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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1938

3,066 stories in Murray's papers · page 42 of 154

Dairying Handling of Separated Milk Need for Improved Facilities

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 April 1938 · page 25

The method of handling separated milk at the dairy varies considerably. Some farmers run this milk into old cans standing alongside the separator…

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The Farm Home Need Not Be Wasted

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 April 1938 · page 25

The housewife often finds that milk goes sour, but it need nA be wasted, for it can be utilised in the making of sour-milk cheese. If it is not thick…

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Farmers Carting Water Mandamah, via Ariah Park

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 April 1938 · page 20

Dear Uncle,—I have read many interesting letters in the Page lately, and I know a girl who won an honor letter. She is "Spirit of Fun," and she goes…

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Unemployed Farm Labourers. A Pressing Problem. Action by Carrathool Council

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 15 April 1938 · page 2

The question of unemployment among farm labourers and share farmers in the Rankin's Springs and neighbouring districts was…

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Loans to Farmers Fodder Campaign Urged Fund of £1 Million Suggested Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 16 April 1938 · page 10

A State-wide fodder conservation campaign assisted by loans to farmers to enable them to establish reserves of fodder was urged at the…

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Battered to Death Farmer’s Body Found Lonely Farm-house Tragedy Wellington (N.z.)

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 16 April 1938 · page 6

Battered to death with a sledge hammer, the body of Francis A. Lee, 48, was found this morning in a lonely farm house at Hinley In the Otago…

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Hundreds Collapse in Show Ground Rush Farmer Drops Dead Enormous Crowd Attends Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 18 April 1938 · page 3

Hundreds coll[?] and many were injured when huge crowds stormed the stands at the Royal Agricultural Show Ground last…

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Farmer Made Sure He Would Die Brisbane

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 19 April 1938 · page 2

Police investigating the death of Jesse Emery, 34, farmer of Mulgeldie, between Maryborough and Gympie, believe that ha set fire to a stack of…

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Rotation in Wheat Growing. Detrimental Effeots [?] One-crop Farming

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 20 April 1938 · page 2

Throughout the wheat [?] there was a tendency on the [?] many of the more progressive [?] to change ever their [?]…

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Still Time for Rain to Save Wheat Crops Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 20 April 1938 · page 5

The chief instructor of the Department of Agriculture (Mr. H. C. Stenning) said to-day that there was still [?] time for rain to save this…

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Good Demand for Sheep and Lambs Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 20 April 1938 · page 2

About 24,000 sheep and lambs, which were held over from last Thursday owing to an industrial dispute at Homebush, were offered at…

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Skin Disease Kills Sheep and Cattle Wellington (N.z.)

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 21 April 1938 · page 2

Farmers in the Auckland district are facing a heavy toss as the result of the spread of eczema anions sheep and cattle. Already many animals…

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Agricultural & Pastoral Notes

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 21 April 1938 · page 4

These notes are issued every week by direction of the Honorable the Minister for Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of…

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Fat Cattle Sales Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 21 April 1938 · page 4

At Newmarket to-day 1725 fat bullocks were entered, an increase of 160 on last sale day. Competition was very keen from the outset and…

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Wild Dogs Kill Cattle Graziers Seek Price on Head

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 21 April 1938 · page 6

TAKES ENTRANCE, Wednesday. Graziers are seeking a Government bounty of £5 a head on wild dogs which are causing heavy…

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Sydney Royal Show District Studs Successful in Cattle Classed

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 21 April 1938 · page 3

Bundure and Coonong studs were successful exhibitors in the Red Poll and Shorthorn cattle classes resectively at last week's Sydney…

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Preparing for War Politicians Here Active Wool Supplies for Britain Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 21 April 1938 · page 5

Inquiries are being made by the Commonwealth Government to ascertain what Great Britain Is doing in connection with the storage of wool…

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Farmers Arms Hotel, Tocumwal

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 21 April 1938 · page 3

Thos. Kelly (licensee), William James Deakin (owner). 1.—Demolish the whole of the existing licensed premises and erect…

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Brocklesby Farmers Meeting of the Association Sunday Sport and Other Matters

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 21 April 1938 · page 3

At the annual meeting of Brocklesby Farmers and Settlers’ Association, the election of office-bearers resulted : President, Mr. H. A. Severin;…

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Pastoral Hand-feeding of Sheep. Scrub As an Emergency Fodder

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 3

The varieties of native scrub and trees available for feeding stock in drought depend on the districts affected. Probably the best known are…

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