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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

1,788 stories in Murray's papers · page 79 of 90

Increased Price of Butter Unlikely

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 9 November 1918 · page 4

A deputation from the central council of the Victorian Fanners' Union waited on the Minister for Price-fixing (Mr. Massy Greene) with a request that the…

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Dipping Sheep. Powers of Compulsion

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 9 November 1918 · page 4

In view of the wide dissemination and increase during the past year or two of the sheep tick and sheep [?]ouse pests, stockowners in several districts…

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

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 9 November 1918 · page 4

July 21, 1877 :— The inaugural exhibition of the Deniliquin Pastoral and Agricultural Society was held on Thursday and was…

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The Three Wheat Pools

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 11 November 1918 · page 2

Statistics issued by the Australian Wheat Board of the Pools for the three seasons give the aggregate quantity of wheat handled as 404,744,000 bushels, made…

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Large Wheat Stocks Held

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 11 November 1918 · page 2

According to returns issued by the Australian Wheat Board on Saturday, the quantity of wheat held in Australia on November 4 was 173,425,000 bushels…

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Commercial. Wool Appraisements in Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 11 November 1918 · page 2

A considerable proportion of the current season's wool clip is tender and thin in growth, and the price realised is not so satisfactory to growers. Wools from…

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Agricultural a Pastoral Notes. Pastoral. Classing Crossbred Wools. The Value of Grading

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 12 November 1918 · page 4

Before proceeding to set out in detail the classes that the Sheep and Wool Expert suggests for the benefit of farmers who have half-bred and crossbred…

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Wool Appraisement

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 13 November 1918 · page 4

The fourth Victorian appraisement was commenced in Melbourne on Monday, the 4th inst., and continued on Tuesday, when the Australian…

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Wool Appraisement

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 13 November 1918 · page 3

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Limited report—Our fourth appraisement for the season took place last week, and the work is…

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Black Wool

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 14 November 1918 · page 2

Mr Jim Fox begs to thank the following persons for their generous donations of black wool to the Red Cross.—Mr McLennan, Argoon; Mr…

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Wheat Harvest May be 24,000,000 Bushels

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 14 November 1918 · page 4

Reports from stationmasters indicate to the Victorian Railway Commissioners that the wheat harvest in the forthcoming season will comprise 24,336,173 bushels, as…

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Falling to Destroy Rabbits. Finley Farmers Fined

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 14 November 1918 · page 3

At the Deniliquin police court on Wednesday of last week, before Mr Shepherd, P.M., Henry Dole was summonsed by S. M. Gardiner,…

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AGRICULTURAL & Pastoral Notes. Agricultural. Wheat and Sheep. The Fodde Crops to Crow

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 November 1918 · page 3

The crops that should be grown by the farmer that associates wheat and sheep were discussed at some length by the Inspector of Agriculture who, as…

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Agricultural and Poultry Notes. Wheat and Sheep. The Fodder Crops to Grow

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 November 1918 · page 17

The crops that should be grown by the farmer that associates wheat and sheep were discussed at some length by the Inspector of Agriculture who as recorded…

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Sheep-fly Parasites

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 November 1918 · page 17

The "important discovery" reported from Queensland in connection with the investigation of the blowfly pest does not shed any new light on the problem of how…

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Wool Appraisements

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 15 November 1918 · page 3

Teh Australian M[?] Land adn Finance Co.rep[?]. the [?]rth Victorian appraisement was [?]mmenced in Melbourne on 4th inst.,…

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The Albury Wool Appraisement Good Advice to Wool Growers

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 15 November 1918 · page 2

Mr. W. A. Chamberlin, of Messrs Younghusband, Row and Co., Pty., Ltd. reports that a noticeable feature at the late Albury wool appraisement (November…

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Women As Farm Students

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 November 1918 · page 32

An application from a young woman wishing to enrol as a student of the Dookie (Vic.) Agricultural College was brought under the notice of the Council of…

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The Kind Teacher. Avenue Farm, Bucki

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 November 1918 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff,—This is my second letter to the Children's Page. We have had some lovely rain, and the crops are looking nice and green now. I got first prize…

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You and Your Garden. Cropping

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 15 November 1918 · page 4

There is a right and a wrong way of cropping a garden. In the already existing kitchen garden oue has not much choice of…

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