[1] A conference had been held by wheat growers in Perth in March 1922, where it was decided to consider the formation of the pool rather than depend on speculative trading.
[7] Following crop failures in India through 1928, the pool supplied over 14.25 million bushels to cover the short fall at prices as described by H. E. Braine as being "very satisfactory".
[9] In 1932, the state government was approached by the Pool to confer upon the trustees sole acquiring rights of the land needed to set up bulk handling facilities.
Initially the scheme was strongly opposed, and the bill introduced into the parliament was defeated as it was seen to grant a monopoly.
The Premier of Western Australia, Philip Collier, revealed that leases of land at 48 country railway sidings had been awarded to Cooperative Bulk Handling.