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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1929

1,068 stories in Murray's papers · page 49 of 54

Second Mortgages Farmers Seek Relief Savings Bank Advances

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 10 December 1929 · page 2

A deputation of fanners from the West Wyalong district, which waited upon the Treasurer (Mr. Stevens) in Sydney last week, asked that the…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 11 December 1929 · page 5

At the Berrigan police court on Thursday, before Mr Swinoy, P.M. Goorge Stevens wan charged with stealing one sheep, valued…

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Wool Valves Uncertain Inferior Types Lower

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 11 December 1929 · page 5

Tho Secretary, Farmers and Graziers’ Co-ogerative Coy., reports:— The third series of sales in the Sydney market terminated on 4th…

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Wheat Champions in Riverina Division. Berrigan Takes Second Prize

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 11 December 1929 · page 3

Ten districts contested the wheat crop championship of the Riverina division. The inspections were completed at Oaklands,…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes' for the Man on the Land

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 12 December 1929 · page 1

(These Motes are issued every week, by direction of the Honorably the Minister for Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience…

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Pink-eye in Sheep Investigations at Glenfield Veterinary Research Station

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 12 December 1929 · page 3

Opthaimia, or "pink-eye," is a complaint well known to sheep-owners, and though not in itself a fatal disease it leads to…

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Wool and Wheat Marketing Plans

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 December 1929 · page 11

Action by the Federal Government next season relative to wool and wheat marketing problems is under consideration by the Minister for Markets and…

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Irrigated Wheat Crop

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 December 1929 · page 9

Mr. Routley, of Lake Boga, in the Swan Hill (Vic.) district, has harvested from 40 acres an average of 12 bags to the acre of wheat. This was…

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3000 “Burra” Cattle

The Pastoral Times · Friday 13 December 1929 · page 2

The A.M.L. and F. Co., of Wagga, advertise the sale of 300 cold country cattle at Mr. J. J. Leahy’s “Burra” property, near Tumbarumba, on…

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Finley Wheat

The Independent · Friday 13 December 1929 · page 2

Upwards of 20,000 bags of wheat have been received at the Finley railway station to fate. With the hot weather of the last few says crops…

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Wheat Harvest Millers Advise Later Cropping

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 December 1929 · page 5

At a meeting of the grain trade sectional committee of the Sydney Chamber of Commerce which was attended by leading millers and wheat shippers…

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Sheep for Durban Minister Explains Embargo

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 December 1929 · page 7

It was announced by the Minister for Markets and Transport (Mr. Parker Moloney) that within the last few days, a consignment of 500 stud…

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Export of Stud Sheep Riverina Pastoralists Favourable

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 December 1929 · page 35

At a general meeting of members of the Pastoralists' Union of Southern Riverina, held in Melbourne, there was a large attendance, of members, and the…

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6/6 a Bushel Wheat Guarantee

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 December 1929 · page 35

The Cowra Farmers and Settlers' branch are asking the Federal member for the district, Mr. Gibbons, to request the Federal Government to…

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Worms in Sheep Value of the Bluestone and [?] Drench

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 December 1929 · page 25

TESTS carried out at Glenfield Veterinary Research Station of various substances for the control of worms in sheep show that copper sulphate and…

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Less Wheat But Greater Income Washington, December 7

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 December 1929 · page 35

The Secretary for Agriculture (Mr. Hyde), issued his annual report, in which he stated that although the present season's crop is considerably…

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1929-30 Wool Clip Probable Reduction of 50,000 Bales

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 December 1929 · page 17

It was agreed between the National Council of Wool-Selling Brokers of Growers' Council, at their conference in June last, that the estimates of the…

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Australia's Rival Wool Producer a View of South African Progress

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 13 December 1929 · page 6

Writing from Capetown (South Africa) to Mr. W. Hassett, of Little Plain, Grahamstown, Mr. Hugh Palmer (who went home from…

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[?] Mber for Murray Tries to Strangle Farmers' Bill [?] Railway [?]Ters to Confer [?]Nshaw's Statement

The Independent · Friday 13 December 1929 · page 1

[?] Thomson, President of Deniliquin Blighty. Railway [?] received a letter dated [?] 1929, from Mr. M…

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Labour Attacks Farmers Mr. M. A. Davidson Assails Advances Bill Moves That Mr. Thorby Be No Longer Heard

The Independent · Friday 13 December 1929 · page 1

A determined attack on the farmers of the State was made by the Labour, Party, when Mr. Thorby, Minister for Agriculture, moved the second reading of the bill to stabilise fanners by guaranteeing their accounts at banks in times of drought, and other…

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