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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

1,788 stories in Murray's papers · page 77 of 90

For the Farmer. the Care of Animals

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 1 November 1918 · page 4

Periods of pregnancy are unquestionably the most important time in the [?]of a breeding uairnal, and the very [?]st atention should given during…

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DAIRYING. Dairy Science Schools. Last Winter's Record Attendance

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 November 1918 · page 3

During the past winter the Dairy Branch of the Department of Agriculture held four schools of instruction in dairy science, together with…

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Wheat Muffins

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 2 November 1918 · page 4

Cream one tablespoonful of butter and two tablespoons of sugar, add the yolks of two eggs, and beat thoroughly and then add one cup of…

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Wool Appraisements

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 2 November 1918 · page 4

The Australian Mercantile, Land and , Finance Co., Ltd., submitted an attractive catalogue of 6900 bales. The highest price paid for merino was 25d for…

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Deniliquin(andDistrict) History. [Extracts from the “Pastoral Times.”]

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 2 November 1918 · page 4

June 9,1877.— Mr F. Harrison, architect, invites tenders for the brickwork of a 12-room hotel and offices at Wanganella—labor…

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Disastrous Fire in Wool Store £50,000 Worth of Wool Burned N.Z. Loan Store Gutted Melbourne

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

A very disastrous fire occurred at the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co Ltd.'s store at Kensington, Melbourne, on Sturday night. The store, which…

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Wheat Guarantee to Farmers

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 5 November 1918 · page 2

Mr. Stewart (F.U., Swan Hill will ask the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Oman) in the Victorian Legislative Assembly to-day, if in view of the expected low yields…

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Wool Problems

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 5 November 1918 · page 2

When the adjourned wool conference met, Mr. H. W. Forster (Financial Secretary to the War Office) presided. It was unanimously decided to recommend that…

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High Prices for Local Sheep

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 5 November 1918 · page 2

At the Wangaratta market on Thursday last, a pon of four-tooth English Leicester Merino cross wethers, in the wool bred by Mr. F. W. Knight of…

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Latest Telegrams. Sydney. Monday Evening. Big Fire in a Wool Store

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 5 November 1918 · page 2

On Saturday evening a big fire broke out in the wool stores of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. in Kensington, Melbourne,,…

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Defining the Butter Season London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 6 November 1918 · page 3

Mr. Hughes states that it has been arranged that the "Butter Season" has been defined to include a clear season after the war…

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Fire at Melbourne Wool Warehouse

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 6 November 1918 · page 2

On Saturday night last a fire occurred at the Wool Showroom of the N.Z.L. and M. Agency Co Ltd, in Kensington, when 1,250 bales of wool, valued at…

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To Wool Growers

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 7 November 1918 · page 3

In respect to the fire which occured at the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company's Stores on Saturday night lust, the company…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing. an Accused Committed for Trial

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 7 November 1918 · page 3

At the Tocumwal police court on Thursday last, before Mr M. R. Longfield, P.M., James [?]owden, on remand, was charged with stealing a…

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Wool Pack Profiteering. the Final Word

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 7 November 1918 · page 3

"Our strenous and determined fight against wool pack profiteering, and in the interests of woolgrowers, ganerally, has has its effect, for, wa are…

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Wool Pack Pro[?] the Final Word

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 7 November 1918 · page 4

John Bridge and Co., Ltd., write:— “Our stren[?]ous and determined fight against wool pack [?] and in the interests of woolgrowers…

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Shipping Australia's Wheat Large Steamers on the Way. Will Move 45,000 Tons

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 7 November 1918 · page 4

It is learned on good authority that over 45,000 tons of wheat, or more than half a million bags will be shipped from Fremantle to ports on the Mediterranean…

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Farmers & Settlers

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 7 November 1918 · page 2

The Farmers and Settlers bu[?] hold their monthly meeting in the Mechanies' Institute, on Saturday next at 2.30 p.m. The Hon S[?]…

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Farmers and Settlers’ Association. Berrigan Branch

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 7 November 1918 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Berrigan branch of the Farmers and Settlers’ Association was held on Saturday evening last, when Mr W. J…

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Dairy Cow [?] an Excellent Return

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 7 November 1918 · page 2

The results in the milk test at the Tocumwal show were announced on Thursday last, the milk having been sent to Numurkah for testing…

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