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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1912

1,656 stories in Murray's papers · page 59 of 83

"Not Suitable for Dairying."

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 27 September 1912 · page 2

We do not know whether it is an officer in the district, or some expert in the Head Office who is responsible for the description of the character of…

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Poultry. Wagga Experiment Farm Methods

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 27 September 1912 · page 6

Especially the Fight with Ticks. There are some 300 head of poultry (excluding turkeys and growing chickens) at Wagga Experiment Farm, and…

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Farmyard Manure. Its Use in the Orchard

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 27 September 1912 · page 6

Farmyard manure is made use of at Wagga Experiment Farm to maintain the fertility of the orchard, and that it is effective the results have…

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Sale of Dairy Herd

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 27 September 1912 · page 5

A clearing sale of much importance to district and other buyers will be conducted, by Messrs. Evans And Maconochic on behalf of Mr. E. T. Skehan, at…

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“Defacing” Sheep’s Ears

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 28 September 1912 · page 4

At the Bathurst Police Court last week, C[?]nelius Joseph Healey, a well-known grazier and farmer at Newbridge, pleaded nut guilty to an information charging him…

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London Wool Sales. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 28 September 1912 · page 2

The London wool sales were continued yesterday. Prices were fully maintained, and those for the best quality of merinoes showed a slight upward tendency…

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Record Price for Shorthorns. £15,495 FOR 187 Cattle. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 28 September 1912 · page 2

Record prices were obtained yesterday at a sale at Cranford, in Middlesex, of 187 of Mr. John Thornton's famous dairy Shorthorns. The cattle realised an…

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Country Party Candidate. Conference of Farmers

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 28 September 1912 · page 2

A conference of representatives of Farmers’ Associations in The Murray electorate (State) was held at the School of Arts on Thursday afternoon to…

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Farmers’ and Settlers’ Association

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 28 September 1912 · page 2

A special meeting of members of the above Association was held on Thursday morning at the School of Arts to protest against the proposed alterations…

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London Wool Sales. London ,Saturday

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 30 September 1912 · page 2

The London wool sales were continued yesterday, when good competition was in evidence. All sorts of crossbreds were firm, while rates for merinoes were…

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Hospital Wheat Fund

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 1 October 1912 · page 3

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

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Highly Successful Special Cattle Sale

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 1 October 1912 · page 3

Messrs. M'Pherson, Thom and Co. report having held a most successful special cattle sale at the Corporation Yards at Yarrawonga, on Monday, the 16th…

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Illegally Depasturing Sheep. on a T.s.r

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 1 October 1912 · page 3

At the Albury Police Court yesterday, before Mr. H. F.Roberts, P.M., William Plunkett (Rabbit Inspector), proceeded against Abraham Squires for having…

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Albury Wool Sales. Bell to Permit Selling at Night

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 1 October 1912 · page 2

It will be Temembered that last year the Albury wool brokers waited on the Attorney-General in Sydney petitioning for permission to hold sales of wool during the…

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Critical Wheat Market. Present Scarcity of Supplies. Probable Need to Import

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 1 October 1912 · page 3

A Sydney report states:--A crisis is imminent in the wheat market, one of the biggest firms with liabilities amounting to £50,000 having suspended…

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Farmer's Wife Killed. by Descending Aeroplane. Vienna

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 1 October 1912 · page 2

While making an aeroplane flight on Saturday at Aussig, a large manufacturing town in Bohemia, an airman named [?]ner met with a slight mishap, which compelled…

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London Wool Sales. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 2 October 1912 · page 5

The fourth series of London Wool Sales was continued yesterday. There was good competition. prices for all sorts being firm…

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The Dairy. Treatment for Caked Udder

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 2 October 1912 · page 3

Caked udder is a dangerous trouble destroying one or more quarters of many udders every year. It is important to commence treatment upon…

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London Wool Sales. London

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

The London wool sales were continued yesterday, when a very miscellaneous selection was offered. Recent prices were fully maintained for all sorts…

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AGRICULTURAL & Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land. Some Faults and Errors in Cheesemaking

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 3 October 1912 · page 4

This was the subject of a paper read by an officer of the Agricultural Department at the conference of factory managers during the winter. "The secondary quality of…

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