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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1917

1,501 stories in Murray's papers · page 35 of 76

A Cattle Raising Scheme

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 June 1917 · page 2

Some business men at Orange have obtained a 30 years' lease of 7,000,000 acres of land in the Esperance Bay district of Western Australia from the…

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Wheat Storage Commission

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 June 1917 · page 44

After the conference of State Premiers and Ministers of the wheat-producing States, the Prime Minister stated that several matters of great importance had…

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Wheat Stackers' Award

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 June 1917 · page 33

Mr. Armstrong, who appeared for the A.W.U. in the Industrial Arbitration Court, objected' to Mr. Justice Heydon proceeding, with the hearing of the…

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Wheat Stackers' Strike

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 June 1917 · page 44

Men engaged in re-bagging and restacking wheat at The Rock, to the number of 50, went on strike at noon on Saturday. They were being paid the award…

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Hospital Wheat Fund

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 June 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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Selling Wheat Certificates

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 June 1917 · page 44

In reference to the decision of the brokers to open a corn exchange in Melbourne to deal with the wheat certificates issued by the State Wheat Board,…

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Commercial. Wool Report

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 1 June 1917 · page 6

Dalgety and Company Limited, Melbourne report: — Wool. — The eighth series of appraisements commenced on Monday last, the 22nd…

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Melbourne Wool Appraisements

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 June 1917 · page 4

The eighth series of appraisements commenced on Monday last, the 22nd inst.,they offering the initial satalogue of some 5500 bales. The top prices of, the day…

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High Prices for Fat Cattle

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 June 1917 · page 2

Flanagan, Newman & Co. report having sold by private contract a draft of exceptionally prime bullocks, account Messrs. Reid and Sons, Milawa, Vic., at…

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Award for Wheat Stackers

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 1 June 1917 · page 1

Judge Heydon has made a further award for wheat stackers. Men employed as casual workers, engaged in Sydney, are to receive 12s per day…

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Cost of Wheat Production

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 1 June 1917 · page 3

The Dubbo branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association at its last meeting discussed the cost of wheat production on the basis of a 15…

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Wheat Congestion in Russia

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 June 1917 · page 46

The Russian Minister for Roads (M. Nekassov) has told the Peasants' Union that the railway stations throughout the country are gorged with wheat which is…

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Wheat and Income Tax

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 June 1917 · page 32

A deputation from the Farmers and sottler's Association consisting of Messrs. A. K. Trethowan, M.L.C. (president), W. E. Wearne, M.L.A., E. J. Gorman,…

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Walla Wheat Plots

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

Wheat experiments are being continued by the Department of Agriculture on the farm of Mr E. G. Wenke. "Sunnyside," Walla walla…

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Bulk Handling of Wheat

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 1 June 1917 · page 3

At a meeting of farmers, delegates in the Cowra district on Saturday a unanimous demand was made for the bulk handling of grain…

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The Wheat-stackers' Attitude

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 1 June 1917 · page 2

The Industrial portion of the A.W.U.—that section which gratefuly (?) turned down Mr. W. J. Spence for the Darling—and which endeavored to…

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Wages for Wheat Stackers

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 1 June 1917 · page 2

Mr. Justice Heydon delivered judgment on Tuesday in the Industrial Arbitration Court on the question of wages of man employed in…

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Wool Loading Held Up

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

To-day a gang of stevedores and laborers objected to loading wool on a steamor at 1/9 por hour. They asked 2/. In order to avoid delay,…

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Wheat Workers' Demands. the Rates Fixed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 June 1917 · page 28

Further evidence on behalf of the A.W.U. was given in the Industrial Court, Sydney, on Tuesday, in the case arising out of the wheat workers' strike…

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Price of Butter Limit of 21bs. at a Time

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 1 June 1917 · page 6

The retail price of butter has been fived at 1/7½ per lb. if taken away, and 1/8 if delivered; if booked and delivered 1/8½, with a general limit of two…

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