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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

1,788 stories in Murray's papers · page 41 of 90

Special Cattle Sale

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 June 1918 · page 2

Messrs. Wheatley and Cullen (Wagga) and Grainger and Falkiner Ltd. (Singleton) announce particulars in another column of a special cattle…

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Wool Report

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 7 June 1918 · page 6

Orders have been issued under the War Precautions Act requiring all persons, firms, or companies to submit for appraisemnnt on or before…

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Cattle Sale at Shepparton

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 June 1918 · page 30

Messrs. J. M'Namara and Co. will offer 1000 store cattle at Shepparton On Friday 14th June…

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Encouraging Wheat Growing

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 7 June 1918 · page 2

"For some time past" said Mr Grahame Mr [?] for Agriculture, "my Department has been [?]ducting experiment plots throughout…

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The Henty Pastoral and Agricultural Society

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 June 1918 · page 23

A meeting of the committee of the Henty P. and A. society was held on Saturday afternoon last at the Hotel [?]rennty. Committeemen present were:—…

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Crass Seed Invasion of Sheep

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 June 1918 · page 19

A discussion on the grass seed invasion of sheep took place at the last meeting of the Urana P.P. Board. Mr. Crouch, stock inspector, asked for specimens of skin…

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Doctrine of a Few Sheep

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 June 1918 · page 17

A Marengo correspondent writes:—"Japan, we are informed, is now busy preaching the doctrine of a few sheep on the farm, and has gone so far as to…

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Financing the Wheat Pool

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 June 1918 · page 2

Mr. Falkiner (N.S.W.), in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, asked whether the large deposits lying idle in the Commonwealth Bank could not be…

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Red Tape and Butter Victorian Supplies to Albury Prohibited. Cabs Get Butter at Wodonga

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 7 June 1918 · page 2

There is at present more Victorian red tape in Albury than there is butter. If the position were not so serious, it would be farcial. No butter labelled for towns…

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Close of Wool Pools

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 7 June 1918 · page 1

Wool owners are advised that the final appraisements will take place from 24th to the 28th June. Woolgrowers, who have not done so up to…

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Next Season's Wool Clip

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 June 1918 · page 45

The question of the sale of the next Australian wool clip to the Imperial Government was referred to in the House of Representatives on Wednesday. Mr…

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Wheat in Bulk Special Railway Waggons

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 7 June 1918 · page 1

S[?] with the erection of wheat [?] in v[?]rious parts of the State, the Railway Commissioners [?] for…

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Wheat for America 150,754 Tons Sold

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 7 June 1918 · page 6

It was stated in the House of Representatives by the Acting Prime Minister that 150 (754 tons of Australian wheat, f.a.q. standard, has been…

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Government Experiment Plots. Wheat Experiments at Oaklands

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 7 June 1918 · page 5

Wheat experiments are being conducted by the Department of Agriculture on the farm of Mr H. P. Gaffney at Oaklands, and the…

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Last Wheat Harvest. Total of 37,843,930 Bushels

The Independent · Friday 7 June 1918 · page 4

As subsequently, [?]nticipated, the preliminary official estimate of the last New South Water wheat harvest has not [?] realised. Although the…

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Australia's Wheat America May Take Surplus Shipping Problem Considered Washington

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 7 June 1918 · page 1

The American Government is considering proposals by Australia for the shipment of Australia's surplus wheat to America. The Governmnet is…

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Choosing a Dairy Breed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 June 1918 · page 16

It is not well to be entirely governed in the selection of a dairy sire by high records, or rather world's records, because these records are never obtained under average…

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Sudan Grass. a Profitable Fodder Crop

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 June 1918 · page 17

A good deal of attention has been directed of late to tins grass, and some of the reports that have been received as to its capacity for yielding heavy crops of…

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Soldier Farming at Albury What the Government Is Doing

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 7 June 1918 · page 3

The first soldier of the Albury district to be repatriated on the land is now busy ploughing the cultivable portion of his holding at Tabletop. He is Sydney E…

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Farms for Soldiers. Issue of Preferential Rights

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 7 June 1918 · page 1

The "government Gazette of 23rd [?]ay contains a schedule of areas proposed to be made available for the settlement of Returned Soldiers,…

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