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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

1,788 stories in Murray's papers · page 27 of 90

Farmers Thank Minister. the First Time

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 11 April 1918 · page 1

A number of farmers were taken a visit of inspection to the wheat stacks at Goulburn last week, and at its conclusion the Minister for…

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Farmers and Settler’ Association. Berrigan Branch

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 11 April 1918 · page 3

The monthly meeting of Berrigan branch of the Farmers and Settlers’ Association was held on Saturday evening last, when Mr W.J…

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Increased Price For Wheat. Decision of N.S.W. CABINET. 4/ Per Bushel at Country Railway Stations Payable in Lump Sum on Delivery Arrangement Lasts for Two Years Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 11 April 1918 · page 2

After a three days' sitting, in which He Cabinet considered policy matters, the Premier to-night stated that the Cabinet had given…

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Farmers Inspect Wheat Stacks

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 April 1918 · page 44

Over two million bags of wheat have been brought from mouse and weevil-infested stacks in Riverina and the south-west to South Goulburn, and stacked in…

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Sheep in Japan

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 April 1918 · page 3

Messrs. Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., write: The Japanese Government has despatched a special mission to America to investigate sheep breeding…

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Wool Report

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 12 April 1918 · page 6

Schute Bell and Co. Ltd. report under date of 6thinst. as follows:— Evidence that appraisement prices Save given general satisfaction and…

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Protecting the Wheat

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 12 April 1918 · page 6

At the invitation of the State Wheat Office a party of about 150 persons interested in the wheat business inspected enormous stacks of wheat…

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The Wheat Silos

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 April 1918 · page 44

There are lying stacked in Australia 2,144,000 tons of wheat which cannot at present be shipped abroad owing to tho lack of tonnage. It has been bought by…

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The Wheat Pool

The Independent · Friday 12 April 1918 · page 2

The serious position into which the wheat industry in Australia has drifted was the subject of an animated discussion at the quarterly meeting of the central…

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Increased Price for Wheat

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 April 1918 · page 28

After a three days' sitting of the State Cabinet the Premier on Wednesday night stated that the Cabinet had given prolonger attention to the position of the…

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Wool Appraisements High Prices by Albury District Clip. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 12 April 1918 · page 2

Goldsborough Mort and Company, on 10th inst, offered for appraisement a 5000 bale satalogue, comprising an excellent selection of wools from the Eastern…

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Farming and Crazing Prospects in Britain. To the Editor of the "Albury Banner."

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 April 1918 · page 16

Sir,-Herewith please find enclosures taken, by me from Kilmarnock (Ayrshire, Scotland) "Standard" of 26th January last. That referring to wheat, shows that…

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Dairying at Yanco

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 April 1918 · page 17

It is gathered from official visitors from the Murrumbidgee irrigation area that dairying is progressing very satisfactorily on the settlements, and considers…

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The Drought Cycle a Warning to Farmers

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 12 April 1918 · page 1

Lecturing at the Royal Show grounds on Monday night, Mr, Potts, principal of the Hawkeabury Agricultural College, warned farmers to…

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Financing Farmers Duty of the Government

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 12 April 1918 · page 6

"I am not one of those who believe wo should sow an acre less wheat this year," declared the Minister for Agriculture on Thursday, speaking…

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The Next Crop

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 12 April 1918 · page 6

Wheat farmers view with much apprehension the proposals for the financing of the next wheat crop. There was some suggestion of a 5/…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Society

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 April 1918 · page 2

A meeting of the Council of the above society was held on Thursday afternoon at the Royal hotel. Messre [?] Wyse (president) A.C. Fitznead, J. V…

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Wool Appraisements

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 April 1918 · page 2

Young [?] Row & Co. Submitted a [?] 3185 bales Prices included:— Pincegrave over M.L. [?] 20¼d [?]…

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Farm and Field Original Articles Crops for Dairy Farms

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 April 1918 · page 4

Dairy-farmers anticipating their tows coming in early in spring should look well ahead to see that there should be plenty of succulent food…

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Albury Wool Appraisements

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 13 April 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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