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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1938

3,066 stories in Murray's papers · page 20 of 154

Germany Buys N.Z. Butter Auckland

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 17 February 1938 · page 1

The Minister for Marketing (Mr. Nash) announced to-day that arrangements had been made with Germany to take [?]…

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Sydney Wool Sales Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 17 February 1938 · page 4

Competition was fairly well maintained at the wool sales to-day for all descriptions at yesterday’s level of values. A noticeable feature was the…

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Commercial the Wheat Market Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 17 February 1938 · page 4

A private wheat agent in Sydney received the following cable from [?] to-day:“Unchanged: sold parcel South Australia, [?] 37/9;…

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Quality in Wheat In Relation to Market Requirements

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 17 February 1938 · page 4

Discussing at a recent conference of farmers the subject of quality of wheat in relation to market requirements and plant breeding…

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Important Wool Sales Minimum Reserves Suggested for Future Seasons. Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 17 February 1938 · page 2

Proposals to fix [?] reserve [?]for wool [?] seasons were submitted by Mr. Nock, M.H.R. (N.S.W.) to a special meeting of the…

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Australian Wool Exports Drop by £8,000,000 for Six Months Period Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 17 February 1938 · page 3

Australian wool exports for the first seven months of 1937-38 declined almost £8,000,000 in value compared with shipments for the corresponding…

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Pastoral Self-feeders for Sheep Carrying Capacity Greatly Increased

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 February 1938 · page 24

The carrying capacity of a holding could be increased by as much as fifty per cent, by the intelligent use of self feeders, said Mr. K. G. Howe, District…

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Australian Primary Industries Genesis of Wheat and Wool Wealth

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 February 1938 · page 6

When Governor Phillip established the first settlement at Sydney Cove on 26th January, 1758, one of his outstanding problems was that of making the newly-formed community self-sufficient. He had brought with him a number of cattle, sheep and pigs with the expectation that, in the…

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Wheat Movements

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 February 1938 · page 9

During January, the wheat market was comparatively quiet, but prices remained steady. Farmers sold freely early in the month, when the buying…

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Melbobuxis Wool Sales

Border Morning Mail · Friday 18 February 1938 · page 4

The N.Z.L. and M.A. Co. Ltd. have "received the following: wire from their .Melbourne office : "Offered 6642 sales; compared our previous sale,…

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Where the Sheep Are Offered

Border Morning Mail · Friday 18 February 1938 · page 8

A typical scene at the Albury sheep market on Wednesday. Buyers are assessing the value of a pen put up by the auctioneer…

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Helping the Farmer Expert Advice on Various Subjects Pastoral Fat Lambs for Export. the Ideal Product

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 18 February 1938 · page 3

The Ottawa Agreement had given Australia a quota of fat lambs on the English market which so far we had been unable to fill, said Mr. E. A…

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Sudan Grass Fatal Effect on Cattle

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 February 1938 · page 10

Following reports of cattle haying been poisoned after grazing oh Sudan grass, the Minister of Agriculture (Mr. Main), stated in Sydney that…

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The Wheat Market Sydney. Thrusday

Border Morning Mail · Friday 18 February 1938 · page 4

A private wheat agent in Sydney received the following cable from Broomhall to-day : "36/9; quiet: North American [?] reduced…

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Sydney" Wool Sales Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 18 February 1938 · page 4

[?] good general competition the market at to-day's wool sales ruled about on a par with yesterdays a [?] sold to 22nd…

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Melbourne Wool Sales Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Friday 18 February 1938 · page 4

Dalgety and Co. Ltd, submitted an average selection of 4300 bales to-day. The market was unchanged, compared with levels ruling in this centre earlie:…

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Commercial Melbourne Wool Sales Strong Japanese Competition

The Pastoral Times · Friday 18 February 1938 · page 4

The Commonewealth Wool and Produce Co. Ltd. report (15th February):— Sales were continued in Melbourne to-day, when we submitted a catalogue…

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Wool Can Be Sold No Extension of Season

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 February 1938 · page 44

Wool brokers and growers at a special conference at Melbourne this week decided that there would be no extension of the wool selling season…

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Late News (Special to the “Pastoral Times”) Harbor Tragedy Five More Bodies SYDNEY

The Pastoral Times · Friday 18 February 1938 · page 1

The bodies of five more victims of Sunday’s Harbor tragedy were recovered to-day. They were those of Dulcie Rasmussen (27), Betty Rasmussen…

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Restricting Wool Sales. Conference of Brokers and Growers. MELBOURNE

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 18 February 1938 · page 4

A conference of the National Council of the Wool Selling Brokers and the Australian Wool Growers Council decided that there should be no sales…

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