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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

1,819 stories in Murray's papers · page 25 of 91

Decline in Sterling Loss For Australia Wool Sales to Britain Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 26 March 1940 · page 2

Amplifying his earlier criticism of the terms on which Australian wool was sold to Britain, Sir Hal Colcbatch former Agent General for…

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Price of Wheat Government Guarantee Wanted MR. F. H. Cullen’s Comments Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 26 March 1940 · page 2

The vice-president of the Australian Wheatgrowers’ Federation (Mr. F. H. Cullen) said to-day that it was necessary for wheatgrowers in this…

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Granya Junior Farmers Better Standard Being Achieved Modern Farming Methods Improving Holdings

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 26 March 1940 · page 6

At the annual held day of the Yonng Farmers’ Club at Granya, the number of stock entries was not so large as in previous years,…

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Sheep Sale at Corowa

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 27 March 1940 · page 2

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd Corowa, report holding a special sheep sale at Corowa on Wednesday, March 13, when they…

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[?] Hand Wool Packs

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 27 March 1940 · page 3

The Graziers’ Association has ex[?] the possibility of conserving [?] supply of wool packs to some [?] authority for resale to…

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Auctioneers’ Reports. Successful Finley Sheep Sale

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 27 March 1940 · page 3

Messrs Younghusband Limited and [?]E. Macpherson, agents in [?] report having held a very [?] successful [?]eep sale at Finley on…

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Lucerne for Sheep Grazing. Four Important Points in Management

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 27 March 1940 · page 4

Four cardinal points must be [?]served to secure the best results from grazing lucerne:— 1. Paddocks should be subdivided,…

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Irrigation Farming. With Special Reference to Wakool and Berrlquln Irrigation Districts. Home-made Equipment. For the Preparation of Limited Areas

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 27 March 1940 · page 4

Suitable Implements for preparing land for irrigation may be constructed on the farm at small cent, and are quite suitable and efficient where…

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Agricultural & Pastoral Notes Control of Sheep Tick

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 28 March 1940 · page 4

At times various loopholes for failure to satisfactorily deal with sheep tick have been shown to exist. A further one has now come…

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Bagged and Bulk Wheat Price Difference to be Paid to Farmers SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 28 March 1940 · page 2

The Slate Government has now decided to pay to wheat farmers who delivered wheat in bags to bulk heads and bulk grain sheds…

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Hand-feeding Sheep The Use of Hay

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 28 March 1940 · page 4

Experiments carried out at Nyngan and Trangie Experiment Farms in the feeding of sheep for long periods on cereal hay showed that sheep will…

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South African Wool Sales. Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 28 March 1940 · page 6

The Australian Woolgrowers’ Count to-day reports that a cablegram received from the Division of Economics and Markets, Pretoria. South Africa,…

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Lucerne for Sheep Grazing Four Important Points in Management

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 28 March 1940 · page 4

Four cardinal points must be observed to secure the best results from grazing lucerne:— 1. Paddocks should be subdivided…

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Wool and Sterling Mr. Cameron to Confer With Sir Hal Colebatch SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 28 March 1940 · page 3

The Minister for Commerce (Mr. Cameron) said to-day that he intended to confer with Sir Hal Colebatch. who recently pointed out that Australian…

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Fertiliser for Crops Rail Traffic Curtailed Companies Interview Minister Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 28 March 1940 · page 3

Representatives of a fertiliser company, whose requirements of trucks to send manures to farmers have been reduced by about 27…

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Helping the Farmer Expert Advice on Various Subjects Pastoral Hand-feeding of Sheep the Use of Hay

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 29 March 1940 · page 7

Experiments carried out at Nyngan and Trangie Experiment Farms in the feeding of sheep for long periods on cereal hay showed that sheep will…

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Postage on “Pastoral Times.”

The Pastoral Times · Friday 29 March 1940 · page 3

The postage required for this issue is. To Australia and New Zealand . . 1d. To United Kingdom via France . . 1d. To United Kingdom via All-Sea…

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Sheep Stolen in Transit

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 March 1940 · page 2

Fat stock salesmen at Flemington and representatives of companies which buy large numbers of stock in made at the Graziers' Conference last…

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Commercial Wagga Sheep Sale

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 March 1940 · page 1

Dalgety & Co. Ltd., Wagga Wagga report having held another most successful special sheep sale at Wagga, when they yarded 25,000 sheep to a…

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Australian Wheat Crowers’ Federation Annual Conference in Melbourne Stabilisation of Wheat Prices Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Friday 29 March 1940 · page 8

A resolution for the stabilisation of wheat prices and a restriction on wheat production after providing for Australia’s requirements, was…

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