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Farming & the land, 1940

1,819 stories in Murray's papers · page 50 of 91

"Guns or Butter!" Rotary Club Says "Guns"

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 July 1940 · page 5

The action of members of the Corowa Rotary Clubs reminds us, in one sense, of Field Marshal Goering's flat issued to the people of Germany, that…

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Feeding of Sheep in Time of Drought

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 July 1940 · page 3

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

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Pink Eye in Sheep Method of Treatment

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 July 1940 · page 6

Application of one or other of the following lotions is recommended by the Stock Branch of the Department of Agriculture for the treatment of…

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Surplus Wheat in Canada Ottawa

Border Morning Mail · Friday 12 July 1940 · page 3

Mr. Hanson suggested in the House of Commons that Canada should send 100,000,000 bushels of surplus wheat to the United Kingdom. No reply was…

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Sheep Droving Case a Protracted Hearing. Settled Out of Court

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 12 July 1940 · page 2

At the May P.M's. Court, Henry Wilson, drover, Lockhart, unsuccessfully sued John Kennedy, farmer and grazier, Pleasant Hills, £15 due in…

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Wheat for Pigs and Poultry Reduction in Price Proposed

The Pastoral Times · Friday 12 July 1940 · page 3

An effort will be made by the Federal Government, to secure a reduction in the price of wheat that cannot be exported. so that it can be used for pig…

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Turning Back the Files... 10 Years Ago: (From the “Pastoral Times,” June 27, 1930)

The Pastoral Times · Friday 12 July 1940 · page 4

CONFERENCE. — The third annual conference of Western Riverina Development League was-held in Deniliquin this week, when there was a large…

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Wool Away! 651 Bales Of New Season’s Clip Delivered

The Pastoral Times · Friday 12 July 1940 · page 1

Since the shearing season opened on July 1, 651 bales of new season’s wool have been delivered to Deniliquin railway station…

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The Farm Home Signs of a Good a Trim Homestead and Surroundings

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 July 1940 · page 6

His observations bad inclined him to agree that you could tell a good farmer by the appearance of the home in which he lived, said Mr…

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Junior Farmers Club to Be Re-formed

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 July 1940 · page 5

It has been decided to re-form the Corowa Junior Farmers' Club, so that the children of Corowa may have an opportunity of learning something…

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Agricultural Prospects: Adverse Effect on Crops & Grass

The Pastoral Times · Friday 12 July 1940 · page 2

Adverse seasonal conditions prevailing during June were referred to by Mr. J. M. Arthur, district agricultural instructor, in his latest report…

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Tallangatta Butter Output

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 July 1940 · page 4

For the year ended June 30. Tallangatta [?] factory made 886½; tons of butter, an increase of 106 tons over the previous year. To meet the…

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Bradford Wool Tops Market Bradford, July 11

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 July 1940 · page 8

Business in the civilian section is so small that spinners’ quotations for yarns are not tested. Many firms are engaged on Government orders but are…

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[Fiction Short] Twin Tips Farm

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 13 July 1940 · page 6

Connie pulled on her sensible little hat and glanced down to see that hor low-heeled walking shoes wore clean and tidy, put her cheque book into…

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Black-Out on the Farm Problems of the British Farmer

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 13 July 1940 · page 6

All interesting account of how the black-out affects the farmer was given recently by Mr. W. B. Mercer in a radio address from a B.B.C. station…

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Farm Supplies From Australia Tokio ' July 12

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 July 1940 · page 8

“Asani Shimbun” slates that as a sequel to the Tientsin agreement, £100,000 has been released from the British Concession, with which the…

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Lapse of Farm Laborer

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 July 1940 · page 5

“I took the bag, but when I saw the amount that was in it I was both amazed and worried,” said Learn Sean Davern. aged 18, farm laborer, in the…

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Wheat Storage Board’s Announcement MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Monday 15 July 1940 · page 6

At the termination of the fortnightly meeting of the Australian Wheat Board, the chairman (Mr. Cllve McPherson) said that the board had…

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Rumanian Farm Workers Demobilised London, July 14

Border Morning Mail · Monday 15 July 1940 · page 6

A report from Bucharest states that the Rumanian Government, in response to the German demand, has ordered 100.000 peasant soldiers to return to the…

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Graduates May Help Farmers Adelaide

Border Morning Mail · Monday 15 July 1940 · page 6

Many Adelaide university students are discussing plans for spending part of their vacation on farms, driving tractors, sowing wheat and shearing…

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