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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

1,819 stories in Murray's papers · page 19 of 91

Sheep Skin Sales Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 2 March 1940 · page 2

The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers’ Association reports that 37,678 sheep skins were offered for pale to-day. There was a strong demand for all…

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Wool-growers Alarmed Expert Recalled to Australia “Clip Being Held in Store” Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 2 March 1940 · page 6

At the direction of the Australian Wool Board. Dr. I. Clunics Ross (chairman of the International Wool Secretariat) is flying to…

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Biggest Wool Cheque for Six Years Adelaide

Border Morning Mail · Monday 4 March 1940 · page 6

This year South Australia will receive the biggest wool cheque for six year. according to figures released yesterday by the Government Statist…

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Australian Trade Agreement American Wool Men Oppose Extension Washington. March 2

Border Morning Mail · Monday 4 March 1940 · page 3

Wool manufacturers headed by Mr. Arthur Besse. president of the National Association. appeared before the Senate Finance Committee to oppose…

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Record Wheat Crop

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 5 March 1940 · page 3

Based on figures furnished to the Australian Wheat Board by licensed receivers, the wheat yield of Australia this season was a record. This was…

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Riverina Wheat Removals

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 5 March 1940 · page 2

Over half a million bushels of wheat were shipped from Riverina centres last week, it is the first real movement in wheat since the harvest…

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Using More Merino Wool

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 5 March 1940 · page 1

Wool circles in Melbourne are keenly interested m the cabled report that because of a scarcity of crossbred wools, larger quantities of merino wool are…

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Britain's Beet Farmers Record Crop of 500,000 Tons of Sugar

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 5 March 1940 · page 3

More than half Britain annual war-time requirements of sugar will be supplied this year by her own sugar beet industry, thanks to a…

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Japanese Freighters to Take Away Our Wheat Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 5 March 1940 · page 2

Japanese freighters in Australia and others on the way are expected to carry away by the end of the month half of the Australian wheat order,…

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Turning Back the Files... 10 Years Ago: (From the “Pastoral Times,” February 21, 1930)

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 5 March 1940 · page 2

DUCKS SCARCE.—The duck reason opened on Saturday, and many local parties travelled considerable distances to swamps and creeks, but met with…

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Shortage of Crossbreed Wool Britain's Huge Requirements Sydney, T[?] Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 5 March 1940 · page 2

Dr. Ian Cluines Ross. Australian representative of the International Wool Secretariat, in London, who arrived in Sydney by flying boat last…

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Sale of Wool to England Federal Government Criticised Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 5 March 1940 · page 2

To-day's meeting of the Australian Woolgrowers' Council, which met in Sydney, strongly criticised the Federal Government…

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No Crossbred Wool For Neutral Countries SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 4

The Australian representative of the International Wool Secretariat (Dr. Ian Clunies Ross), stated to-day that no crossbred wool which had been…

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Disposing of Our Wool Important Action Taken Growers’ Council Meets Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 3

A resolution seeking that in the event of wool producing costs increasing there should be inserted in the terms of the sale to Britain…

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Mr. Menzies at Opening Of Farmers’ Convention at Wangaratta Yesterday WANGARATTA

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 4

Over 400 visitors are in Wangaratta for the annual Farmers’ Convention, which was officially opened this afternoon by the State…

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Farmers and Settlers Culca[?] District Council Holds Annual Meeting MR. O. A. Twartz Again President

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 4

At the annual meeting of the Culcairn District Council of the Farmers and Settlers’ Association, which was held at Culcairn on Monday, the…

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Irrigation Farming. With special [?] and Berrigan [?]

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 4

From the [?] under the above heading, complied by Mr T.P. Taylor. Agricultural Instructor, and issued by the Department of…

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Fat Cattle Sales

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 March 1940 · page 2

Competition was Hendy yesterday for fat bullocks at Newmarket. Best prime drafts came from the Western and North-Eastern districts…

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Agricultural & Pastoral Notes a Serviceable Trough

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 7 March 1940 · page 4

The use of troughing for the hand feeding of sheep in time of drought has many advantages, particularly if the feed has been…

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More Wool Trouble

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 March 1940 · page 2

It was a foregone conclusion that there would be trouble for all concerned when the Menzies Government commandeered the Australian wool…

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