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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1917

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The Wheat Board

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 27 February 1917 · page 2

In reference to recent representations made to the Government that the farmers of Australian should be directly represented on the Wheat Board, it was…

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Wheat Contract Voided

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 27 February 1917 · page 2

In the High Court in Sydney on Thursday, before Mr. Justice Rich, Albert Edward Delany, of Queen-street, Melbourne, trading as Delany and Co…

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Hospital Wheat Fund

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 27 February 1917 · 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 1915-16 Wheat Pool. a Preliminary Report by the Auditor

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 27 February 1917 · page 3

Mr. A. E. Barton, the gentleman appointed by the farmers to audit the transactions of last season's wheat pool, has at the request of the Farmers!…

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Sheep Sale at Oaklands

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 1 March 1917 · page 3

Messrs M’Pherson, THOM and Co. report having held their first special sheep sale for this year at Oaklands on Wednesday of last week, when…

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To Stand Over. Seed Wheat and Fodder Accounts

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 1 March 1917 · page 4

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr Grahame) has had under consideration numerous applications made by farmers for their [?] for seed…

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Farmers and the Election to the Editor

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 1 March 1917 · page 4

Sir,—I was disappointed not to find any reference in the [?] policy speech in toward to further payments to be made to farmers by…

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Wheat Cuarantee

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 March 1917 · page 32

At a meeting of the Tamworth district wheat growers the Government guarantee of 3/ per bushel for next year's wheat, in order to induce the growers to put larger…

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Wheat Following Another White Straw Crop

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 March 1917 · page 16

From a feeling of patriotism, and with the hope of a reasonable profit, many farmers are considering whether they cannot venture to abandon ordinary…

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The Wheat Traffic

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 2 March 1917 · page 2

The Railway Commissioners state there have been satisfactory increases in the daily releases of wheat trucks. The wheat traffic dealt with since the…

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The Wheat Position

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 March 1917 · page 47

Mr. L. Cox, president of. the F. S. Association, Wagga, in the course of a lengthy letter, in which he details the history of State interference with the wheat crop…

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Wheat Contract Void

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 March 1917 · page 7

In the High Court, before Mr. Justice Rich, Albert Edward Delany. of Queenstreet, Melbourne, trading as Delany and Co., churned a sum of £2797/10/ from H…

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Importance of Wool

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 March 1917 · page 20

At the London School of Economics on Friday, Mr. K. Hitchcock, of the Raw Materials Branch of the War Office, read a paper on the importance of the Imperial…

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The Victorian Wheat Yield

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 2 March 1917 · page 2

The Victorian wheat harvest is expected to yield 45,000,000 bushels…

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The Seed Wheat Arrears

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 2 March 1917 · page 2

The Minister for Agriculture has decided to allow farmers to pay up arrears for supplies of seed wheat and fodder in four annual instalments as…

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Commercial. Special Sheep Sale at Oaklands

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 March 1917 · page 2

Messrs, M'Pherson, Thorn & Co. held their first special sheep sale this year at Oaklands on Wednesday, when they yarded 11,000, and except for a few…

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Seed Wheat and Fodder Accounts to Stand Over

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 2 March 1917 · page 1

The Minister tor Agriculture (Mr. Graliamd) has had under consideration numerous applications made by farmers for their accounts for seed wheat…

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Wool Appraisement. Appointment of Mr. J. L. Bridge

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 2 March 1917 · page 6

The appointment of Mr John Leo. Bridge, a member of the staff of the wool department of John Bridge and Co., as an appraiser under the War…

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AGRICULTURAL & Pastoral Notes. No. 301. Agricultural. Potato Seed. The Value of Immature Tubers

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 March 1917 · page 4

Many practical potato growers in different parts of the world believe that potatoes lifted in an [?]ripe or immature condition, produce better crops…

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Farmers and the Election. To the Editor

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 2 March 1917 · page 1

Sir,—I was disappointed not be find any reference in the Premier's policy speech in regard to further payments to be made to farmers by…

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