Wheat pool scheme shapes grain exports amid rising prices
A historic discussion outlines a government pool to finance and market harvest grain in Australia. Amid rising wheat prices and limited shipping capacity, the plan offers farmers an advance at 2/6 a bushel with options to keep grain, exchange for scrip, or sell to millers. Banks enable 5 percent financing, easing liquidity. Agents’ commissions are debated as to fair farmer return, with emphasis on preventing price collapse and ensuring export and domestic sale. The proposal includes open competition and safeguards for profit limits.
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Monaie
C- W. Wood
Ing
Australia
Hughes
Associated Banks
Commonwealth Bank
Victoria
London
Ship Board
Ritchie
Wood
J. K. Glen
W. M. Gillespie
J.gray
M.l.athe
Ovyen
Sta
Mr. Johnson
Shire of Walpeup
J. K. Gigu
J. Gray
M.L. A
Swedes aunt of Subchin’s Tate noted
Fragmentary text references Swedes aunt of Subchin’s Tate, with unclear context and missing details about people, places, or events.
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Subchin
Government Wheat Pool Delayed But Farmers Seek Increase
The discussion centers on the 2/6 per bushel advance for wheat under the pooling scheme. Farmers push for a 3/ per bushel boost, seeking gains if the market falls, with potential interim dividends and refunds if profits exceed expectations. Local officials highlight the need for broader buyer inclusion and relief for indebted farmers.
Weather notes and wartime rationing in the Mallee region
Weather samples describe ideal harvest days then a return to windy conditions with brief rain. The piece notes wartime liquor restrictions in Britain, Victoria Christmas leave for camp personnel, and requests for support as families face separation for Christmas. It mentions Anzac Day and the need for funds, plus interest in an Algerian oats crop.
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Mallee
Great Britain
Victoria
All That Is Necessary. Ambulance Gift and War Resolve
Mrs. Isaacs presents a fully equipped motor ambulance to the Defence for six months. The Prime Minister promised another 50,000, to be conveyed to Petrograd. Despite Allied setbacks in the Balkans, the speaker asserts the day will come when Allied troops march to Berlin and Australians must win on European battlefields.
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Isaacs
Petrograd
Balkans
Berlin
Europe
Australia
Recruiting Records Surpass Expectations In UK Campaign
The United Kingdom saw recruiting records easily surpassed during Lord Derby's closing campaign days with centers passing 300 men per hour. Among Birmingham enlistees was a British ministry member who took his first day’s pay like any other recruit. The Dardanelles saw a violent Turkish artillery attack, while Austrian artillery once helped German forces in Belgium and the Carpathians. Greece’s stance toward the Allies remained uncertain, though recent dispatches show a more hopeful tone.
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United Kingdom
Lord Derby
Birmingham
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Methodist
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Ouyen
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Nyang
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Prince's Park
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A. James
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