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Farming & the land, 1937

1,874 stories in Murray's papers · page 12 of 94

Dredging Leases Pastoral Bodies Protest

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 45

The seventh day of the hearing of the Adelaide Creek dredging applications commenced at Gundagai, before Mr. Frank Grugeon, in the Warden's…

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Sheep Dog Injured Jindera

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 20

Dear Uncle,—It is a long time since I have written to you, so I hope I am not forgotten. We are milking eight cows at present, and feeding four…

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Albury Wool Sales

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 2

Younghusband Ltd., Albury, report having offered an attractive catalogue of 4900 bales and a large quantity of sacks at their sale on Thursday,…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 4

The Commonwealth Wool and Produce Co., Ltd, report:— We resumed our wool sales at Melbourne on 8th February, when we…

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Wheat and Oat Trials

The Pastoral Times · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 4

Wheat and oat trials conducted by Mr. John Jeffers, Riverdale, Moulamein in conjunction with the New South Wales Department of Agriculture…

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Cattle Disease Outbreak in Wagga District

The Independent · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 2

The three-day sickness in [?] now been reported in the Wagga [?]trict. The stock inspector Mr. [?] H. Whyte, said that outbreaks had…

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Sheep Blowfly Control Results of Recent Investigations

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 24

The sheep blowfly takes heavy toll of the pastoral industry, and in "The Sheep Blowfly Problem in Australia: Results of Some Recent…

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Wool Cheque £35,530,176

The Independent · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 2

Wool sold in Australia for the seven months of the season to January 31 was 1,763,110 bales and the cheque was £35,530,176, the National Council…

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"Three-days Sickness" in Cattle Spreading Throughout State

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 30

Advices received by the Department, of Agriculture indicate that, "three-days sickness," or etheremal fever, is spreading among dairy herds…

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Albury Police Court Wool Charge Fails

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 33

Gordon Kidgell M'Coll, 26, a stranger to the town, on remand, appeared on a charge that he did knowingly have in the wool store of…

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Improved Pastures Influence on Fine Wool

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 19

While there is now general agreement that improved pastures mean greatly increased production of fat lambs and crossbred sheep, there is…

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Albury Wool Sells to 29½d

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 47

The wool market was buoyant when sales were continued in Melbourne on Tuesday, and stronger than on the previous day. Buyers for Japan were…

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Bunt in Wheat Importance of Seed Treatment

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 24

Treatment of seed wheat for the prevention of bunt is almost a routine procedure with most progressive growers, but there are still those who, on…

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Wheat Fires Strange Story Magnifying Glass and Matches

The Pastoral Times · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 4

The Griffith Goroner (Mr. A. Savage) held an inquiry into the cause of a fire in stubble adjoining the wheat crop in Ernest J. Watt’s paddock at Euroley, on…

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Spread of Skeleton Weed by Travelling Wheat Graders

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 4

During last year, observes the Minister for Agriculture, (Hon. Hugh Main M.L.A.,) some complaints were received that skeleton weed is spread over…

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Wool in Demand Greasy Merino Brings 30¾d

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 47

There was a particularly keen demand on Japanese account at the Sydney wool sales on Monday, also good support from the Continent,…

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Wool and Stock Reports. "The Riverine Grazier" Office

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 2

Our Sydney correspondent wires: Cattle: 3020 were yarded; market a shade better; bullocks £6 to £14: cows £3 to £9; best beef 38s., good…

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Dehorning of Cattle Summary of Pamphlet Issued by the Australian Meat Board

The Independent · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 3

Dehorning of cattle is neglected in Australia. Information received from certain meat works indicates that no more than about 10 per cent…

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Wheat Exports Increase of 1,083,175 Bushels for 1936

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 16

Australian wheat exports in 1936 totalled 71,050,097 bushels, an increase of 1,083,175 bushels over the previous year. Figures released by…

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Yesterday's Wool Sales. Decline in Inferior Grades. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 2

Average and inferior grades of wool were in irregular demand at the wool sales to-day, and showed a decline of fully 5 per cent. on yesterday's levels…

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