Watt’s Advice. Sydney

The Daily Express · Friday 1 October 1920 · page 1

The Select Committee of the Legislative Council appointed to inquire into the agricultural industry heard evdence from Professor Watt, of the…

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Farmers’ Needs

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 1 October 1920 · page 4

In the Legislative Assembly on Thursday of last week, answering Mr. Don, the Treasurer said that the distribution of the money raised for the relief of…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 October 1920 · page 8

These notes are issued every week under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. F. Dunn, M.B.A., Minister of Agriculture, and are based…

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