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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1936

2,201 stories in Murray's papers · page 3 of 111

Over 700 Sheep Die After Having Been Dipped

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 4

Four men worked their hardest skinning sheep which had died from some unaccountable cause last week in the Cowra district. Over 700 had…

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Skeleton Weed Seed in Wheat Erroneous Report in "Land" Chaff Entered As Truck of Wheat

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 2

In consequence of a report which appeared in "The Land" newspaper to the effect that a truck of wheat consigned from Henry to Richmond…

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Albury Mill to Discontinue Wool Scouring

The Independent · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 3

The Albury Municipal Council recently informed the Albury Woollen Mills that it would take legal action against the company it it did not…

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Graziers’ Convention to Discuss Wool Publicity

The Pastoral Times · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 2

A SPECIAL convention of the Graziers Federal Council of Australia, meeting in Melbourne towards the end of January will discuss ways and…

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London Wool Sales London, Jan 7

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 44

For the first series of the London wool sales, which will open on January 14 and conclude on January 28, a catalogue of 95,100 bales will be…

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Wheat Check Proving Popular Australian Growers Benefit

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 35

More sober opinion welcomes the cheek to tho wheat price advances, is indications were seen of an unhealthy boom. The free selling policy of the…

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Rain in the Mallee Wheat Will Suffer

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 44

Farmers in parts of the Mallee in Victoria will lose heavily through torrential rains which fell this week. Murrayville, near the S.A. border, received…

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Worm Drenches for Sheep. Actual Values of Various Drugs

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 24

The comparative efficacy of the various drugs used for the treatment of different types of worm infestation in sheep is a question often debated…

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Police Court Many Fines Imposed Further Sheep Lice Prosecutions

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 1

At the local Police Court on Tuesday morning the following cases came before the P.M., Mr. C. W. Swiney:--…

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Sydney Wool Market Big Increase in Values

The Independent · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 3

Sales of wool in Sydney from July 1 to December 31 totalled 649,848 bales, which realised £11,015,171. Compared with July-December,…

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Wool Market Graziers Perturbed Over Germany's Withdrawal

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 16

Expressing misgiving at the reported intention of Germany to reduce wool imports in 1936, the president of the Graziers' Association of N.S.W. (Mr…

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Wool Cheque Doubled Comforting Review of 1935

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 10

In a review of the year 1935, the State Marketing Bureau puts the wool realisation of N.S.W for the season at over £9,000,000, compared with…

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Bleaching of Wheat Quality Not Affected Departmental Tests

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 5

Good news for wheat and other cereal growers is contained in a recent report that the Victorian Department of Agriculture after…

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Flour Tax Reduction Probable Owing to Wheat Rise

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 4

The flour tax, which was imposed to permit a bounty being paid to farmers, its likely to be reduced or the period of its operation curtailed as a…

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Silage for Dairy Farmers Best Basis of Stored Fodder

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 3

The special virtues of silage were recognised by entrants in the recent coastal fodder conservation competitions, all except one of the 26…

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Wheat Market Continent Reselling Australian Grain London, January 6

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 43

The cargoes section of the wheat market to-day lost its early, gain owing to Australian shipper's selling freely and to Continental-owned…

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Victorian Wheat Yield About 40,000,000 Bushels Expected

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 5

Reports of the progress made with harvesting in the wheat belt have caused experts of the Department of Agriculture and wheat merchants in…

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Turning Back the Files... 10 Years Ago: (From the “Pastoral Times,” Januarys 9, 1926)

The Pastoral Times · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 2

NEW BRIDGE—The new bridge erected over the Edward river, on Mathoura-Aratula road, by Murray Shire Council, was officially opened last week…

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Good Demand Sydney Wool Sales Open with Higher Prices

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 44

Wool sold in Sydney between July 1 and the end of December realised £11,015,171, which is £4,758,946 more than for the corresponding six months…

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Sheep Mortality 800 Out of 1,900 Dead. Arsenical Dip Blamed. Cowra

The Independent · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 3

Eight hundred sheep out of a travelling flock of 1,900, the property of Mr. George Limber, died shortly after having been dipped…

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