australian history
The "roaring twenties" showed Australia's social life taking on more exciting and radical complexion compared to the pre - war days. In general desire to leave behind the unhappy experiences of the 1914 to 1918 war, there was a great pursuit of worldly pleasure and a breaking free from social constraints. However the depression in 1929 was brought about by factors largely beyond Australia's control. In the late 1920's the world economic situation had been steadily deteriorating. There was a significant decline in the volume of international trade and stock market crash in the USA in October 1929 greatly accelerated a general fall in prices for farm commodities. Overseas investment dried up. Australia was highly vulnerable, as it was heavily dependent on export earnings and external supplies of capital. A drastic fall in the price of wool and wheat in particular, and the standstill of overseas borrowing were the main causes of the economic crisis in Australia. I, James Scullin, was Australia's Prime Minister beginning in October 1929. The world depression was deepening and the government was divided on how to deal with it. The Labor Party lost the election of December 1931 and I remained leader of the Party until 1935.
Farmers were also badly affected by the depression, due to the fall in prices for primary products many simply walked off farms. Those who had borrowed large sums in the 1920's to help develop their holdings were in dire straits. Farmers had to resort to all kinds of economy measures. For example, tractors were replaced by horses and pigs were raised to provide extra income. Various forms of relief were provided for farmers. Many farmers were protected from foreclosure and demit adjustment schemes saved a number from ruin. Some debts were written off, and lower repayments arranged. We as the Federal government also provided assistance to wheat farmers by way of bounty and other measures. Dairy farmers, orchardists and sugar- cane growers were helped by the continuation of price support schemes. Between august of 1930 and january of 1931 I was in England to attend an Imperial and economic conference and to carry though the appointment of isaac isaacs as the fires Australian born govenor general. In my absenec I left J.E fenton from Victoria as acting Prime minister and J.A lyons as treasurer replacing E.g Theodore who had been found guilty of fraud and dishonesty in the sale of mungana mining leases whiles he was the premier of Queensland.
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