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Farming & the land, 1939

2,461 stories in Murray's papers · page 66 of 124

Deniliquin Sheep Sale

The Pastoral Times · Friday 14 July 1939 · page 1

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. Ltd. will conduct a special sheep sale at Deniliquin on Friday, July 28, when they will yard 7,500 high-class Northern bred…

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Wool Receipts Decline

The Pastoral Times · Friday 14 July 1939 · page 2

Wool sold in Australia m the 1938-39 season, which ended on June 30, realised £38,673,957, compared with £43,615,769 in the previous season, a…

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Wagga Cattle Sale Wagga

Border Morning Mail · Friday 14 July 1939 · page 4

Hit associated agents of Wagga report having held their fortnightly cattle sale to-day. There was a total of 2035 yarded, comprising 820 fats,…

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Riverina Graziers and a Wool Bounty

Border Morning Mail · Friday 14 July 1939 · page 4

A meeting of the Graziers’ Association of N.S.W. and Southern Riverina was held at Wagga yesterday, and referenee was made to the possibility…

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Plea for Wool Bounty Industry Has Many Handicaps

The Pastoral Times · Friday 14 July 1939 · page 3

Possibly the 1938-39 wool year, which has just closed, may in times to come be remembered not for the low range of values but for an official appeal, on behalf of the woolgrowing industry, to the Federal Government to provide a wool bounty…

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Wool Prices Rise in London London, July 12

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 July 1939 · page 1

Yesterday's substantial advance in wool prices was maintained to- day. There was heavy home competition to the virtual exclusion of…

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Bounty on Wool. What Graziers Ask. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 14 July 1939 · page 1

The Graziers Association of New South Wales, in an official statement, declared that there was some misunderstanding over the request for a…

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Turning Back The Files . . . 10 Years Ago: (From the “Pastoral Times,” July 9, 1929)

The Pastoral Times · Friday 14 July 1939 · page 2

LONG SERVICE MEDAL.—The Hon. T. J. Smith (president of the Board of Fire Commissioners) and other officials visited Deniliquin yesterday. After…

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London Wool Sales. Market Opens With Advance. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 14 July 1939 · page 1

The wool sales opened to animated competition. Merinos showed a five to seven and a half per cent. advance; crossbreds. fine, seven and a a half…

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Wheat Reaches Lowest Price Level Since 1592 LONDON, July 13

Border Morning Mail · Friday 14 July 1939 · page 4

Wheat futures in the Liverpool market for July to-day touched 3/7 7-8d per cental, which is stated to be the lowest price level since…

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Sales of Wheat Marketing Board Favoured Move by Growers Richmond

Border Morning Mail · Friday 14 July 1939 · page 2

Expressing the view that it was the most efficient means of securing a home stabilised price, the wheat section of the Agricultural…

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Get More Wool for Less Money Overseas Importers gain Australia’s Diminishing Cheque Canberra

Border Morning Mail · Friday 14 July 1939 · page 8

As a consequence of increased takings by [?]importing: countries, Australia exported nearly a quarter of a million more bales of…

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Sweating on Farms Victorian M.L.A.’s Allegations an Inquiry Sought Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Friday 14 July 1939 · page 8

“I am not making a general attack upon farmers, but a number of instances of gross Sweating has been brought under my notice. I suggest that the…

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Farmer Injured in Fall From Horse

The Pastoral Times · Friday 14 July 1939 · page 1

Mr. Charles Davies, the well-known farmer, of “Naringal,” Moonee Swamp road, met with severe injuries this week when he was thrown from a horse. He…

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Federal Pastoral Award

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 15 July 1939 · page 3

Application is to be made to the Commonwealth Arbitration Court for a variation of the Federal pastoral award in the direction of eliminating…

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Peculiar Sheep Disease

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 15 July 1939 · page 4

A peculiar condition in sheep has been reported by Mr F. H. Radburn, of Neville, says the 'Farmer and Settler". He recently killed about 30 6…

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Albury Sheep for South Africa

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 15 July 1939 · page 4

These 12 one-year-old Romney Marsh selected flock rams were purchased by Mr. N. A. Bowman (sheep and wool expert of the Department of Agriculture, Victoria), on behalf of the South African Government, for experimental purposes from Messrs. F. C. and N. L. Griffith. “Toonallook,” Albury, Twelve other rams were also bought on behalf of Victorian studs…

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Wool Bounty. Plea Being Considered

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 15 July 1939 · page 1

A Canberra message says that Commonwealth experts are carrying out an investigation into the Graziers' Federation's request for a bounty on…

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Wodonga Store Cattle Special: 2783 Yarded, 2056 Sold

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 15 July 1939 · page 5

John McNamara and Co., Melbourne, in conjunction with Farmers and Graziers’ Co-op. Co., Albury, report having conducted a special store cattle…

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Leaders of the Farmers

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 15 July 1939 · page 5

"Whoever knowingly or ignorantly promulgates doctrines that are unsound and destructive betrays the people. Ignorance is no excuse if there…

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