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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1927

1,284 stories in Murray's papers · page 29 of 65

Commercial Wagga Sheep Market

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 5

The Wagga Associated Agents, Meurant, Blake, Watts, Clark Ltd., Whiticker and Wiiks, Salmon Hanra han and Co., and Dalgety and Co. Ltd…

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Wheat Sowing The Season's Difficulties

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 4

After one of the driest summers on s record so far the antumn rains experienced over the great bulk of the wheat lands of the South and West…

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Riverina Wheat Prospects Increased Area Expected

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 1

The senior Agricultural instructor for the district (Mr.G.G. Bartlett) taken a more optimistic view of the wheat prospects in Riverina than has…

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Commercial Melbourne Markets Tuesday, June 7, 1927 Sheep and Lambs

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 4

The feature of Tuesday's market was the further increase of New South Wales consignments, via Wodongn, which consisted exclusively of…

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Fatal to Sheep Fluke New Treatment Proved It Is Cheap and Easy

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 1

The conclusive demonstrations that liver duke of sheep can be effectively and cheaply treated by the new carbon tetrachloride method, to which…

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Public Demonstation of Power Farming "Avance" Crude Oil Tractor

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 5

In order to demonstrate the advantages of Power farming, the manufacturers, through their local agent, Mr. J. B. Mitchell, will give a practical "Avance" super crude oil tractor, on Mr. T. Tait's property, Ringwood, on June 22 and 23. An advertisement appearing in…

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Commercial. Newmarket Sales. Fat Cattle

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 14 June 1927 · page 2

Although the cattle market at Newmarket was only slightly larger on Wednesday, there was a substantial decline in values, due mainly to…

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Wool and Skin Reports

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 14 June 1927 · page 1

Melbourne Woolbrokers' Association report on 9th June: Sheepskins.—Catalogues were lighter than last week's totals. Buyers competed…

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Four Men Charged. Butter Factory Safe-Blowing. Accused Brought from Sydney

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 14 June 1927 · page 2

Jack Armstrong (alias Reynolds), Joseph Leslie (alias Whyte), Arthur Conway and Frederick William Howard were charged that on or…

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Federal Taxation Naraketing of Butter Country Party Weekly Report [?]Ganberra, 10th, June 1927

The Independent · Tuesday 14 June 1927 · page 3

The conference of the Australian [?] Party, which was held in Sydney, inst week, to deal with the plate[?] of the Party was opened by a…

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True Detective Story Const. Cameron Takes Casts Detective Matches Them with Boots Four Men Charged with Butter Factor Burglary

The Independent · Tuesday 14 June 1927 · page 2

A first class detective story was unfolded at Deniliqiun Police Court, yesterday, when four young men were accused of breaking and entering Desiliquin butter factory, and robbing the safe. Evidence showed that a lynx-eyed constable at Auburn had stopped four men in…

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Power on the Farm

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 14 June 1927 · page 2

In order to demonstrate the advantages of power farming; the manufacturers, through their local agent, Mr. J. B. Mitchell, will give a practical…

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20,000 Store Sheep

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 June 1927 · page 2

Messrs. Dalgety and Co. Ltd., of Albury will hold a large special sheep sale at Albury on Friday, June 24, when they will offer 20,000 store…

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Alleged Theft of Sheep

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 June 1927 · page 17

Donald Bower, David Neave, Samuel Reed, John Humphries and Cuthbert Gibbs were charged at the Narandera police court with stealing 720 sheep, the…

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West Australian Wheat

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 June 1927 · page 40

The trustees of the co-operative pool of Western Australia have arranged finance to enable them to pay a dividend of approximately 9d. a…

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Serious Wheat Pests

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 June 1927 · page 37

The Senior Assistant Entomologist (Mr. T. M' Carthy) is again in the Tamworth district in connection with the glubs of the cereal root beetle…

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Surplus Sheep Problem of Disposal

The Independent · Friday 17 June 1927 · page 4

If another big lambing comes this year the problem of profitably disposing of our surplus sheep will be still womer pressing (says an exchange). As…

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The Hay Sheep District Stock Inspector's Report

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 17 June 1927 · page 2

The following is the report of the Inspector of Stock, Mr. M. T. Little, made to the meeting of the Hay P.P. Board on Saturday:—…

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Riverina Wheat Prospects. Increased Area Expected

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 June 1927 · page 39

The Senior Agricultural Instructor for the district (Mr. G. C. Bartlett) takes a more optimistic view of the wheat prospects in Riverina than has…

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Federal Wheat Pool. the Opposition by Merchants

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 June 1927 · page 32

Evidence that a wheat war threatens the farmers of New South Wales for the control of their next harvest is an outstanding feature of the annual…

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