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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

1,788 stories in Murray's papers · page 63 of 90

Soldier Farms. on Albury Common Land Now Being Surveyed. Orchards and Poultry Farms

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 28 August 1918 · page 3

At last, thanks to Dr. Andrews, something is to be done in carrying to fruition suggestions which Lave been made in the "On the Soil" column in "The…

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Wheat Scrip. Purchase of “C” Series Recommended

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 29 August 1918 · page 4

Messrs Joseph Palmer and [?] Sydney, in their monthly share list, report as follows respecting the wheat scrip:—…

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Wheat at Brisbane Show. a Berrigan Grower Successful

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 29 August 1918 · page 4

Mr M. J. Darcy, of “Dandaragan,” Berrigan, who is an Onthusiastic wheat experimentalist, was au exhibitor at the Queensland National…

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Farmers and Settlers’ Association. Smoke Social at Finley

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 29 August 1918 · page 3

A smoke social was held at Finley on Friday evening, Under the auspices of the local branch of the Farmer and Settlers’ Association…

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Wool Payments

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 August 1918 · page 33

The Commonwealth Central Wool Committee. through the Commonwealth Government, the other day made payments amounting to £6,094,000 to selling…

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Wool After the War

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 30 August 1918 · page 1

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. write:— Before the war the world's production of wool was set down as follows:—Australasia 645 million lbs;…

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Australian Cattle Men. Rounding Up the Huns

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 30 August 1918 · page 2

Mr. Beach Thomas telegraphed on Thursday:—The Australians are again demonstrating their genius for peaceful penetration. Their rounding up and…

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Albury Show Cattle Pens. Exhibitor's Plea for Roofing

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 30 August 1918 · page 3

EXHIBITOR'S PLEA FOR ROOFING. In the interests of the cattle section at the Albury show, we publish the remarks of a large exhibitor who complains about…

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Australia's Surplus Wheat Loader Price Must Be Taken. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 30 August 1918 · page 2

The Acting Prime Minister, Mr. Watt, states that urgent steps are being taken to dispose of the surplus wheat crops of Australia for the past two years. To-day…

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The Wheat Scrip on the Exchange Probable 2d to Come on First Year

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 30 August 1918 · page 6

Whilst the publication of fluctuations in wheat scrip on the Exchange is interesting to speculators, it is also interesting to farmers who hold the…

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The Farmer's Garden

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 August 1918 · page 16

"It is impossible," says a farming authority, "to estimate the value of the vegetables that may be grown in a garden on the farm." It is safe to say that a…

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Orchard Cover Crops

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 August 1918 · page 16

The main uses of the cover crop of the orchard are says a Canadian paper:— To hold the snow of winter, and thus afford greater protection to the…

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Farmers and Settlers' Demands. Deputation to N.S.W. Premier. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 30 August 1918 · page 3

Mr. Tretnowen, M.L.C., and Mr. Hunt, M.L.C., to-day introduced a deputation from the Executive Council of the Farmers' and Settlers' Association to the…

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Farmers and Settlers' Requests. Deputation to the Premier. Sydney

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 30 August 1918 · page 2

Mr. Trethowan and Mr. Hunt, M.L.C.'s, headed a deputation of the executive council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association to the Premier,…

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Jerilderie Cattle Safe

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 31 August 1918 · page 2

Messrs H. Lloyd and Sons, of Jerilderie, and W. H. Wheatley of Goulburn, auctioneers in Conjunction, report : We held another successful cattle sale on…

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Australian Wheat Only One Harvest Sold. Farmers and Settlers Incredulous. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 31 August 1918 · page 2

Mr. Campbell, secretary of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, in an interview to-day, said he would like the Acting Prime Minister to say definitely if the…

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South African Wool Growers Anxious

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 31 August 1918 · page 2

An important meeting of the Orange Free State wool farmers decided to send delegates to the Pretoria Conference, at hich the question of requesting an…

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The Price of Wheat

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 2 September 1918 · page 1

Speaking in the N.S.W. Legislative Assembly, Mr. Manning, M.L.A., said: I deeire to ask the Minister for Agriculture a question having reference to my question…

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Disease Attacks German Crops

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 2 September 1918 · page 2

German agricultural papers are greatly concerned about the alarming increase of wheat disease, the crop being useless in some districts. Rye in the northern and…

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Badly Packed Wool

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 3 September 1918 · page 3

In connection with Australian wool, the purchase of the clip by the Imperial Government is conditional on the wools being packed in the usual packages, thus…

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