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Farming & the land, 1920

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Wheat for New South Wales. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 7

A private conference took place to-day between the State Treasurer. Mr. M'Pherson, and the Minister for Agriculture in New South Wales, Mr. Ashford, and the Minister for…

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The Wheat Pools. Important Hatters to bo Discussed

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 7

An important conference is to be held in Melbourne to-day (Friday) to dis[?] matters affecting the wheat pools. Representatives of the Commonwealth…

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Australian Butter. Market at Vancouver. Half-a-crown a Pound

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Thursday. --The Minister for Agriculture stated to-day that his attention had been drawn to a communication from a lending produce firm in Vancouver, dated…

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Railway Rates. Wool Growers to Benefit But Slightly

The Land · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 8

Last month when it was intimated that the railway rates were to go up the Hon. A. K. Trethowan, M.L.C., President of the Farmers and Settlers'…

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Payments for Wheat. The Guarantee for the Current Harvest

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 7

The Acting-chairman of the Central Wheat Board (Senator Russell) stated on Monday last that financial arrangements had now been completed with…

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Sydney Stock Exchange. War Bonds Firmer. Wheat Scrip Higher

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 3

Business in Investment stocks on the Sydney Stock Exchange was again brisk yesterday. War Bonds again provided a…

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Local Government Changes in the Law Wheat the New Act Provides No V.

Evening News · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 4

The [?] synopsis of the chief alterations in the new Local Government Act has been supplied by the Minister in charge of the department…

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High Cost of Suits. No Wool Scarcity. Sir T. Mackenzie's Protest. London, Jan. 6

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 7

The newspapers predict a possible increase in the cost of a suit of clothes to £20, which they say is due mainly to the bulk of the best quality wool being Government controlled in…

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£20 for a Suit. Prices Soaring in England Alleged Scarcity of Wool. London, January 6

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 5

The newspapers predict the possibility of an increase in the cost of a suit of clothes, to £20. due mainly to the hulk of the best quality wool being Government-controlled in Australia and…

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Flocks and Herds—breeding and Feeding Wool Industry the Proposed National Council of Control. "A Harmful Combine."

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 6

Commenting upon the proposed establishment of a wool-growers national council for the handling of future wool-clips as proposed by Sir John Higgins…

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The Orchard. Taswanian Apple Crop

The Land · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 6

Present in[?] are [?] the T[?][?] apple crop this season will be the [?]es in the history of the industry, and growers are very [?] as to space…

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Preservation of Farmyard Manure

The Land · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 2

The "Mark Lane Express" says:—It behaves every farmer to take the necessary measures to stop waste of the fertilising elements as far as practicable,…

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Dairying. Factory Returns

The Land · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 7

For the month of November the Towamba Co-operative Central Creamery Company manufactured 10,7331b of butter, realising £849. Suppliers were paid…

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The Farm Vegetable Garden

The Land · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 15

At the Minnipa branch of the South Australian Agricultural Bureau Mr. H. Ralph read a paper on growing vegetables on the farm. What he says…

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Public Affairs From the Rural Standpoint the Farmers and the Future the Producers of Australia Must Unite for Their Own Economic Defence or They Will Ultimately Be Crushed by City Industrial Interests

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 1

An Italian newspaper recently published a cartoon, illustrating the Russian situation, that applies in kind if not in decree to conditions in…

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Season Reports. Crop Results and Prospects

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 7

The recent rain in the Berrigan (N.S.W.) district will be an e[?] amount of good in replenishing the water supply in [?] and dams. The subsoil was sat[?]…

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Irrigation Farms Provision for Returned Soldiers. Murrumbidgbe Areas

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 3

The N.S.W. Minister for Lands (Mr. Ashford) who is also Acting-Minister for Agriculture and chairman of the Water Conservation and Irrigation…

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Parliaments and Political Policies Federal Affairs the Senate Becomes a Nationalist. Caucus. Farmers In. "States House."

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 2

As f[?] in the last issue of the "Farmer and Settler," the apportionment of the Preference votes resulted of Mr. Albert Cardiner (Lab.) being…

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Season Reports. Dairy Conditions aud Prospects

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 6

Welcome rain fall in the Lismore (N.S.W.) district last week. This came at an op[?] time for the crops that were planted after the storm four weeks ago, and it…

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Dairy Control the Future Success of the Industry. Depends Upon Producers

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 6

Mr. [?] Craig, or [?] Ltd., writing in reference to the future of the dairy industry says:—One of the [?] of [?] importance…

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