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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1931

10,465 stories in Sydney's papers · page 66 of 250

On the Land Second-grade Wheat Fixing a Standard. and Finding a Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 February 1931 · page 7

Two urgent problems will be discussed by the grain section of the Chamber of Commerce to-day. One is to fix a standard for the enormous quantity of second-grade wheat now…

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Finance Confab Crashes Inflation Measure the Cause Theodore's Secret Plan Alarms Gibson Wheat Bonus Move Canberra. Thursday

Evening News · Thursday 5 February 1931 · page 7

IT was stated in Canberra to-day that a final breakdown of the conference between the Federal Government and the chairman of the Commonwealth Bank Board took place at the conclusion of the conference at lunch time…

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The Land and the Producer Under Quality Wheat Presents a Problem Ten Million Bushels May be Unfit for Milling Purposes

Daily Pictorial · Thursday 5 February 1931 · page 14

The problem of successfully handling what has been termed "second-grade" wheat, and the even more ticklish difficulty of finding an outlet for the 10,000,000 bushels of badly-damaged grain produced in New South Wales this…

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State Parliament. Plight of the Farmers. Government's Impotence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 February 1931 · page 8

Primary producers, and particularly wheatfarmers who are said to be facing ruin and starvation in many parts of New South Wales, will be able to draw little comfort or hope…

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Produce. Dairy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 February 1931 · page 11

Further heavy rains on the North Coast are expected to keep butter supplies from falling off as rapidly as they have been of late Sales are still brisk but the market has…

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Dairyman Assaulted

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 February 1931 · page 4

Marrickville police are searching for two thieves who assaulted Edward Waltho with beer bottles in his dairy, in Moore-street, Hurstville…

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Necessitous Farmers. Mr. Bavin Criticises the Government. Failure to Provide Assistance. Canberra Conference Formulates Plan

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 February 1931 · page 10

A bitter attack upon the Government for its failure to provide assistance to necessitous farmers was made in the Legislative Assembly yesterday by the leader of the Opposition (Mr. Bavin). He urged the immediate repeal of legislation restoring the 44-hour…

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Opposition Launches Futile Censure Relief for the Farmers Premier Shows How Nationalists Did Nothing for Them Loan Council Bar

The Labor Daily · Thursday 5 February 1931 · page 5

WHAT amounted to a motion of censure on the Government was launched in the Assembly yesterday, when the Leader of the Opposition moved that it was a matter of urgent necessity that the House should adjourn to discuss the failure of the…

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Good News for Farmers Within Week Plan Completed But Still Secret

Daily Pictorial · Thursday 5 February 1931 · page 2

CANBERRA, Wednesday.--As a result of the discussions this afternoon between a Federal Cabinet sub-committee and the chairman of…

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Farmers Wait

Daily Pictorial · Thursday 5 February 1931 · page 6

"WHAT did you expect us to do in three months?" That, in effect, was the reply of Mr. Lang to the…

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Rutherglen Bug Troubles Potato Crops

Daily Pictorial · Thursday 5 February 1931 · page 14

Rutherglen bug has been more than ordinarily troublesome among potato crops this season. Heavy infestations have been reported from parts of the…

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Cattle Dearer and Sheep Cheaper Homebush Sales Prices

The Labor Daily · Friday 6 February 1931 · page 11

At Homebush stock sales yesterday cattle values distinctly improved, while prices for sheep were cheap and Irregular. Sheep buyers had a big penning to…

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Cattle Values Improve

The Land · Friday 6 February 1931 · page 6

Owing to the short supply and scarcity of good quality cattle, market had a hardening, tendency. Good trade sorts and prime cattle improved. about 10/ per head, and market for…

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The Wool Industry — Sheep to Ship Fixing Prices Wool Stabilisation Moves N.S.W., Victorian and W.A. Plans

The Land · Friday 6 February 1931 · page 5

ANUMBER of schemes for the stabilisation of wool values are being discussed in the various States. A plan advanced by a Morce…

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Wheat Farmers State to Help Federal Govt

The Labor Daily · Friday 6 February 1931 · page 8

In any scheme which may be adopted by the Commonwealth Government to relieve the desperate plight of the wheat farmers, the State Government…

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Newcastle Wool Sales

The Land · Friday 6 February 1931 · page 5

Reference to "The Land's" advertising columns will show the record of the New England, North and North-west Producers' Co. Ltd., for the six sales held up to and inclusive…

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Cattle Thieving. Sentence of Imprisonment

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 February 1931 · page 6

At the Parramatta Quarter Sessions yesterday, Francis Knott, 44, a labourer, was sentenced to 15 months' imprisonment at Bathurst gaol for stealing six head of cattle…

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"Nothing Wrong with Wheat Industry."

The Land · Friday 6 February 1931 · page 4

"THERE'S nothing wrong with the wheat industry," was the rather surprising declaration of a speaker at a meeting of Victorian…

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'Artificial Price' for Wheat U.S. Farm Board Chief's Warning OVER - Production Washington

Evening News · Friday 6 February 1931 · page 6

Unless there is a reduction in the wheat production of the United States so that the present accumulation may be worked off gradually, the artificial…

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Flemington Stock Sales. Sheep. Market Practically Unaltered

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 February 1931 · page 13

There was a penning yesterday at the Flemington stock sales of 56,000 sheep and lambs. The quality was about equal to late pennings, and all classes were forwarded. There was the usual attendance…

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