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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1908

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Albury Wool Sales

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 13 January 1908 · page 3

N[?] and Co. wool and skin brokers, Albury will hold their opening sale at the Federal Hall in Friday[?], January 17, when they will present an attractive…

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A Missing Farmer

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 13 January 1908 · page 2

The relatives of Mr. Robert Harrie, farmer, of Toolern, who has now been missing for a week, have been prosecuting their search, but so far without success…

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A Farmer's Will

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 14 January 1908 · page 3

The will of Mr. Patrick Froyne, farmer, of Kilmore East, who died on November 25, 1907, has been filed for probate. In a will dated May 17, 1907, testator left…

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Council "Farming."

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 14 January 1908 · page 2

At an Albury Council meeting the Mayor (Alderman Waugh) announced the success of a little enterprise undertaken by the Council. The crop of…

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O. and M. Dairy Co

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 14 January 1908 · page 2

The directors of the Ovens and Murray Dairy Co., Springhurst, were greatly surprised at their monthly meeting last week to receive a letter…

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Border Leicester Sheep

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 15 January 1908 · page 3

The Border [?]…

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A Farmer Killed

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 15 January 1908 · page 7

The Echuca police have received information that Henry Greville, aged 73, a well known farmer at Kotupna, was accidentally killed at the latter…

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Profits of Wheat Raising

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 16 January 1908 · page 2

It is stated that [?] bags, or about 269,000 bushels, of Iandra Station, wheat are being stored at Grenfell. Assuming the recent sale of Federation wheat from…

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Value of "Federation" Wheat. Important Suggestions

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 16 January 1908 · page 4

The superintendent of the experimental wheat plots, carried on by Victorian Department of Agriculture, (Mr. F.E. Lee) referring to the…

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N.s.w. Wheat Harvest. Decrease in Yield of 13,000,000 Bushels

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 16 January 1908 · page 2

The estimate of the N.S.W. Government statistician of the wheat harvest this season in N.S.W., is 8,686,500 bushels, as compared with 31,818,000 last harvest. This…

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Dutch Belted Cattle

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 2

The picturesque Dutch Belted cow spreads very slowly from her home in the Netherlands. In Australia she is a stranger, but with so pronounced a run…

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Farm and Field. Progress in Wheat Growing

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 5

Speaking at a recent meeting of farmers at Georgetown, South Australia, Professor Custance said that a great improvement had been made in the…

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Farm and Field Progress in Wheat-Growing

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 7

Speaking at a recent meeting of farmers at Georgetown, South Australia, Professor Custance said that a great improvement had been made in the…

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Kiowa Valley Butter Factory

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 46

The usual monthly meeting of directors was held at the factory on the 4th instant. Present—Mr. M'Leod (in the chair), and Messrs. Briddon, Coulston, Stuckey, and…

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How to Improve Our Wheat Crops. Some Useful Suggestions

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 5

In the other States of the Commonwealth vastly more attention is now being paid to wheat-breeding and scientific wheat-growing than was the case a few years ago. The…

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New South Waies Wheat Yield

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 23

Tho bureau of statistics on information supplied by farmers places the wheat yie'd ac 8,836,500 bushels, being an average of 6.2 bushels to the acre. The best…

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Cattle Straying. to the Editor of the Herald

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 5

Sir,—A great outcry indeed, about cattle straying in the street to the annoyance of the poor unfortunate aldermen and their pet lucerne…

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English Wool Market. London, December 6

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 17

Coleman-street this week has presented no new feature, and the series coming to a close are the worst seen this year. A fair amount of buying lias been indulged…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney, January 14

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, and Co. Ltd. report:— Since last reporting, the market has shown more activity, and we have placed considerable quantities of wool, consisting mainly of…

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The Wheat Harvest. Decrease of 13,000,000 Bushels Much Below Home Requirements

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 2

The Government Statistician’s estimate of the wheat harvest the season in the State, of New South Wale, is 8,686,000 bushells as compared with 21,818,000 last harvest. This…

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