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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1917

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Private Deal In Wheat Nullified by Refusal to Issue Certificates

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 25 January 1917 · page 2

A private purchase of 15,000 [?] of wheat at 3s 3d per bushel at Berrigan was the subject of discussion at the last meeting of the local…

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Poisoning Sheep Blowflies

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 3

The attention of the Minister for Agriculture, Hon. W. C. Grahame, M.L.A., has been drawn to the fact that quite a number of letters have…

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Sand in Wheat

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 2

A rumor was current here on Monday last that one of the local agents for a shipping firm in a neighboring town had refused the issue of a delivery…

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Finley Wheat Agents. [CONTRIBUTED.]

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 3

"Hello, Bill, how's the wheat goiug!" says Jerry, as they met on the road, with their waggons. "Oh! the wheat's all right, but them…

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Extending the Wheat Belt

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 1

In view of the excellent returns on the western fringe of the wheat belt of the State, which in the period 12 extended fully one hundred miles…

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Hall-marked Wheat. Varieties Recommended

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 6

A conference of officers of the Department of Agriculture, including farm managers, inspectors, and others, directly concerned in wheat…

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Wheat Payments Advice of Certificates

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 1

Although none of the wheat certificates had been received by any of the Wagga agents up to yesterday, Mr. R. H. Blamey, secretary of the…

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Farmers and the Wheat Pool. Cowra Suggestion Disfavored a Good Acreage Next Year

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 1

In conversation with successful farmers, the writer during his motor trip through the State was given vo understand that the decision of the…

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Agricultural & Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 6

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. G. Ashford, Minister for Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiences of the Department. No. 299…

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Field Wheat Competition a Remarkable Achievement

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 3

Mr E. Field, of Marrar, the judge appointed by the Royal Agricultural Society in connection with their field wheat competition, has submitted…

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Wool-Trade Economy. Endorsement of "John Bridge" Policy

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 2

Nearly twelve mouths ago, the firm of John Bridge & Co, Ltd, inaugurated, in the interests of Woolgrowers, their campaign of economy in the…

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Wool Trade Economy. Indorsement of "John Bridge" Policy

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 2

Nearly twelve months ago the firm of John Bridge and Co. Ltd. inaugurated, in the interests of woolgrowers, their campaign of economy in the…

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Storms Damage Crops. Glenfyne Farm, Narandera

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff,—I have often thought I would like to write to the Children's Page and be one of your nieces. I thought my brother Jack's letter looked better in…

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Pigs and Pork. Feeding Pigs on Damaged Wheat. At Hawkesbury Agricultural College

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 6

It may be accepted as a fair statement that in the production of bacon or pork, under normal market conditions, wheat cannot be deemed an…

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An Outbreak of Typhoid. Allegedly Due to Decayed Wheat. Victim's Body Found in a Dam

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 5

An alarming outbreak of typhoid fever has occurred at Goorambat. Residents there state that last year a quantity of wheat stacked in the railway…

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Moulamein News. Farmers and Settlers' Association

The Independent · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 4

A meeting of the Moulamein branch of the Farmers and Settlors Association was held on 1lth instant, when there were prevent Merrss A. B. Wood…

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A Farmer's Suicide

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 2

When Mr. Thomas Ballintyne was returning on Monday afternoon from the funeral of George O'Brien, who threw himself in a dam at Goorambat while in…

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Phosphorus Baits in Crops

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 32

There has been a number of bush fires in the Gundagni district during the past week. At Wambidgee a fire burnt 100 acres of Mr. O'Dowling's wheat crop the…

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100 Farms Ready for Returned Soldiers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 5

Mr. Ashford, Minister for Lands, has made a statement concerning the Government's scheme for tho settlement of soldiers upon the land. All future…

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The Age of the Dairy Bull

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 16

Are bulls brought on for use in our herds, used, and dispensed with at too young an age? This is a question brought to the front from an investigation, based…

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