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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1939

2,461 stories in Murray's papers · page 60 of 124

Less Wheat Sown Acreage Drop in N.S.W Marketing Director’s Comments Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 29 June 1939 · page 3

The Director of Marketing- (Mr. A, A. Watson), in a statement to-day, said it was estimated that the area sown to wheat (for hay and grain)…

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N.S.W. Supports Proposed Wheat Announcement by Mr. Stevens Prices at Lowest Ebb Premier’s Hopes For a Recovery SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 29 June 1939 · page 2

After a careful review the N.S.W. Government has decided to co-operate with the Commonwealth Government in its negotiations for an international agreement pa the export of wheat. In making the announcement…

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Machinery on the Farm Modern Progress

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 29 June 1939 · page 3

Considerably larger corps are now produced by a rural population which is much smaller than was the case 50 years ago, due to…

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Pastoral Winter Shelter for Sheep Value of Trees

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 30 June 1939 · page 3

During the winter, more particularly towards the latter part, heavy loss is commonly enough brought about in colder districts through lack of…

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Wagga Cattle Sales

Border Morning Mail · Friday 30 June 1939 · page 6

There was a total of 2153 yarded, comprising 600 fats and 1508 stores, and 45 dairy cattle, at Wagga yesterday. The fats comprised a good…

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Wangaratta Cattle Sale

Border Morning Mail · Friday 30 June 1939 · page 6

Yesterday's cattle market at Wangaratta was well supplied with a big yarding of dairy cattle. Store cattle found little sale…

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Stabilising Wheat Price

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 June 1939 · page 6

The Now South Wales State Government will co-operate with the Commonwealth Government in negotiations for an international…

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Brisbane Wool Sales

Border Morning Mail · Friday 30 June 1939 · page 6

Dalgety and Company Ltd., Albury, report having received the following wire from their Brisbane branch: “Wool sales offered 10,000 bates; sold…

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Commercial Wodonga Special Cattle Sale

The Pastoral Times · Friday 30 June 1939 · page 1

JOHN McNAMARA & CO. Pty. Ltd. report: — A splendid quality penning of 1,916 principally well-bred Hereford and…

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The Sheep Importance To Australia

The Pastoral Times · Friday 30 June 1939 · page 5

“The sheep breeding industry is the one and; only Australian industry It-is something we have evolved ourselves, at any rate so far as the merino sheep…

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Cattle Lifting Rife in Grafton District

The Pastoral Times · Friday 30 June 1939 · page 5

“Cattle stealing in the Grafton (North Coast) district is as serious as ever” said Mr. F. Maxwell at a meeting of Grafton Pastures Protection Board…

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Sheep Stealing Rife Suspected Mutton Charge

The Pastoral Times · Friday 30 June 1939 · page 2

At Leeton, Mr. Harris, P.M.. stated that as sheep stealing was rife throughout the district- he would.be failing in. responsibility if. he -dealt with…

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Sheep Drive for School of Arts

The Pastoral Times · Friday 30 June 1939 · page 2

A meeting of the committee-[?] Pilliga School of Arts decided ganise a sheep drive to augment Five collectors have been…

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Sheep Classing the Opportunity Afforded Before Shearing

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 June 1939 · page 6

While the practice of sheep classing the grading of the breeding flock and selection of sires for use in mating with the object of Improving the…

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Sheep Are Like Women Difficulty of Telling Age

The Pastoral Times · Friday 30 June 1939 · page 2

“Sheep are like modern women— you cannot tell their age by their looks”, said Mr Otway Falkiner, at the annual meeting of the N.S.W. Sheep…

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Artificial Sheep Breeding Experiments in N.s.w

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 June 1939 · page 6

If results of practical experiments, recently carried but on stud sheep stations prove as successful as expected it is not…

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Control of Wheat Exports States’ Views Sought

The Pastoral Times · Friday 30 June 1939 · page 5

The Commonwealth Government has asked the State Governments to inform it whether they think Australia should co-operate in an international…

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The Sheep Sales. High Prices on Wednesday. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 30 June 1939 · page 3

A special stud ram, bred at Bundemar, Stud, Trangie, was sold to-day at the annual sheep fair at the show-ground for 710 guineas. It was bought…

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Merino Stud Sheep. The Embargo on Export. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 30 June 1939 · page 4

Although the N.S.W. Graziers Association had not requested the imposition of the export embargo on stud sheep, it had supported it, after the…

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£50,000 Changes Hands at Sydney Sheep Sales Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 June 1939 · page 5

By the time the Sydney sheep sales finish at Sydney Showground to-day, more than £50,000 will hare changed hands between sellers and…

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