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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1916

2,024 stories in Murray's papers · page 77 of 102

Soil Fertility. a Farmers’ Methods

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 29 September 1916 · page 3

“Every farmer must study the requirements of every variety of soil with which he is dealing, in order to apply those fertilisers which are…

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Closer Settlement. Farms for Returned Soldiers

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 29 September 1916 · page 6

In furtherance of the policy of the Government of providing lands for returned soldiers, the Minister for Lands recently got into…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 30 September 1916 · page 2

Dalgety and Co. [?] Wool sales were resumed in Melbourne on Monday submitted a catalogue of some 4,600 bales. The wool for the most part was…

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Deniliquin (andDistrict) History Extracts from the “ Pastoral Times.”

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 30 September 1916 · page 4

May 11, 1872 :— Mr. Charter’s racehorse Yorkshireman, that [?] Deniliquin maces was raffled on Friday night at the Royal…

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Agricultural & Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 3 October 1916 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W G Ashford, Minister for Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiences of the Department. No. 282…

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Dairying. Cool Your Cream. a Word in Season

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 3 October 1916 · page 4

"Three fourths of the poor cream that is coming on to the market to-day is caused by carelessness in cooling." The statement was made by an…

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Soil Fertility. a Farmers' Methods

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 3 October 1916 · page 4

"Every farmer must study the requirements of every variety of soil with which he is denting, in order to apply those fertilisers which are…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 4 October 1916 · page 3

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd., report:—For our second sale of the season we offered a large and compact catalog of some 6000 bales, mainly composed of…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 4 October 1916 · page 1

Dalgety and Co. report that wool sales were held in Melbourne on 25th September, when they submitted a catalog of some 4800 bales to a good…

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Australian Wheat Crop. Should British Government Purchase? London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 5 October 1916 · page 3

"The Times" has given prominence to an authoritative communication from Sydney, advocating that the British Government should purchase the Australian wheat…

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Butter Market

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 October 1916 · page 33

Following upon the action of the Federal authorities in fixing the maximum price at which butter could bo sold, Senator. Russell, the Minister in charge of the…

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The Wheat Crop. How to Finance the Harvest. the Question of Wheat Bonds

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 October 1916 · page 5

A conference of rural producers, representing every State in the Commonwealth, wailed on Senator Russell (representative of the Eederal Ministry on…

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Pooled Wheat

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 October 1916 · page 28

Representative wheatgrowers from Now South Wales, South Australia, West Australia, Victoria, and Tasinania interested in the Commonwealth wheat pool…

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Wool Sales

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 6 October 1916 · page 4

Some of the Riverina clips were catalogued at the Melbourne wool [?] on Monday of last week, and commanded good prices. First…

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Branding of Wheat Bags. Warning to Farmers

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 6 October 1916 · page 1

The Agriculture Department warm farmers that when [?] their wheat sacks for delivery to the Government agents this [?] tatoo…

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How Much Wool?

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 October 1916 · page 16

It is many a year since it made so much difference as to just how much, wool one cab get from a sheep's back as right now. The war, together with certain other…

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Local and General. Butter Factory

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 6 October 1916 · page 2

The Jerilderie Butter Factory was re-opened on Wednesday lush The directors having met last Saturday decided to re-commence operations…

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Commercial Melbourne Wool Sales

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 6 October 1916 · page 3

For our second sale of the season we offered a large and compact catalogue of some 6,000 bales, mainly composed of Northern…

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The Wheat) Pool. Saving the Pennies

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 6 October 1916 · page 4

Many farmers complain regarding the method of distributing the extra 6d per bushel now being paid in respect to the wheat pool. They…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 6 October 1916 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Grabame. M.L.A., Minister or Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 282…

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