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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

1,788 stories in Murray's papers · page 66 of 90

World's Wheat Supply Effect on Australian Prospects

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 7 September 1918 · page 4

A doubtful note in regard to the prospects of selling large quantifies of wheat to Britain is struck in a survey of the general wheat position abroad, made…

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Australian Wheat Surplus Possibility of Sale at Reduced Price

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 9 September 1918 · page 4

The Primary Producers' Union has addressed the following letter to the Acting Brine Minister:— "We have read with very much inter[?]…

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Plain Facts on the Wheat Situation

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 11 September 1918 · page 3

Wheat growers in New South Wales are being seriously misled by speeches on public platforms and statements in pri-vate by interested persons regarding the…

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Australian Wheat Closing of 1917-18 POOL

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 12 September 1918 · page 4

Mr’John M’Namara, supervisor of the Berrigan wheat yard, has received word from the State Wheal Office that no wheat will be received…

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Cornsacks Distribution. Farmers and Settlers’ Executive Take Action

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 12 September 1918 · page 1

At a meeting of the executive council of the Farmers and Settlers’ Association in Sydney last week letters were read from the Ardlethan…

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Farmers and Settlers’ Association. Berrigan Branch

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 12 September 1918 · page 1

The monthly meeting of the Berrigan. branch of the Farmers and Settlers’ [?] was held on Saturday evening Iast, Mr W. J…

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Wool

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 September 1918 · page 2

On account of the scarcity of shipping tonnage and the desire to have the maximum quantity of wool scoured in the Commonwealth, the Central…

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Federal Butter Pool

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 September 1918 · page 32

If this season's butter is sold to the British Government the Federal Ministry proposes to create a pool, in which all the States excepting Western Australia will…

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Wheat Prospects

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 13 September 1918 · page 6

The report of the world's wheat position, as outlined by Senator Russell, may have been elicited by the demands of growers for more liberal…

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Wheat Stocks

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 September 1918 · page 33

The Vice-President of the Executive Council, Senator Russell, issued a statement on behalf of the Wheat Board regarding the wheat position generally…

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Hospital Wheat Fund

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 September 1918 · page 3

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

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Gloomy Prospects for Wheat Growers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 September 1918 · page 17

A gloomy note, in regard to the prospects of selling large quantities of wheat to Great Britain, is struck in a survey of the general wheat position abroad…

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Sheep Under the Shower. the Bringagee Bath

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 13 September 1918 · page 2

The fame of the shower bath dip at Bringagee has spread along the river, and this week the editor of this paper accepted an invitation to…

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Price of Wheat P.p.u. Protest to Prime Minister

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 13 September 1918 · page 6

The following letter has been addressed to the Acting Prime Minister by the Primary Producers' Union: "Dear Sir,—…

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Farmers' Candidates

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 September 1918 · page 33

Mr. Beeby referred to the decision of the Farmers and Settlers' Association to put forward its own candidates for Parliament, and said he thought that all questions of…

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Gilmore Farmer's Estate

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 September 1918 · page 32

Thomas Campbell, farmer, of Gilmore, near Tumut, who died in October last, left an estate which, for probate purposes, was sworn at £12,245. He left surviving…

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Farmers and Settlers' Grain Company Ltd

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 September 1918 · page 38

The meeting of shareholder's of this company, held in the Lowesdale Hall on 31st ult., was largely attended, and was presided over by Mr. Jno. Coughlan…

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British Activity in Dairying

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 13 September 1918 · page 4

The war is causing a readjustment of ideas in regard to the dairy industry. Ono thing is certain—that more cheese is to be made in Britain than…

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For the Farmer. Effect of High Explosives on Soil Fertility. An Agricultural Note from the Front

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 13 September 1918 · page 4

All the fears expressed in the early stages of the war that the result of shellfire of the soil would be such as to prove highly injurious, if not fatal,…

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Deniliquin (and District) History (Extracts from the “Pastoral Times.”]

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 14 September 1918 · page 4

January 22, 1877:— Letters patent have been granted to Messrs Robert Savage and F. Y. Wolsely, of Melbourne, for an…

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