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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

1,788 stories in Murray's papers · page 43 of 90

Farmers and Settlers' Association. Wakool and Burrawong Branch

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 12 June 1918 · page 2

A meeting of the above Branch was held at Wakool on 20th May last, when there were present:—Messrs. F. E. Old (President), T. Grace, W. Headlam, T…

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Encouraging Wheat Growing. Government Assits Farmers

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 13 June 1918 · page 1

“For some time past,” says the Minister for Agriculture [?] department has been conducting experiment plots through…

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Special Cattle Sale at Jerilderie

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 13 June 1918 · page 2

Messrs H. Lloyd and Sons, of Jerilderie, and Mr W. H Wheatley of Goulburn, auctioneers in conjunction, held a most successful cattle…

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Wheat Experiments. Government Plots at Oaklands

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 13 June 1918 · page 3

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

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Hard Federation. Not a Farrer Wheat

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 13 June 1918 · page 4

[?] and farmers who exhibit wheat [?] country and Sydney shows will be interested to learn that the…

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Australian Wool Sold All Clips During the War. on Basis of 15½d. Per, Lb. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 13 June 1918 · page 2

In the House of Representatives yesterday, the Acting Prime Minister, Mr. Watt, announced the completion of an agreement with the…

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Wool

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 14 June 1918 · page 6

It has been definitely decided that the two appraisement series arranged for June in Sydney shall be merged Into one, to be held during the…

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Hospital Wheat Fund

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 June 1918 · page 4

The secretary of the above desires to acknowledge receipt of the following moneys received in lien of wheat promised last reason:--…

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Australian Wheat Guarantees

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 June 1918 · page 17

The Acting Prime Minister discussed with the Ministers of Agriculture, of the four wheat-growing States proposals for guaranteeing payments to farmers in…

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Big Wool Deal

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 June 1918 · page 2

The purchase by the Imperial Government of the Australian wool clips for a period covering the currency of the war, and for one full wool year…

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Wool Clip Purchase

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 14 June 1918 · page 6

It was stated by the Acting Prime Minister in the House of Representatives that negotiations were still pending with the Imperial…

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A Permanent Wheat Pool

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 14 June 1918 · page 2

The Labor Conference in Sydney on Tuesday agreed to a scheme submitted by country delegates for dealing with wheat harvests. It provided:—…

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Fixing Price of Meat Albury Cattle Sale Better Than Expected What Cattle Men Say

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 14 June 1918 · page 3

In view of the intention of the authorities to fix the price of meat, exceptional interest was taken in the offerings of store cattle at a special sale held by…

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Wheat Guarantee for 1918-19

The Independent · Friday 14 June 1918 · page 2

The Acting Prime Minister on Friday discussed with the Ministers for Agriculture for four wheat-growing States proposals for guaranteeing payments to farmers in…

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Wheat Scheme of Labour Conference

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 June 1918 · page 25

A wheat scheme to be submitted for the approval of the Inter-State Conference at Perth was adopted by the Labour Conference at the Sydney Trades Hall. The…

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Wool Classing. Warning to Careless Growers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 June 1918 · page 18

The chairman of the Central Wool Committee, in a communication to the New South Wales State Committee, advises that his committee views with alarm the…

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Wool for the Army Standard Dress for Women

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 14 June 1918 · page 2

At an exhibition of standard clothing at Bradford, Mr. A. H. Illingworth, Postmaster-General, said that 70 per cent, of the wool used in Great Britain was…

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Good News for Stookowners. Australian Wool Sold for War Period

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 June 1918 · page 28

In the House of Representatives on Wednesday the Acting Prime Minister, Mr. Watt, announced the completion vt an agreement with the Imperial…

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The Wool Clips. Sold to the Imperial Government. at Former Price and Terms. Melbourne

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 14 June 1918 · page 2

Mr. Watt announced in the House of Representatives to-night the completion of an agreement with the Imperial Government to buy all the…

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Horse-breeding for Farm Work

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 June 1918 · page 16

Abstracts from a paper read by Mr. F. Sills before the Buckeroo branch of the Bureau of Agriculture:— At the time like the present, when…

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