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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

1,788 stories in Murray's papers · page 80 of 90

Wool Appraisements

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 16 November 1918 · page 2

Goldsbrough, Mort & Go., Ltd., report:— We submitted a catalogue of some 5000 bales. Some of the leading prices are as follows:—Merinos. —CU…

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Sheep=Fly Parasites. Breeding and Distributing

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 16 November 1918 · page 2

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

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

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 16 November 1918 · page 4

August 4, 1877 — At the close of last year a number gentlemen came to the determination to present a testimonial to the…

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Boom in Wheat Certificates Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 16 November 1918 · page 3

The boom in N.S.W. wheat certificates of 1917/18 harvest showed no signs of abatement on the Sydney Stock Exchange to-day. All the demands were not…

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Conditions of Wheat Industry Rate for Lumping Reduced Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 16 November 1918 · page 3

In dealing with a matter concerning the award for wheat lumping and stacking industry, Judge Rolin, in the Industrial Court said he was clearly of the opinion…

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Cargo of Wheat for Holland (Reuter)

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 18 November 1918 · page 2

The Press Burean says that the Allied Food Council in London has arranged for the diversion to Rotterdam of the steam ship Adra carrying 7000 tens of wheat, in…

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Australian Wheat Pool to Cease After Next Crop

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 19 November 1918 · page 2

According to a return made available yesterday by the Australian Wheat Board, the quantity of wheat, including shippers' millers', and flour stocks, held in…

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Rumored Sale of Wheat

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 19 November 1918 · page 2

Wheat Scrip of C denomination experienced a sudden drop yesterday, consequent on messages from Adelaide that last seasons's Australian wheat crop had been sold at…

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Wheat and Lam[?] the Outlook at Harden

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 19 November 1918 · page 3

With the exception of a light thunderstorm and a few light showers there has been no rain in the Harden district for over three weeks, and things are…

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Agricultural Experiment Plots Assisting the Farmer

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 19 November 1918 · page 4

In 1909 the policy was initiated by the New South Wales Department of Agriculture of demonstrating on farmers' own properties the value of the methods of…

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Primary Producers' Conference Wheat, Wool and Meat Problems Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 20 November 1918 · page 4

Sir Walter Davidson, addressing the Primary Producers' Conference to-day, expressed the opinion that the conference would be able to formulate schemes which…

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Low Priced Cattle

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 20 November 1918 · page 1

Talking about cheap cattle,' said Mr J. C. McLean recently, 'I remember 60 years ago when the late John Jinkins, of Nangus, took a mob of…

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Low Priced Sheep

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 20 November 1918 · page 1

Flock owners who are worrying themselves over the slump in the price of sheep that they any will inevitably be caused by the price fixing practices…

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Dipping Sheep. Powers of Compulsion

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 20 November 1918 · page 4

In view of the wide dissemination and increase during the past year or two of the shepp tick and sheep louse pests, stockowners in several districts…

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Surplus Australian Wheat Offer of a Million Tons at 4/9. MELBOURNE

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 20 November 1918 · page 3

Mr. Watt, Acting Prime Minister, said to-day that the Australian Wheat Board yesterday unanimously adopted the following resolution which Mr. Watt has…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association. Wakool and Burrawong Branch

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 20 November 1918 · page 2

A meeting of the above brunch was held at the Wakool Hotel on Wednesday, the 13th inst., the following members being in attendance.—Messrs F E…

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Wheat Stocks

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 21 November 1918 · page 2

An unfounded report, "says the Argus", circulated in Melbourne one Monday last, that a large part of the Australian Wheat now in "pool", had…

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Wool [?] Redress Assured

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 21 November 1918 · page 2

John Bridge and Co., Ltd., write:— “It is a source of keen satisfaction to us to be in a position now to inform our wool clients, and wool growers…

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Wheat via Panama Bulk Shipment Test

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 21 November 1918 · page 4

The day is not far distant when Australian wheat will he shipped in bulk to Europe via the Panama Canal. In this [?] there is…

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Increasing the Wheat Yield Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 21 November 1918 · page 2

At to-day's sitting of the Primary Pro[?] Conference, Mr. Valder, Under Secretary and Director of Agriculture said he believed N.S.W. was capable [?]…

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