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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1930

1,616 stories in Murray's papers · page 38 of 81

Fat Lamb Raising a Junior Farmer's Programme

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 June 1930 · page 25

FARMER Junior—the schoolboy of to-day and the wheat-grower, grazier, dairy-farmer or fruit-grower of to-morrow, is an important factor in…

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Farm Manager Shot

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 June 1930 · page 12

A message from Mingenew states that as a result of a shooting at Yandanooka (W.A.), Walter Sinclair, aged 53 years, single, farm manager,…

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Walla Junior Farmers' Club

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 June 1930 · page 42

THE annual meeting was held on Friday night, when the following members were present Messrs. J. Rankin (president), G. Clarke, A. Hay,…

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Fodder Crops Western Slopes and Eastern Riverina

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 June 1930 · page 27

FARMERS engaged in dairying in western districts often find it necessary to supplement the natural grasses with fodder crops that can either be…

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Jingellic Farmer Shot Dead

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 June 1930 · page 4

Several days ago Mr. James Nugent, aged about 40, farmer of Jingellic, left his homo to shoot crows. When getting through a fence his gun exploded. He…

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Pure Milk Precautions that are Necessary on the Farm

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 June 1930 · page 24

FOR pure milk, stated the Metropolitan Dairy Inspector at a recent Agricultural Bureau conference, he believed there was every prospect of an…

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3500 Farms Western Australian Scheme Awaits Cabinet Decision

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 June 1930 · page 8

On a decision of the Western Australian Cabinet will depend the fate of one of the most ambitious schemes of land settlement ever formulated in…

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Benalla District Crops' and Stock Thriving

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 June 1930 · page 10

The beneficial rains of some weeks ago have cast quite a different aspect on the season in Benalla, (Vic.) district. In some districts the rainfall…

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Tragedy in West Australia. Farm Manager Shot. PERTH

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 13 June 1930 · page 1

Alan Austin has been committed for trial, at Mingenewa, West Australia for the alleged wilful murder of Walter Schweiger, farm manager, who…

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Wool Sales

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 14 June 1930 · page 2

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. (Melbourne) report: We held our last sale of the season on June 12th, when we brought…

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Cost of Wheat in a Loaf

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 14 June 1930 · page 3

DURING the debate on the second reading of the Wheat Marketing bill in the House of Representatives last week, Mr. P. G. Stewart…

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Commercial Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 17 June 1930 · page 2

Dalgety and Co. Ltd. report:—We submitted our final catalogue of the season, 1500 bales on Wednesday, the offering being mainly made up of…

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Proposed Compulsory Wheat Pool Opposition From Corowa District Farmers Federal Bounty Suggested As Alternative

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 17 June 1930 · page 2

There seems to be a strong feeling of opposition to the compusory Wheat pool amongst farmers in the Corowa district,…

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Red Spider Reported Attack on Wheat

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 17 June 1930 · page 4

Reported attacks on wheat crops at Corowa by a, red spider are being investigated by officers of the Department of Agriculture…

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Yesterday's Wool Sales. Sydney, Monday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 17 June 1930 · page 2

An average selection, totalling 10,091 bales,, was offered at the 10th series of wool sales, which commenced to-day. Of this number 8808 were…

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Wool Production Increase From Supplementary Feeding Benefit of “Blood Meals”

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 17 June 1930 · page 3

Very promising results have recently been obtained by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research in its work on the supplementary feeding of…

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Compulsory Wheat Pool. Motion in Opposition Carried at Berrigan

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 18 June 1930 · page 3

There was a good attendance at the public meeting held on Saturday afternoon last to discuss the proposed Federal Compulsory wheat…

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Sheep and Wheat a Valuable Combination

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 June 1930 · page 25

SHEEP are indispensable on the wheat farm. In the control of weeds, in improving the fertility, of the land, and in many other ways their…

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Goulburn Cattle Sale

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 June 1930 · page 33

At Goulburn yards on Tuesday next, June 24, W. H. Wheatley will offer 1500 store cattle, including 700 Durhams, 500 bullocks, and 200 speyed…

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Federal Wheat Pool

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 June 1930 · page 4

At the meeting held on Saturday of the Lockhart district council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association the following motions were agreed to:—…

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