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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

1,788 stories in Murray's papers · page 14 of 90

Albury Wool Sales

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 21

The Albury wool brokers (Younghusband, Row and Co. Pty. Ltd., Dalgety and Co. Ltd., and the Southern Riverina Farmers' Co-operative Association) report having…

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Wheat Silos and Dumps

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 32

The Mayor of Cootamundra has received the following from the Premier's office:—"Referring to letter to you of recent date regarding resolution carried at a public…

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Wool Embroidery on Dresses

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 14

In spite of the dyers' difficulties, which were many during the earlier period of the war, this season is providing a very generous and very beautiful variety of colour…

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New South Wales Wheat Pool Statement of Operations

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 1

The operation of the wheat pool dealt with by the N.S.W. Minister of Agriculture in detail, in answer to a question by Mr. Manning, in the Legislative…

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Roumanian Maize Crop

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 20

Negotiations between Germany and Austria-Hungary regarding the division of the Roumanian maize crop have become stormy. The Austrians threatened a…

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Great Fruit Crop. Corryong

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff,—It is a long time since I last wrote to you. One of our cows has a calf, and would you please give me a name for it. We have a lot of fruit this…

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Improved Share Farming System

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 44

At Bathurst Mr. Ashford, Minister of Lands, made an important announcement regarding the Government's policy in connection with share fanning. He…

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The Farm. Wood Ashes As a Fertiliser

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 4

One can scarcely stress too much the value of common wood ashes. It is indeed surprising that such a very handy source is almost entirely…

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Addition to Farmers' Troubles

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 4

A report from Orange states that mice are again making their presence severely felt in the western wheat area, and thousands are infesting the…

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Attractive Line of Sheep

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 16 February 1918 · page 2

Wm. Purtell, auctioneer, stock, station and general, commission agent, Wagga, advertises in this issue a list of attractive lines of sheep for sale. The lots…

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Albury Wool Appraisements

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 16 February 1918 · page 2

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

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Hunger in Britain Australian Butter and Cheese Wanted. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 16 February 1918 · page 3

The pressing need for food supplies in Great Britain has led to the Imperial Government urging the Commonwealth Government to ship all available surplus…

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The Wheat Harvest. Grain Damaged By Rain.big Stack at 'Deniliquin

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 16 February 1918 · page 2

For the third successive year the wheat yield in the Deniliquin district has been exceptionally good. The total number of bags will be less this season…

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Fire in Wheat Field at Walbundrie the Inquest Concluded. an Open Verdict Is Returned. "An Extraordinary Settlement."

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 16 February 1918 · page 4

Mr. J. Laidlaw, P.M., district coroner, at the Albury Court House yesterday morning concluded the inquest into the circumstances surrounding the fire which…

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The Share Farming System New Proposal in N.S.W Ultimate Ownership

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 16 February 1918 · page 2

At Bathurst on Monday Mr Ashford, Minster of Lands made an important announcement regrading the Government’s policy in Connections with share…

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Substitutes for Flour and Butter

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 18 February 1918 · page 3

President Wilson is following every move or the "work in the shipyards. He is giving his personal attention to the Labor situation…

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Farm Workers Exempted. Ottawa

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 18 February 1918 · page 2

It is announced by the Government that' it will not conscript farm labor under the Military Service Act, but it will take inn inventory of the man power of the…

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Pooled Wheat

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 19 February 1918 · page 3

In the N.S.W. Legislative Assembly on Wednesday, Mr. Manning asked the Minister for Agriculture the following questions in regard to the 1915-16 wheat…

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AGRICULTURAL & Pastoral Notes. Agricultural. Varieties of Wheat. The Department's Recommendations for the Ensuing Season

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 19 February 1918 · page 4

The recommendations of the Department of Agriculture on the subject of varieties of wheats suitable for various purposes is different parts of the State…

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Wool Appraisements

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 19 February 1918 · page 3

New Zealand, Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. report: --We are pleased to report that the work of this company's sixth appraisement has just…

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