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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1915

2,172 stories in Murray's papers · page 52 of 109

India's Wheat Harvest. a Good Season

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 7 June 1915 · page 2

The scheme for the control by the Government of the export of wheat from india is working smoothly, and the results have so far been attended by…

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A Mysterious Tragedy. Farmer Shot Dead. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 8 June 1915 · page 3

A peenliar tragedy is reported from Jindabyne, a small vilage near Cooma. A farmer, named Samuel William Dainer, aged 15, was on way to his mother's…

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Wisdom of Conservation. the Farmer Penalised

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 8 June 1915 · page 3

Dealing with the chaff question, the "S.M. Herald" says it seems tolerably certain that we must import a considerable quantity of feed of some sort or…

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PASTORAL & AGRICULTURAL Issued under the personal supervision of the Minister of Agriculture. Late Sowings of Wheat

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Wednesday 9 June 1915 · page 3

The vicissitudes of the season have delayed sowing to such an extent that the area of late sown wheat will probably be greater than usual. Many…

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Farmers' Claims Under Wheat Acquisition Act SYDNEY

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Wednesday 9 June 1915 · page 2

When the Necessary Commodities Commission met this morning it was stated by the secretary that 2079 claims had been received for…

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Wheat Experiments at Henty

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Wednesday 9 June 1915 · page 2

The sowing of the wheat experiments, conducted by the Department of Agriculture on the farm of Mr. R. O. Eulenstein, Henty, has been…

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Dynamite for Farmers

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 9 June 1915 · page 4

Until recently a stick of dynamite was about the last thing n fruit grower would have thought of taring along when he went to plant…

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Seizure of Wheat. 2070 Claims Lodged

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 10 June 1915 · page 3

When the Necessary Commodities Commission met on Tuesday to discuss the most expedient method in dealing with claims for compensation under the Wheat…

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Dairymen and Drought. Loss of £171,000 in a Year

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 10 June 1915 · page 3

The heavy losses incurred by the dairy farmers of the Terang district as the consequence of the drought are strikingly indicated in the balance sheet of the…

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Butter Famine

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 2

The butter famine is now being very acutely felt, and local consumers of this commodity have experienced a considerable shortage during the…

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The Butter Famine

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 5

The State has been suffering from a pronounced scarcity of breadstuffs of bran and pollard, of fodder for horses and stock, of sugar, and of…

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Goulburn Cattle Sale

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 31

Mr. W. H. Wheatley will sell 2000 head of cattle at Goulburn on Thursday next, 17th inst. Barellan received its full share of the…

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Disease in Sheep

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 6

A peculiar disease has appeared among sheep in the Coreen district, near Oaklands. They are in good condition, but seem to get stiff necks…

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Loss of Sheep

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 2

A distressing scene was witnessed at the Urana railway station on Thursday morning of last week (states the "Independent"). A special stock train…

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Farmers and the Marketing of Wool

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 16

It is a hopeful sign when farmers are interesting themselves in suggested reforms of old-established customs. The manner of marketing wool has not changed…

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Wool Report

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 6

Schute, Bel and Co. Ltd, report under date of 5th inst as follows:—The enhanced prices recorded in Sydney last week have been weel maintained at…

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Pastoral Recovery in West Darling

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 17

A visitor in the West Darling country recounts that prior to the recent soaking [?]ains the pastoral country from the South Australian side to Broken Hill and beyond…

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Wool Sales. Melbourne Markets

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 3

The Melbourne wool sales were resumed on Tuesday. Dagety & Co. Ltd. report the market as being very active for all good and…

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Claims Under Wheat Acquisition Act

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 2

The Necessary Commodities Commission met in Sydney on Tuesday to consider the best method of dealing with the 2079 claims for compensation under…

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Wagga Stock Sales. Record Price for Cattle

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 1

The usual fortnightly sale was held at the Municipal sale yards on Thursday, when the undermentioned stock were offered for sale. Sheep,…

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