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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1926

1,431 stories in Murray's papers · page 58 of 72

Black Wool Saves White Babies

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 20 October 1926 · page 4

Black wool is being used to save white Australian babies from dying. Several stockownners in this district have sent their black fleeces to the…

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The Present Wool Clip. Heaviest on Record

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 20 October 1926 · page 2

This year's wool clip in New South Wales has broken all records. Basing an estimate on the figures at present available, and providing that…

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Sydney Wool Sales Fifth Series Commenced Sydney

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 20 October 1926 · page 3

The fifth series of wool sales commenced at the Royal Exchange to-day The Sydney Woolbrokers report that for all wools showing quality and dry…

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Farmer Found Dead

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 20 October 1926 · page 3

On Saturday, morning it was reported to the police at Mulwala, that the body of a farmer, named John Devine, who resided at Savernake, was…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 21 October 1926 · page 3

The Australian Estates and Mortgages Co. Ltd report:—We commenced the second series of sales in Melbourne with a catalogue…

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Homestead Farms

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 21 October 1926 · page 3

Farms for private sale by the Commissioner of the Govt. Savings Bank: Some 46 farms of various sizes, areas from 1290 acres…

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Compulsory Wheat Pool

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 October 1926 · page 17

As a result of personal representations relative to a resolution passed by a meeting of wheat-growers, recently held at Lockhart,…

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Wheat Growing. Expert's Advice to Farmers. Top-dressing Recommended

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 October 1926 · page 30

That top-dressing of pasture lands is a big factor in adding to the productivity of the land was amply demonstrated at the farm of Messrs…

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Commercial. Special Sheep Sale at Albury

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 October 1926 · page 4

Dalgety and Company Limited, re having held a Dalgety and Copany [?] port having held a special sheep sale at the Albury Municipal Yards on…

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Wheat Pools. Canada and Australia

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 October 1926 · page 23

Mr. C. H. Burnell, president of the Manitoba Co-operative wheat pool, and secretary of the Canadian Federated wheat pools, has arrived in Sydney…

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Wheat Pooling in S.a

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 October 1926 · page 38

At a meeting of the South Australian Co-operative Wheat Pool, it was stated that the pool had financed last season's crop without State or Federal…

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Sheep Dog Trials at Holbrook. Successful Inauguration

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 October 1926 · page 31

The Holbrook and District Sheep Dog Trials Association successfully inaugurated sheep dog trials on Saturday, 9th October. Keen interest was…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 October 1926 · page 18

The fifth series of wool sales commenced at the Royal Exchange to-day. Sydney wool-selling brokers report that for all wools showing quality and…

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Dalgety & Co. Ltd. Special Sheep Sale at Albury

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 October 1926 · page 45

Dalgety and Co. Ltd. report having held a special sheep sale at the Albury Municipal Yards on Thursday, 14th inst., when they offered 22,100 store…

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Flag Smut in Wheat. Interesting Advice by Government Expert

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 October 1926 · page 38

Mr. E. S. Clayton, senior agricultural instructor to the Department, gave some valuable advice regarding the checking of flag smut to a…

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1500 Miles with Cattle Trip From Queensland. 1000 Head Near Deniliquin

The Pastoral Times · Friday 22 October 1926 · page 2

Ernie Jaques and R. W. Vallis, two typical Queensland drovers, have just completed a trip o£ 1500 miles with 1050 head of Queensland…

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The Best for Many Year Deniliquin's Jubilee Show a Record [?]Wives and School Children Make a Splendid Showing [?]W Farm Products or Stock But Ring Events Improve

The Independent · Friday 22 October 1926 · page 3

Blue skies and a strong breeze did their best for the principal day of the Jubilee Show, but the dust did its worst and they split about even at the end day. Five hundred entires in excess of last year and a very much bigger…

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Farm at Leneva

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 October 1926 · page 31

Mr. J. W. T. Horsfall is calling for tenders for the lease of a farm of 104 acres at Leneva. The advertisement appears in this issue…

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"Better Eggs." a Slogan for Poultry-farmers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 October 1926 · page 17

It is quite a seasonal occurrence (writes the Poultry Export of the Department of Agriculture) to find some falling off in quality of shell, and to…

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Flag Smut. Causes Crop FAILURe

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 October 1926 · page 33

After mentioning that the majority of the wheat crops on the "dry areas" of the Murrumbidgee irrigation area look very well and should fill out…

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