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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

1,819 stories in Murray's papers · page 44 of 91

Our Industries Carpets for Australia We Start to Make Them Ourselves New Outlet for Coarse Wool No. 14

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 11 June 1940 · page 1

One of the most significant of Australia's new Industries is that of carpet-making. This country normally imports about 4,000,000 yards of carpets of various sorts and sizes each year, worth over a million-and-a-quarter pounds…

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Irrigation Farming. With Special Reference to Wakopl and Berriquin Irrigation Districts. Irrigation of Fodder Crops

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 12 June 1940 · page 1

In the early stages of the development of now irrigation areas, fodder crops play an important past as pioneer crops and provide excellent…

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Agricultural & Pastoral Notes Free Handbook on Weed Control

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 13 June 1940 · page 4

One of the penalties of our agricultural development (and something of a criticism of the lines of that development) has been the…

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Compensation to Farmers

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 13 June 1940 · page 2

Up to May this year, 197 farmers in the south-western wheat area, have accepted and been paid assistance amounting to £55,588…

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Melbourne Cattle Market

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 June 1940 · page 4

At the Newmarket sales on Wednesday, 1500 fat bullocks were offered a decreahes of 1.15 Best quality, which were scarce, were quite equal…

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Melbourne Sheep Market

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 June 1940 · page 4

At the Newmarket yards on Tuesday 1611 trucks of [?]at sheep and 3624 by road were offered. The quality was better and a number of very…

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WHEAT & Fodder Competitions Successful Farmers Receive Trophies

The Pastoral Times · Friday 14 June 1940 · page 4

Trophies won in the wheat crop and fodder conservation competitions promoted by the Deniliquin Pastoral and Agricultural Society were…

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Dogs Kill Sheep at Walbundrie

Border Morning Mail · Friday 14 June 1940 · page 4

Two dogs played havoc with the valuable Corriedale flock of Mr. W. Coyle, Walbundrie, the other evening. The dogs killed four ewes and three…

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Wheat Sent From Finley

The Pastoral Times · Friday 14 June 1940 · page 3

Messrs. Hutchinson’s Finley Flour Milling and Agency Co. Ply. Ltd. has received , instructions from the Australian Wheat Board respecting the…

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Turning Back the Files... 10 Years Ago: (From the “Pastoral Times,” May 30, 1930)

The Pastoral Times · Friday 14 June 1940 · page 2

P. & A. SOCIETY.—At the an[?] meeting of the P. and A. Society [?] of £77 was reported on last year’s [?] It was decided to confine the show…

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Price of Wool Clip “No Time to Claim Increase”

The Pastoral Times · Friday 14 June 1940 · page 4

Mr. J. P. Abbott, chairman of the Australian Woolgrowers Council, said this week that he entirely agreed With the statement by the Minister for…

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Primary-secondary Producer Our Industries The Hughes Technique Story of Unshrinkable Wool

The Pastoral Times · Friday 14 June 1940 · page 3

THROUGHOUT this series of article the emphasis has always been upon the inter-relation between producer and manufacturer in Australia. I have sought to show that the man who grows and the man…

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Carpets for Australia We Start to Make Them Ourselves New Oulet for Coarse Wool

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 14 June 1940 · page 7

One of the most significant of Australia's new industries is that of carpet-making. This country normally imports about…

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Hay Junior Farmers' Club Advisory Committee Meeting

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 14 June 1940 · page 1

The committee met on Wednesday, 5th June at the Public School. Those present were Messrs. J. Houston (in chair), Campbell, Willis, Dunn,…

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Wodonga Butter Factory’s Efficiency

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 15 June 1940 · page 2

As a result of the recent Butter Factory Managers’ and Secretaries show in the Exhibition Building, Melbourne, the manager of…

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Dairy Produce Board Rates Increased MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 15 June 1940 · page 10

An amended determination of the Shops Board No. R (Dairy Produce and Cooked Meat), which comes into operation on June 17, provides for an…

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Selling Our Wheat Activities of the Board Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 17 June 1940 · page 6

At the conclusion of the fortnightly meeting of the Australian Wheat Board, the chairman (Mr. Clive McPherson) stated that with…

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Red Cross Donations Special Donations of Sheep

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 18 June 1940 · page 2

The sum of £19/11/- has been received by the Hay Branch Red Cross Society, being the proceeds of sale of sheep donated by the following:—…

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Our Industries Carpets for Australia We start to Make Them Ourselves New Outlet for Coarse Wool No. 14

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 18 June 1940 · page 1

One of the most significant of Australia's new industries is that of carpet-making. This country normally imports…

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Irrigation Farming. With Special Reference to Wakeup and Berri quin Irrigation Districts. Fodder Crops. winter Fodders

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 19 June 1940 · page 1

Oats [?] ideal winter reed and should be [?] early for best results. Sowing should commence at the beginning of March at the rate…

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