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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1920

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Watercress. [?]Fitable Small Crops for Winter

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 14 May 1920 · page 4

Small holders and amateur gardeners might, well under appropriate conditions, turn their attention to watercrems growing. It is a health…

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Marketing Wheat and Wool "Sell Wool in Australia."

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 15 May 1920 · page 3

The marketing of Australia's wheat and wool was the subject of a debate in the House of Representatives on Thursday, the debate arising from a formal motion…

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Sheep Die From Cold

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 15 May 1920 · page 5

A message from Mitchell, Qneensland. states that when the recent splendid rainfall came there, nearly 10,000 sheep just off shears perished following on a cold…

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Grow All the Wheat You Can

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 15 May 1920 · page 4

A firm of wheat agents writes:-"We are in close communication with the oversea wheat position, and since the world's wheat position warrants every…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Broom Millet Seed As Stock Feed

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 15 May 1920 · page 6

Climbing prices have discovered virtues in many things from the temporarily discarded pair of "worn out" boots upward. New prices mean new values, and it is…

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State Loan for Farmers. a Splendid Investment a Chance for Country Dwellers

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 15 May 1920 · page 5

By throwing open the State loan to pub­lic subscription throughout the whole of New South Wales, the Treasurer, Mr. Lang, has given country people the chance…

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Farmers and Settlers’ Association

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 15 May 1920 · page 2

A meeting of members of the above Association, was held at the School of Arts on Thursday afternoon, last. Messrs W. R. Clarke (president), W. J. Stilt,…

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Vary the Ration When Hand Feeding Sheep

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 17 May 1920 · page 3

Which of the feeds I have on hand would you advise me to use to hand-feed to merino ewes due to lamb early in April, and to merino lambs dropped in…

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Grow More Wheat Sensible Campaign Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 17 May 1920 · page 3

Following his announcement that the Government would guarantee 7/6 per bushel for next season's wheat, the Minister of Agriculture has received many…

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Wool Top Making Work for Many Thousands

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 17 May 1920 · page 3

Top making is in infancy in Australia. Before the war there were only two establishments engaged in the industry, both being in New South Wales. In…

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Export of Wheat West Australia Wants 12/6

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 17 May 1920 · page 3

Mr. Baxter, Minister in charge of the wheat scheme, in Western Australia, discussing the proposal of the grain trade section of Sydney Chamber of Commerce…

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Sales of Australian Wool Mr. Hughes' Request for Cessa­tion . Declared to Be Impossible, London, May 15

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 17 May 1920 · page 2

Sir Arthur Goldfinch, British Director of Wool in an interview with United Service, said, the project of Mr. Hughes was sympathetically regarded, but it was…

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Culcairn. Inspection of Wheat Silos

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 18 May 1920 · page 4

Senator Russell, Federal Minister on the Wheat Board, and Assistant Minister for Defence, arrived at Culeairn on Saturday night by the express. On Saturday…

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[World' S[?]wheat Shortage. Australia's Opportunity

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 18 May 1920 · page 4

Hereunder we publish an extract from a letter from Mr. G. W. Walker, of Messrs. Lindley Walker and Co., the well-known grain merchants, which…

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The Wool Bombshell Woolgrowers Greatly Disturbed

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 18 May 1920 · page 1

It is understood that the latest suggestion of the Federal Government, as announced by Mr. Hughes, has come as a bombshell among those engaged in…

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Australian Wool in England High Prices at Liverpool

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 18 May 1920 · page 2

A two days' sale of Government Colonial wool at Liverpool has commenced. Thirty-one thousand seven hundred bales are being offered…

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£3 Week for Farm Workers London. May 14

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 18 May 1920 · page 2

The Conference of the National Union of Agricultural Laborers has instructed the executive to demand a national minimum wage of £3 a week…

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The Land. Live Stock. Safeguard Your Stock From Disease. How Infection Gains Entrance to the Farm

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 18 May 1920 · page 4

Man has learned much since the barber's leach was the cure for all his ills and he has learned also to deal more intelligently with the sicknesses…

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Cornsacks, Wheat, and Wool. Operations of the Pcols. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 19 May 1920 · page 3

In the House of Representatives to-day Sir Joseph Cook told Mr. Hill (Farmers' Party) that the profit on the purchase of cornsacks amounted to £130,036. all of…

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Sale of Australian Wool London. May 17

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 19 May 1920 · page 2

In rebuttal, of the claims of Mr Hughes, the Commonwealth Prime Minister, in regard to Australian wool, the trade correspondent of "The Yorkshire Observer"…

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