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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1916

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Other Items. Sudden Death of Von Moltke. Mr Hughes at the Paris Conference Germany Gets Wool in Argentina Seventeen-Year-Old Youths Required to Report in Germany. The German Navy League's View of Submarines. Terrible Privations in Servia. Food Riots in Germany

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 20 June 1916 · page 2

The death is announced of Von Moltke, formerly chief of the German staff, who died while attending a memorial service in connection with the…

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Three Men Shot. Alleged Sequel to Charges of Cattle Stealing

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 21 June 1916 · page 4

A sensational development is reported from Drake, N.S.W. following charges of stealing cattle. Two brothers, G. J. and J. J. Petrie, and James Spedding,…

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Light Farming for Women

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 21 June 1916 · page 4

Training for girls and women to fit them for beekeeping, dairying, poultry raising and fruit culture, was recommended by a deputation of between 30 and 40 ladies,…

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Government Wheat Farm

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 22 June 1916 · page 4

The Government wheat farm at Woodlands is now looking much better than it did at any time last year, according to Mr. H. Ross, Chief Inspector of…

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Wheat in Pool. Farmers Want More Money

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 22 June 1916 · page 4

Three months ago the farmers in the Wagga Pastures Protection Board district who purchased netting on the time payment system from the Department of…

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Wheat Sold to France. Purchase of 200,000 Tons Announced. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 22 June 1916 · page 2

Senator Pearce, Acting Prime Minister, announced this afternoon, as chairman, of the Wheat Board, that arrangements had been made in London, through Mr…

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Farms for Soldiers. Getting the Blocks Ready

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 22 June 1916 · page 4

Mr. Ashford, N.S.W. Minister for Lands, is still busy making the preliminary arrangements for the setting apart of special lands for returned soldiers' farms…

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Wheat

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 23 June 1916 · page 2

The recent general rains that have fallen during the month of June, while an untold benefit to the country, are playing "Old Harry" with the…

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The Next Wheat Crop. Will Sowing Be Reduced? Farmers Fear Interference

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 23 June 1916 · page 4

A leading farmer in the Wagga district declares that the area under wheat crop this season in Eastern Riverina will be about 25 per cent. less than that…

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Shortage of Butter

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 June 1916 · page 29

The Necessary Commodities Commission had before it an application on behalf of the State Attorney-General (Mr. Hall) for the seizure of 19.493 boxes of butter, at…

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Hospital Wheat Fund

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 23 June 1916 · page 3

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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The Wheat Pool

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 June 1916 · page 2

Arrangements have been made with the British Government to advance sufficient money against the unsold wheat in the "wheat pool" to enable…

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The Hay Pastoral and Agricultural Society

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 June 1916 · page 2

The committee met on Wednesday. There were present:—Mr C. Blomfield (president), and Messrs C Hidgcock, G. R. Avre, W. Hill, J. Glandfield, J. Skene,…

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Argentine Wool Clip

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 June 1916 · page 21

Mesages from Buenos Ayres state, that the value of the Argentine wool clip is estimated at £9,000,000, and that it is believed that the bulk of it has been…

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Loss of Wool

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 June 1916 · page 16

There are several ways by which sheep lose their wool, and with this product ranking so high in price, it will pay the farmer well to keep his eye on the wool…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 23 June 1916 · page 2

The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association, viz., John Bridge & Co., Ltd.; Harrison, Jones, & Devlin, Ltd; Hill, Clark & Co., Ltd.,; and Pitt…

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Wheat Claims. Nearly Fifty Withdrawals

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 23 June 1916 · page 1

Probably as a result of the Attorney-General’s recent threat the [?] of making [?]…

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Stud Sheep Sales Invitation From John Bridge

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 23 June 1916 · page 2

Woolgrowers, stockowners and their friends, down for this annual fixture in July, fire cordially invited to look us up at our Circular Quay…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 23 June 1916 · page 3

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Grahame, M.L.A:, Minister of Agriculture and are based mainly on the experience of the Department No. 267…

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Wool Sales Figures. Estimated £1,500,000. SYDNEY

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 23 June 1916 · page 6

It is estimated that last week's wool sales in, Sydney ran into £1,500,000…

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