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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1938

3,066 stories in Murray's papers · page 62 of 154

Smaller Wool Clip Down 200,000 Bales This Year’s Estimate Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 9 June 1938 · page 3

A drop of 200,000 bales in the wool clip for the coming season was forecast to-day by the annual joint meeting of the National…

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Albury Common May Be Subdivided Council Considering 35 Little Farms Envisaged in Plan

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 9 June 1938 · page 1

Albury Council is considering a proposal to subdivide the common for purposes of settlement and recreation. If a plan drifted by…

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Pastoral Control of Worms in Sheep

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 June 1938 · page 24

District veterinary officers of the Department of Agriculture in the north and in the south are of the opinion that following the dry period…

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Facial Eczema in Sheep and Cattle Nature of Disease

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 June 1938 · page 26

In view of the marked interest shown regarding the occurrence in New Zealand of the condition of sheep and cattle known there as facial eczema…

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Zebu Cattle

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 June 1938 · page 13

"Sun and tick proof" is the description given to Zebu cattle by Mr. D. Wilson, who has just returned to Narrabri (N.S.W) from far northern…

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Pastoral Wages Another Angle on Them

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 10 June 1938 · page 5

For eight or nine days I listened to the case before the Arbitration Court dealing with the wages of pastoral workers…

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Phenomenal Dairy Cow Yields 734 Lb. of Butter-fat Under Test Conditions

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 June 1938 · page 13

Mornmoot Princess Madeira 3rd, a senior four-year-old Jersey, bred and owned by Mr. B. M. Chirnside, of Victoria, has completed another…

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Wheat Home Consumption Price

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 June 1938 · page 43

Replying to criticism of wheat production costs by the joint committee an tariff revision, the Country Party whip in the House of Representatives…

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Pastoral an Important Factor in Soil Fertility

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 10 June 1938 · page 3

Humus—the Hack or dark brown substance of vegetable origin which gives to surface soils a characteristic darker color as compared with the…

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Butter and Cheese. Prices Advanced. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 10 June 1938 · page 1

As from to-day the price of butter will be raised by a penny per lb.. and cheese ½d. The retail price of butter in Sydney will now be l/6½…

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Foot Lice in Sheep Need for Vigilance by Owners

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 10 June 1938 · page 3

The Chief Veterinary Surgeon of the Department of Agriculture directs attention to the prevalence of foot lice in sheep, and urges sheep-owners to…

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Wool Averages £12 a Bale Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 10 June 1938 · page 2

At the closing wool sale of the season to-day, the market, under good competition from the Continent and Japan ruled firm at late rates for all…

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Higher Butter Prices N.s.w. Country Party Leader's Support

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 June 1938 · page 13

The Acting Leader of the Country Party (Mr. H. V. Thorby) commented "upon the absence of any means of determining the cost of protective as…

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150,000 Housewives’ Campaign Against Butter Price Rise Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 10 June 1938 · page 5

The Federal president of the Housewives’ Association (Mrs. Gleneross) said to-day that 150,000 members of the organisation were rallying solidly…

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Sheep Show in Sydney Breeders' Good Response 968 Entries Received

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 June 1938 · page 31

Studmasters were faced with great difficulties during the past year and many had to adopt hand-feeding of sheep in the dry period, which many…

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Falling Wool Bales Boy Cyclist Killed Sydney

The Pastoral Times · Friday 10 June 1938 · page 1

An unknown boy, aged about 13, met with a terrible death today. He was riding at the rear of a lorry laden with wool when three or four bales…

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Dairying Industry Farmers and Families Sweated for Community's Needs

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 June 1938 · page 30

Following recent statements at the meeting of Keilor Shire Council regarding sweating in the dairying industry, remarkable allegations were…

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Home Wheat Price Tariff Committee's Views High Working Costs

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 June 1938 · page 37

The Joint Committee for Tariff Revision issued a statement commenting on the proposal that a special meeting of the Federal Agricultural Council…

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Turning Back the Files... 10 Years Ago: (From the “Pastoral Times” May 29, 1928)

The Pastoral Times · Friday 10 June 1938 · page 3

PERSONAL. — Mr. H. A. Lindsay Field, of Warbreccan, who recently underwent a serious operation at Deniliquin Hospital, was removed from the…

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Credits for Wool Questions in Senate Tone of Reply Resented

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 June 1938 · page 28

On the adjournment of the Federal Senate, Senator Leckie (V.) expressed strong resentment at the language in which a reply was couched to a…

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