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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1916

2,024 stories in Murray's papers · page 6 of 102

Jerilderie Butter Factory

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 2

The seven directors of the Jerilderie Butter Factory, viz., Messrs. Sleeman, Glenn, Steele, Horgan, Theakstone, Wilson and Thompson, were returned…

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Free Wheat

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 2

An exchange says that after the 1st prox., the Department of Agriculture is to take all the wheat bought by millers and buyers prior to 1st…

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Wheat Freights

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 33

The Victorian Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Hagelthorn) stated that apparently a misunderstanding had occurred in other States regarding the proposal to grant a…

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Wonderful Wheat Crops in N.s.w

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 16

The Government Statstician has issued his estimate of the wheat harvest in New South Wales, and fixes the yield at over 62,000,000 bushels. Since the publication…

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The Wheat Trouble

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 6

As the result of a conference which took place on Saturday at the Prime Minister's office, the wheat loading dispute is at an end. The parties met…

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The Wheat Strike

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 29

There was van important development on Friday in connection with the strike of the Waterside Workers' Federation engaged in lumping wheat at Williamstown…

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Wool and Produce Reports. Melbourne Wool Sales

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 2

Dalgety's report, sales were resumed in Melbourne on Monday, when they offered a very attractive catalogue of 4,700 bales. The competition was…

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Great Wheat Crop. 45 TO 52 Bushels Per Acre

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 4

Mr G. W. Daniel, of Albury, reports that there is a great wheat crop grown by Mr F. G. Griffiths, at Gerogery, in the Albury district, on…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 3

Messrs. Dalgety and Co. report:—Sales were resumed today when we offered a very attractive catalogue of 4,700 bales…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 2

The Pastoral Finance Association Ltd. report:—We opened the first sale of the New Year with a catalogue of 3189 bales comprising representative clips…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. No. 246. Agricultural. Waggta, Growing Crop Competition. The Judge's Export

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 6

A good deal of interest now, attaches to the growing crop competition conducted annually in the Wagga district by the Murrumbidgee P. and…

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Deep, Black, Loose Soil. To Get a Crop of Wheat

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 17

"What is the best method of working the following class of soil so as to obtain a crop of wheat ? The soil is deep, black, and very loose, and in a dry season fails to…

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Deep, Black, Loose Soil. To Gat a Crop of Wheat

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 6

"What is the best method of working the following class of soil so as to obtain a crop of whet? The soil is deep, black, and very loose, and in a…

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Wheat Crop Estimate 62,050,000 Bushels. Previous Records Eclipsed

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 6

The compilation of the returns by the State Staistician of the estimaed wheat harvest in this State is advanced sufficiently to admit of the publication…

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Wheat Land on Shares

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 31

Attention is drawn to an advertisement appearing in this issue announcing 9000 acres of superior wheat, land in New South Wales available on shares. The land is…

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A Proved Wheat District. Growth of a Few Years. Openings for Share Farmers

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 2

At a smoke social tendered to Mr. W. Scott; prior to his leaving Urana to take up duty as manager of the Bank of N.S. W. at…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney, Mondays

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 1

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report the Sydney woolsales opened opened to-day Rates for good merinos and crossbreds ruled firm compared with December…

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Pastoral. the Dorset Horn Cross. For Fat Lamb Market

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 4

A practical test with fat lambs of the Dorset Horn cross was recently made by the Department of Agriculture, when a consignment was forwarded…

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Public Meeting. Private Buying of Wheat

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 2

Private buying of wheat by a [?] [?] Berrigan, roused tho farmers into action, and a good number attended a public meeting, over which Mr G…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 4

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. 245…

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