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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1938

3,066 stories in Murray's papers · page 26 of 154

Firm Market Rules for Wool

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 9

A very firm market ruled at Sydney wool sales on Monday, woll grown Hues being from par to 5 per cent, above last week's closing rates. There…

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Milk Wool an Italian Product

The Pastoral Times · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 3

-Of the new synthetic fibres which have. entered the textile markets the Italian milk wool, or Lanital, resembles natural wool the most closely, states the…

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25,000 Sheep to Be Offered at Goulburn

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 2

On Monday next, March 7, W. H. Wheatley will hold a very Important sale of 25,000 station-bred sheep, as per advertisement in this issue. Truck…

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Milk Wool How It Is Made

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 3

Of the new synthetic fibres which have entered the textile markets the Italian milk wool, or Lanital, resembles natural wool the most closely…

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Wool Averages 12.3d a Lb. Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 8

There was keen competition from sections of the Hade, and the [?] ruled very firm for all descriptions at full late rates at the wool…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Good Clearance Yesterday. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 4

The improvement reported on the previous day for well-grown wools was fully maintained, and on all other descriptions there was a tendency…

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Sheep on T.S.R. A P.W.P. Lessee Fined

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 2

In the Court of Petty Sessions, before the P.M., on Tuesday, Stanley Porter was charged, on summons, with being the owner of 320 sheep…

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Sydney Wool Sales. This Week's Average. SYDNEY. Thursday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 3

The average price of wool in Sydney for the first three days of this week was £14/14/9 per bale, or 12.3d. per lb…

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Australia's Wool. Sales for Eight Months. SYDNEY, Friday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 3

Statistics compiled by the National Council of the Wool Selling Brokers of Australia show that 774,081 bales of greasy and scoured wool were sold…

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Surprise Purchase of Wheat Large Quantities Taken by Russia Improved Prices

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 38

An encouraging event for wheat traders and fanners during the past week has been the sudden and entirely unexpected appearance of Russia in the…

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Keeping Up the Price of Wool Appraisement Scheme Proposed Risk of Market Slumps Would Be Lessened

Border Morning Mail · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 3

Last week the average price for wool at Sydney auctions, including a good proportion of light wool from clean districts, dropped to less than 1/ per lb. This and the violent fluctuations of successive seasons’ wool prices since Bawra was finalised in 1924, viz.. 16.4d., 19.5d., 16.4d.,…

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Bishop’s Call to District Anglicans Have Forgotten Their Church 60,000 in Goulburn Diocese Among the “Lost Sheep” [?]

Border Morning Mail · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 2

In the course of a Lenten natural letter to his people the Bishop of Goulburn (Dr. Burgmann) says; “We live in times of great disquiet…

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Wagga Farmers and Settlers Support for Marketing Scheme

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 38

The honorary secretary of the Euroa (Vic.) branch, of the Australian National Woolgrowers' Association and Publicity League (Mr. Robert Noye)…

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Selecting Dairy Cows Importance of Size and Constitution

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 37

Advice to the dairy farmer to purchase only cows of known production capacity would be quite sound if such cows were available in sufficient…

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Mitta Farmer's Death Body Carried Nine Miles

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 11

Mr. Raymond George Murtagh, aged 69 years, of Dartmouth, near Mitta Mitta, died suddenly while at work on his farm on Friday evening…

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Of Interest to Farmers

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 3

Mr. R. A. Boyle, MSc., who superintends the field work for the manufactures of Sulphate of Ammonia, and whose own demonstration and…

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Boy Leaves Farm Home Found Living in Cave Arrested for Housebreaking Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 5

When Colin Gasnier, 16, pleaded guilty at the Quarter Sessions to-tay to shop-breaking his mother alleged he had been ill-treated at the Gosford…

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Mother Alleges Son Was Ill-treated at Farm Home for Boys. Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 5

When Colin Gasnier, 16 pleaded guilty at Quarter Sessions to-day to shop breaking, his mother alleged that he had been ill-treated at Gosford…

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Bomb Explodes in Pigsty Farmer's Home Rocked Victim of Vendetta Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 4

.A home-made bomb exploded in a [?]on the farm owned by Mr. R. C. Langdon. onion grower, of Corooroke, near Colac,. to-day…

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Milk Wool

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 5 March 1938 · page 1

One of the new synthetic fibres which have entered the textile markets the Italian wool, or Lanital, resembles natural wool the most closely…

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