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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

1,788 stories in Murray's papers · page 46 of 90

Butter Factory. Meeting of Shareholders Final Dividend, 5 3/4d IN £

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 20 June 1918 · page 2

A meeting of the shareholders of the Jerilderie Butter factory was held on Saturday afternoon. Present. —Messrs Sleeman, (ch), W…

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Wheat Operations. Mr M’gibb Wants a Royal Commission

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 20 June 1918 · page 4

At the opening of the State Parliament last week M’Girl gave notice of motion [?] that a Royal Commission be [?] to [?]…

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Australia’s Wool [?] £100.000,000 for Two Clips

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 20 June 1918 · page 1

The Acting Prime Minister (Mr Watt) announced in the House of Representative!) on Wednesday of last week the completion of…

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Farmers and Settlers’ Association. Berrigan Branch

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 20 June 1918 · page 4

A special meeting of the Berrigan branch of the Farmers and [?] Association was held on Saturday evening last, when Mr W. J…

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Fixing the Price of Meat. Berrigan Farmers Protest

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 20 June 1918 · page 3

The honorary secretary of the local branch of the Farmer and [?] Association bad convened a meeting of farmers for Tuesday…

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Butter Made on the Farm

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 June 1918 · page 17

Good country butter should command a high price for it is made from fresh cream, not from cream gathered up from all parts' of the country amid unfavourable…

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Hay Pastoral and Agricultural Association

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 21 June 1918 · page 2

The committee of the above Association met on Saturday. There were present: Messrs C. Blomfield (president), Melrose, Hill, Gibson, Ayre,…

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Henty-billabong Wheat Railway

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 21 June 1918 · page 3

The construction of the railway from Henty to Billabong, a distance of 30 miles, is progressing satisfactorily, and the earthworks have been practically…

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How Germany Obtains Wool

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 June 1918 · page 32

An interesting light has recently been thrown upon the probable source of supply, from whieh the Central Powers may be drawing their scanty supplies of raw wool…

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Sydney Sheep Sales a Timely Invitation

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 21 June 1918 · page 6

We have been requested by John Bridge, and Co. titd. to extend to woolgrowers about to visit Sydney for the Sreep Sales, a hearty…

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Wheat Experiments. Government Plots at Oaklands

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 June 1918 · page 4

Wheat experiments are being conducted on the farm of Mr. H. P. Gaffney at Oaklands, and the sowing of the plots has been completed under the…

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Wool Clip. Purchased by British Government

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 21 June 1918 · page 6

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. add by letter that the eagerly awaited announcement made by the Acting Prime Minister regarding the sale…

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Wool Classing Neglected. Warning to Careless Growers

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 21 June 1918 · page 6

The chairman of the Central Wool Committee in a communication to the N.S.W. State Committee, advises that his committee views with alarm…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Weeds That Irrttate the Skin. Some Specific Cases

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 June 1918 · page 17

Cases are occasionally reported to the botanist of the Department of Agriculture of more or less serious inflammation or irritation of the skin being attributable to…

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The Wheat in the World No Prospects of Shortage

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 21 June 1918 · page 3

There would appear to be no danger of Great Britain and the Allies being short of wheat this year and the next, provided the shipping is available to…

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The Golden Fleece £100,000,000 for Two Clips Australia's Wool Purchase

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 21 June 1918 · page 6

The Acting-Prime Minister announced in the House of Representatives on Wednesday the completion of negotiations with the Imperial…

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Tocumwal Guardian Riverine Echo. and Finley Free Press. (Established 1897.) Friday, June 21 1918. Local and General. Jerilderie Butter Factory

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 21 June 1918 · page 2

A meeting of shareholders in the Jerilderie Butter Factory was held on Saturday last to receive the liquidators' report and deal with…

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Yarrawonga Farmers Protest

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 June 1918 · page 46

A largely attended meeting of fanners, and others interested in the Federal Government's proposals to fix the price of meat, was held in the Althenaeum…

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The Farmers' Point of View

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 June 1918 · page 46

Mr. T. I. Campbell, the general secretary of the F. and S. Association, said recently, that if the Government fixed, the price in accordance with its reported…

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Assistance to Farmers

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 21 June 1918 · page 2

Thus "The Bulletin" The Holman Government has reformed suddenly and taken two steps to improve matters in the N.S.W…

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