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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1920

1,834 stories in Murray's papers · page 11 of 92

Stealing Sheep Dogs. Defendant Heavily Fined

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 3 February 1920 · page 2

At the Albury Police Court yesterday, before the P.M., William Connors proceeded against Micheal Devaney for stealing sheen dugs at Corowa one black…

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The Price of Wheat. Raised to 78 Per Bushel

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 3 February 1920 · page 3

It has been decided by the Federal Government to increase the local price of wheat. The following official statement on the matter was made last night…

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Financing the Farmer. What the Labor Party Will Do

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 3 February 1920 · page 4

The needs of the farmer in the matter of credit are different in one vital particularly from the needs of the ordinary commercial trader. When the farmer…

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Farmers' and Graziers' Co-Operative Grain. Insurance & Agency Co. Ltd WOOL

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 4 February 1920 · page 2

Railway Rates -The Railway Commissioners have refused to make any farther concession in regard to the rates for the carriage of wool…

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Reduction in Price of Butter. Dairymen Bitterly Oppose. As Invitation to "Get Off the Land!" Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 5 February 1920 · page 2

A, meeting of the dairymen at Jamberoo entered an emphatic protest against any reduction in the price of butter. A resolution was carried that as wages and…

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A Progressive Move. “Dividing Sheep From Goats,”

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 5 February 1920 · page 1

The Progressive party is taking strict pretentions to divide the sheep from the goats at the State elections (says the “Land”). In the…

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Payment Tor Wheat. Decision of Conference

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 5 February 1920 · page 1

Senator Russell, chairman of the Australian Wheat Board, stated last week that he and Mr Watt had been in communication with the State…

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Broom Millet. Profitable Crop Grown in Albury

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 5 February 1920 · page 2

We have seen a sample of broom millet grown by Mr. A. J. J.plummer, Ivy Tree farm, Albury. The plant is about 10 ft. high. Ihe top portion is used for making…

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Farmers' and Graziers'co. Remarkable. Growth. Triumph'of Co-operation

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 5 February 1920 · page 4

The,Secretary.of the-Farmers' and Graziere'- Co-operative Grain, Insurance, and Agency Co. Ltd., writes:-"The comple­tion, at the end of; December last, of the…

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Farmers' Wheat Pool

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 6 February 1920 · page 1

The inter-State conference of farmers' Organisations called by the Victorian Fanners' Union to formulate a definite scheme for a co-operative…

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Should There Be Further Wheat Pools Referendum of Wheat Farmers to Be Held. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 6 February 1920 · page 3

A conference of wheat farmers has decided to accept Mr. Hughes' promise that he will facilitate the holding of a referendum of growers on the question as to…

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Wheat Board's Overdraft

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 February 1920 · page 22

The debit balance of the Australian Wheat Board was £770,000 on January 26, showing a difference of £1,159,000 in seven days, due to payments of 5/ per…

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Sheep to Reclaim Battle Grounds

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 February 1920 · page 17

The "Red Zone" of Europe, that stretch of desolation and rain extending from the Swiss border to the North Sea. will be transformed into a pasture for sheep if a…

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England Inquiring for Butter. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 6 February 1920 · page 2

Mr.Massey Green said to-day that the Imperial Government was making inquiries as to the price at which the producers will be agreeable to sell their…

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To Increase Wool Yield

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 February 1920 · page 20

Professor Zuntz, of Berlin, claims that he has considerably increased the growth of his hair by taking a horn substance, made digestible by hydrolysis…

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Wheat for N.s.w

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 February 1920 · page 32

To supply New South Wales with wheat it has been necessary, owing to the marine engineers' strike, for the Railway Department to make arrangements for the…

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Increase in Price of Wheat

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 February 1920 · page 33

The Federal Government has decided to increase the local price of wheat. Mr. Hughes made the following statement:— "After several conferences of Ministers…

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Items of Special Interest. Wheat and Bread Cost Move

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 February 1920 · page 22

Tim recently announced increase in the price of wheat operated from Monday, from which date the price of flour throughout New South Wales was increased by…

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Wool Offerings Re-open. the Question of Local Auctions

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 6 February 1920 · page 6

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report: Wool appraisements re-open in Synney this week. Offerings at the series will total 35,000 bales. Our…

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Local Price of Wheat. Raised to 7/8 Per Bushel

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 6 February 1920 · page 4

It has been decided by the Federal Government to increase the local price of wheat. The following official statement on the matter…

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