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Farming & the land, 1920

8,968 stories in Sydney's papers · page 58 of 250

Wool Control— Compulsion, but No Pool

The Land · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 9

A definite scheme of wool control and marketing has been agreed upon by the Australian Wool Council, and is to be submitted to a vote of the woolgrowers…

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London Wool Sales. Advance in Merinos

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 4

The London wool sales opened on Monday with a catalogue of 10.583 bales, of which 2487 were from New Zealand. The selection was a…

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Wool Control. a Bathurst Grower's Views

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 5

BATHURST.—The proposed control of the Australian wool clip by a committee of growers and brokers upon cessation of Government control in June next is not viewed with favour…

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The Sydney Wool Trade. Special Weekly Review. The Appraisement Programme the World Wool Position

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 18

Appraisement No.73 was concluded on Wednesday last, and on the same day a start was made with series 74. The work of appraising is proceeding…

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Marketing the Wheat. Co-operative Plan Opposed

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 5

Strong criticism of the scheme of the wheatgrowers' conference for the handling and marketing of wheat under Federal Government auspices…

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Milling Wheat 9s 3½d per Bushel

Evening News · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 6

A truck of ordinary milling wheat was submitted at auction at the Alexandria Yards this morning and realised the ex [?] high figure of 9s 2s 3½s per…

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Field, Orchard and Garden Crops the Wheat Pool the Proposed Compulsory Co-operative Pool. A. Referendum to Be Taken

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 7

At a meeting of representatives of the wheat-growers held in Melbourne on Friday it was decided to accept the promise made by the Prime Minister…

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Sale of the 1920-1921 Wool Clip

The Land · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 11

Mr. H. M. Pitt (Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd.) writes us:—The disposal of our hum season's wool clip in probably the biggest economic question confronting Australia at…

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Wool-spinners' Huge Margin London, February 6

The Land · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 11

The report of the committee appointed under the Profiteering Act on wool-spinners' profits has been issued by the Hoard of Trade It shows that enormous profits have been…

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Wheat Inquiry. a Challenge Accepted. Mr. Georgeson's Condition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 6

Charges by Mr. John Storey (Leader of the State Labour party)' against the Government in connection with the wheat inquiry were replied to yesterday by the Premier (Mr…

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Oversea Market Cables. Wool Sales. London. Feb. 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 8

At the wool sales, 10,583 balea were catalogued, and of that total 3487 bales came from New Zealand. There was a moderate selection, with a…

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The Dairy Farmers. Have Hardly Made Tucker

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 7

Mr. G.W. Hillyard, Eurenbrawarra, Kyogle, writes: "In view of Mr. Arthur Manning. M.L.A.'s reply to Mr. R. M. Pitt's letter, which was published in…

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9,000,000 BUSHELS Victoria's Wheat Purchase MELBOURNE

The Sun · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 6

The Victorian Government, in order to meet the requirements of the State for the your, has purchased 9,000,000 bushels of wheat from the…

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Wheat Experiments Testing New Varieties at Jindabyne. Satisfactory Results

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 7

Sir Joseph Carruthors, in continuing the Wheat-Variety trials at his experiment farm at jindabyne (N.S.W.), has obtained a series of highly satisfactory…

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Wheat Advance. Payment of £3,200,000. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 6

Senator Russell, chairman of the Wheat Board, announced to-day that arrangements had now been concluded for the payment on March 1 of the further advances recently…

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The Wool Industry. Labor Politicians' Misstatements. the Simple Facts

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 5

Mr. J. W. Allen, Secretary of the Graziers' Association, has written the following letter to the Prime Minister: The report published in "The Age"…

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Wheat Losses the Arrangements for Compensation to Sufferers. Establishing Responsibility

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 5

Tho Assistant-Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Grimm) made his first ministerial statement on Tuesday last. Reforming to the payment of componen[?]…

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Compulsory Wheat Pool Mr. Huches Objects. What Do Growers Think?

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 7

The Farmers' Federal Council wants to establish a compulsory co-operative wheat pool for Australia. This is Bound to meet with opposition from a…

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Wheat for Japan. Premier and Mr. Storey. a Challenge Accepted

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 4

The Premier has taken up the challenge made by Mr. John Storey for an independent medical examination of Mr, Georgeson, whoso state of health precluded his giving evidence before the…

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Sale of Wool a Problem Confronting Australia. Next Season's Clip

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 6

The disposal of the next season's wool clip, which has been the subject of a number of conferences find much discussion recently, is probably tho…

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