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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1908

1,333 stories in Murray's papers · page 48 of 67

Irrigation Farmers from America

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 26 September 1908 · page 2

Having imported an American irrigation expert, the neighbouring state of-Victoria is now considering the advisability of encouraging the immigration of practical irrigation…

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Butter and Margarine. Their Nutritive Value. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 28 September 1908 · page 4

Dr. Chapians, Domonstrater of Phyalglogy at the Sydney University, informed the Ment Commission at Porth yesterday that he considered margarine was just as…

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The Sewage Farm. What It Is Like. (Sydney "Star.")

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 28 September 1908 · page 4

It would have been quite a supersious work to collect a consensus of the opinions of the Arucliffe and Rockdate residents as to the desirabillity of the…

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Germanton Farmers and Settlers Association Address by the Hon. R. PATTEN. M.L.C. Attitude Towards Rural Workers Union. Germanton

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 29 September 1908 · page 4

The [?]…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing. Case Dismissed

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 30 September 1908 · page 2

Dr. Foster and Mr G Nield, J's.P. were engaged all day yesterday hearing a charge of cattle stealing preferred against Robert Cowley, who had been…

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Loans to Farmers. for the Erection of Silos

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 30 September 1908 · page 5

The Ministry has been considering the advisability of granting loans to farmers in the State of New South Wales to enable them to erect silos for the…

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Wool Clip in Urana District

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 1 October 1908 · page 2

Most of the stations in the Urana district have out out. The clip is not up to the average, owing to the drought in the carly part of the year. The…

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Suicide of a Wool-buyer

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 1 October 1908 · page 3

A young man of German birth, named Karl Aitgot, described as a wool-buyer 22 years of age, was found dead in the bedroom of the house in which he…

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London Wool Sales. Fifth Series Opened. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 1 October 1908 · page 3

The fifth series of colonial wool sales opened yesterday in the presence of a large attendance of home and foreign byers. The total available for the series is…

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Closer Settlement. Walla Walla Estate. Lockhart Farmers Urge Concessions for Settlers

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 1 October 1908 · page 3

The Southern District Advisory Board under the Closar Settlement Board has taken in hand the work of [?]viding the Walla Walla Estate, of 50,000…

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Wool

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 2 October 1908 · page 5

Winchcombe Curson and Co. Ltd. report: The market has been very firm in Sydney during the last few days and prospects for the new clip at the opening of the weekly…

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Jorilderie Butter Factory

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 2 October 1908 · page 4

If is interesting to note that all through the late severe drought the directors of the Deniliquin Butter Factory kept the works going, which…

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Treatment of Sheep

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 October 1908 · page 32

At the Burwood Police Court, before Mr. E. L. Maitland, S.M., Sub-inspector Baxter proceeded against a young man named Charles Lawton, or Norton, for…

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Wool Sales. Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney, September 30

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 October 1908 · page 4

"Winchcombe, Carson, and Co. Ltd report:—The London September Sales opened on the 29th inst. For the series just on 250.000 bales are available, and this large stock has…

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Market Reports. Wheat and Other Produce Albury

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 2 October 1908 · page 2

ONE MORE CHANCE FOR ALBURY. Last evening in the House of Representatives it was decided to take another ballot on the selection of a site for the capital…

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London Wool Sales. Opening Prices Maintained. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 2 October 1908 · page 2

The London wool sales were continued yesterday in the presence of another good attendance of home and foreign buyers. Competition was good and opening prices…

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Farm and Field Manures for Crops

Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press · Friday 2 October 1908 · page 5
Also in The Riverine Grazier

The knowledge that will lead to the employment of suitable manures for growing crops has yet to be gathered by the majority of farmers. In the course…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Association

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 October 1908 · page 6

The postponed meeting of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held in the School of Arts on 26th September, Mr. C. A. Schmidt in the chair. Others present were—Messrs. E…

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Dairy Notes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 October 1908 · page 16

Dairy economy means the greatest production from the largest number, of choice cows on the smallest acreage. To keep cows' teats from cracking, grease…

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