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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1928

831 stories in Murray's papers · page 21 of 42

Blighty Farmers and Settlers’ Association

The Pastoral Times · Friday 13 July 1928 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Blighty F. and S. Association was held on Tuesday afternoon last week. Mr. H. R. Thompson presided over a…

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Pastoral Preparing for Shearing Matters That Should Be Looked To

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 14 July 1928 · page 4

With the shearing season close at hand—early shells, in fact are already making a start—reminders as to some necessary preliminaries are timely…

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Homestead Farm Area 1784

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 14 July 1928 · page 2

During the past week, Mr. A. J. Morgan, C.P.S., has been kept exceptionally busy with the large number of applications which have been pouring…

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The Pastoral Industry

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 17 July 1928 · page 2

THE pastoral industry being the principal producing agency of Australia, it is not an exaggeration to describe it as a national asset. Australia…

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Commercial. Farmers & Graziers Special Sheep Sale

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 17 July 1928 · page 3

The Farmers and Graziers Co.op. Coy. Ltd. Albury, report having held a most satisfactory and successful special sheep sale at the Municipal…

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Pastoral Recommendations Report That Should be Studied A Guide to Governments

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 17 July 1928 · page 4

In the opinion of our representative graziers the report-of the Federal Pastoral Advisory Committee has not received the publicity it…

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Self-sown Wheat Yields Four Bags the Acre

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 17 July 1928 · page 2

Messrs, Salske Bros of Geregery West. are stripping, a crop of Bomen wheat said to be yielding about four bags per acre of fair average. Quality…

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Alleged Farmer Offender Dies After Drink of Tea. SYDNEY, Tuesday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 17 July 1928 · page 2

When Edgar Jenkins, a farmer, was charged by the police with a serious offence, he asked to be allowed to have a cup of tea. The request was…

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Farmers and Settlers Forthcoming Conference

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 17 July 1928 · page 2

Four hundred resolutions submitted for the annual conference of the Farmers and Settlers Association, which will begin in Sydney on August…

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Graziers and Farming An Interesting Decision

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 17 July 1928 · page 2

A decision given at the Trundle police court will interest many of our graziers, A man applied for- employment to enable him to “learn farm…

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Wheat and the Marketing Act. [?]Llot of Growers on September 14

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 18 July 1928 · page 4

Wheat was proclaimed on Friday a commodity for the purposes of the new Marketing Act, and September 14 was fixed as the…

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Albury Special Sheep Sale

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 19 July 1928 · page 4

The Farmers' and Graziers' Co-op. Co Ltd., report having held a most satisfactory and successful special sheep sale at the Municipal Yards,…

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Second-crop Wheat

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 July 1928 · page 5

Messrs. Guskett Bros., of "Morning-side," Corowa, harvested on July 11 a crop of wheat, self-sown; which returned a bag to the acre. It was…

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W. A. Farmer's Death. Employee in Custody. PERTH

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 20 July 1928 · page 2

An inquest was opened to-day concerning the death of a farmer, Harold Eton Smith, who was shot dead at his home, at Wubin, on June 23rd…

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Fearful Tragedy in Victoria. Aged Farmer Gored to Death. MELBOURNE, Friday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 20 July 1928 · page 2

The body of a farmer, Thomas Duck (aged 78), was in a paddock adjoining his holding, at Seville, Victoria, where he was attacked and gored to death…

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405 Applicants Three South Commoa Farms

The Pastoral Times · Friday 20 July 1928 · page 2

For three blocks on the south enclosed-common closed common which were recently made available for settlement the Crown Land Agent at Deniliquin…

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Pastoral Protection of Stored Fodder

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 21 July 1928 · page 4

Adequate protection of the fodder stored is essential, both from a directly economic point of view and in relation to the accurate assessment of…

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Second-Hand Wheat Sacks

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 21 July 1928 · page 1

Wheat selling agents are determined that the practice of some farmers of using second-hand cornsacks should be stopped. For several years merchants…

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Wool, Skin, and Stock Reports

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 24 July 1928 · page 4

The Melbourne Woolbrokers' Association weekly auction report, 19th July. Sheep skins: Quantities brought forward by selling brokers…

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Hay Quarter Sessions. the Wool Stealing Charge. Accused Sentenced to Nine Months' Gaol

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 24 July 1928 · page 2

The Court of Quarter Sessions is being held at Hay, to-day, before his Honour Judge Coyle. Captain Storkey, V.C., is prosecuting for the Crown…

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