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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1928

831 stories in Murray's papers · page 16 of 42

Forfeited Homestead Farm. Again Becoming Available

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 23 May 1928 · page 4

A notification appears in the Government Gazette” setting apart portion 33 and 19 of 1542½ acros, parish of Pulletop county…

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Mallee Wheat

The Independent · Friday 25 May 1928 · page 4

Large areas of wheat have been sown in the new Mallee, and more is ready when rains fall, English settlers have made extensive preparations…

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The Wheat Crop Fine Seeding Progress

The Pastoral Times · Friday 25 May 1928 · page 2

The present sowing season has been almost ideal m every way. The spell of fine weather that followed the heavy early autumn rams gave…

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Commercial Big Wangaratta Cattle Sale

The Pastoral Times · Friday 25 May 1928 · page 2

John McNamara & Co. Pty. Ltd. auctioneers, Melbourne and W. E Flanagan & Go , Wangaratta, report having conducted a highly satisfac…

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Wool and Skin Reports

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 25 May 1928 · page 6

The Melbourne Woolbrokers' Association weekly auction report, 17th May.—Sheep skins: Catalogues were practically of average dimensions…

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Proposed Compulsory Wheat Pool for New South Wales

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 May 1928 · page 2

Mr. R. T. Ball, M.L.A., Minister for Lands, has received the following letter from the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. H. W. Thorby), and…

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26,900,000 Bushels New South Wales Wheat

The Independent · Friday 25 May 1928 · page 4

The final returns of the New South Wales wheat harvest for 1927-28 have been received by the Government Statistician (Mr. T. Waites), and full…

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New South Wales Wheat Harvest 26,000 Bushels Riverina Produces Ten Millions

The Pastoral Times · Friday 25 May 1928 · page 2

The final returns of the New South Wales wheat harvest for 1927-28 have been received by the Government Statistician (Mr. T. Waites)…

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Agricultural The Limiting Factor Why Fallowing is Vital to Successful Wheat Growing

The Pastoral Times · Friday 25 May 1928 · page 4

The following passages are taken from a repent address on the maintenance of the fertility of the soil by the Chief Instructor of the…

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Arbitration Bill Effect on Farmers Country Party Weekly Report Canberra, 19th May

The Independent · Friday 25 May 1928 · page 2

"The Federal Arbitration Bill upon which the debate is now proceeding in the House of Representatives," asserts the weekly bulletin of the Federal…

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Agricultural the Limiting Factor Why Fallowing is Vital to Successful Wheat Growing

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 26 May 1928 · page 1

Space has been devoted in recent issues of these notes to discussion of a question of considerable importance to the wheat-grower, namely, that of the…

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The Wheat Crop Fine Seeding Progress

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 29 May 1928 · page 3

The present sowing season has been almost Head in every way. The spell of fine weather that followed the heavy autumn rains gave farmers…

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Wheat Production Cost in the Riverina

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 29 May 1928 · page 2

In response to a circular letter from the executive of the Farmers and Settlers’ Association a number of Riverina farmers have undertaken to…

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Last Wheat Harvest Good Record for Riverina

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 29 May 1928 · page 4

Final returns of the wheat harvest for the season 1927-28, and details of the production of grain and hay were made available on Thursday…

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The Wheat Crop. Fine Seeding Progress

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 30 May 1928 · page 2

The present bowing season has been almost ideal in every way The spell of fine weather that followed the heavy autumn [?]…

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The Wheat Crop. Fine Seeding Progress

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 31 May 1928 · page 4

The present sowing season has been almost ideal in every way. The spell of fine weather that followed the heavy early autumn…

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Hopefield. Farmers and Settlers' Association

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 June 1928 · page 5

A meeting of the above was held at the school on the 26th inst. Present: Messrs. A. Dickens (chair), F. E. Sudhols, J. Lumby, W. McLean, E. La…

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Oaklands Combined Fallow & Crop Competition Judge's Report on Fallow Section

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 June 1928 · page 3

Mr. G. C. Harriott, Instructor of the N.S.W. Department of Agriculture, recently completed the judging of the several fallows in connection…

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Pastoral Scabby Mouth in Sheep Results of Departmental Investigations

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 2 June 1928 · page 1

This discase is one that attacks principally lambs and young sheep, but sheep of all age are suseeptible. It is manifested by a scabby condition about…

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Record Wool Sales

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 2 June 1928 · page 1

MR. William Prior, formerly of Monlamein, who has been managing South Killanoola Station, Bool Lagoon, South Australia, since 1920, writing to Mr…

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