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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1939

2,461 stories in Murray's papers · page 80 of 124

Walla Sheep Sales

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 24 August 1939 · page 2

Younghusband Ltd, Albury and Walla, yesterday held a special sheep sale at Walla, when despite the extreme weather conditions, they penned…

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Wool Market Tendencies

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 24 August 1939 · page 4

Wool market tendencies are encouraging, says the Australian, Mercantile, Land and Finance Co. Ltd. Mill activity is reported to be…

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Newmarket Cattle Sales Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 24 August 1939 · page 2

At Newmarket. to-day’ .1935 fat bullocks were listed, a decrease of 110. quality of the offering was well suited to trade requirements, and…

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Wheat Stabilisation Meeting at Corowa

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 24 August 1939 · page 2

A meeting to discuss wheat industry stabilisation plans to be held at Corowa to-morrow, promises to be the biggest meeting ever held at Corowa…

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1938-39 Wool Season Results Disappointing, Says Dalgeiys Review Low Values Throughout

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 24 August 1939 · page 4

The results to producers from the wool auctions of the 1938-39 selling season were again definitely disappointing, says Dalgety’s annual wool…

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Move to Reduce Wheat Acreage "A Policy of Despair" Vital Formula Prepared Australia's Production to Stand Still Canberra

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 24 August 1939 · page 6

A formula for the limitation of wheat sowings to existing areas has been prepared by Commonwealth and State officials, who have been…

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Husband and Wife Dead in Farm Tragedy Bordertc-wn

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 24 August 1939 · page 1

With gunshot wounds in the head and two cups of poison nearby, the bodies of Robert S. Burford, aged 26, and his wife, Doris Burford, aged 25,…

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Czech Farmer, Hunted by Gestapo, Reaches Aus- Tralia Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 24 August 1939 · page 4

Because he was a democratic leader Ferdinand Klinger, who arrived in Sydney to-day by the Otranto, had been hunted all over Czechoslovakia by the…

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Sheep “Lost His Wool.”

The Pastoral Times · Friday 25 August 1939 · page 2

Charged with attempted sheep stealing, Claude Wells told the magistrate at Whakatane (N.Z.) court that the sheep had attacked him and rolled him…

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Monthly Sheep Market

The Pastoral Times · Friday 25 August 1939 · page 4

The associated stock agents will yard sheep in the local yards on Thursday, September 7 (monthly sheep sale). Already entered are 150 first Romney…

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Commercial. Deniliquin Sheep Sale

The Pastoral Times · Friday 25 August 1939 · page 4

Fifteen thousand splendid quality sheep have been entered for Goldsbrough Mort and Co.’s special sale at Deniliquin on Thursday, August 31…

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Wheat Prospects. (To the Editor)

The Pastoral Times · Friday 25 August 1939 · page 1

Sir,—What about the wheat prospects? It seems to me that time is being dragged out in the negotiations with the Governments. Either it is…

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Wheat Industry Stabilisation Act, 1938

The Pastoral Times · Friday 25 August 1939 · page 2

The Commissioners of the [?] Bank of New South Wales desire [?] to remind wheatgrowers, who [?] apply for assistance under th[?]…

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Help for Wheat Farmers Mr. Mair and Menzies Plan Not Committed to It, He Says Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 25 August 1939 · page 9

The hope -feat at the next meeting of the Prefers, Premiers, a common basis would be reached between the States so as to lessee the severity of the loss…

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Turning Back The Files . . . 10 Years Ago: (From the “Pastoral Times,” August 20, 1929)

The Pastoral Times · Friday 25 August 1939 · page 2

NEW BALCONY.—The tender of Mr W. J. Caddy has been accepted for building a new balcony at the Bank of Commerce…

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The Wool Clip. 2,800 Bales Sent By Rail

The Pastoral Times · Friday 25 August 1939 · page 4

With the shearing season well adduced in the district, loadings of wool at Deniliquin railway station are being steadly maintained, despite the bad…

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Stabilising Wheat. Mr. Menzies Defends Proposals. “Doing Utmost to Help.”

The Pastoral Times · Friday 25 August 1939 · page 4

The Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies), on Tuesday, at Canberra, said that some form of levy on the proceeds of wheat sales when the price was high…

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New Season's Wool Market Conditions Bright First Sale Next Monday Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 25 August 1939 · page 4

Woolbrokers expect that satisfactory competition will be experienced at the opening of the new season's wool sales in Sydney next Monday…

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Wool Consignments

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 26 August 1939 · page 2

Since the beginning of the season 2500 bales of wool have been consigned from Balranald railway station to Melbourne…

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Wool Market Tendencies

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 26 August 1939 · page 4

Wool market tendencies are encouraging, says the Australian Mercant[?] Land and Finance Co. Ltd. Mill activity is reported to be satisfactory in…

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