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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1931

1,965 stories in Murray's papers · page 79 of 99

John M'namara. and Co. Sales of 150,000 Sheep. Stoke Cattle, Flock Bams, Etc

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 October 1931 · page 45

In this week's auction sale columns of the Albury "Banser" the exceptionally well-known and enterprising Victorian stock-selling firm of John…

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Malignant Oedema in Sheep

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 October 1931 · page 25

Preventive Measures During Shearing LIKE the tetanus bacillus, the organism responsible for the disease known as malignant oedema is widely…

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Foot-rot of Sheep

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 October 1931 · page 35

Owing to the occurrence of a series of dry seasons, foot-rot in sheep, at one time so prevalent in New South Wales, has greatly diminished in recent…

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Wheat Bags Cash Payments Demanded Farmers Discuss Position

The Pastoral Times · Friday 9 October 1931 · page 2

Members of the Deniliquin branch of the Farmers and Settlers Association yesterday discussed the, position regarding the supply of cornsacks to…

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Thousand Sheep in a Day

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 October 1931 · page 4

Shearers stake their success on speed, and last week the best shearing feat for the season in the central west country was recorded at Gowang…

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Butter Factory Equipment Bought at Wagga

The Pastoral Times · Friday 9 October 1931 · page 2

Messrs. R. D. Douglas, P. Hanell and J. A. Lawson went to Wagga last weekend and on behalf, of the Deniliquin Butter Factory Company they…

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The "Lag" in Wool Prices

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 October 1931 · page 24

THE Yorkshire "Observer" recently discussed the "lag" between the marketing of wool and the sale of the manufactured article. It asked…

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Sydney Wool Market Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 October 1931 · page 45

There was good all-round competition at to-day's wool sales, and greasy merino sold to 15¾d. for nine bales of Kingsland/King/Barrabu, from Upper…

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Wool Rugs How to Make Them

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 October 1931 · page 22

Rug making at home is one of the handicrafts being advanced by the Country Women's Association, mainly to holp Australia absorb her own wool…

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The Wool Trade Attitude of Japan

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 9 October 1931 · page 3

In the House of Representatives, on 25th September, Mr. Killen asked: is the Prime minister aware that japan is considering the possibility of…

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Special Sheep Sale 17,101 Average 17/1 Per Head

The Pastoral Times · Friday 9 October 1931 · page 2

Messrs. McKenzie and Co. report having held their annual special off-shears, sale of sheep at Echuca yesterday, when a most satisfactory…

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Wool in U.S.A. Manufacturing Speeded Up

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 October 1931 · page 24

THE manufacturers' programme has been speeded up to a remarkable extent in the past few weeks (says the Boston "Commercial Bulletin…

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Handling Bulk Wheat. Reduction in Charge. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 9 October 1931 · page 2

The Minister of Agriculture announced today that it had been decided Lo reduce from 2½d. to 2¼d. a bushel the fee charged for receiving wheat…

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Wheat and Cotton United States Surplus Washington, October 3

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 October 1931 · page 15

It was announced to-day that the United States Farm Board is prepared to sell its surplus of 200,000,000 bushels of wheat and 1,300,000 bales…

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London Wool Sales. Closing Prices Show Improvement LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 9 October 1931 · page 2

The wool sales closed steady though slightly below the best of the series. Compared with the July closing rate, greasy merinos were 5 per cent, to…

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Wool Outlook Said to Be Brighter London, October 4

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 October 1931 · page 46

Pleasant reading for Australia is contained in an informative financial review by Mr. G. W. Alexander, city editor of the "Sunday Express," who…

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Wheat Growing Machinery Saving of Outlay Through Co-operative Use

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 October 1931 · page 25

THE fine spirit shown by many farmers, in extending assistance to each other in an endeavor to overcome the obstacles which beset them is…

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The Sydney Wool Sales. a Good Clearance. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 9 October 1931 · page 2

At the closing of the wool auctions of the week, today, the market conditions were without change. There was strong general competition at…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Average of Last Week's Prices. SYDNEY. Wednesday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 9 October 1931 · page 1

A good demand prevailed at the wool sales, yesterday, all sections participating. Best spinners' wool did not meet the same competition, and…

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Wool Warket Adjusted to Conditions British Buying Continues London, October 3

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 October 1931 · page 15

The London representative of the Australian Woolgrowers' Council (Mr. W. P. Deavereux) reports that during the week all the wool markets have…

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