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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

1,788 stories in Murray's papers · page 54 of 90

Wheat Pool Bungling Position of the Tarvers Million Tons of Freisht Lost

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 17 July 1918 · page 4

The operations of the wheat pool were explained to the Farmers and Settlers' conference on Tuesday by Mr. Giles, representative of the what-growers of…

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2,000,000 Bushels of Wheat Sold to New Zealand Price, 5/7 1/2 a Bushel Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 17 July 1918 · page 3

It was announced to-day by Senator E J. Russell, Minister in Charge of the Wheat Beard, that a sale of 2,000,000 bushels of wheat to New Zealand had been…

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Wool Appraisement. Wool Classing Pamphlet

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 18 July 1918 · page 1
Also in Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser

We are asked by John Bridge and Co., Ltd., to notify woolgrowers that they are prepared to send, post free, on application, a copy of their…

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Car[?] of Wheat in Pool. Farmers Place Responsibility on Government

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 18 July 1918 · page 1

A [?] the [?] district council, providing that when the Federal G[?]vernment receives the farmers wheat it should become…

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Sale of New Zealand Wool

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 18 July 1918 · page 2

Mr. Massey, Prime Minister of New Zealand, states that the wool sale awaits formal confirmation. He remarked significantly that the producers certainly…

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Humored Sale of Wheat. Denied by Mr Hughes

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 18 July 1918 · page 2

Mr. Hugher Prime Minister of Australia, has denied the statement cabled from Sydney to the effect that be had sold the Australian wheat crop for the…

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Income Tax on Wheat. THE 4/ Per Bushel Basis

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 18 July 1918 · page 1

The Assistant Treasurer furnished the Legislative Assembly on Thursday last with some information bearing upon the income tax assessment…

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Deciding the Age of Sheep Teeth or Declarations? To the Editor

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 18 July 1918 · page 4

Sir,—I read in your issue of Friday last a most interesting article on deciding the age of sheep, and as my name was coupled with it as chairman of the…

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Wheat Silos in N.s.w. Good Progress with Construction

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 18 July 1918 · page 4

The activity of the New South Government in dealing with the wheat storage problem was indicated on Saturday by Mr. Graham, Minister for Agriculture…

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Price of 1917-18 Wheat. at Least [?]/9 Per Bushel Wanted

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 18 July 1918 · page 2

At the conference of the Farmers and Settlers’ Association in Sydney on Saturday last, Mr E. J. Gorman, of Berrigan, moved—“That this…

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Payment for 1917-1918 Wool Clip Dividend of 15 Per Cent on August 21. MELBOURNE

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 18 July 1918 · page 3

The Central Wool Committee reports that the average appraised price of wool for the season 1917/1918 is equal to 14.69 pence per lb. on the greasy basts, or 5.[?]9…

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Child As Farm Worker

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 18 July 1918 · page 4

Peter Bradley, farmer, of Nirranda, was charged at the police court at Warrnamhool on Monday with having employed Veronica Delaney, a child under 14 years…

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Preferential Voting. Farmers Try a New System

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 18 July 1918 · page 3

The Farmers and Settlers’ Association’s conference in Sydney, having re-affirmed the principle of preferential voting and urged its use at…

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Farmers Want a Jaunt. a Mission to America

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 18 July 1918 · page 3

The annual conference of the Farmers and Settlers’ Association in Sydney on Saturday last adopted the proposal of Mr A. hay, of…

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The Farmers Kick. National Party Methods

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 18 July 1918 · page 4

That the Farmers and Settlers’ Association had been deliberately ignored by the National party, and denied a voice in the formation of…

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[?] Memberships. Liberal Response by Farmers

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 18 July 1918 · page 4

At the conference of the Farmers and Settlers’ Association in Sydney on Thursday last, the treasurer (Mr A. E. Hunt, M.L.C.) made a strong…

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Australian Wheat Pool. Farmers' Representatives Criticised

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 19 July 1918 · page 4

The allegation was made on Wednesday by Senator Russell, Minister controlling the Federal Government's wheat scheme that Mr. Clement Giles, farmers…

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Wheat Board Activities

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 July 1918 · page 23

The Australian Wheat Board has decided to take steps to prevent, as far as possible, the development of the weevil and other evils likely to affect the quantity of wheat…

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Marquis Wheat Experiments

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 19 July 1918 · page 3

This season numerous trials are being, made with Marquis wheat in Southern Riverina, the seed in most instances. having been obtained direct from Sir Joseph…

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