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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1920

1,834 stories in Murray's papers · page 63 of 92

Farmers and Settlers' Association. Moulamein Branch

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 18 August 1920 · page 4

Minutes of a meeting of the Moulamein Branch of the Farmers and Settlers Association held 23rd July, 1920. Present.—Messrs A B Wood (President)…

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Wheat Guarantee. Position of Border Farmers

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 19 August 1920 · page 3

Mr R. T. Ball, M.L.A., has received the following letter from the Department of Agriculture which speaks for itself:—“With reference…

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Wool Shipments Stringent Regulations

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 19 August 1920 · page 2

Woolgrowers who have been considering the advisability of shipping their wool to London, will learn with alarm of the conditions to which Bills…

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Wheat Pool. Board of Three Members

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 19 August 1920 · page 2

The State Government is considering a proposal to appoint a wheat board of three members in connection with the proposed, compulsory…

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Government Cornsacks Not for Needs of Farmers

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 19 August 1920 · page 3

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr Dunn) explains that the Government is not providing cornsacks in sufficient quantity to meet the needs…

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Commercial. Wool Report

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 20 August 1920 · page 4

The Pastoral Finance Association, Limited, Sydney, report under date 13th August:— The cabled information to hand this…

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Sale of Wheat Scrip

The Independent · Friday 20 August 1920 · page 2

Yesterday judge Bevan reserved his decision, in a case in which Charles Henry Schier sued Walter E. Schier, both of finley, for £12 10s 11d alleged to be due to…

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Wheat Growers Proposed Ballot

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 20 August 1920 · page 4

A poll of wheat-growers in the various States will be taken as soon as possible in order to find out their wishes in regard to the continuance…

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Boiled Wheat for Poultry

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 August 1920 · page 16

The palatability of wheat is increased by boiling, steaming, or soaking in hot water, but this treatment does not increase the food value in any, nor does the fact…

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Items of Interest. Cattle Sale at Shepparton

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 20 August 1920 · page 2

Messrs J. McNamara and Co., Shepparton, will hold a large special cattle sale at Shepparton on Thursday next, August 26, when over…

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When Wheat Was £1 a Bushel

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 August 1920 · page 17

Mr. W. F. Dunn, Minister for Agriculture, recently commented upon information received from Melbourne to the effect that 16/ per bushel had been…

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[?]Ed Sheep Stealing. [?]Ase From Mathoura. [?] Accused Acquitted

The Independent · Friday 20 August 1920 · page 3

[?]able interest centred in a case at [?] Sessions on Monday, in which [?] Hudson and John Woolnough [?] residents, of Mathoura and…

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Items of Special Interest. the Wheat Pool

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 August 1920 · page 19

Mr. Dunlop, secretary, of the Primary Producers' Union, has been, advised by the Minister for Agriculture that a proposal is under consideration to appoint a wheat…

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Too Much Rain for Wheat and Fruit Trees

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 August 1920 · page 28

Wheat farmers and orchardists are afraid that there has been altogether too much rain to provide a prospect for good wheat crops and fruit crops. A large…

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Wool Profits Report by Control Committee. Melbourne

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 20 August 1920 · page 4

Interesting figures regarding the e profits accruing to the Colonial Combing and Spring Weaving Company under the contract with the…

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Fallow Advances to Farmers in Victoria. Five Shillings an Acre

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 August 1920 · page 17

The Assistant Minister for Lands in Victoria (Mr. Mackinnon moved the Second reading of the Fallowing Advances Bill in the Legislative Assembly. The…

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Not Guilty. Alleged Sheep Stealing. Case From Mathoura

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 21 August 1920 · page 2

There was only one case get down for hearing at the Quarter Sessions on Monday before Judge Bevan, and a jury. One of the accused was acquitted, by…

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Latest Telegrams. Sydney. Monday Evening the Farmers and Settlers. The Annual Conference Opened

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 24 August 1920 · page 2

At the Farmers and Settlers Conference the president said that cooperation took in with it immigration. It was no use dumping hundreds of…

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The Producer--his Mark. Simple Publicity Methods that can be Used by the Farmer

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 24 August 1920 · page 3

Manufactures need not have a monopoly of the benefit of advertisetment--the farmer can profit by it, too, Certainly it is more difficult for the…

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Original Correspondence [We do not hold ourselves in any way responsible for opinions expressed by correspondents.--Ed., F.p.] Wheat at Ten Shillings Per Bushel. (To the Editor). (To the Editor "Free Press.")

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 24 August 1920 · page 1

Sir,-- I picked up the "Age" the other day, which contained a wages log for a city industry in which wages ranged from £4 to ½£53- per week…

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