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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1921

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Wheat Pool, 1921-22. Prices Firmer

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 22 December 1921 · page 4

The secretary of the Farmers and Graziers’ Co-operative Grain, [?]…

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Wheat Pool 1921-22 Pricks Firmer

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 22 December 1921 · page 2

The Secretary, Farmers & Graziers Co Operative Grain, Insurance and Agency Co., Ltd, reports:— "The wheat position is most…

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The Wheat Pool. Delivery of Wheat at Country at Stations. Price Fixed at 5/3 F.o.r. Darling Harbour

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Thursday 22 December 1921 · page 40

The meeting of the committee of the N.S.W. Voluntary Wheat Pool, which occupied three days, has concluded. Several important matters were dealt with…

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The Million Farms Campaign

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Thursday 22 December 1921 · page 41

The Million Farms Campaign Committee made definite proposals to the Prime Minister for the development of ten million acres of land in the Mallee country…

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Wagga District Dairying

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Thursday 22 December 1921 · page 39

It will come as pleasant news to those who have faith in the soundness of the Wagga district to learn that Messrs. F. P. Kirby and W. G. Huthwaite have…

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Crops and Fences Burnt

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Thursday 22 December 1921 · page 43

A disastrous bush fire broke out on Thursday on the soldier settlement at Urangeline, destroying crops and grass on 10 holdings, according to a report to Mr…

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Million Farms and Murray Lands

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Thursday 22 December 1921 · page 4

Speaking at the Globe Theatre, Sydney, where moving pictures were being shown as part of the Million Farms scheme propaganda, Sir Joseph Carruthers, M.L.C…

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Million Farms Campaign

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Thursday 22 December 1921 · page 30

Speaking at a meeting, under the auspices of the Kuringai shire, Mr. C. C. Faulkner, secretary of the Million Farms Campaign Committee, stated that, after…

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Land for the Million Farms. (To the Editor of the "Albury Banner.")

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Thursday 22 December 1921 · page 30

Sir,—In regard to the late Mr. Peter Mitchell's will, the property should be sub-divided. Sir Joseph Carruthers' million farms would fade into insignificance…

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Crop Destroyed at Savernake

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 22 December 1921 · page 2

On Monday morning last smoke was observed in the south [?] and inquiries were at once [?] when it was found that a fire…

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Bush Fires. Grass and Crop Destroyed at Momalong

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 22 December 1921 · page 2

Just as farmers were adjourning for lunch on Saturday last a big cloud of smoke to the north east of Berrigan caused them to leave their…

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Million Farms. Developing New South Wales

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 22 December 1921 · page 4

The Million Farm Campaign Committee have made definite proposals to the Prime Minister for the development of 1,000,000 acres of land…

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Wheat Ready Reckoner

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 23 December 1921 · page 1

The following shows at a glance how farmers may arrive at the number of bushels of wheat [?]tained in a given load. It is a very…

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Latest Telegrams. Sydney. the Sydney Wool Sales

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 December 1921 · page 1

The ninth series of the Sydney wool sales was concluded to-day. Compared with the closing rates of the final November series merino…

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Bush Fires. Crop, Stock and Motor Car Destroyed

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 23 December 1921 · page 2

On Monday afternoon dense smoke was soon to be rising a few miles east of Tocumwal, and a large number went out to locate and prevent…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 24 December 1921 · page 2

The Australian Estates and Mortgage Co., Ltd., continued the second series of sales with a catalogue of 4,035 bales, chiefly drawn from…

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Straying Stock. Damage to Wheat Stacks. Railway Gates to Be Closed

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 24 December 1921 · page 2

Messrs. J. A. Darbyshire : (manager of the D. and M. Railway Co.) and J. Hall (wheat agent) interviewed the Municipal Council on Monday…

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Wool in Stores. Insurance Risks

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 27 December 1921 · page 2

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co. reports: "There seems to be some uncertainty among wool growers in regard…

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Latest Telegrams. Sydney. Fire on a Farm. Soldier Settler's Stacks Burned. Tuesday Evening

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 27 December 1921 · page 3

Two stacks of hay on a farm belonging to Mr. Frank Fernhead, a soldier settler, were recently burned at Parkes under suspicious…

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