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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1934

2,557 stories in Murray's papers · page 46 of 128

Sheep Classing The Opportunity Offered Before Shearing

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 July 1934 · page 5

While the practice of sheep classing —the grading of the breeding frock and selection of sires for use in mating with the object of improving…

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Butter, Eggs, Cheese Exports to Britain Interesting Figures Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 July 1934 · page 5

An analysis of imports of dairy produce Into the United Kingdom is contained in a statement made to-day by the Minister for Commerce (Mr…

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Tariff Hits Back on Sheep Men Australia Unpopular Among Nations

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 12 July 1934 · page 1

An attack on the absurd tariff system was made by Mr T. J. Col-of the United Country Party at lins, M.H.R., addressing a meeting…

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Wheat Commission Closer Settlement Soldier Settlers Helped MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 July 1934 · page 1

After spending the morning in camera sitting with Mr. Thomas Church (Victorian manager of the National Bank, and representing the…

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Bread-making Quality in Wheat Tests of Some New Varieties

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 July 1934 · page 5

One of the results of the changed economic conditions of the wheat industry during the past few years has been an increased interest in the…

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Cotton Wool Boy Organs on the Outside of His Body

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 12 July 1934 · page 5

In a hospital on the outskirts of London is a two-year-old baby boy, whose curious condition is attracting the attention of doctors and…

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London Wool Sales Prices Generally Steady 5280 Bales Submitted London, July 10

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 July 1934 · page 3

To-day’s catalogue at the London wool sales comprised 5280 bales including 160 from N.S.W. 162 from Queensland, 389 from Victoria, 182…

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Man on the Land 70 Per Cent of Our Wheat Area Sown to Departmentally-bred Varieties

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 July 1934 · page 5

It is significant of the value o the Plant-breeding operations of the Department of Agriculture that including Nabawa ( the foundation of which…

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Sight of Eye Lost. Finley Farm Worker Gets Compensation

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 12 July 1934 · page 3

The Workers' Compensation Commission, sitting in Sydney, gave its reserved judgment on the application by Alfred Keenan, harvester…

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Federal Budget Bearing on Elections Money for farmers and Defence CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 July 1934 · page 2

Cabinet to-day gave further consideration to the Budget. It is now clear that primary production and defence will be the two chef items in…

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Reduce the Tariff Only Way to Prosperity How the Farmer Is Exploited

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 July 1934 · page 4

The sugar embargo costs the public upwards of six-millions yearly. The match industry exploits the public to an extent sufficient to pay all wages of…

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Retired Farmer’s Death Was Shot Dead in Hut Evidence As to Footprints Woman’s Alleged Statement to be Read

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 July 1934 · page 3

Evidence s to footprints which led from the dead man’s hut, and a conversation with the woman who has been charged with killing him, was given at the inquest yesterday at Carcoar, concerning the death of John Ryan, who was shot dead while sitting in a chair on the night of June 8…

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“An Insulting Snob” Minister is Called Clash on Farmers’ Bill SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 July 1934 · page 2

An amendment providing for a reversal of the order of disbursement of money received by a farmer opening under a stay order was moved by…

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Australian Wheat Crop

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 13 July 1934 · page 4

According to statistics issued by the Commonwealth, Australia's wheat crop for the 1933-34 season totalled 174,363-000 busnels, compared with 213,927,000…

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Australia and Wool

Border Morning Mail · Friday 13 July 1934 · page 5

Saying that Australia was threatened with economic disaster as a result of the serious decline, of the price of wool, Mr. Edmund Jowett, former…

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Debts of Wheat Farmers Warning by Banker Danger in Legislation

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 July 1934 · page 3

Mr. Thomas B. Heffer, assistant chief inspector of the Bank of New South Wales, spoke at the Wheat Commission last week in Sydney of…

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Sheep Classing The Opportunity Offered Before Shearing

The Pastoral Times · Friday 13 July 1934 · page 2

While the practice of sheep classing —the grading of the breeding flock ands selection of sues for use in mating, with the object of improving the flock…

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American Wheat Prices Up Worst Wheat Prospects for 30 Years Winnipeg, July 11

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 July 1934 · page 5

The United States crop report, showing the smallest prospective yield in thirty years, caused wheat figures to close to-day at top levels…

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Local and General Average Wool Price

The Independent · Friday 13 July 1934 · page 2

The average price of greasy wool realised over all centres in Australia in June, 1934, was 9.5d. per lb. and from July 1, 1933, the…

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London Wool Sales. Unsatisfactory Market Closes. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 13 July 1934 · page 2

At the wool sales 6980 bales were ottered, of which approximately 3664 were sold to fair competition. Compared with the closing rates of the…

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