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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1917

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Farm & Field Original Article Breeding Bronze Turkeys

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 30 June 1917 · page 3

Bronze Turkeys usually give best results, and are raised extensively. They generally grow the largest size in the shortest time, mature early, and are…

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Reconditioning Wheat

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 3 July 1917 · page 2

The work which has been in progress at the Corowa railway for some weeks past almost completed, and it is said that all the men will be paid off during the next…

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Sheep Sales Open Badly

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 3 July 1917 · page 2

The Stud Sheep Sales opened to-day. The prices were all in favor of the buyers. Although the bidding was brisk, many of the best studs…

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The Sydney Sheep Show. Decreased Numbers, but Good Quality

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 3 July 1917 · page 4

The Sydney Sheep Show was opened on Thursday. There was a further decrease in the number of merino sheep shown, the absence of the majority of…

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The Deniliquin Flood. Now Subsiding. How Deniliquin Sheep Were Started for Sydney Sales

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 3 July 1917 · page 2

Referring to the Deniliquin flood, which is now receding, after reaching to within two inches of the 1889 mark, the "Pastoral Times" writes:…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Association. Hopefield Branch

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 3 July 1917 · page 3

The Hopefield F. and S. A. held its usual monthly meeting on June 20. There were present--Messrs. W. M'Lean (president), W. Stokes, A…

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Pastoral Meeting at Wilcannia

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 4 July 1917 · page 3

An impromptu gathering of Western Land holders who were in Wilcannia attending the sittings of the Western Lands Commission, was held the end of last…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association. Moulamein Branch

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 4 July 1917 · page 3

A meeting of the Moulamein Farmers' and Settlers' Association was held on Saturday, June 23rd, when there were present Messrs A. B. Wood, E. S…

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The Wheat Problem. Purely a Matter of Storage

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 5 July 1917 · page 4

“The Land” concludes an article on the wheat problem with the following remarks:— “We start off with the proposition…

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Share Farmers Claim. Verdict for Plaintiffs

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 5 July 1917 · page 2

In the Banco Court in Sydney before Sir William Cullen, C.J., and a jury on Thursday last William Graham and Arthur Graham share…

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Special Cattle Sale

The Independent · Friday 6 July 1917 · page 4

On 28th instant they yarded 1070 store cattle at Echuca to a fair attendance of local and outside buyers. The demand for grown cattle was…

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Sheep-fly Experiments

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 July 1917 · page 25

The third bulletin on "Sheep Maggot Flies," being a report of the work carried out in the Riverina district during last year, at the sheep-fly experiment stations,…

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Wheat Pool Sales

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 July 1917 · page 4

When the announcement was made in December last that the Commonwealth Government, through the Australian Wheat Board, had succeeded in selling to…

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Wheat Sh Bulk

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 July 1917 · page 44

Mr. B. R. Rees, M.L.C., who has made an extensive investigation into the two systems of handling wheat—bulk and bag —in the United States, Canada, the…

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Hospital Wheat Fund

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 July 1917 · page 3

The secretary of the above desires to acknowledge receipt of the following money is connection with wheat promises made to the Corowa hospital last…

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Wheat Pool Payments

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 6 July 1917 · page 2

The Minister of Agriculture, Mr. W. G. Grahame, announced that arrangements in connection with the payment of the next advance on…

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Next Wool Clip

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

Messrs: John Bridge and Co. Ltd. state:—The trade still awaits information as to whether or not there will be any official actcion in…

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Sydney Sheep Sales. Sydney

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 6 July 1917 · page 2

At the sheep sales, on account of Mr H. L. Austin, of Eli Elwah, Hay, three special stud rams were sold, one at 50 guineas, one at 100 guineas, one…

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A Huge Wheat Ship

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 6 July 1917 · page 4

An interesting problem in arithmetic is suggested by the departure from Port Arthur, Ontario, of the freight carrier, W. Grant Morden, for…

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Wool and Stock Reports

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 6 July 1917 · page 1

Messrs. John Bridge and Co., Ltd., report under date 30th June, 1917:—Rabbit Skins—It will be permissible from now onward, to make an…

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