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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

1,819 stories in Murray's papers · page 27 of 91

Melbourne Wool Appraisements

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 4 April 1940 · page 2

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. Ltd. report having submitted an attractive catalogue of 4755 bales this week. Included in other district wools war the…

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Second Hand Wool Packs

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 4 April 1940 · page 3

The Graziers Association has examined the possibility of conserving the supply of wool packs by ensuring the return of used packs…

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Wodonga Now a Sheep Selling Centre

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 4 April 1940 · page 2

In the six mouths ending March 31, 70,073 head of stock were yarded at sales in Wodonga saleyards. Of this number 64,562 were sold, and fees…

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Wool Shrinkage Problem New Process Evolved Work of Sydney Scientists

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 4 April 1940 · page 1

A new process for the prevention of shrinkage in wool has been evolved by two Sydney research chemists…

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Australia’s Wool Clip Growers Will Receive £57,000,000 MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 4 April 1940 · page 2

Referring to Australia’s wool position, a statement issued by the Commonwealth Department of Information says:…

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Wheat Surplus Staggering Figures of Survey Average Acreage Practically the Same Rome. April 3

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 4 April 1940 · page 6

The International Institute of Agriculture, in its survey on wheat, states that there was an aggregate decrease of 18,000,060 acres in…

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Farmers and Settlers Meeting of Culcairn Branch Officers for the Ensuing Year Elected

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 4 April 1940 · page 4

The president, Mr. W. C. Lilford. presided at the general and annual meetings of the Culcairn branch of the Farmers and Settlers’…

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Wheat Farmers Must Get Their Fertiliser

Border Morning Mail · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 4

By dislocating industry and railway services throughout the Commonwealth the miners could not have chosen a more opportune time than the present…

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Butter, Margarine and Dripping

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 3

Considerable anxiety is being felt by people associated with the dairying, industry in Australia and New Zealand, an well as in other countries…

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Control of Sheep Tick

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 4

At times various loopholes for failure to satisfactorily deal with sheep tick have been shown to exist. A further one has not come to light (wirites…

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Sheep Sale at Tocumwal

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 4

The largest number of store sheep on account of one owner this season was submitted on Thursday last at Tocumwal when Mr. V. A. Bowman…

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Commercial Melbourne Sheep Sales

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 4

At the Newmarket sales on Tuesday 230[?] trucks and 6585 by road were drawn for an increase of 7500 on last Tuesday. The quality of the…

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Wagga Cattle Sale Wagga

Border Morning Mail · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 4

The associated agents of Wagga report having held their usual fortnightly cattle sale to-day. A total of 652 was yarded comprising [?] fats,…

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Commercial Good Clearance of Sheep

The Pastoral Times · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 1

THE DENILIQUIN ASSOCIATED AGENTS held their monthly sheep sale yesterday to a large attendance of local buyers. A big proportion of the…

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Helping the Farmer Expert Advice on Various Subjects Pastoral Hoary Cress Serious Pest of Cultivation Land

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 6

Hoary cress is a weed native to Europe, but now common in most agricultural belts in the temperate countries of the world. The name…

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Second-hand Wool Packs

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 3

The Graziers' Association has examined the possibility of conserving the supply of wool packs by ensuring the return of used packs to some…

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South African Wool Sales Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 6

The Australian Woolgrowers’ Council stated to-day that of the 11,750 bales of wool offered in South African Markets since March 19, 8750 bales were…

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Artifical Wool Certain to Come, Says Chemist

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 5

Only the limitations of present-day chemistry prevent the manufacture of fibres having the essential molecular, stricture of wool…

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British Wool Control Criticism in House of Lords Scottish Farmers Anxious About Market Land Would Fall Derelict; Many Would be Ruined LONDON, April [?]

Border Morning Mail · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 8

The Earl of Montrose, sneaking in the House of Lords, criticised the Wool Control, and asked whether producers would be adequately…

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Wool Appraisements Eighteen Per Cent. of Clip Remains to Be Dealt with Australia's Record Yield

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 3

About [?] bale[?]--about is per cent. of the current Australian wool clip--remain to be appraised before June 3, stated Winchombo : Carson…

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