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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1912

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Rotation of Crops. The Place of Pasture

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 August 1912 · page 17

The subject of "farm management," as it applies to the rotation of crops, receives very careful and thorough attention in several of the States of North America. In…

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Mixed Farming

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 August 1912 · page 16

There are many types of farmers and settlers among the successful applicants for blocks on the Murrumbidgee irrigation area, and also among those who held…

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Correspondence. Farmers and Settlers' Association of New South Wales. To the Editor, "Albury Banner."

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 August 1912 · page 28

Sir,—The position of the Farmers and Settlers' Association of New South Wales in politics as determined at the late conference, seems to be somewhat in doubt in the…

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The Bloom of the Wattle. Merriwee Farm, Wodonga

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

Dear Uncle Jeff,—It is a long time since I last wrote, but. I have been taking great interest in the Children's Page. The weather has been broken, and we…

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Land Notes Homestead Farms

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 16 August 1912 · page 5

[A Homestead Farm is a lease in per petuity. The principal condition which attach thereto being perpetual residence and payment of rent and the carrying out…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Association. Corowa Branch Formed

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 16 August 1912 · page 5

Yesterday afternoon Mr. C. J. Pearce, organiser of the F. and S. Association, addressed a public meeting in Mr. J. D. Fraser's Office in connection with the…

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Official Wheat Report

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 17 August 1912 · page 2

The Department of Agriculture has received the following official report of the English wheat market.—"London, 13th. instant. Wheat market weak. Liverpool…

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New South Wales' Wheat Exhibition in London. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 17 August 1912 · page 2

An exhibition of wheat has been opened by the New South Wales Government at the Liverpool Corn Exchange. Fourteen varieties of grain are exhibited…

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Dairying. Rations Foe Dairy Cows

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 17 August 1912 · page 1

The Board of Agriculture of Great Brilain has published a very useful [?] which gives the daily rations as cows in full milk, and contains…

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Dairying. Good and Bad Cows

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 17 August 1912 · page 4

Mr. J. C. Kendall, writes as follows, in “Farm, Field and Fireside” on this subject:— The profitable cow is -the one that…

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New Wheat Freights

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 19 August 1912 · page 3

A report was circulated on Friday to the effect that the Railway Commissioner was likely to make an alteration in the existing wheat freight conditions. It was…

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Stealing 5000 Sheep. Driven Into the Interior. on the Track Oe the Sheep . Stealers

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 19 August 1912 · page 2

News of Constable C. Thomson and his two black trackers, whose long absence in the mallee scrub searching for 5000 stolen sheep, the property of Messrs. Donald and…

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Alleged Cattle Duffing. Ned Kelly's Brother Arrested

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 19 August 1912 · page 4

James Delloro, James Kelly (a brother of the notorious Ned Kelly), and D. Tremble, residents of Greta and South Wangaratta, were charged at the Wangaratta…

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Tracking Party Safe. Sheep Trail Found. Kantva[?]

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 19 August 1912 · page 2

The anxiety created by the long absence of any report as to the whereabouts of the police party in search of sheep thieves in this district has been allayed. The party…

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Wheat Rising in Price. a Shortage Predicted. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 19 August 1912 · page 3

Within the next few weeks a heavy increase in the price of wheat is anticipated in New SoUth Wales. According to the Sydney "Sun,"" it is…

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Record Price for Sheep

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 20 August 1912 · page 2

At the Paddington fat sheep sales on Wednesday, Romney Marsh Shropshire wethers made up to £8 each, which constitutes an Australian record. At…

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Brocklesby Wheat Shed. How It Is Managed

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 20 August 1912 · page 2

At the meeting of farmers and others held at Mr. J. D. Fraser's office on Thursday afternoon last, when, a branch of the F. and S. Association was…

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MISSING 5000 Sheep. the Search Proceeding. N[?]ll

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 20 August 1912 · page 3

The party which is searching for the thieves who stole 5000 sheep from the Messrs. M'Millen's Mallee estate, has not vet succeeded in recovering the sheep…

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Southern Riverina Farmers' Co-operative Association

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 20 August 1912 · page 2

On Wednesday a meeting of directors of this company was held at Albury, when Mr. W. Vawdrey, of Sale (Vic.), was appointed the manager of the…

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