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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1921

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A Barefaced Robbery Wheat Dockage System Penalising the Farmer. Molong

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 2

Mr. G. Peterson at a meeting of the Molong branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association to-day described the system of dockages on…

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Wheat Payments. Dockage System Vigorously Condemned Molong Farmers Speak Their Minds Government Blamed for Smutty Seed. Molong

The Daily Express · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 1

At a meeting of the local branch of the Farmers and Settlers’ Association the system of dockage put into operation by the State Wheat Board was…

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Australian Wool Scheme Explained in London. £50,000,000 Capital. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 2

Details are published in the "Times" of the scheme for the establishment of a wool syndicate with a capital of £50,000,000 for the purpose of…

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Advances to Farmers. Question of Payment

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 3

The question has cropped up of the steps proposed to be taken to obtain payment from farmers of advances made by the Rural Industries Board…

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Fire in a Crop

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 4

A fire broke out in a standing crop of wheat at Yannawah Soldiers' Settlement, 24 milos west of Young, about 10.30 on Friday morning…

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Coastal Farmers Annual Meeting

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 2

Following the commandable practice of holding their annual meeting in different centres of the society's [?] the appreaching annual…

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Butter and Cheese. for America and Egypt. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 2

In view of the increased butter and cheese supply from Australia the Food Ministry has decided to allow limited shipments to Egypt and America in…

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Agricultural. Flag Smut of Wheat. Methods of Controling

The Daily Express · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 4

The scores of flag smut (the fine black dusty matter which is observable on crushing a leaf of an infected wheat plant) can reach the wheat…

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Wheat Finance First Payment Friday Federal Guarantee Melbourne

The Daily Express · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 1

The first payment of half a crown In connection wlth the Commonwealth guarantee regarding the wheat harvest Is to be made to…

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Fire Destroys Crop. at Soldiers' Settlement. Young

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 4

A fire destroyed 30 acres of standing crop together with a large quantiy of hay at the Yannawah soldier settlement. The burnt crop was…

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The Wool Question

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 2

The London "Times" has demonstrated to us the truth of the old saying that one has to go away from home to hear the news. We learn more from…

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Wool Scheme Ratification Delayed. London. Jan. 11

The Daily Express · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 2

The Australian Press learns that though there has been unexpected delay in ratifying the Wool Realisation Scheme there is little doubt the…

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Wool Sales. 120,000 Bales for February

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 2

Aa t meeting of the executive committee of the National Council of Wool Selling Brokers of Australia the Question of the quantity of wool…

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London Wool Syndicate Doubt As to Aims. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 2

Had the information come from a less reliable source members of the wool trade in Melbourne would have been at once inclined to disbelieve the…

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Wheat Shipments. Congestion at Darling Harbor Country Truckings Stopped. Sydney

The Daily Express · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 2

The Minister tor Agriculture stated to-day that because insufficient ships are available to export wheat from New South Wales, deliveries of grain…

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Wool Prices Drop. London Sales 10 Per Cent Cheaper. Hesitating Buyers. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 2

The first series of the London wool sales for the year opened with 10,131 bales catalogued. There was a large attendance of buyers from all…

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Ten Bag Crop. From Storm Beaten Paddock. Overgrown with Lucerne. Remarkable Harvesting Achievement

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 2

In the early part of the harvest a terrific storm passed over The Rock district, and its trail could be traced by hundreds of acres of crop…

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Crop and Stack Destroyed. Big Fire at Forbes. Forbes

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 2

Owing to a fire 50 acres of standing crop and one large stack of hay were destroyed at Forbes to-day. Another area of 20 acres was also…

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Salving Ruined Crops. Remarkable Harvesting Machine Tested Ten Bags Per Acre Recovered. Demonstration at the Rock

The Daily Express · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 1

It would he interesting to obtain an accurate estimate of the loss suffered by farmers in New South Wales during past seasons through splended…

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Farmers and Graziers Prominent A[?] Flemington

The Daily Express · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 4

The Secretary of the Farmers and Graziers Co-operative Co., writes:— [?] we have not been handling [?] for [?] great length of…

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