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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1916

2,024 stories in Murray's papers · page 19 of 102

Pastoral. Sheep on the Coast. The Conditions of Success

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 February 1916 · page 6

To a farmer who [?]ad had some success with small flocks of sheep on the coast, and who was encouraged thereby to contemplate a larger venture, the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Seed Wheat. Points Worth Remembering When Selecting

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 February 1916 · page 17

Amid the preparations that are being for the coming sowing of wheat, should not overlook the importance of the quality of the grain they…

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Wheat

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 25 February 1916 · page 2

What is claimed to be a record for Riverina took place at Oaklands when 10,100 bugs of wheat went over the Railway weighbridge in a day…

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Jerilderie Butter Factory

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 25 February 1916 · page 3

A meeting of the directors of the above was held on Saturday morning, 12th inst. Present:—Messrs. Sleeman (ch.), Wilson, Theakstone, and…

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Drying Wheat

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 February 1916 · page 16

Although only indirectly of interest to Australia, the investigations which Dr. Neumann, of Berlin, has completed into the possibility of replacing the natural…

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Wheat Stacking

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 25 February 1916 · page 6

Following is the number of bags of wheat stacked at all stations on railway lines in New South Wales for the week ended February 12th:—…

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Wool Trade

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 25 February 1916 · page 3
Also in Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser

We have been requested by John Bridge and Co., Ltd., to give publication to the following statement :— WOOL GROWERS…

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Wool Reports--

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 February 1916 · page 4

Dalgetys report holding their usual weekly sale on February 21, when they submitted a catalogue of a little over 4600 bales. Although there were a few…

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Scoured Wool

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 25 February 1916 · page 2

Narrandera Woolscouring Works has re opened and is ready to receive any Crutchings or other wool that requires treatment. Freights to…

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Highly Successful Sheep Sale

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 25 February 1916 · page 2

Messrs. McPherson, Thom and Co. (Yarrawonga) and Watts, Trunbhll, and Co. report having held a most successful special sheep sale at St…

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High Price for Sheep

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 25 February 1916 · page 1

What is probably a record price for sheep, the number and class being considered, was obtained last week, when a Cobram grazier sold…

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Hospital Wheat Fund

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 February 1916 · page 7

The secretary of the above desires to acknowledge receipt of the following moneys in connection with wheat promises made to the Corowa hospital last…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 February 1916 · page 7
Also in Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser

New Zealand, Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. report:--Our catalogue to-day (February 22) which included 3850 bales, embraced a fair average…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 25 February 1916 · page 1

Harrison Jones and Devlin offered 2213 bales. Free good stapled wools were firm, short faulty or irregular were firm, short, burry or faulty wools…

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Special Sheep Sale at Berrigan

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 25 February 1916 · page 3

Messrs M‘Namara Bros, report having held an important sale of sheep in the Federal hotel yards at Berrigan on Saturday last, when…

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Suffolk Sheep and Cross Breeding

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 February 1916 · page 16

At a meeting of the Suffolk Sheep Society, held in London on November 12, the secretary (Miss Prentice) stated that she had received a letter from Mr. G. B…

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Railway Wheat Stacke. Inspectors Appointed

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 25 February 1916 · page 1

From several of the wheat growing. centres in New South Wales complaints have been received that the method of stacking at…

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Wheat Lumpers' Strike. at Narandera

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 25 February 1916 · page 3

The men employed wheat-lumping at the local railway yard by the representatives of Messrs Dalgety and Co., Wright, Heaton and Co., and…

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