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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1931

10,465 stories in Sydney's papers · page 32 of 250

Produce. Dairy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 15

There was practically no change in trade among dalry produce houses yesterday. There was little if any improvement in the sales of Board eggs, but non-Board and interstate…

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Checking Economic Drift. Primary Producers' Resolutions. Desperate Plight of Farmers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 14

In several parts of the State wheat-farmers, graziers, and others have held meetings to consider means of checking the economic drift and relieving primary producers from the serious embarrassments confronting them…

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May Have to Leave Farms. Parkes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 14

Mr. H. K. Nock presided over a large meeting at Parkes to consider farmers' problems. Motions were carried urging reduction of Government expenditure, reduction of…

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Gossip a Big Australian--Man Who Tapped a Gusher--When the World Was Wide--Minnie Golf to Order--Spending £351 in Tram-Fares--Searches for Gold at 86 Years of Age King of Schnapper Island--Frank Molloy from Tasmania--One-legged Proof Reader--Jimmy's Bus--Farm-girl in Man's Clothes Horses His Hobby

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 11

FEW men in the racing same can boast of a better record of attendance at race meetings…

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Poultry Farmers Penalised Egg Board's Policy

The Labor Daily · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 4

THE State Egg Board is either determined to force a quarrel with the Sussex Street distributing companies, or else it has very peculiar…

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Battle of Dairy Breeds Strong Rivalry at Albion Park Show

Daily Pictorial · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 14

ALBION PARK, Friday. -- The feature of the district annual show, which was officially opened by Mr. W. Davies, Minister for Education,…

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Why Not Grow More Barley Paying Crop This Year

Daily Pictorial · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 14

The "Grow More Barly" movement is likely to gather way next season without any political stimulus…

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State Acquires All Flour Wholesale Insolvency Is Feared for Farmers

Daily Pictorial · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 3

BRISBANE, Friday. -- "If this action had not been taken the State would have been faced with wholesale insolvencies…

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Stolen Butter Footballer Who Slipped

Truth · Sunday 18 January 1931 · page 13

A MEMBER of a first-grade Balmain football team, Sidney Martin, 28, was committed for trial by Magistrate Fletcher at…

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Soviet Wheat Sales in England

The Sun · Sunday 18 January 1931 · page 5

According to the Assistant-Minister for Industry (Mr. Beasley), Britain has welcomed wheat from Soviet Russia to the exclusion of…

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Higher Prices for Wool--Exchange Effect

Daily Pictorial · Sunday 18 January 1931 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Saturday.--It is now confidently expected that owing to the new exchange rate there will be a rise in prices of up to 5 per…

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Wheat Tax France's New Plans Import Licences London

The Sun · Sunday 18 January 1931 · page 4

Wheat has received the special attention of the Minister of Agriculture, M. Boret, whose plans to prevent the price of products falling…

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New Plans in Wheat Crisis Forde's Scheme Wagga

The Sun · Sunday 18 January 1931 · page 2

Action is being taken by the Acting-Minister for Markets (Mr. Forde) to help farmers in the present crisis. A report submitted to a meeting…

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Our Farms Talkie Backgrounds Production Soon

The Sun · Sunday 18 January 1931 · page 6

WITHIN the next few weeks work on the first all-Australian talkie will commence in Melbourne, where a studio and equipment are…

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Pastoral Chairman's Review

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 January 1931 · page 13

Addressing shareholders at the annual meeting of shareholders in New Zealand and Meicantile Agency Co Ltd in London, the chairman (Mr. A Shepherd) paid a tribute…

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One Wheat Farmer to Another

Daily Pictorial · Monday 19 January 1931 · page 14

A Tallibigeal correspondent ("Fairplay") contests the Wagga farmer's recent statement in these columns, that farmers should make…

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Pastoral Workers Queensland Position

The Labor Daily · Monday 19 January 1931 · page 6

Messrs. R. J. Patterson (general president) and N. Jeffrey (secretary) of the Pastoral Workers' Industrial Union have issued the following statement regarding…

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Taralga's Butter Output

Daily Pictorial · Monday 19 January 1931 · page 14

TARALGA, Sunday.--For the month ending December the Taralga Dairy Co. manufactured 29,800lb. of butter, all of which except 150lb, was…

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Licks for Sheep

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 January 1931 · page 9

Mr. Phillip A. Wright, of Wallamumbi, Armidale, writes (in part):- I was interested to read in the columns of your issue of 10th instant the report of an…

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Produce. the Butter Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 January 1931 · page 13

Arrivals in Sydney during the week showed a slight falling off. Production on parts of the far northern rivers is steadily declining, while in others it is being…

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