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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1938

3,066 stories in Murray's papers · page 63 of 154

Australian Sheep for Japan 15,000 to Go This Year Tokyo, June 1

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

The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is importing 15,000 Australian and New Zealand sheep this year. They will be distributed among the…

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Albury Wool Sales Younghusband Limited. Average Selection Offered; Top Price 14d

Border Morning Mail · Friday 10 June 1938 · page 2

Younghusband Ltd., Albury, report having held their mid-winter wool sale yesterday, when they submitted approximately 500 bales und…

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Boy's Fearful Death. Crushed by Bales of Wool. SYDNEY, Friday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 10 June 1938 · page 3

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

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Wool Dispute Abolition of Draft Allowance "Vote Catching" Alleged London, June 4

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

Reports that Australia is proceeding with the abolition of the draft allowance on wool, despite the proposed boycott, have disappointed the…

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Wheat Shortage in Manchukuo Japan Sends 1,500,000 SACKS Tokio, June 3

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 June 1938 · page 15

The Domei Press Agency says the Manchukuo Government is importing 1,500,000 sacks of Japanese wheat, in order to relieve the present shortage…

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Draft Allowance on Wool. The F. and S. on the Controversy. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 10 June 1938 · page 1

The general secretary of the Farmers, and Settlers' Association, Mr. W. C. Cambridge, M.L.C. commenting on the further cabled protests…

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Stabilisation Scheme Minimum Reserve Price Farmers and Settlers' Views

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 June 1938 · page 14

Support of the wool stabilisation scheme proposed by Mr. H. K. Nock, M.P., was unanimously reaffirmed by the Farmers and Settlers' Association's…

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Bureau for Research Forecasting the Seasons Interest to Farmers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 June 1938 · page 14

A new scientific service for the man on the land will begin with the direction by the Minister for the Interior (Mr. M'Ewen), for the establishment…

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Farmers Perplexed by Relief Act Provisions Employment of Sons

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

A report from Parkes (N.S.W.) states that a belief that farmers, under the Relief Act, had to employ neighbors' sons, because they were not permitted…

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Dairy Industry High Costs of Production

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 June 1938 · page 2

Alarmed by increased production costs in the dairy industry, the Country party decided, this week to press for an official inquiry. It will suggest…

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Farmers and Graziers

Border Morning Mail · Friday 10 June 1938 · page 2

Farmers and Graziers’ Co-op. Co,, Albury, held their clearing up sale of crutchings and oddments yesterday. A representative Catherine of buyers…

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The Sheep Were Lucky !

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 11 June 1938 · page 10

It was lucky for the sheep that they were not in this truck when it struck the wall of the Central Hotel and tore the tray off. The sheep had been unloaded just prior to the accident…

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Maltese Farmer Gaoled for Using Gun Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 11 June 1938 · page 2

At Parramatta Quarter Sessions today Joseph Micallef, [?], a Maltese poultry farmer and gardener, of Pendle Hill, who was found guilty of…

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Rex Chosen to Win at the Farm Prospects Are Very Bright Highborn Ready to Do Best Cid, Dimples and Brigand Each Should Score

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 11 June 1938 · page 8

Punters can quite reasonably look forward to a more profitable day’s proceedings at Warwick Farm to-day than was the case a week ago when some long-priced propositions were to the fore. The chief sprint of the day last week went to a long-priced…

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Prospects for To-day at Moonee Valley, Warwick Farm and Chiltern on Monday Flavikin to Open His Account To-day Adelaide Hurdler a Star Othello to Beat Sprinters Beau Ham and Silver Reign

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 11 June 1938 · page 8

Flavikin, Adelaide’s hope for the Grand National Hurdle, is expected to open his winning account in Melbourne at Moonee Valley to-day. Although only a trial hurdle, eight of the acceptors for the Windarra Hurdle, are engaged in the G.N. Hurdle, while the top weight, Barnum, is an…

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Sheep-farming in Korea Tokio, June 12

Border Morning Mail · Monday 13 June 1938 · page 1

The Domei Newsagency stated that the Nippon Woollen Textile Company intends establishing a sheep farm in the province of Korea with 500…

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American Wheat Crop Washington, June 10

Border Morning Mail · Monday 13 June 1938 · page 4

The Department of Agriculture has forecast a winter wheat crop of 700,00,000 bushels, compared with the estimate of 754,000,000 bushels last month…

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Against Boycott But Housewives to Tackle Government Price of Butter Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 13 June 1938 · page 1

Although an official boycott of butter to fight the increase of 1d. a lb. in the retail price is not considered necessary by the Housewives’…

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U.S.A. Wants to Sell Wheat Washington, June 12

Border Morning Mail · Monday 13 June 1938 · page 4

Mr. Roosevelt has ordered a comprehensive study of European wheat supplies and needs, in the hope of finding an outlet for part of the huge…

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Elderly Farmer’s Body Found in Hut Bullet In His Forehead [?] Also Cut

Border Morning Mail · Monday 13 June 1938 · page 4

The body of William Wild, 78, farmer. of Lake Albert, near Wagga, was found lying on the floor of his hut yesterday morning. He had a…

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