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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1926

1,431 stories in Murray's papers · page 44 of 72

Wheat Market

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 25 August 1926 · page 3

F.A.Q. wheat sold at Alexandria today brought 7/8 per bushel…

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Alleged Wheat Frauds

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 25 August 1926 · page 3

At the Darlinghurat Sessions on Monday the trail was commenced of George William Smith and Vincent Oswald Ingram on a charge of having…

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Handling the Wheat Crop Utilisation of the Grain Elevators

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 25 August 1926 · page 1

In these days of keen competition and increased cost of production, if it is necessary, in order to make a profit out of wheat-growing, to take the…

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Local & General the Official Wool Clip

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 25 August 1926 · page 2

The official estimate of this seasons wool clip is two and a quarter million bales…

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Victorian Wheat Crops

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 August 1926 · page 30

The figures obtained from growers regarding the coming wheat crop are somewhat more comprehensive in Victoria than is the case in New South…

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Albury Butter Factory

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 August 1926 · page 28

A morning of the committee appointed at a recent public meeting addressed by Mr. C. E. D. Meares, when the establishment of a co-operative butter…

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Footrot in Sheep

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 August 1926 · page 45

Mr. H. A. Veron, pathologist at the Sydney University, gave an instructive lecture at a meeting of the Muttama branch of the Agricultural Burea on…

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Transporting Sheep by Motor

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 August 1926 · page 2

The transport of sheep by motor lorry is becoming more general in the Hay district, especially so in the case of small drafts of stud sheep. This…

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Sydnet Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Friday 27 August 1926 · page 2

The wool firms in Sydney expect the sales to open on Monday on a par with closing rates of last series, with a tendency to become firmer…

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Wheat Revival in Tasmania

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 August 1926 · page 18

At the instance of the Tasmanian Farmers, Stockowners, and Orchardists' Association, a big effort is to be made to revive the wheat-growing…

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Sheep-dipping the Skin Parasites. Eradication Work

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 August 1926 · page 11

It is estimated that sixteen million sheep in New South Wales were dipped for skin parasites during the past season. This is the estimate of district…

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Outlook for Wool. America's View

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 August 1926 · page 29

Among the oversea woolbuyers who arrived by the Niagara was Mr. Watt, one of the leading representatives from the United States, who is visiting…

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Grain Elevators. Extended Facilities for Wheat Growers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 August 1926 · page 17

The Government grain elevators during the last three years have been operated as public utilities under the control of the Minister of Agriculture…

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Fat Sheep and Lambs at New Market. Account Local Owners

The Pastoral Times · Friday 27 August 1926 · page 2

Messrs. Pearson, Rowe, Smith & Co. Pty, Ltd., Deniliquin, report there were 500 trucks of fat sheep and lambs at Newmarket this week,…

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Show Soon. Lindis Farm, Binya

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 August 1926 · page 13

Dear Uncle Jeff,—I am learning to play the fife, together with two of my brothers. The show will soon be on. Dad and my brother went to a…

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Watercress Farm

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 27 August 1926 · page 5

The largest watercress farm in the world is that at Enghien, near Paris. It covers forty-five acres of ground, and consists of a series of ditches,…

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Verdict for £161 Share Farmer’s Claim Vagg V. HOLMES

The Pastoral Times · Friday 27 August 1926 · page 2

Judge Bevan’s reserved decision [?] the case of Vagg v. Holmes was re[?] by Mr. Griffin , C.P.S. yester[?] His Honor gave a verdict for…

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Trundle Wheat Case

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 28 August 1926 · page 2

The Jury was unable to reach an agreement in the cue in which Geo. William Smith and Vincent Oswald ingham were charged with having…

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Commercial Worlds Wheat

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 28 August 1926 · page 3

The worlds wheat market appears to be holding steady, though the position is very quiet. There is nothing doing, and options generally are…

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