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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1920

1,834 stories in Murray's papers · page 85 of 92

Crown Homestead Farms Numerous Applications Received

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 1 December 1920 · page 2

Applications closed at Deniliquin on Saturday at the Lands office for eight Crown homestead farm areas of 640 to 950 acres on the Tuppal Station. lately…

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World-wide Notes. Automobiles on the Farm

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 1 December 1920 · page 4

A special train on the Grand Trunk Railway System recently left Ottawa for Western Canada carrying 200 automobiles—one of the largest single…

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Handling the Wheat Crop. Agreements with Agents and Millers

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 2 December 1920 · page 4

In the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday of last week the Minister for Agriculture made the following announcement with regard to…

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Wheat and Bread. the Premier’s Statement

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 2 December 1920 · page 3

The Premier (Mr Storey) stated on Monday last that he had been carefully considering the wheat position in association with his colleague,…

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The Wool Market. Demand for Merino Declines

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 2 December 1920 · page 4

At the auction sale of wool held by the Australian Mercantile, Land and Finance Company, Limited, in Melbourne on Monday of last week…

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Increased Production of Wool Per Head of Sheep

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 December 1920 · page 16

That the pastoral industry in Australia is a live and growing tiling, and that a very positive improvement has been effected in the production of wool per…

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British Trade. Wool Outlook Hopeful. Wheat Values May Fall

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 December 1920 · page 20

There is a growing stringency in the money market, but large Government disbursements on December 1, including £50,000,000 in interest on war loans…

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Shearing Arsenic-sprayed Sheep

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 December 1920 · page 29

Application was made in the Queensland Arbitration Court to Mr. Justice. M'Cawley by the A.W.U. to vary the shearers' award, so far as it related to shearing…

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TOBACCO v. WHEAT

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 3 December 1920 · page 1

Captain Chaffey, M.L.A., in giving evidence before the Select Committee of the Legislative Council on the agricultural industry, said the present…

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The Wheat Payments

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 December 1920 · page 32

A conference of the Australian Farmers' Federal Organisation was Held in Melbourne, the president, Mr. A. K. Trethbourne M.L.C., in the chair. The president…

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Big Wheat Yield

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 December 1920 · page 19

The majority of farmers around Ariah Park have finished hay-cutting, and are now stripping. The weather is favourable, and indications point to good harvesting…

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The Wheat Guarantee

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 December 1920 · page 23

In the Legislative Assembly on p day, Mr. Wearne asked the Minister for Agriculture, in view of the fact that harvesting was well under weigh, in the early…

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Albury Wool Sales

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 December 1920 · page 23

The first auction sale of wool in Albury since the appraisement scheme took place yesterday, when the three selling firms-Younghusband Limited, Dalgety and Co…

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The Wool Sales

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 3 December 1920 · page 4

Dalgety and Co. write:—As the present selling season has every appearance of being a most protracted one, we think the following…

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The Wheat Yield. Arrangement with the Millers. Should Suit Farmers

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 3 December 1920 · page 2

An important step was recently taken by the State Wheat Board in connection with the handling of this year's wheat, and it now…

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Interim Receipts for Wheat

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 December 1920 · page 23

In the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday Mr. Buttenshaw was informed by the Minister for Agriculture relative to the payment of cash on delivery for wheat…

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Wheat Prices in England

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 December 1920 · page 2

Although it is reported by cablegram that the British Wheat Commission has reduced the price of all imported wheats by 5- a quarter, Senator…

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Melbourne Cattle Market. Wednesday, December 1

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 December 1920 · page 21

Fat Cattle.-Two thousand two hundred and fifteen yarded, comprising 1425 bullocks and 790 cows. In bullocks good and prime qualities largely predominated…

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"A Marvellous Machine." for Shearing Sheep

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 3 December 1920 · page 4

This is a letter which appears in the "Farmers' Weekly," South Africa: "Sir: I have just invented a…

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The Wheat Silos. Great Saving in Corn Sacks. Important to Wheat Growers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 December 1920 · page 16

The Minister of Agriculture has sent us direct official notification of the system that will be in operation during the coming season for the delivery of wheat to…

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