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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1939

2,461 stories in Murray's papers · page 85 of 124

Pastoral Foot-rot in Sheep Method of Treatment

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 8 September 1939 · page 8

Referring in a recent report to the decreasing incidence of foot-rot in sheep as a result of the drier conditions, the Chief Veterinary Surgeon of…

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Riverina Wheat Crop

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 September 1939 · page 5

As a result of the constant rain experienced in the south-west, it is estimated that the Riverina Wheat corp will be reduced by 97,223 [?] and…

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Stud Sheep Sale

The Pastoral Times · Friday 8 September 1939 · page 1

Powles and Crowe will sell a number of stud sheep on account of various well-known breeders at Deniliquin Show on Wednesday next…

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Sheep for Victoria

The Pastoral Times · Friday 8 September 1939 · page 1

A special train of 44 trucks of sheep bought in Deniliquin district was despatched from the local station yesterday afternoon for Werribee , where the…

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Sheep Fall Into River

The Pastoral Times · Friday 8 September 1939 · page 1

The repair work at the Edward River bridge necessitates restricting traffic to half the width of the bridge. Through the guard rails not being…

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Feed Wheat Being Held Poultry Farmers Complain Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 September 1939 · page 5

Poultry farmers are complaining that they are unable to buy feed wheat for their flocks, although the price they are offering at 2/11 7-8 is the…

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Wagga Sheep Sales Wagga

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 September 1939 · page 4

The associated agents of Wagga report having held their fortnightly sal[?] sheep to-day. A total of 8940 was penned, comprising 3210 fats…

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Experimental Farm to Be Established at Corowa Wool Board Grants

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 September 1939 · page 5

The Australian Wool Board has announced that the following grants had been made: £1200 to the Waite Agricultural Research Institute,…

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Butter Factory Small Profit for Year

The Pastoral Times · Friday 8 September 1939 · page 2

A small profit is disclosed in the accounts of Deniliquin Butter Factory for the year’s operations ended 30th June, after writing off £161 for…

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Agricultural Control of Wheat Diseases

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 8 September 1939 · page 8

Success in crop production is in a large measure proportionate to the success with which the diseases to which the crop is subject are…

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Wool Sales at Albury Cancelled

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 September 1939 · page 5

As a result of the British Government's purchase of the whole Australian wool dip during the war period, the wool sales at Albury, as in other…

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Wheat Up 2½d a Bushel Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 September 1939 · page 4

No business in wheat was transacted in Sydney to-day, but the market nominally advanced 2¼d per bushel, following further sharp rises in…

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The Wool Clip 6,111 Bales To Railway

The Pastoral Times · Friday 8 September 1939 · page 1

The wool loading season is at its peak at Deniliquin railway station This week nearly 2000, bales have been received into the goods sheds…

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Australia's Wool. British Government to Purchase CANBERRA

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 September 1939 · page 1

The British Government will purchase the entire Australian wool clip during the war, and a central wool committee has been appointed by the…

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Bags, Sacks, and Wool Packs Exportation Ban Canberra

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 September 1939 · page 5

A proclamation was issued to-day prohibiting the Exportation without the consent of the Minister for Customs of bags, sacks, woolpacks of jute,…

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"Britain's Purchases of Our Wool Will Instil Greatest Confidence" Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 September 1939 · page 4

The prompt purchase of the Australian wool clip by the British Government would instil the greatest confidence, said the president of the…

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Wool Growers May Get 1/3 A I.B. for Their Product Canberra

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 September 1939 · page 5

Preliminary arrangements for the disposal of the Australian wool clip to Great Britain were meeting of the Central Wool…

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Dairying Winter Feed Abundant This Season But What About Next?

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 September 1939 · page 6

In most dairying districts winter feed was more abundant this year than for some considerable time. It will be interesting to examine, when…

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Infested Sheep

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 9 September 1939 · page 3

At the Hay Police Court on Monday, George P. Wiggins was charged with having driven lice infested sheep along a road and was fined £2 with 8/…

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Value of Wool

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 9 September 1939 · page 4

The opinion that natural wool fibre would never be duplicated by chemists was expressed by Mr C. E. Cowley chief instructor in wool at the East…

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