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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1926

1,431 stories in Murray's papers · page 48 of 72

State Pastoral Award

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 September 1926 · page 45

The Industrial Commission refused the application of the Graziers' Association for the suspension of the new Pastoral Award, pending an appeal…

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Wheat Areas

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 September 1926 · page 22

Mr. B. M. Arthur, agricultural instructor in the Middle-West (Dubbo centre), advises that the forecast of decreased wheat sowing in that section…

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Best General Utility Sheep

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 September 1926 · page 20

One of the most Important shows in Australia is that held at the border town, Albury, New South Wales, where the entries this year…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Friday 10 September 1926 · page 2

For the Melbourne wool sales, which will open on September 27, the National Council of Wool Selling Brokers has issued the following:…

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Some Sheep Shorn. Warinyah, Booroorban

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 September 1926 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff,—We are expecting some very hard sheep shearing this season. Our garden looks nice, and there are plenty of sweet peas, which also…

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"Super Sheep" New Wonders in Surgery

The Independent · Friday 10 September 1926 · page 4

A cable message recently published in "The Argus" referred to experiments which are being carried on under the auspices of the French…

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Commercial. Newmarket Sales. Fat Sheep

The Pastoral Times · Friday 10 September 1926 · page 2

About 35,700 yarded. The supply consisted chiefly of shorn sheep, all qualities being fully represented. The demand was dull and except for best…

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Farming and Grazing Horses; Wheat Mathematics (Issued by the Department of Agriculture.)

The Independent · Friday 10 September 1926 · page 4

In the course of a paper on horse improvement at the recent State Conference of the Agriculture Bureau, Mr. L. Kindon drew attention to the…

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Plenty of Butter. Mount Adrah, via Adelong

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 September 1926 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff,—This is my third letter to the "Banner." It has been raining here lately, and the grass is lovely and green. My uncle, aunty…

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Bag v. Bulk. Mathematics for Wheat Growers

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 September 1926 · page 3

It is sometimes represented by farmers who have not had their wheal handled in bulk that the lower price received by growers for bulk wheal…

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Bulk Handling of Wheat. The Possible Saving in Bags

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 September 1926 · page 16

As a further illustration of the benefits to be obtained by wheat-growers in connection with bulk handling of wheat (writes the Manager of…

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Trucking the Wool Big Loads to Deniliquin "Peak" Figures This Month

The Independent · Friday 10 September 1926 · page 2

September is the peak month for the reception of wool at Deniliquin Railway Station. At present the average number of wool teams unloading at the dump and elsewhere in the station yards is 10 daily, including bullocks, horses,…

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Tractor Farming "Twin City" Agent Here

The Independent · Friday 10 September 1926 · page 2

So successful has tractor farming become in Canada that many "big farming companies own and operate whole fleets of them. The Midwest…

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Methods of Western Farmers Parkes Plans an Educational Tour

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 September 1926 · page 16

Two duties devolve upon the farmer—to discover the best methods and then to pass them on, and so it should bo with an agricultural community…

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Rural Workers’ Wages 44 Hours on Farms

The Pastoral Times · Friday 10 September 1926 · page 3

The N.S.W. Industrial Commissioner; Mr. Piddington, wilt at an early date hear claims by the. A.W.U. for increased wages and reduced…

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Pastoral Awards New State Rates Flock Sheep 45/- PER 100

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 11 September 1926 · page 3

The rates and conditions of the new State Pastoral Award, which comes into force this week, were made available on Thursday…

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Pastoral Awards

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 11 September 1926 · page 2

The Industrial Commission on Wednesday refused the application of the Graziers' Association for the suspension of the new pastoral award…

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1916-17 WHEAT Case Will Soon be Heard Growers Not Sus[?]cribing May Be E[?]cluded

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 11 September 1926 · page 2

Mr. W. C. Cambridge general secretary of the Farmers and Se[?] Association [?]gen that any [?] who have not forwarded their [?]…

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Fifty Years Ago Railway Station SITE.(From the “Pastoral Times.”March 4, 1876)

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 14 September 1926 · page 2

There is a slight “difference” or “difficulty” between the Company, and a few landowners around Harfleur street in connection with the…

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Dairying [?] Sleeper Industry News From [?] Mathoura, [?]

The Independent · Tuesday 14 September 1926 · page 2

The late rains have [?] crops, and now there is [?] of a bountiful harvest. DAIRYING…

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