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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1906

1,286 stories in Murray's papers · page 33 of 65

A Co-operative Butter Factory

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 14 July 1906 · page 4

The meeting convened by Messrs. R. F. Gardner and C. L. Lewis to consider the advisability of forming a co-operative butter factory, was…

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Annual Wool Trade Dinner

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 14 July 1906 · page 2

The annual dinner given by the Melbourne and Sydney wool buyers to the Albury wool brokers took place at the Club Hotel last night and proved quite…

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Australasian Wool Market Summary of Annual Statistics

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 14 July 1906 · page 2

“Dalgety’s Review” publishes the follow summary of annual statistics for the season 1st July, 1905, to 30th June, 1906 :— Sales of wool m the Australasian markets for…

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London Wool Sales. Rates Improve Slightly. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 14 July 1906 · page 2

There was a good attendance of both home and foreign buyers, but the market remained unchanged. The opening rules for most classes…

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What the Dairy Farmer Needs

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 14 July 1906 · page 7

Mr. Charles L. Hill, a dairy farmer of long experience, delivered an address upon the needs of dairymen at a recent meeting of the Wisconsin Board…

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Farm and Dairy, Original Articles. Methods of Grafting Trees and Shrubs

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 14 July 1906 · page 2

THE methods; of grafting which will be found most useful are cleft, whi[?] and side; while, at this season, every fruit grower should know how to bridge-graft,…

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Henty News. The Farmers and Settlers' Association

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 14 July 1906 · page 3

The ordinary meeting of the Henty and District Farmers and Settlers' Association was held at the School of Arts, Henty, on Saturday last, when…

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Dairying. Dairy Work

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 14 July 1906 · page 7

Dairy work on the farm is said to be confining. It is not more so than the occupation of the business or commercial man in the city, who atends…

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Wodonga Farmers' Classes

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 14 July 1906 · page 2

The classes were brought, to a conclusion yesterday, after a very successful session. Great interest has been shown in the lectures, and the…

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A Cattle Stampede

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 16 July 1906 · page 4

I had an exciting adventure while was engaged in superintending the laying down of water, pipes in Queensland. After work was done…

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Stud Sheep for America. Large Purchases in Riverina

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 16 July 1906 · page 2

The outgoing South African steamer this week will take upwards of 1000 stud rams and ewes, and it is understood that about 200 more await a…

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London Wool Sales. Withdrawals From Sale. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 16 July 1906 · page 2

The wool sales were continual on Friday. There is little change from the opening rates…

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A Triple Murder. Farmer, His Wipe and Laborer Killed. Hacked with an Axe. Youth of Nineteen Suspected. Late "Mail" Wire. SYDNEY

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 17 July 1906 · page 2

A terrible tragedy was perpetrated at German Creek, near Ballina, in the early part of Sunday evening, in which a well-known farmer named Daniel…

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Terrible Tragedy Near Ballina. a Farmer, His Wife, and an Employee Murdered. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 17 July 1906 · page 2

A terrible tragedy is reported from Ballina, Where a cane farmer, Daniel O'Keefe, his wife, and a farm laborer named Gillett, were murdered on Sunday…

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The Butter Commission. Proposed Prosecution

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 18 July 1906 · page 4

Under the above heading the "Age" of Saturday recalls some of the revelations as to the way in which dairy farmers had been exploited. We…

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London Wool Sales. Satisfactory Progress. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 18 July 1906 · page 2

The wool sales were continued to-day. A very choice selection of merinos, including Tasmanian clips, brought fair competition…

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Australasian Wool Markets. Summary of Annual Statistics

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 18 July 1906 · page 2

"Dalgety's Review" contains a summary of the annual, statistics of the Australasian wool trade for the season from 1st July 1905 to 30th June 1906,…

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London Wool Sales. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 19 July 1906 · page 2

The Wool Sales continued yesterday. There was a better tone in the competition for merinos, and rates, though not showing very much alteration,…

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Special Sheep Sale

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 July 1906 · page 3

Messrs. A. A. Piggin and Co. will hold on important sale of sheep on Friday, 20th inst., in their Corowa yards. Upwards of 7000 sheep (in the…

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Kiewa Valley Butter Factory

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 July 1906 · page 38

A meeting of the directors of this factory was held at Kiewa on the 7th inst. Present—Mr. Macdonald (in the chair), and Messrs. Bridden. Coulston,…

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