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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1913

1,950 stories in Murray's papers · page 49 of 98

Suspicions of a Butter "Ring."

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 June 1913 · page 32

The advance of 8/ per cwt. in the wholesale quotation for first-grade factory butters in Sydney a few days ago, making the price there 120/ per cwt. on the store floors…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 27 June 1913 · page 4
Also in Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser

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Agricultural & Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. Turkey Raising

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 27 June 1913 · page 4

A month or 60 ago the poultry expert of the department pointed out the prospects there are of turkey raising being made a very profitable industry in many…

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Handling Wheat in the Country. American Expert's Views. State's Wasteful System

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 27 June 1913 · page 5

Mr. G. T. Burrell, of Chicago, who has been specially commissioned by the State Government to report on the methods in New South Wales of…

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The Wheat Problem. Will the Railways Fail? Prospect of National Loss

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 27 June 1913 · page 5

General complaints are being made at the various railway stations in this district, as to the scarcity of trucks. We are now well forward in the…

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A Home-like Dairy

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 June 1913 · page 17

One of tho Portland, England, dairy fanners, who have, had friction with the sanitary committee about cowshed regulations which the fanners considered…

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Girls As Fruit Farmers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 June 1913 · page 31

An interesting suggestion regarding the employment of girls was made by Miss Badham, at the Girls' Grammar School prize distribution. One of their old girls…

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To Correspondents. "Farmer."—About 75 acres. J. Gosling.—445 yards

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 June 1913 · page 25

Inquiry asks—I wish to got my father's birth certificate. He was born in County Galway, Ireland, 85 years ago. How would I apply for same; the cost…

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Gerogery. Farmer's and Settlers' Association

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 27 June 1913 · page 4

The Gerogery branch of the F. and S. A. held its monthly meeting on Saturday. The president (Mr. C. O. Moll) was in the chair. The following members were…

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Homestead Farm at Lockhart

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 27 June 1913 · page 5

There will also become available on 30th June, and up to 5th July (applications with the Crown Land Agent at Urana), a homestead farm of 153 acres 3…

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Fancy Wool Work

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 28 June 1913 · page 3

The girl who knits and crochets is generally glad of a new idea for the use of her wool and needles, and the dainty little wrap illustrated,…

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Sheep Stealer Sentenced. Bendigo

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 28 June 1913 · page 5

Robert Billson Hawkins, a farmer, of Kooreh South, who was charged at the Bendigo Supreme Court on Thursday with having stolen 73 sheep, the property of…

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Farm Hands Strike

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 30 June 1913 · page 2

A strike of farm hands been declared at Ormskirk, in Lanoashire. Owing to fours that the strikers might attempt to prevent produce being sout to…

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Hospital Wheat Fund

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 1 July 1913 · 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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Record Wheat Yield

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 1 July 1913 · page 2

The final estimate of the wheat yield of the State made by the Government Statistician, Mr. J. B. Trivett, makes the record crop still larger than the…

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Bulk Handling of Wheat

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 1 July 1913 · page 2

An increase of railway fares and freights has been announced as the consequence of the increase in wages which has been conceded…

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Crown Lands Available For Homestead Farm

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 1 July 1913 · page 2

The last Gazette contains a notification setting apart an area of 1215 acres, parish Loch, county Townsend, Hay Land District, as a homestead farm, which will be…

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Australian Butter Trade Anti-margarine Agitation. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 2 July 1913 · page 5

Sir George Reid, High Commissioner for Australia, introduced a deputation of gentlemen connected with the Australian butter trade to Mr. Walter Russiman,…

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Market Reports. the Wheat Market. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 3 July 1913 · page 2

Wheat remains very dull, with little or nothing doing. The market may be quoted at 3/8 to 3/8½ alongside in town, with sellers at 3/8½ to 3/8½. Private cable…

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