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Farming & the land, 1931

3,443 stories in Riverina's papers · page 25 of 173

Royal Show a New Feature. Many Wheat Entries

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 10 February 1931 · page 1

At a meeting of the council of the Royal Agricultural Society it was announced that there were prospects of excellent entries in all sections at the…

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Help for Farmers £6,000,000 To Be Raised 6d a Bushel Bounty on Export Wheat. £2,500,000 for Necessitous Farmers Premiers' Conference Decision

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 10 February 1931 · page 1

It was unanimously resolved by the Premiers' Conference on Saturday that a loan of £6,000,000 be raised to enable the Commonwealth to pay a…

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Stamps for Wool! Grazier Go 1/8 Worth for Two Bales

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 10 February 1931 · page 4

A Condobolin farmer has just received payment for his wool in postage stamps, so small was his net return…

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Wheat Harvest 68,181,000 Bushels Record for the State Average Yield Exceeded SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 February 1931 · page 2

The Government Statistician (Mr. T. Waites), in his estimate of the wheat harvest of the current season based on the returns furnished by…

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Help for Farmers Federal Government's Proposals Internal Loan to Pay

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 10 February 1931 · page 1

The conference between the Prime Minister (Mr Scullin), the Federal Treasurer (Mr. Theodore), and the chairman of the Commonwealth Bank…

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Help for Farmers 6d a Bushel Bounty on Export £2,500,000 For Necessitous Farmers

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 10 February 1931 · page 2

It was unanimously resolved by the Premier' Conference on Saturday that a loan of £6,000,000 be raised to enable the Commonwealth…

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Cannot Meet P.n.'s Farmers Fail by 75 Per Cent

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 10 February 1931 · page 1

All authority estimates that at least 75 per cent, of the P.N.'s due by farmers on February 1 in the Tumut district were not met, while…

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Loan of £6,000,000 to Help Farmers How Plan Was Evolved Mr. Parker Moloney at Albury Every Penny For Farmers' Use ALBURY

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 February 1931 · page 2

The Minister for Markets (Mr. Parker Moloney) was entertained at Albury to-night bya number of his constitutents. The Mayor (Alderman…

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Farmer Attacked Apparently with Chain Many Wounds Inflicted Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 February 1931 · page 2

Detectives are investigating an attack on Ernest Leslie Harten, a farmer, at Yarrum, Gippeland, who this afternoon was found with 16 wounds on…

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Merriwagga Farmers Sign an Unusual Pledge to Act in One United Body

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 10 February 1931 · page 2

As a result of the startling (but somewhat expected) announcement that the R.I.B. would cease to func­tion on Saturday, January 31, an…

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Southern Wool

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 11 February 1931 · page 3

Winchcombe Carson, Ltd., reported on 10th: A few district clips were included in the Sydney catalogues last Monday. The above firm report that…

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Melbourne Sheep Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 February 1931 · page 3

Primer Prices ruled to-day at the Newmarket sheep sales for extra prime wethers and last week's prices for other grades were maintained. The…

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Commercial Wool Sales

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 11 February 1931 · page 3

Winchombe Carson, Ltd, wired us on Monday night. We sold 8800 bales of wool at our Sydney auction to-day Values generally showed a further…

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Plight of Farmers Consideration by F. and S.A. Executive Bounty for Locally Consumed Wheat SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 11 February 1931 · page 1

A meeting of the executive of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held yesterday. The executive gave long consideration to schemes for the…

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Wheat Bounty to Be Retrospective Ah Wheat of 1930-31 Harvest Minister's Announcement MELBOURNE

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 11 February 1931 · page 1

REFERRING to the proposals of the Federal Government to assist the wheatgrowers, the Minister for Markets (Mr. Parker Moloney)…

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Wheat Bounty to Be Retrospective All Wheat Of 1930-31 Harvest Minister's Announcement Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 February 1931 · page 2

Referring to-day to the proposals of the Federal Government to assist the wheat growers, the Minister for Markets (Mr. Parker Maloney)…

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Aid for Farmers Loan of £6,000,000 Will Credit be Available? Payment for Wheat Sacks Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 February 1931 · page 1

In the Legislative Assembly to-day, Mr. Flannery (Lab,) asked the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Dunn), in view of the fact that the Premiers'…

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Plight of Farmers Consideration by F. AND S.A. Executive Bounty for Locally Consumed Wheat Immediate Loan Suggested Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 February 1931 · page 2

A meeting of the executive of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held to-day. The executive gave long consideration to schemes for the relief…

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The Cost of Wool Cheap Raw Material

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 11 February 1931 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd;, reporte on 9th: The upward trend., in wool values has been maintained. and, with the closing of London sales…

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Wool Classing Instruction at Wagga Solving The Price Problem

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 February 1931 · page 5

Many people who are confined to the pastoral and wool producing industry, both large and small, are to-day faced with the problem of realising the…

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