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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1913

1,761 stories in Riverina's papers · page 58 of 89

Sydney Wheat Market Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 14 August 1913 · page 4

The Suesex-street market to-day was demoralised owing the wha[?]f laborers' strike. Shippers explained that they did out know when they would be able…

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Wheat Strike. Big Block Inevitable. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 August 1913 · page 2

The position in regard to the wheat strike is unchanged meanwhile the railway yards are becoming jammed with wheat trucks, and a big wheat…

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Tenant Farmers' Rights. Farm Tenants Sweated Worse Than City Workers

The Worker · Thursday 14 August 1913 · page 17

The alleged Farmers and Settlers' Association conclusively exposed its utter disregard for the genuine small farmers' interests when it voted down a proposal…

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Pastoral. Sheep Classing. for Small Flockowners

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 15 August 1913 · page 10

As a means of uplifting the average standard of a flock, the regular selection every year of the best ewes in the flock, and the rejection of the…

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Wheat Hold-up Over

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 15 August 1913 · page 2

Work is in full swing at Darling Island this morning…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 15 August 1913 · page 6

[?] Notes are [?]esd every week, [?] the personal supervis[?] of the Ken. J. L. of Agriculture, and are [?] as the experience of the Department. No. 119. DAIRYING…

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The Wheat Strike Other Industries Affected. Miners Idle. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 15 August 1913 · page 2

Mr. Cann stated this afternoon that many of the mine in the north and south-west were working only half time through trucks held up at…

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Progress at Yanoo. The Dairy Expert's Offer

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 15 August 1913 · page 6

"Dairying development is going on most on the Yanoo portion of the Murrumbidgee irrigation area," said the dairy expert of the Department, in…

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Wallendbeen Farmers and Settlers Annual Ball. a Huge Success

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 15 August 1913 · page 4

"What a wonderful success!" Such was the remark made by many who attended the annual ball of the Wallendbeen branch of the Farmers and…

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Farm Tragedy. Newcomers' Awful Night. Three People Killed. Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Advertiser · Friday 15 August 1913 · page 2

A shocking tragedy is reported from Kaimata Recently a man named Julian bought out a farmer named Frederick Virgin. Julian, accompanied by…

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Appointment of an Agricultural Inspector. Experiments on Settler's Own Farms

Irrigation Record · Friday 15 August 1913 · page 17

An Agricultural, Inspector will probably be appointed early in October, whose duties will entirely be in connection with the Irrigated Areas in the Riverina…

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The Pastoral Hotel

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 16 August 1913 · page 2

Mr. M. Wenke has completed the [?]aking over from Mr. Byrnes of the business of the Pastoral Hotel. Mr. Wenke has his sister with him as…

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Sheep in New South Wales

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 16 August 1913 · page 2

At the close of 1911 the total number of sheep in New South Wales was 44,947.287, of which 639,077.050, ewes, 12,837,997 wethers,…

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Wheat Strike Ended. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 August 1913 · page 4

Work was resumed at Darling[?] Island this morning…

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Commercial. WOOL

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 19 August 1913 · page 2

The A.M.L. and F. Co. Ltd., report:— Beyond the sale of fellmongered wools from green and dry skin, the local market has been very quiet since…

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Land Values and Sheep Returns

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 19 August 1913 · page 6

From the Riverine Grazier the evidence of Mr. Robert Gibson is reported as lately given before the Hay Land Board in the appraisement of the…

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Sheep Exhibits for the Show

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 19 August 1913 · page 2

The Wagga show takes place on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of next week. This district will be represented in the stock line by about 25 entries…

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Land Values, Returns From Sheep

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 19 August 1913 · page 3

In the "Riverina Grazier" the evidence of Mr. Robert Gibson is reported, as lately given before the Hay Land. Board in the appraisement of…

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Bulk Handling of Wheat

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 19 August 1913 · page 3

The Minister for Land and Agriculture satisfied that the bulk handling of wheat for export must be introduced as quickly as circumstances wil…

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A New Kind of Experimental Farm

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 19 August 1913 · page 2

The quarantine authorities have obtained the Ministerial sanction for the erection of a cool storage plant at the Roval Park Lymph Farm for the storage…

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