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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1903

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Decrease of English Agricultural Labourers. Acreage Under Crop Diminishing

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 24 November 1903 · page 3

Mr. Green, the secretary of the Rural Labourer's League, of Great British, in a letter to the "Times," states the number of farmers and…

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Export of Butter

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 25 November 1903 · page 3

The R.M.S. Orontes took 635 tons of Victorian butter for South Airle[?] on Tuesday, and to-=day the s.s. Aberdeen takes 45 [?] This makes a…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 25 November 1903 · page 4

At the wool sales last Tuesday the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Ltd., was the selling broker, bringing forward the largest car[?]logue offered during…

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A Splendid Sample of Wheat

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 25 November 1903 · page 2

Yesterday Mr. Owen Hickey, brother of Mrs. Mullavey, widow of the late Mr. Peter Mullavey, of Greenfield Farm, Bowna, brought to this office…

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The Austral Cool Crate a Local Invention Used in the Transport of Butter and Rabbits

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 26 November 1903 · page 4

About, three years ago, Mr. Robert Alkins, of Albury, who together with other citizens, has previously initiated the Albury Butter Factory, invented a…

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Cablegrams. London, Wednesday. the London Wool Sales. Five to Ten Per Cent Decline

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 26 November 1903 · page 3

The sixth and last series of wool sales for the present year were opened at the Wool Exchange to-day. There was a good attendance, and…

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This Bush Fire Fiend. Lamentable Apathy of Local Farmers

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 26 November 1903 · page 2

While the people in the wheal-growing districts of Victoria are bestirring themselves to take all necessary precautions to guard against the terrible…

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Devon Cattle

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 27 November 1903 · page 2

The sale of 4000 head of the celebrated Kyogle herd of devon cattle proved highly successful every beast being sold. The sale was in record…

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Alleged Sheep-stealing

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 November 1903 · page 29

At the Lindenow court on Friday, Denis and William Varney were presented by Constable Chandler on charges of sheep stealing. The evidence showed that a few…

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Australian Wool Exports

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 27 November 1903 · page 3

At Sir Wm, Lyne's recent meeting Mr. S. W. Thompson asked a question with reference to the export of of wool, but Sir William was…

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Repayments for Seed Wheat

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 November 1903 · page 34
Also in The Corowa Free Press

Writing from Narandera, Mr A. G. Humby, in a letter published last week, referred to the Minister for Agriculture on the matter of repayments for seed wheat and chaff. The effect of this request was that the…

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The Sydney Wool Market

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 27 November 1903 · page 3

Harrison, Jones & Devlin offered 3700 bales on Wednesday. Fur good useful wools competition was animated and the demand was strong for superior parcels at excellent…

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Re-payments for Seed Wheat

The Independent · Friday 27 November 1903 · page 2

On Thursday af afternoon next a meeting of the local branch of the Fanners and Settlers' Association will be held in the Temperance Hall to consider the question…

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Wheat and Other Produce. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 27 November 1903 · page 2

Although at one time it was expected that the French wheat crop for 1903 would have a considerable deficiency to be made up by importation, the…

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The Wool Season. First Shipment to Boston

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 27 November 1903 · page 3

?he first shipment of wool for Boston (U.S.A.) will leave by te s.s Sierra on Monday…

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District News. Narandera. Tuesday, November 24. Wheat Yields

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 November 1903 · page 16

The very high estimate of the wheat crops and their enormous yields this year is pretty sure to be fulfilled, if the crop harvested by Mr. Watts of Yanko last week is to be taken…

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Dairy Notes. Farmers Should Deliver Their Cream Daily

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 November 1903 · page 13

We extract the following comments by the Government dairy expert as important notice to the dairy farmer to deliver his cream daily and insist on his factory first…

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London Wool Sales. an Excellent Finish. Bradford, October 2

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 November 1903 · page 12

It was a long time ago since such a windup was witnessed to any series of sales as was experienced this week. The unanimous verdict heard was that wool was very dear, an…

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London Wool Sales. Opening of the Sixth Series. Tuesday, November 25

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 November 1903 · page 4

The sixth series of London wool sales were opened yesterday afternoon, when Messrs Buxton, Ronald, and Co., Messrs Ducroz, Doxat, and Co., and Messrs Charles Balme and Co…

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