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Farming & the land, 1931

10,465 stories in Sydney's papers · page 43 of 250

The Soviet Farm Worker

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 3

What is the life of the peasant and farm-worker in Soviet Russia to-day: is be better or worse off, physically and mentally. than were the peasants…

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W.A. Farmers in Revolt Hear Rebel Speakers

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 4

Comrade Editor, “W.W.”:— NORTHAMPTON, W.A.—Last night there was a meeting of farmers in this once prosperous township. It was…

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Collective Farms Millions Join

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 4

Agreements have just been concluded between the machinery and tractor stations on the one hand and the collective agricultural undertakings on…

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Price of Bread Will Probably Be Fixed by Government Minister Has New Scheme to Help Farmers and Protect Housewives

Daily Pictorial · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 2

Prices of bread, wheat, flour, bran, and pollard will be fixed in New South Wales if a scheme drawn up by the Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Dunn, is agreed to by the Labor Caucus to-day…

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Plight of Needy Farmers How Far Can Govt. Assist?

Daily Pictorial · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 14

The reply which the Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Dunn, was able to give in Parliament to Mr. Butten-shaw on the R.I.B. advances…

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The Land and the Producer Farmers and Fixed Minimum Milk Prices Methods of Evasion Deprive Producers of Benefit of Statutory Rates

Daily Pictorial · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 14

Some frank talk by the Minister for Health yesterday nonplussed a deputation of dairymen who complained that they were not being paid board prices for milk. The Minister declared that, as directors and shareholders…

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Dairy Sanitation

The Biz · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 7

A communication was before the councils of this line stating that the Minister of Agriculture is anxious to obtain co-operation of councils in…

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Bank Refuses to Finance Wheat Advances Act Mr. Forde Admits Collapse of 3/- Guarantee Project and Advises That Marketing Proceed in Usual Way. Offer of 2/- F.O.B. Still Holds; Bank will Favorably Consider Extension of Advances to Pools Under Rural Credit Scheme; "Government Has Not Abandoned Hope of Assisting Growers," Says Mr. Forde

The Land · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 4

After delaying the marketing of their crops for a month, in the hope of eleventh-hour relief, the wheatgrowers have been finally thrown back upon their own resources. The Commonwealth Bank has definitely…

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Enoggera Sales Cattle and Sheep Prices Firm at Late Rates

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 6

Upwards of 10,500 sheep were penned at Enoggera markets, Brisbane, on Thursday, the offering being of fair to good quality, with prime wether mutton…

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Produce. Butter Prices Increased

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 15

Butter will be /0½ per 1b dearer among city dairy houses to-day, the new rate being 161/2 per cwt. (including 2/6 per cwt. for boxes), plus cartage. Recent movements of the…

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Wheat at Wagga. Results at Experiment Farm. Comprehensive Tests

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 11

Some of the most popular wheats now in use throughout the State originated at Wagga Experiment Farm, under the guidance of William Farrer. The work of breeding and…

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The Wheat Muddle (To the Editor, "Farmer and Settler.")

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 2

I must confess that when you were pointing out the muddle that the Federal Government is making of the wheat business. I felt some indignation. I…

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Cattle Trade With the East

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 12

Mr. H. F. Hardy, grazler, of Darwin, who arrived by the Malabar yesterday, said that there were splendid opportunities of trading with the East in fat stock. He had been…

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Wheat Loadings and Stackings

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 15

For the week ended January 17, the quantity of new wheat despatched from country stations was 462,709 bags, making a total of 5,387,446 bags for the season, as…

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Butter Marking Inquiry London, January 23

The Sun · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 2

The butter marking inquiry has neon adjourned until February 3. In the meantime the committee will inspect the blending factory at Battersea…

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London Wool Market London

The Sun · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 2

Offerings at the London wool sales totalled 9392 bales, including 3148 bales from New South Wales, 1486 bales from Victoria, 1061 bales from Western…

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Canadian Wheat Yield. Ottawa, Jan. 22

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 14

The estimate of Canada's wheat crop has increased by more than 2,000,000 bushels, as compared with the figures issued in November, according to the Bureau of Statistics…

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Butter Inquiry. Marketing Order Opposed. LONDON, Jan. 22

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 13

At the Butter Inquiry, Mr. Hilbery, K.C., opened the opposition to an application for a marking order He referred to a virulent attack made on blenders' commercial…

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Cattle Sales Charge of Stealing Committed for Trial

Nepean Times · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 1

At Penrith Police Court on Monday, Francis Knott was committed for trial on a charge that he did between 1st and 29th December,…

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Wool and Basil Workers Vigorous Protest

The Labor Daily · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 1

At a special meeting of the Federal Executive of the Wool and Basil workers' Federation of Australia. In conjunction with the committee of…

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