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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1919

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The Land. Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Agricultural. Declining Fertility

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 30 September 1919 · page 4

Value of Stock on the Farm. There is at least one point of similarity between a farmer's and and his banking account: if too much is…

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Latest Telegrams. Sydney. Monday Evening the Wheat Commission

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 30 September 1919 · page 2

The Wheat Royal Commission resumed to-day. The Commissioner announced that the inquiry would cover Mr. Grahame's financial…

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Wheat Dividend To-day. Four Millions to Be Paid

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 30 September 1919 · page 2

Advances in respect of the various wheat pools are due to-day, and these will the paid to hulders scrip on preseniation of the scrip at the banks. The amount…

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The Wheat Scandals. Mortgages of a Minister Erasures in Georgeson's Books. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 30 September 1919 · page 2

The Royal Commission to inquire into the wheat scandals resumed its sittings to-day. The commissions aunonneed that the inquiry woakl cover Mr. Grahanne's…

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Holbrook Show All-round Improved Exhibition. Fine Sheep and Cattle Displays Record Faneywork Collection HOLEBROOK

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 1 October 1919 · page 3

The rain to-day was just sufficient to make outside judging decidedly unpleasant at the Holbrook show. No matter how urgently rain may be needed, it…

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The Wheat Scandals. Georgeson's Partner Examined Most Remarkable Evidence Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 1 October 1919 · page 3

The Wheat Royal Commission was continued to-day before Mr. Justice Pring chairman, and Messrs, Murdoch and T. J. Campbell, who sat to advise his Honor…

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High Prices for Fat Sheep

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 2 October 1919 · page 2

A feature of the sheep sale at Newmarket on Tuesday of last week was a track of 94 shorn wethers, which [?] 39/1, averaging…

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The 1918-19 Wheat Pool Closing Date Fixed

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 2 October 1919 · page 4

The Farmers and Graziers’ Co operative Grain Corn patty intimate that they have been informed by the State Wheat Office that 15th…

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Green Fodder Crops. Experiments in The. Riverina

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 2 October 1919 · page 1

The advantages of green ladder at different seasons in the year and particularly as food for sheep and for raising fat lambs, are being…

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Homestead Farms for Soldiers. Two Blocks Near Urana

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 2 October 1919 · page 4

Two blocks of land, in the parish of [?] , being from nine miles to twelve miles from Urana, have been set apart as homestead farms for…

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Complicated Cattle Case

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 October 1919 · page 33

At the Supreme Court sittings in Sydney, on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of last week, before the Chief Justice, John Brindley, of Walwa and Albury…

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Wheat Inquiry

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 October 1919 · page 33

In the Legislative Assembly Mr. Bavin asked the Premier it, in view of the fact that a Royal Commission had been appointed to inquire into certain…

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A Pastoral Contrast. Elsewhere and Cliefden

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 October 1919 · page 31

A recent prospective buyer inspecting Cliefden Estate subdivision, Cowra-Canowindra, forcibly remarked on the marked contrast the country afforded compared…

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The Wheat Enquiry. Later

The Independent · Friday 3 October 1919 · page 2

Mr. Grahame, farther examined at the wheat enquiry today, stated that he went to the races almost every Saturday. He occasionally did commissions in betting for…

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Price of Wheat Increased

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 October 1919 · page 47

Mr. Grahame, Minister for Agriculture, stated on Tuesday night that at the last meeting of the Wheat Board it was decided to raise the price of wheat for local…

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Shearing Progress. the Wool Purchase

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 3 October 1919 · page 1

Winchombe, Carson Ltd., report:— In addition to wools from the early shearing centres, consignments are now coming forward to Sydney from…

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Wheat Selection. The Tendency to Reversion

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 October 1919 · page 17

"Does wheat true to typo deteriorate?" was the question recently submitted to Professor A. J. Perkins, South Australian Director of Agriculture. From the latter's…

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The Railways. Wool Traffic Held Up

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 3 October 1919 · page 2

To Provide Trucks for Starving Stock The wool traffic, by rail from Hay, has been suspended until further notice, in order to release trucks for the…

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The Wheat Scaudals. a Gambling Minister. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 3 October 1919 · page 2

The sittings of the Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the wheat scandals were continued to-day, when the cross-examination of Mr. W.C. Grabame,…

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The Wheat Commission. Minister's Successful Betting. Sydney

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 3 October 1919 · page 2

William C. Grahame, Minister for Agriculture, was in the box for the whole afternoon. He was examined in detail about his investments since…

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