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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

1,819 stories in Murray's papers · page 43 of 91

No Banquet at This Year’s Sheep Show Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 5 June 1940 · page 4

In order to curtail expense and because of the increasing demands of the military authorities for accommodation at the showground, the N.S.W…

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Wool Cheque For £50 Million More Money to Come Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 5 June 1940 · page 3

Final appraisements for the wool season are now being arranged in every State by the Australian Wool Board, the chairman…

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Irrigation Farming. With Special Reference to Wakopl and Berriquln Irrigation Districts. Pasture Plants for Particular Irrigation Conditions Areas With a Limited Supply of Water

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 5 June 1940 · page 1

Where the supply of water is limited, or expensive, as in [?] irrigation areas, or where the cost of pumping is high, it is necessory…

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197 South-Western Farms Vacated

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 5 June 1940 · page 4

Up to May 3 this year, 19[?] farmers in the south-western wheat area have accepted and been paid assistance amounting to £55,588 upon the…

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AGRICULTURAL & Pastoral Notes Producer Gas a Means of Cheaper Power Farming

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 6 June 1940 · page 4

In an appendix to a report in the "Agricultural Gazette" of investigations carried out in the central western wheat areas by the…

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Feeding of Sheep In Time of Drought

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 6 June 1940 · page 4

Experiments carried out by the Department of Agriculture to determine the relative values of various foods for the hand-feeding of…

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Wool Contract Advantage Sale of Burry Types

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 6 June 1940 · page 3

The arrivals of wool in Sydney for the 11 months ended May total 1,257,103 bales, an increase of 20 per cent, on the previous season's…

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More Storage for Wheat Proposals Before N.S.W. Cabinet SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 6 June 1940 · page 5

Following a discussion by State Cabinet to-day of the Brain elevator position, the Premier (Mr. Mair) stated in view of the fact that there was sure to…

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Items of News Wodonga Red Crop Aided

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 6 June 1940 · page 4

A pig given by Messrs Jenkinson Bros. to the Red Cross, Wodonga, realised £5 5/ when it was auctioned by N.Z. Loan Co. at the Wodonga market…

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”Pastoral Times” For Soldiers

The Pastoral Times · Friday 7 June 1940 · page 1

The first response to the “Pastoral Times” special offer to send copies of the newspaper to Deniliquin soldiers abroad comes from Mrs. A. C. [?]…

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Wheat and Fodder Cups Presentation At Social Function

The Pastoral Times · Friday 7 June 1940 · page 2

The P. and A. Society decided last night to arrange a function on Tuesday night-next at which the trophies won in the wheat and fodder…

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Wool Men Paid £50,000,000 Appraisement Record

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 June 1940 · page 1

Wool appraised in all centres to May 31 amounts to 3,359, 672 bales, and appraisements for the wool year are expected to reach…

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Farmers and Settlers

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 June 1940 · page 2

A decision to work unremittingly for 34 a bushel for wheat at country railway stations next season was made at a meeting of the Culcairn…

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Wool Exchange Sale Cancelled

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 8 June 1940 · page 9

As the 333 acres of agricultural land, which were to have been sold at the Wool Exchange on Wednesday next, June 12. have been sold privately, the…

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Items of News Sheep For Patriotic Fund

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 8 June 1940 · page 7

Cr. G. A. Bell, of Hume Shire Council has donated 29 sheep to the Shire sub-committee of the Albury and District Patriotic Fund. To the Thurgoona…

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Big Loss. Inefficient Classing of Wool

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 8 June 1940 · page 1

With the cost of re-classing 100,000 bales of wool, averaging 300 lb. each, at ¾d. per lb. under the appraisement scheme, woolgrowers have lost…

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Need for Cleanliness on Pig Farms

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 8 June 1940 · page 6

Crude oil or fuel oil will be found satisfactory for the control of lice and mange on pigs. Before treating the affected animals…

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No Negotiations on Wool Price Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 10 June 1940 · page 6

The Minis[?]r for Commerce (Mr. G. Cameron, announced during the [?] present there would not be any negotiations for a…

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Pastoral Industry War Council Formation Decided On MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 11 June 1940 · page 6

A Pastoral Industry War Council is to be formed to work in co-operation wherever practicable, with the Commonwealth Government. This…

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Commercial To-day’s Sheep MARKET(Supplied by John McNamara and Co. Pty. Ltd.) New Market

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 11 June 1940 · page 1

Best sheep, stores and secondary lambs firm. Prima lambs 1/ dearer…

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