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Farming & the land, 1920

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Administration of the N.S.W. Wheat Board a Sorry Story of Inefficient Management and Seeming Fraud. Mr. Grahame Severely Criticised. (Continued from Page Five.)

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 13 January 1920 · page 7

export to the East or the Mediterranean. The Australian Wheat Boards on May 27th, 1919, and rejected the proposal to ship several thousand tons…

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The Troubles of the Farmer

Evening News · Tuesday 13 January 1920 · page 4

Sir J. H. Carruthers takes a pessimistic view of farming, even though wheat be 5s 6d bushel, and all meat prices high. No farmer in this State, he declares, "can produce wheat and make it pay even at 5s 6d a bushel to-day. Some few farmers delude themselves with the Idea that they can…

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How Farmers May Vote Effectively

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 13 January 1920 · page 1

First Farmer: How did you vote, Bill? Labor, I suppose, as usual? Second Fanner: Oh, yes. Nothing better, to my thinking. I suppose you voted for the Fanners' cove this time? First Farmer: Well, no, Jack, I didn't. I voted Nationalist, us I've always done. I was afraid…

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An Irrigation Scheme Series of Locks for the Hunter River. to Help the Farmers

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 13 January 1920 · page 3

A lucerne-grower from the Hunter River, a man in a large way speaking to a "Farmer and Settler" representative last week, expressed the [?]…

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The Farmer Has Arrived at Last the Commonwealth Elections Indicate That the Primary Producers Have Begun to Take Politics Seriously

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 13 January 1920 · page 1

The farmers of Australia have no reason to be greatly dissatisfied with the showing made in the Commonwealth elections. It is true that they did not…

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State Elections Four Distinct Parties in the Field Next Time. Mr. Holman and the Farmers

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 13 January 1920 · page 2

The political wirepullers are making desperate efforts to undermine the independence of the Progressives and to secure the farmers' votes for the…

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Season Reports. Crop Results and Prospects

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 13 January 1920 · page 7

A very useful fall of rain occurred in Southern Tasmania last week. The rain came at an opportune time, as the supply was very low, and strict [?] was being…

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Pig-Breeding Stud Farm on the Richmond River. Meeting a Growing Demand

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 13 January 1920 · page 6

Prominent amongst the many new entrants into the pig breeding world during 1919, is a gallant returned soldier, Major A. H. Rassam (late of the Royal…

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Farmers and Graziers' Co-op. Reports

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 13 January 1920 · page 3

Wool Auctions in America.-It is now announced that the Imperial Government will only ship to the United States merino wool for auction sale at…

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Produce. Dairy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 January 1920 · page 8

Trade opened briskly in Sussex-street yesterday, and heavy sales of all lines were booked at full rates. Stocks of butter were equal to requirements, but pig products were again…

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Farmers' Party. Election of Leader. Trade Embargoes to Go. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 January 1920 · page 7

A meeting[?] of the members of the new Farmers' party, in the House of Representatives, has been convened for Thursday, January 22. Judging by the seats marked off on…

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Assistance to Farmers. Rural Board's Work

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 January 1920 · page 3

The Rural Industries Board has dealt with approximately 700 applications for assistance that have chiefly passed through the local Shire Boards. In the majority of these a…

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Nationalists and Farmers

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 January 1920 · page 6

If any man is well pleased with Mr. Holman's statement in Wednesday's "Daily Telegraph" it should be Mr. John Storey. He would be delighted with the suicidal folly'…

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Produce. Dairy. the Demand for Butter

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 January 1920 · page 12

American houses are said to be offering phenomenally high prices for Australian butter, and some agents are of the opinion that the Australian producer is bein[?] hampered…

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Early Wheat Sowing

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 January 1920 · page 7

WELLINGTON.--Farmers throughout the district are ploughing and getting ready for wheat sowing. Jt is anticipated that the area under crop will be increased this year. If…

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Australian Wheat Board

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 14 January 1920 · page 8

Statistics as supplied by the Australian. Wheat Board show that during the four seasons concluding 1918-19 the undermentioned wheat has…

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Victorian Wheat Exports

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 14 January 1920 · page 8

Exports of wheat overseas from Victoria during December showed an appreciable contraction with those for November, and aggregated only…

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The Wheat Guarantee

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 January 1920 · page 7

Mr. R. O. Drummond writes:-"Now that good rains have fallen throughout the farming districts, I think it is an opportune time for the Federal Government to increase the…

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Imperial Wool Scheme

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 14 January 1920 · page 9

The Director of Raw Materials in the Ministry of Munitions in the United Kingdom issues the following figures dealing with the purchase of…

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Wheat Yield Estimated Deficiency

The Sun · Wednesday 14 January 1920 · page 5

The Government Statistician reports:-- The stocks of old season's wheat and flour held in New South Wales at the…

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