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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

1,788 stories in Murray's papers · page 11 of 90

Wool Appraisements

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 2 February 1918 · page 2

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. Ltd. Submitted a good catalogue of about 4000 bales, resuiting in a high level of value for all good wools. The highest price…

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Albury Wool Appraisements

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 2 February 1918 · page 2

Younghusband, Row and Co. Pty., Ltd, Dalgetr and Co. Ltd., and Southern Riverina Farmers' Cooperative Association Ltd., Albury wool brokers, notify that the next…

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Prices of Albury Wool

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 2 February 1918 · page 2

Melbourne Wool Appraisements now contain a fair proportion of wools from this district, and although delay may have occurred in some instances in…

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

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 2 February 1918 · page 4

October 16, 875 : — The work of erecting the temporary bridge over the Murray river for the D. and M. Railway Co. is being…

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Helping Returned Soldiers Appeal for Bags of Wheat

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 4

Endorsing a suggestion made by Mr. J. J. Hall, M.L.A., on behalf of the Victorian Farmers' Union, Mr. D. S. Oman, Victorian Minister for Agriculture, appeals…

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Cyclone Strikes Melbourne. Enormous Damage Done at Brighton, St. Kilda and Newport Two Deaths Reported Wheat Stacks Blown Down Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 2

Cyclonic weather reached Melbourne yesterday afternoon, bursting from the west. Great damage was done. The full force was felt at South…

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Unique Cattle Case

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 3

In October last the Coonabarabran police seized six head of unbranded cattle running on Crown lands in the Pilliga Scrub. When brought to town,…

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Goulburn Special Cattle Sale

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 2

Mr. W. H. Wheatley reports having held their first special cattle sale for 1918 on Thursday last, the 24th January, when 4000 head were yarded to…

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The Wheat Conference

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 2

One wonders how Mr. Ashford obtained the consent of his colleague, Mr. Ball, to his suggestion that wheat-growers should curtail their operations…

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The Cattle Trade at Goulburn

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 2

During the last year the sales of cattle at Goulburn municipal yards were 49,476; sheep, 245,144; horses, 1533. Of these W. H. Wheatley sold…

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The Wheat or Meat Conference

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 2

THE conference called by the Minister for Lands, with a view to the consideration of the Government's proposals, in the matter of the…

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AGRICULTURAL & Pastoral Notes. the Orchard. Fruit Preserving. Ca[?]sing and Betting

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 4

The excellent quality of much of the home-bottled fruit that is even at many of our country shows is evidence that there is nothing essentially…

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Wheat or Meat? Mr. Ashford Explains. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 2

Mr. Ashford, referring to the "wheat or neat" question, stated to-day that the ever suggested there should he any decrease in wheat-growing, but that there…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Association

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 2

A meeting of the Urangeline F.S.A. was held at Mr. Blight's on Saturday week last. Moved by Mr. T. E. Smith,…

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Last Season's Wheat Crop Taking It Over

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 1

The statement that the British Wheat Commission had definitely decided to take over the remainder of the 1916-17 Australian wheat crop, and had made…

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World's Wheat Needs "Increase Production." American Expert Advice

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 1

The gloomy prospect for post-war wheat values given out by Mr. Ashford the other day in quoting from a statement by Mr. Hoover, the United States Food…

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Special Cattle Sale at Goulburn

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 2

Mr W. H. H. Wheatley held a special cattle sale at Goulburn on Thursday, 24th January, when 4000 head were yarded to one of the…

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Wheat Trials. Results at “Dandaraga.”

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 3

Messrs Daroy Broe., of “Dandrage,” Berrigan, who are know wheat growers, conducted trials last season with a number of varieties of…

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Stock of Wheat. Resolutions of Committee

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 4

A committee representing the primary industries associated with wheat growing and stock raising, at the invitation of the Chief Secretary…

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Sheep Brands and Marks. Directories to Be Obtained

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 1

The Jerilderie Pastures Protection Board has decided to obtain complete directories of sheep brands and marks in its district and to exhibit same, at…

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