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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1912

1,656 stories in Murray's papers · page 40 of 83

London Wool Sales. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 11 July 1912 · page 3

There was a good attendance of buyers at the London wool sales yesterday. A choice selection of wools, chiefly from New Zealand, was offere[?] American…

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Farmers' Co-operative Association. Southern Riverina First General Meeting

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 11 July 1912 · page 3

The first general meeting of shareholders of the Southern Riverina Farmers Cooperative Association was held at the Albury Town Hall yesterday. There were…

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Stud Sheep Fair

The Independent · Friday 12 July 1912 · page 4

Sales of stud [?] were continued in Sydney on Thursday by Messrs [?] More, and Co. There was a [?]of buyers, and the…

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Record for Export Butter

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 July 1912 · page 17

Another record has been broken (says the Victorian "Journal of Agriculture").The prices realised for export butter during the season 1911-1912 have far exceeded…

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Official Wheat Quotations

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 12 July 1912 · page 2

The Department of Agriculture has received the following official report of the English wheat, market.—"London, 9th instant.—Wheat market very dull…

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AGRICULTURAL & Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. by the N:s:w: Department of Agriculture Faults in Butter

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 12 July 1912 · page 4

One of the defects against which the butter maker must maintain constant vigilance is cloudiness or cloudy brine. It is a condition that affects in a greater or less…

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London Wool Sales. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 12 July 1912 · page 2

The London wool sales were continued yesterday, when the market was again firm for all sorts. American buyers operated freely in respect to medium and fine…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 12 July 1912 · page 6
Also in The Berrigan Advocate

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trefic, Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. The Department can solve many problems concerning the [?] and production which would be impracticable to the individual producer…

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Disease Among Cattle. Extent of Outbreak. London, July 8

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 July 1912 · page 42

Two herds in Northumberland have been found to be affecrted with foot-and-mouth disease, and 293 head have been slaughtered The permission to land Irish cattle…

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Pastoral Notes. Our Native Grasses. What May be Done to Preserve Them

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 July 1912 · page 17

The importance to this State of our natural pastures, and the necessity of something being done to determine what are the best and most drought-resistant, of our…

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Bowna Farmers and Settlers' Association

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 July 1912 · page 47

A meeting of the Bowna branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held on 25th June. The president, Mr. T. J. Plunkett, occupied the chair, and…

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Star Thistle in Crops

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 July 1912 · page 16

Several inquiries have been made lately concerning the comb protector patented by Mr. E. E. Southwell, a young South Australian, farming on the Iandra estate in…

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Dairy Notes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 July 1912 · page 16

The change in the season has been appreciated by those dairymen who have learned the lesson that if the herd is to be kept at its top during the autumn and…

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Music Every Night. "Curran Farm," Hillston

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 July 1912 · page 13

Dear Uncle Jeff,— Some of my schoolmates write to you. I take a great interest in the Children's Page. I have two brothers and one sister. My brother and…

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Jerilderie Farmers and Settlors' Association

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 12 July 1912 · page 3

A meeting of the executive of the F. and S. Association was held on Saturday last. Present: Messrs. Horgan (President), Elliott, Wilson,…

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The Farmers' and Settlers' Association. The Hay Branch Meet and Disband

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 July 1912 · page 2

The meeting of the Farmers' and Settlers' Association conyened to take place on Monday night lapsed for want of a quorum…

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Child Labour on Farms

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 July 1912 · page 4

In the reports of the school inspectors for 1911 there are detailed two instances of children working for their living on dairy farms…

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London Wool Sales. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 13 July 1912 · page 2

The London wool sales were continued yesterday. Competition was fully maintained and prices were the highest of the series…

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Mutton and Wool. Great Britain's Supplies From Australia and New Zealand

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 13 July 1912 · page 3

The following is a portion of a masterly address, summarising the sources of Great Britain's supplies of wool and mutton from outside…

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