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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1908

1,333 stories in Murray's papers · page 50 of 67

Experimental Farm at Walla Walla

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 7 October 1908 · page 2

At a special meeting of the Albury Chamber of Commerce last night. Mr. G. Arthur Thompson moved that Messrs. G. R. M'Laurin and R. T. Ball, M's.L.A.,…

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Farmers' Views. Encourage Selling. Restrict Buyer

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 7 October 1908 · page 3

Mr T J Campbell, general secretary of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, referring to the alleged trafficking in western lands, mentioned above…

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Butter Prizes Islington Show

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 8 October 1908 · page 3

A cablegram received by the Premier today from the Agent-General stated that the Tarragon the first prize and the Framingham butter factory (Western District…

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Eadles As Sheep Drovers

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 8 October 1908 · page 2

As some Colerain residents were walking on H[?]gay on Monday afternoon the movements of a flock of sheep without any person in charge attracted their…

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London Wool Sales. Continental Buyers Active. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 8 October 1908 · page 2

A feature of the wool sales yesterday was the netivily of Coatinontal buyers in all classes of merines, while the Yorkshire representatives were reserved…

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Farm and Field Deleterious Sheep Dips

Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press · Friday 9 October 1908 · page 5
Also in The Riverine Grazier

At a recent meeting of the Bradford Chamber of Commerce, England, an important question relating to sheep dips cama up for discussion. It appears that…

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Wool

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 9 October 1908 · page 4

Winchcombe Carson and Co. Ltd. report: The highest price at the Sydney wool sales on Wednesday was 10¼d realised by them for a parcel of fleece belonging to Mr. W…

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Jerilderic Butter Factory

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 9 October 1908 · page 6

A meeting of the directors of the Jerilderic Butter Factory was held on Saturday last. Present: Messrs. Steele (chair). Wise, Sleeman, Theakstone and…

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Sheep Dipping Baths

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 October 1908 · page 3

We have received from Messrs. William Cooler and Nephews an interesting pamphlet on sheep dipping baths with complete plane and instructions…

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Sheep-dipping Baths

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 October 1908 · page 18

We have received from Messrs. W. Cooper and Nephews a pamphlet on the subject of sheep-dipping baths. This work contains full plans and specifications for…

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What Killed the Cattle

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 October 1908 · page 18

Further investigations made by Inspector Fumess into the recent mortality among cattle in the Candelo district showed that the stomachs of beasts contained…

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Urana a Cattle Quarantine Area

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 9 October 1908 · page 2

A procalamation having been published in the New South Wales Government "Gazette" of September 3, 1901, notifying the [?] known as "Pleure pacumonia…

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London Wool Sales. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 9 October 1908 · page 2

The wool sales were continued yesterday, when there was good competition, with prices ruling at about recent rates for all sorts except the most faulty…

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The Carrathool Pastoral and Agricultural Society. The Forthcoming Show

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 9 October 1908 · page 2

The uncertain outlook from a pastoral point of view has not had any deterrent effect upon that optimistic and very energetic body known as the…

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Travelling Sheep Less Than Six Miles a Day. a Conviction Quashed

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 9 October 1908 · page 3

The Victorian Full Court (Mr. Justice a Bockett, Mr. Justice Hodgen, and Mr. Justice Cusson) disposal of an order to review referred to it by Mr. Justice…

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Yanko irrigation Farm

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 October 1908 · page 20

The development of the new experimental farm at Yanco is proceeding rapidly. The resumed area is immediately adjacent to the Hay-Narandera railway line, distant from the…

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An Insanitary Dairy

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 October 1908 · page 32

Another instance of the perfunctory manner in which the municipal councils discharge their duties as local boards of health was furnished at South Barwon (says…

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Farm Laborer's Troubles

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 October 1908 · page 33

An application was made to Mr. Justice Street, in Bankruptcy in Sydney, on behalf of Percy Mitchell, of Sackville Reach, farmer, for an order directing his release from…

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Dairy Notes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 October 1908 · page 16

There is not a lot more risk in calving a heifer down than there is the older cows of the herd. Short lactation periods, as a rule, result…

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