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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1917

1,501 stories in Murray's papers · page 42 of 76

Are Lambs Sheep within the meaning of Section 4 of the P. P. Act

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 27 June 1917 · page 4

An important decision, which affects drovers, was given by Mr Perry, P.M., at the Coonamble (N S.W ) police court recently. The inspector for the Coonamble…

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Fallow or Non-Fallow. What the Farmers’ Experiment Plots Show

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 28 June 1917 · page 1

Several experiments to illustrate the value of fallowing as a farm practice were conducted by the Agricultural Department in connection…

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The Sheep Show

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 29 June 1917 · page 3

The annual Sheepbreeders' Show was opened at the Agricultural Ground to-day. There are 600 representatives of the finest flocks in Australia in the…

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Wheat Storage

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 29 June 1917 · page 2

The preparation of the Victorian Wheat Storage Bill, to carry out the scheme of storage agreed on by the Federal and State Ministers, has…

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Wheat Wastage

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 June 1917 · page 21

At a public meeting in Dubbo to consider the beat means to prevent the wastage of grain, Mr. R. Allen, of Eumalga, repeated his arguments in favour of…

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Meeting of Balldale Farmers. Wheat Question Discussed

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 June 1917 · page 3

A large and representative gathering of farmers assembled at Balldale on Thursday afternoon last, for the purpose of interviewing the Minister for Agriculture…

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The Wheat Stacks

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 29 June 1917 · page 2

Mr S. C. Browning, Amberley, writes:—I notice Mr Trethowan has stated that the wheat stackers have adopted the "go slow" policy…

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Wheat Lumpers On Strike

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 29 June 1917 · page 2

The men handling wheat at Sea Lake struck work to-day. A member of the union, a returned soldier, was discharged on Saturday on the…

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Wheat Storage in Victoria

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 29 June 1917 · page 1
Also in The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express

The Victorian Cabinet has decided that the Minister for Railways should immediately provide storage for wheat on the lines recommended by…

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Allegations Against Wheat Stackers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 June 1917 · page 18

A man who was engaged working on wheat stacks writes to a Sydney paper, making serious allegations against the manner in which work is performed. He…

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New South Wales' Wheat Cheque

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 29 June 1917 · page 1

The gross total payments on the 1915-16 wheat crop, through the State office, will, with the next advance, reach £20,000,000. This is the largest…

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Storage of Wheat Proposed Concrete Bins

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 29 June 1917 · page 3

The accumulation of wheat in Australia, the destruction caused by exposure and mice, and the prospect of other harvests also having to be taken…

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Next Wheat Pool Payment. £1,500,000 for N. S. Wales

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 June 1917 · page 3

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Grahame) said in Sydney on Tuesday night that the arrangement in connection with the payment of the next…

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Local and General Farm Hand Commits Suicide

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 29 June 1917 · page 2

James Murray, employed as a farm labourer by D. McNair on his farm situated about two miles from Finley, committed suicide by hanging himself…

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Earlier Messages. French Success at Hurtebise Farm

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 29 June 1917 · page 2

After a short artillery preparation. the French brilliantly attacked the strongly fortified crest northwest of Hurtebise. They reached all…

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A Farmer's Plaint. To the Editor of the "Albury Banner."

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 June 1917 · page 18

Sir,—A number of farmers met here on Thursday, 21st June, to hear what Mr. Grahame and Mr. Harris (secretary of the wheat board) had to say in reference to…

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Co-operation on the Farm

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 June 1917 · page 16

We hear much talk of co-operation, these days, also much talk of the increasing difficulty of securing competent and willing farm labourers. Perhaps (says the…

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Deniliquin (and District) History [Extracts from the “Pastoral Times,”]

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 30 June 1917 · page 6

May, 9, 1874:— The Deniliquin railway project is proceeding favorably. Transfer of it is expected to Melbourne Directors…

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Dairy Farming

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 30 June 1917 · page 3

The dairying industry has increased in leaps and [?] of late years. This can be plainly seen in a perusal of the annual export returns. The popularity of…

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