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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1912

1,656 stories in Murray's papers · page 47 of 83

Matters Pastoral. Sandy Creek

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 August 1912 · page 13

Dear Uncle Jeff,—I am writing you a few lines about everything. I think the Children's Page is very, nice. There are some very nice letters in it. Rabbits are…

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Official Wheat Report

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 9 August 1912 · page 2

The Department of Agriculture has received the following official report of the English wheat market:-"London. 6th instant.—Wheat market firm. but quiet…

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Hospital Wheat Fund

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 August 1912 · page 5

The secretary of the above desires to acknowledge receipt of the following additional moneys in connection with the above: --…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. Agricultural. Harrow the Wheat. Why and When

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 August 1912 · page 6

"Harrow your growing wheat, and harrow it now." That in the burden of a abort paper in the "Agricultural Gazette" for…

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Wild Cattle in State Forests

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 9 August 1912 · page 4

Big game hunting in Victoria is one of the few pastimes for which no opportunity is .supposed to exist, but underneath a formal order parsed on Monday by the…

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Registration of Horse and Cattle Brands

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 9 August 1912 · page 2

Parliament bas plently of work ahead. Mr. Holman (Attorney-General) alone has 35 bills on hand. Mr. Trefle (Minister for Agriculture) has a bill in preparation for…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 9 August 1912 · page 3
Also in The Berrigan Advocate

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

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Agricultural Notes. Harrow the Wheat. Why and When

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 August 1912 · page 17

"Harrow yourgrowing wheat, and harrow it now." That is the burden of a short paper in the "Agricultural Gazette" for August, in which…

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Dairy Farm at Bowna

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 August 1912 · page 28

On September 18th, Messrs. Ten Brink and Co., in conjunction with Messrs. Herbert Power and Son, will offer at auction a valuable block of 145 acres at Bowna, in…

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The Coreen Crop. Maybrook Farm, Coreen

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 August 1912 · page 13

Dear Uncle Jeff,—Father has been taking the "Banner" for a number of years. I go to school at Coad's Tank. Our teacher is Mr. Hoskins; he is a very good…

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A Progressive Riverina Industry. Wool Scouring Works at Narandera

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 August 1912 · page 20

The pastoralists of Riverina are certainly very fortunate in haying in tneir midst a wool-scouring works, which for completeness and up-to-date methods is in the first…

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Weather Anomalies. Snow in Midsummer. English Crops Under Flood. London, August 5

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 August 1912 · page 42

Weeks of heavy rainfall have been followed by the lowest temperatures recorded in the United Kingdom in the month of August for half a century…

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Farmers' Politics. To the Editor of the Albury Banner

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 August 1912 · page 28

Sir,—Your correspondent, Mr. Heffernan, apparently was not a delegate to the recent F.S.A. conference, nor can be subscribe to the association's official paper…

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Correspondence. Farmers and Their Politics. a Reply to Mr. Heffernan's Criticism. To the Editor of the Albury Banner

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 August 1912 · page 28

Sir—In reply to Mr. P. Heffernan's article in your last issue, regarding the formation of an independent country party, and the action the Farmers and Settlers…

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Healthy Crops. Indigo

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 August 1912 · page 13

Dear Uncle Jeff—I have one sister and three brothers, all younger than myself. My father has just finished putting in his crop, which is all looking nice and green…

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Ovens and Murray Dairy Company

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 August 1912 · page 3

At a meeting of directors of the company on Saturday 45 applications were dealt with for the position of secretary, in place of Mr. W. P. Heley, who…

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No More Drought. Irrigation and Dry Farming. American Farmers for Australia. Victorian Expert's Views

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 August 1912 · page 3

More and more every day Australian fanners appreciate the value of scientific farming methods applied to the cultivation of the soil, and they realise…

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Stud Sheep

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 10 August 1912 · page 2

Mr W. A. Allitt, who recently purchased Camperdown Farm, on the Hay road, six miles from Deniliquin , intends to establish a stud flock at the property…

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Sheep for South Africa. Australia's Big Contribution

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 10 August 1912 · page 4

Mr J. F. M'Nab; a sheep expert of South Africa, -who- ia Plaiting Australia with the object of selecting sheep for the purpose of buttressing the wool-growing…

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