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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1917

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Pastoral and Agricultural Society

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 October 1917 · page 2

A meeting of the council of the above Society was held on Friday afternoon at the Royal hotel Messrs J. V. Ingrzun (vice-president) Fitzhead Al[?]…

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

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 October 1917 · page 4

January 23,1573 — The weather has been very not at Deniliquin during the week —the thermometer rouging almost duly from…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Association. Brocklesby Branch. Care of Wheat Stacks. Rural Workers' Award

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 16 October 1917 · page 4

At a special general meeting of the Brocklesby branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association the following motions were agreed to:--…

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Cp Interest to Wool Growers

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 16 October 1917 · page 1

The Victorian State Wool Committee desires to intimate that instructions for the holding back of wool until further notice are now cancelled, and to…

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War-Time Profits & Farmers. Important Meeting at Yarrawonga

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 16 October 1917 · page 3

A meeting of residents of the district was held in the Shire Hall, Yarrawonga, on Saturday, 13th Inst., to discuss the War-Time Profits Bill…

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Farmers and Settlers Association the Executive Council at Work

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 18 October 1917 · page 1

The executive council of the Farmers and Settlers Association has had a three day’s sitting in Sydney. Mr A.K. Trethowna, M.L.C., presided…

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Wheat Silos

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 October 1917 · page 2

In our last issue we published a list of the wheat silos allotted to the Riverina in the bulk handling scheme about to be introduced. An analysis of the…

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Field Wheat Competition Fifty Farmers Enter

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 19 October 1917 · page 1

The Royal Agricultural Society has received fifty entries for its second field wheat competition, to be judged prior to the coming harvest. Any…

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The Wheat Crop. Decrease in Area

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 19 October 1917 · page 6

The official estimate of the area under wheat in this State was made available yesterday. It places the area at 3,812,500 acres as against…

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Wool Appraisements

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 19 October 1917 · page 2

The Victorian State Wool Committee desire to intimate that instructions for the holding back of wool until further notice, are now…

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The Wool Clip

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 19 October 1917 · page 4

The Victorian State Wool Committee desire to intimate that instructions for the holding back of wool until further notice are now…

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Hay Butter Factory Meeting of Directors

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 19 October 1917 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the directors of the Hay Co-operative Butter Factory Company was held on the 8th ins't. There were present: Messrs…

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Financing the Wool Clip

The Independent · Friday 19 October 1917 · page 2

The Victorian State Wool Committee desire to intimate that instructions for the holding back of wool until further notice are now cancelled, and to state that those…

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10 Per Cent. Wool Dividend

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 October 1917 · page 16

Following on his announcement of the cancellation of the 5 per cent. dividend due on October 2, the Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) stated last week that the…

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The Straying Cattle Question. MEETING Or Ratepayers at South Corowa

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 October 1917 · page 3

A meeting of ratepayers was held at South Corowa on the 16th last, to discuss the advisability of petitioning the Council to rescind the resolution…

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Dairy Shorthorns

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 October 1917 · page 16

The greatest sale of dairy Shorthorns the world has ever known was the dispersal of the late Lord Lueas's herd at Wrest Park, Amphill (England) in June…

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Alleged Libel. Agent Sues Farmers' Co-operative Association

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 October 1917 · page 46

The civil sittings of the Supreme Court at Wagga were opened on Wednesday morning, before Mr. Justice Gordon. The first defended case was that in which John…

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Letter-box. Going to Hay for Christmas. Urangeline Farm

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 October 1917 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff,—This is my second, letter to the "Banner." My brother got a bike given to him for his birthday, and he can ride it well. Would you kindly…

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Closing of the School. Glen Farm, Cconong Siding

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 October 1917 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff,—This is my first letter to the "Banner." I am in the second class. We are milking one cow, and she does not give much milk. Our school…

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Farmers' Arbitration

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 19 October 1917 · page 2

We understand two district farmers who had a slight dispute over some fallow land, agreed to submit the question to a committee of…

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