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Farming & the land, 1911

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Farmers & Settlers’ Association

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 18 August 1911 · page 3

The Savernake branch of the Farmers and Settlers’ Association held the usual monthly meeting on Saturday, 5th inst. Councillor E. Bott…

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Farmers’ Visit to Shirley’s Superphosphate Works

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 18 August 1911 · page 4

At the conclusion of the sittings of the Farmers and Settlers’ Conference in Sydney last week, a number of delegates accepted the invitation of…

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Butter Factory Co

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 19 August 1911 · page 2

The tenth half yearly meeting of the Deniliquin Butter Factory Co. was to have been held on Thursday afternoon, but as there was no quorum the…

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Shearing Merino Sheep

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 19 August 1911 · page 5

Further evidence was heard on Wednesday with regard to the claim by the A.W.U. against the Pastoralists' Federal Council and others far a revision of the…

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Federal Bounties for Wool Tops

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 19 August 1911 · page 3

The return of general bounties paid by the Commonwealth for the June quarter shows that the manufacture of combed wool tops is by far the most rapidly…

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American Wool Bill Vetoed. Washington

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 19 August 1911 · page 2

IN the House of Representatives yesterday an announcement was read to the effect that President Taft had vetoed the Wool Bill…

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Farm and Garden. the Best There Is

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 19 August 1911 · page 4

That la just what we all want—just the very beet. Most men prefer lo be on the move, and that too, toward the top. The trouble with do many is,…

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Farm Conveniences

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 19 August 1911 · page 4

Farm conveniences are great promoters of happmess on the farm They, are a necessity. The farmer, that succeeds must use improved,…

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Farmers and Settlers Association

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 19 August 1911 · page 2

[?] members of the [?] Ride[?] of the Far[?] and Association ‘as held at. Mr [?] Walker’s woodshed on Friday [?]…

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Sheep Traffic on Railway

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 21 August 1911 · page 4

As the transport season will be a little earlier this year than last year, it is expected that from the third week of September the carriage of lambs on the…

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The Marketing of Wheat

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 21 August 1911 · page 4

The first meeting of the marketing and transportation of wheat committee appointed by the Victorian Legislative Assembly was held, when Mr. T. Langdon…

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Shearers Wages Plain and Wrinkly Sheep

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 21 August 1911 · page 1

The hearing was continued in the Commonwealth Arbitration Cook. Sydney, on Friday before Mr Justice Higgins of the claim of the Australian Workers Union…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land by the N.S.W. Department of Agricultural. Dairying Weighing the Milk

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 21 August 1911 · page 4

In weighting the milk, a can 20 inches high and 8 inches in diameter is used. It holds 35lb. of milk, and has straight sides with a handle near the bottom, so that it…

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Farmers Fight for Life

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 21 August 1911 · page 4

A sad drowning case occurred at Kiora about tea miles from Willaura, Vic., on Thursday, the victim being Thomas Calvert, aged 31 years, the son of Mr. Samuel…

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Farmer Gored by Bull

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 21 August 1911 · page 1

John Thomas Butson, a farmer, of Whittlesea was gored by a Jersey bull on May 6, and he sued the owner of the bull in the Melbourne County Court on…

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Progress Committee & Butter Factory. to the Editor

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 22 August 1911 · page 3

Sir,--As a citizen of the district having interests in Corowa and suburbs (such as farm land) I urgently suggest no time should be lost, and after reading the…

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Merino Sheep. Mr. Gorman an Extensive Buyer

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 22 August 1911 · page 3

Thus the Sydney "Stock and Station Journal":--"It has been reported from England that at a recant sale of Mr. Henry Dudding's Lincoln sheep, the chief…

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First Wool of the Season

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 22 August 1911 · page 2

The first wool of this season's clip to cross from the Riverina into Victoria by the Corowa bridge came from Mr. W. B. Sanger's Wangamong Station. On the…

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Latest Sydney News. Sydney, Monday. the Wheat Market

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 22 August 1911 · page 3

Wheat is quoted at 36 to 36½…

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Live Stock. Fat Sheep. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 24 August 1911 · page 2

34,000 yarded, comprising 318 trucks and 1769 by road. There was a moderate demand for prime heavy crossbreds, which were fully represented including about…

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