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Farming & the land, 1937

1,874 stories in Murray's papers · page 34 of 94

Orgin of the [?] Dingo Strain in Our Famous Sheep Dogs

The Independent · Monday 17 May 1937 · page 3

Interesting information rating the development of our famous sheep dogs—the Kelpie and the P[?]is given in the following article, written…

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"Round the Clock" Wheat Sowing Value of Mechanical Appliances

The Independent · Monday 17 May 1937 · page 2

Wheatgrowers throughout the State will lose no time in sowing the maximum acreage as soon as a substantial rain occurs. Modern machinery…

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Farmers Tragic Death Fall From Fertiliser Spreader

The Independent · Monday 17 May 1937 · page 3

Albert Brain, a well known farmer of Wagga, sustained fatal injuries in an accident on his property, at Lake Albert…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 18 May 1937 · page 1

As the usual clearing up wool sales will be held in Melbourne on June 1 and 2, growers who wish to have their wools included are urged to forward…

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Commercial Melbourne Clearing-up Wool Sales

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 18 May 1937 · page 4

As the usual clearing-up wool sales will be held in Melbourne on 1st and 2nd June, growers who wish to have their wools included are urged to…

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Turning Back the Files . . . 10 Years Ago: (From the “Pastoral Time’s,” May 6, 1927)

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 18 May 1937 · page 2

DEATH.—A former well-known resident, Mrs. Treloar, died in Hay on Saturday. She had reached the great age of 86 years. She was the widow of the…

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Price of Wheat Stabilisation Plan Export Bonus Payment

The Independent · Thursday 20 May 1937 · page 3

At a meeting of Horsham branch of the Victorian Wheatgrowers' Association, Mr. L. R. Rodda, of Warrack-nabeal, vice-president of the…

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Noted Dairy Farmer Killed by Car

The Independent · Thursday 20 May 1937 · page 2

Mr. James Cumming 74, a well-known dairy farmer, of Flora Hill. Bendigo, died after toeing struck by a car in Mitchell street, Bendigo Mr…

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Farmer Found Shot Tragedy at Henty

The Independent · Thursday 20 May 1937 · page 3

John Frederick Charles Damschke, 59, farmer, was found dead about 100 yards from his home on Tuesday, with a gunshot wound in the head…

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Pastoral Sowing Pastures

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 May 1937 · page 24

The actual sowing of the seed should be accomplished carefully and thoroughly. Usually the seed is sown on the surface of the soil and covered…

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Wheat Yield

The Pastoral Times · Friday 21 May 1937 · page 4

The total Victorian production of Wheat is estimated at 42,485,000 bushels, from 2,394,000 acres giving an average yield of 17.9 bushels to the acre. A…

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Wheat Review

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 May 1937 · page 28

OVERSEA markets were influenced by the relatively small surpluses in the principal exporting countries and the crop conditions in some of the…

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Wool Classing

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 May 1937 · page 1

Farmers, intending to Lake up the intensive two weeks' course in wool classing commencing at the Wangaratta Technical School on Monday…

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Increased Activity in Cattle Trade

The Pastoral Times · Friday 21 May 1937 · page 4

Increased activity in the cattle trade is indicated in the annual report of the abattoirs and cattle markets committee to be presented to the Melbourne…

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Dalgety's Special Sheep Sale at Wagga

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 May 1937 · page 45

Again the popularity of the company's special sales by buyers and sellers was was exemplified on Saturday last, 15th inst., when 20,000…

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The Wheat Crop Sow Only Early-maturing Varieties Late in the Season

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 21 May 1937 · page 1

As much depends upon the time that wheat is sown as upon the variety that is sown, points out a departmental pamphlet…

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Little Rain in Wheat Areas

The Pastoral Times · Friday 21 May 1937 · page 4

Practically no rain fell in the Mallee and the northern Wimmera in the 24 hours ended yesterday. A few points of rain were recorded in those districts…

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World's Wheat Market Given Confidence

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 May 1937 · page 47

"The improved demand for Australian wheat an the United Kingdom and the purchase of about 12 cargoes of Australian wheat by Germany, as…

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Drenching of Sheep Danger of Hurried Methods

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 21 May 1937 · page 6

Attention was recently drawn to the undesirable results following the use of various mechanical drenching appliances with nicotine…

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Wool Clip £60,000,000 Estimate

The Pastoral Times · Friday 21 May 1937 · page 1

The general manager of Younghusband. Ltd. (Mr. W. G. Berrill) said at the annual meeting of shareholders in Melbourne this week that he final…

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