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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1938

3,066 stories in Murray's papers · page 46 of 154

Sydney Wool Sales. Market Slightly Better SYDNEY, Tuesday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 29 April 1938 · page 1

Wool prices advanced at yesterday's auctions, and were from par to 5 per cent, higher, as compared with the closing rates in Sydney before…

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Wool Average Down to 10.8d. a Lb. Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 29 April 1938 · page 4

Competition was well sustained to-day’s wool sales, and prices remained folly firm at yesterday’s level of values. Chief support…

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Emergency Buying of Wheat by Britain Helps Australia Government’s Action. Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 29 April 1938 · page 7

Mr. G. Walker, of the Lindley Walker What Company, referring today to the purchase of immense qualities of Australian wheat for its…

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Dairying in Times of Scarcity

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 April 1938 · page 24

To produce milk and butter fat to the maximum capacity of the cow, stall feeding in varying amounts is a necessity for practically the whole 12…

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Farm Implements £500,000 Factory for Geelong

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 April 1938 · page 11

Approximately £500,000 will be spent by the International Harvester Co. of Australia Ltd., in the establishment of farm implement…

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Shooting of Oaklands Farmer Murder Charge Laborer Sentenced to Death

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 April 1938 · page 15

Thomas Henry Mansell, a farm laborer, who had been charged with murdering Thomas Henry Dickins, a farmer, at Oaklands, near Berrigan, on…

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Agricultural Crop Rotation

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 April 1938 · page 24

In the age-old practice of agriculture in the Old Country succeeding years have always revealed new problems. It was not long, for instance…

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Helping the Farmer Expert Advice on Various Subjects Agricultural "Enemy of All Weeds." Dominating Character of Grazing Lucerne

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 29 April 1938 · page 3

Describing it as "the enemy of all weeds," Mr. K. G. Cam, Weeds Officer of the Department of Agriculture, in the course of a recent lecture to…

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Farm Training for Youths Facilities Provided by Department of Agriculture

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 April 1938 · page 4

An excellent demand exists for the employment of youths amongst farmers and graziers. It is required, however, that the youths shall have had…

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Yerong Creek Farmers and Settlers’ Social

Border Morning Mail · Friday 29 April 1938 · page 3

About 200 attended the annual social of the local branch of the Farmers and Settlers’ Association. Dancing and cards were enjoyed. The president…

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Wool Draft Allowance to Go Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 30 April 1938 · page 6

It was reported at a meeting of the executive committee of the Graziers’ Association to-day that all States would now [?] to issue…

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Butter Production N.S.W. Shortage Causes Alarm Stationary Elsewhere Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 30 April 1938 · page 5

Rain is required to assist the declining production of butter in N.S.W., which is now causing alarm, the Australian Dairy Produce Board reported…

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Moama Sheep Sale

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 3 May 1938 · page 2

Messrs. John McNamara and Co. Pty. Ltd., will hold a special sheep sale at Moama yards on Thursday next, May 5, for which 4000 sheep have already been…

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Melbourne Wool Auctions

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 3 May 1938 · page 1

The Melbourne Woolbrokers report that the average price realised for greasy wool sold Melbourne during the week ended 30th April, 1938. was…

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Alleged Wheat Stealing P.m. Gives Decision 9 Bags of Wheat Unclaimed

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 3 May 1938 · page 2

The adjourned case, in which James Francis Powell was charged with having on December 23, on the Corowa-Rennie road, near Ringwood, had…

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Commercial Wool Market Shows Improvement Commonwealth Wool and Produce Co. Report

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 3 May 1938 · page 2

The Commonwealth Wool and Produce, Co. Ltd. report (April 28, 1938) :— Sales were continues in Melbourne today when we submitted a catalogue of…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Market Unaltered. SYDNEY, Monday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 3 May 1938 · page 2

Competition was general at to-day's wool sales, though the Continental Section predominated, especially France. Values were fully firm on…

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Turning Back the Files... 10 Years Ago : (From the “Pastoral Times” March 30, 1928)

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 3 May 1938 · page 3

ATHLETIC SPORTS. — At the St. Patrick’s Day Club’s sports on Wednesday the gate receipts were £74/12/. The Sheffield Handicap was won by E. C…

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THE 1938 Wool Clip. Fall of £16,000,000. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 3 May 1938 · page 2

In a review of the wool season by a Sydney broker, it is estimated that including London sales, the returns for the 1937-38 season will amount to…

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Wheat Under a Cloud Dominated by Europe France May Buy Big SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 3 May 1938 · page 4

The immediate prospect of the wheat market is under a cloud, in the opinion of the Lindley Walker Wheat Co…

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