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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1906

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Dry Farming. Soil Culture in Semi-arid Districts

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 3 January 1906 · page 4

A few weeks ago Mr J. H. M'Coll, M.P., supplied the Victorian Minister of Agriculture with a report on dry farming in America, the publication of…

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Sydney Wheat Market

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 January 1906 · page 4

Messrs. J. Raven and Co., Wheat Brokers and Agents, 148 Clarence-street, Sydney, under date January 2, report as follows:--…

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What Will Wool Wearers Wear?

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 January 1906 · page 39

The alliteration is American and alluring, and perhaps rather calculated to divert closer investigation, but the question is worth a little serious consideration…

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Railway Freights on Wheat. Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 January 1906 · page 4

Messrs. G. R. M'Laurin and R. T. Ball, M's.L.A., interviewed the Premier to-day on the subject of certain demurrage charges imposed by the Railway Department on…

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Another Bush Fire at Hillston. Subdued by Volunteers. Fifty Sheep Lost. HILLSTON

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 5 January 1906 · page 3

Another outbreak of fire occurred this morning, It started on the camping reserve, four miles west, of the town, and fanned by a…

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Proposed Farms Competition

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 January 1906 · page 17

It has been proposed that the M. P. and A. Association should at the next Wagga show donate a special prize for the best farm in the district. The proposal, which…

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Share Farming. a Riverina Instance. the Gobbagumbalin Agreement

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 January 1906 · page 25

The system can only be a success where it takes on a really co-operative character, and where the owner or his representative, in addition to merely receiving the…

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Queen's Model Dairy

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 January 1906 · page 13

Alexandra Queen of England, is a practical dairymaid. One of her greatest delights is making butter. And it is fine butter, too; much better than you would…

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Farm and Field. Size of Draught Horses

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 5 January 1906 · page 5

Professor Hunt recently gave a lecture to a number of stock brooders in America, and told them that as it bad come in his way to make a good many,…

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The Coolamon Crops. Results From New Variety of Seed

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 5 January 1906 · page 3

We learn from a gentleman who has travelled extensively through the Coolamon district during the past week that the crops in most cases are tuning ont satisfactorily,…

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The Wheat Crop Farmers Should Hang on

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 6 January 1906 · page 4

The price of wheat is (the writer of “On the Land” in the “S.M. Herald” says), much more eagerly discussed in the country than the probable yield. That the market…

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The Wheat Standard

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 8 January 1906 · page 4

Mr. H. Chas. Mitchell, the Scretary, has written on behalf of the president of the Sydney Chamber of Commerce and the chairman of the…

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Importation of Canadian Cattle. Deputation of Traders

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 8 January 1906 · page 2

Earl Carrington, President of the Board of Agriculture, has been waited upon by a deputation of traders which asked for the removal of all…

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New South Wales Wheat Yield. the Statistician's Figures. 20½ Million Bushels. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 8 January 1906 · page 2

The N.S.W. Acting Government Statistician has concluded his estimate of the probable wheat yield for the State during the present season. He…

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Original Correspondence. Wheat and Wool. To the Editor

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 9 January 1906 · page 3

Sir,--Mr. W. E. Abbott apparently would, like to see New South Wales a series of vast sheep walks. He maintains with a show fo car[?] that…

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Local Price of Wheat

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 9 January 1906 · page 2

Yesterday the local price for wheat was 26½ to 210 per bushel…

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New South Wales Harvest. Estimate of Wheat Yield

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 9 January 1906 · page 2

Mr. W. H. Hall, the noting Government statist, has issued his official estimate of the wheat yield for the State. He states that the present…

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The Wool Sales. Daigety and Co., Ltd. MELBOURNE

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 9 January 1906 · page 2

The wool sales were resumed today, when Dalgety and Co. offered a representative catalogue of over 4000 bales, or which they sold…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association. Meeting of the Hay Branch

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 9 January 1906 · page 2

A meeting of the Hay Branch of the Farmers and Settlors' Association took place on Saturday afternoon. There were present:—Mr. Robert Gibson (president) and…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 10 January 1906 · page 5

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Coy. Ltd., held their opening sale for the Now Year, when they submitted a very attractive…

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