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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1917

1,501 stories in Murray's papers · page 58 of 76

Handling New Wheat Conference Next Week. Sydney

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 21 September 1917 · page 2

In the Assembly to-night Mr. Grahame, in reply to Mr Brookfield, stated the terms for handling the now wheat harvest would he decided at the…

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Wool For Sydney. Government Prepared to Carry It

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 21 September 1917 · page 2

John Bridge and Co.. Ltd, rand us the fallowing far publication :—In the "Sydney Daily Telegraph" of the lot inst, there appeared an…

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Mice Make a Mess of the Wheat. Fairfield, Boree Creek

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 September 1917 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff,—Did you really mean it when you said "Call the calf Harry?" We live six 'miles from Boree Creek. It is only a small town, with one row of…

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More Good Crops. Morumdah

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 September 1917 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff,—I had been thinking about writing to the Children's Page for some time. We ride six miles to school. We met two mates on the road, so that…

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Letter-box. Good Crop Report. Yerong Creek

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 September 1917 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff,—We are still hiving the lovely rains that winter generally fetches us—sometimes more and sometimes less. Shearing is coming on us again, and…

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The Train Reaches Cargelligo. Newrie Farm, Cargelligo

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 September 1917 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff,—It is quite a long time since I last wrote to you. I often think of my "Banner" correspondents, and wonder how those are getting on whom I…

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Farm Produce

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 September 1917 · page 19

Negotiations are now in progress which are expected to result in the embargo being removed from chaff and some other goods from the railway…

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Importance to the Farmer

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 September 1917 · page 33

The Governor-General, speaking at tho show luncheon at Adelaide, said:—"South Australia is the purely agricultural State of the Commonwealth. it has been no…

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Deniliquin Butter Factory. Half-yearly Meeting

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 22 September 1917 · page 2

The 22nd half yearly meeting of shareholders in the above company was held on Thursday morning at the School of Arts. Messrs J. V. Ingram (chairman…

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

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 22 September 1917 · page 4

November 21, 1874.— At the Police Court on Wednesday a man was committed for trial on a charge of setting fire to a stack of…

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Important Sale of Sheep and Cattle

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 25 September 1917 · page 2

The Victorian Producers Co-op. Co. Ltd. announce an important sale of sheep and cattle at Berralla Corporation yards on Friday, 6th October, when…

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Shorn Sheep Succumb to Cold

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 25 September 1917 · page 1

Large numbers of shorn sheep have died in the northern part of the State, as a result of the cold, rainy weather…

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Re-conditioning the Wheat. Farmers Inspect and Report

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 27 September 1917 · page 3

A public meeting called under the auspices of the Berrigan branch of the [?] Association was held at the School of Arts…

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"Black Sheep."

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 September 1917 · page 19

At a meeting of the Show Committee at Grenfell it was stated that, notwith-standing the neutral attitude of the A.W.U. some shearers in the district…

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Parasites of Sheep

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 September 1917 · page 17

Eyer since the 1914-15 drought sheep-owners hare experienced abnormal trouble and losses as a result of the prevalence of worms in their sheep. The infestation is…

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The Protection of Wheat

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 28 September 1917 · page 4

Much has been written on the romance of ranching and police work on the Canadian prairies, but there is scarcely less romance, though not…

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Co-operative Handling of Wheat

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 September 1917 · page 17

There is much that should be inspiriting to New South Wales wheatgrowers in the operations of the South Australian Farmers' Co-operative Union for the past…

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Jerilderie Butter Factory. Passed in at Auction

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 28 September 1917 · page 3

The liquidators of the Jerildorie Batter Factory and Cool Storage Co., submitted the plant, machinery and buildings, which originally cost the…

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Crops Doing Well. Urangeline Farm

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 September 1917 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff,—This is my first letter to the "Banner," but I have been taking an interest in the Page for some time. The crops are coming up well in spite of…

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Wheat Pool Costs. £829,174 Paid to Agents. Sydney

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 28 September 1917 · page 6

In the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Graham, Minister for Agriculture, in reply to Mr. Brookfield. stated that £829,174 at 31st August, had been…

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