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Farming & the land, 1920

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Open Wheat Market. Australia’s Only Chance of Salvation

The Daily Express · Friday 8 October 1920 · page 2

Mr E. S. Twigg writes:—‘At the F.S.A. conference the feeling of the farmers was plainly in favor of handling their own wheat with a pool, as…

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Sydney Wool Sales Market Inclined to Ease. Sydney

The Daily Express · Friday 8 October 1920 · page 2

Wool sales were continued at the sale room at the Royal Exchange yesterday, when some 2000 hales were submitted. There was a full…

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Notice to Shearers Sheep in Bad State Worth 50/ to 60/ to Shear!

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 8 October 1920 · page 1

Mr. Lambert, secretary of the A.W.U., has sent the following notice to all shearers: "Sheep are now in a very bad state through flies, mud)…

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The Investment Market (Conducted by Our special Representative.) Sydney Stock Exchange Wheat Scrip Depressed. Mining Shares Active. Sydney

The Daily Express · Friday 8 October 1920 · page 1

Business in investments on the Stock Exchange to-day was fairly brisk and prices generally well maintained. The market for wheat scrip,…

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A Boon to Dairymen

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 8 October 1920 · page 2

WE all know that any machinery will go wrong sometime. That "sometime" may mean a lot to the dairyman. Moffat Virtue Ltd.,…

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A Boon to Dairymen. Guarding A gainst Trouble

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 8 October 1920 · page 4

We all know that any machinery will go wrong sometime. That "some time" may mean a lot to the dairyman. Moffatt Virtue, Ltd., Sydney (of sheep…

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World's Wheat Supply

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 October 1920 · page 7

According to the June Bulletin of Agricultural and Commercial Statistics just published by the International Institute of Agriculture, the…

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Farmers Should Howl Harden Grower’s Advice to Farmers Protest Against New Wheat Pool World’s Parity for Wheat for Local Consumption

The Daily Express · Saturday 9 October 1920 · page 1

Some sound advice was given by Mr. Newson, a Harden district farmer, to a well attended meeting of [?]ose Interested in this year’s…

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The Wheat Pool Scandal

The Daily Express · Saturday 9 October 1920 · page 2

The farmers of the State are now beginning to realise how hopelessly they [?]ve been gulled by the Federal Government in respect to the…

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Mr. Loughlin on Wheat Prices

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 October 1920 · page 4

The remarks made yesterday by Mr. K F. Loughlin, Minister for Lands, on the subject of wheat prices, deserve some comment. "A little while ago,"…

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Price of Wheat. Worlds Parity. Ms. Loughlin's Views. Plan for Stabilising Wheat Industry

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 October 1920 · page 4

"A little while while ago the farmers were satisfied with a guarantee for their wheat, now that they nee world's parity is temporarily high, they want it…

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Agricultural and Pas­toral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 October 1920 · page 2

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

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Wheat— and Government Control (To the Editor “Daily Express”)

The Daily Express · Saturday 9 October 1920 · page 2

Wheatgrowers are now [?] the conclusions many of us [?] two years ago that the less any Government has to do with our…

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Australia’s Wheat. Bogus Agents Operating Warning by Mr. Hughes. Melbourne

The Daily Express · Saturday 9 October 1920 · page 1

The Prime Minister stated to-night that the Wheat Board had been informed from a reliable source that certain persons representing…

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Queensland Elections Voting Day To-day. Wooing the Farmers’ Vote. Brisbane

The Daily Express · Saturday 9 October 1920 · page 2

But for tho tact that voting is compulsory in Queensland, it would be safe to predict a small poll at the general elections, which take place…

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Free Selling of Wool. Canadian Opipnion. Ottawa, Oct, 9

The Daily Express · Monday 11 October 1920 · page 1

The Canadian Agricultural Department says the wool market is panicky due to the re-entry of Australian wool into the open markets. The continued…

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Local Price of Wheat and Bread. Premiers’ Conference This Month. Sydney

The Daily Express · Monday 11 October 1920 · page 1

The conference of Premiers to deal with the local price of wheat and bread will probably take place in Melbourne at the end of the month…

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Wool Trade Crisis. Heaviest Losses on Record. Cancellation of Foreign Orders. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 October 1920 · page 2

There is a sharp crisis in Yorkshire wool trade, owing to a sudden cancellation of Japanese and American orders. Many firms are trying to…

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Sale of Wheat. Mr. Trethowan at Lockhart. Situation Not So Bright. Supplies for Millers. Lockhart

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 October 1920 · page 2

To discuss the organisation of the Federal Wheat Pool there was a large assembly of wheat growers and business people in Lockhart School of…

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CORRESPONDENCE. (We do not necessarily endorse the views or our Correspondents) Wheat—and Government Control. (To the Editor "Daily Advertiser.")

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 October 1920 · page 3

Sir,—Wheatgrowers are now coming to the conclusions formed by Mr. A. J. Newson and myself two years ago that the less any Government has to do…

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