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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1905

1,072 stories in Murray's papers · page 30 of 54

Poisoning Mice in Wheat Stacks

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 August 1905 · page 29

A farmer in the Nhill district (Vic.) recently sold 1200 bags of wheat at Horsham, winch, it is now alleged, had been sprinkled with strychnine and flour in order to…

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Extensive Horse and Cattle Sale at Bourke

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 August 1905 · page 3

The Bourke people are looking forward to next week, which will [?] quite carnival, in view of Mr. J. P. Martin's large cattle and horse sale…

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Original Correspondence. a Profitable Butter Factory. (To the Editor, of the Riverine Grazier.)

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 11 August 1905 · page 2

Sir,—I have before me the last annual report of the Colac Dairying Company. The policy adopted has been to pay as large a price for milk as possible to the milk…

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Tobacco Crop. Allegations Against America. London, August 3

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 August 1905 · page 27

Some remarkable statements are made by the London trade journal "Tobacco." It asserts that the estimates of the tobacco crop issued by the American Agricultural…

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Farmers' Parliament. the Opening Session. a Splendid Representation. Land Banking Proposals. the Lands Commission

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 August 1905 · page 38

The Farmers' Parliament, as the annual conference of the Farmers' and Settlers' Association of New South Wales has been aptly designated, met for its yearly sessions…

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Farming in the Desert

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 August 1905 · page 12

All inter-State travellers know the Ninety-mile Desert, which cuts South Australia off from Victoria and helps to make the railway to Melbourne and the south of…

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Wagga Experimental Farm

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 August 1905 · page 13

The Wagga Experiment Farm promises to increase its sphere of usefulness (says the "Express") owing to the decision of the department to provide for 25…

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A Remarkable Farm

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 August 1905 · page 13

Several French dealers have recently visited America to purchase stock for an alligator farm which they purpose starting in the south of France. Alligator skin has…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Conference

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 11 August 1905 · page 2

The committee appointed by the Farmers' and Settlers Conference to investigate the subject, to-day reported unfavourably on the new Shires Bill now…

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Farm and Field. a Novel Wire Stretcher

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 11 August 1905 · page 3

A powerful wire stretcher may bo made of a round piece of hardwood, 3 feet long and 7 inches in diameter. At each end cut off a strip all around so…

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The Farm Workshop

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 11 August 1905 · page 3

This was the subject of a paper read by Mr Burton at the last meeting of the Bowhill Farmers' Association, South Australia. Mr Burton said that a good…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Society

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 12 August 1905 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Council of the above Society was held at the.-Royal hotel on Thursday. Messrs P. Landale (president), J.B. Hamilton, H. Lloyd, J., V. Ingram and R. Irving…

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stock Report Stock Movements. Pastoral Times Offices

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 12 August 1905 · page 2

The following are the stock movements :—132 cattle from Moans to D. Doyle, Deniliquin; 619 cattle and 12 horses from Echuca to Smithers Bros., Moruya: 2,888 from Wyuna to Sanderson land…

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Farm and Dairy ORIGINAL ARTICLES.[All Rights Reserved.] Essentials for a Hotbed

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 12 August 1905 · page 1

EVERY farmer should have a hotbed in the spring of the year. It is a simple device from which emanates; an immense amount of pleasure and profit…

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N.S.W. Local Government Bill. Amendments by the Farmers and Settlers' Conference. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 12 August 1905 · page 2

At the sittings of the Farmers' and Settlers' Conference to-day the report drawn up by the executive sub-committee upon the Local Government…

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Record Prices for Fat Sheep

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 15 August 1905 · page 2

Messrs. A. A. Piggin and Co. report having just completed the sale of 1000 crossbred fat wethers, at 21 per head and 250 crossbred fat wethers at 90…

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Farmers and Settlers' Conference

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 15 August 1905 · page 4

The annual conference was opened on Wednesday, Mr. Jas. McInerny, of Gundagai, presiding. At the opening of the afternoon session, the State…

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Original Correspondence. Farmers and Harvesters. To the Editor

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 15 August 1905 · page 3

Sir.--Your Coreen correspondent makes some very pertinent remarks re the way in which farmers are managed in buying harvesters. And…

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N.S.W. Parliament. Sydney, Wednesday. Farmers As Immigrants

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 17 August 1905 · page 2

The Premier, Mr Carruthers, announces that he had received a letter from Mr Coghian, the Agent-General, stating that a number of farmers, many of whom had…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Conference

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 17 August 1905 · page 2

At the sitting of the Farmers' and Settlers' Conference to-day a resolution was carried affirming the advisability of united action to support desirable…

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