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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

1,819 stories in Murray's papers · page 60 of 91

U.K. Will Buy South African Wool London. August 22

Border Morning Mail · Friday 23 August 1940 · page 8

It is officially stated that South Africa and the United Kingdom have reached an agreement regarding South Africa’s next wool clip. It is understood that…

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Mycotic Dermetitis. Treatment of Affected Sheep

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 24 August 1940 · page 2

Several outbreaks of mycotic dermatitis in which the number of sheep affected assumed serious proportions were recently reported from the…

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Sheep Show For Albury Next Year?

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 24 August 1940 · page 4

Indications at a committee meeting of the Albury Show Society yesterday were that a large and successful sheep show would be held in Albury next…

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Rumanian Wheat Bucharest, Aug. 22

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 24 August 1940 · page 8

Experts estimate that Germany will receive no wheat from Rumania this year compared with 2,000,000 tons last year. Floods, mobilistation, and…

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Watch for the Bait, Wheat Growers

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 24 August 1940 · page 4

Riverina wheatgrowers are grateful to the Country Party for the spirit of honesty—or common decency — that prompted its leaders not to announce…

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Wheat Contracts

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 27 August 1940 · page 3

Disputes over wheat contracts which were overridden by the acquisition scheme. will in future be settled by the Australian Wheat Board…

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Alterations at Sheep Yards

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 27 August 1940 · page 3

Three tenders were received by the Deniliquin Council last night for labor and material required for effecting alterations to sheep pens at the saleyards,…

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New Wool Clip [?] of British Contract

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 27 August 1940 · page 1

It this period of last year, as for [?] seasons previously; much was [?] written about market prospects for [?] Australian wool, clip, what…

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

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 27 August 1940 · page 1

Prime woolly and scorn sheep, best suckers and old lambs firm, All secondary quality sheep and lamp and all classes of stores 1/lower…

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Dairymen To Meet

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 28 August 1940 · page 2

A mass meeting of dairymen of the north east and the Goulburn Valley will be held at Wangaratta on Friday to consider action regarding conditions…

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Farmer Awarded £30 Damages Against Railways “Lost High Price for Potatoes” Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 28 August 1940 · page 6

Finding that the Victorian Railways Commissioners, through their servants, had wrongfully detained a consignment of five tons of potatoes so that…

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AGRICULTURAL & Pastoral Notes Control of Plant Diseases information Available to Farmers

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 29 August 1940 · page 4

Plant diseases had been a source of worry and distress ever since plants had been cultivated, said Dr. R. J. Noble, Under Secretary…

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Butter Ration Gut in Britain London, Aug. 28

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 29 August 1940 · page 1

It was officially announced that the combined ration of butter and margarine would be reduced to four ounces a week from September 2…

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Sheep Blow Fly Dr. Riches Tells of Problem

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 29 August 1940 · page 3

Dr. J. H. Riches, of the C.S.I.R., addressing a meeting at Blackall (Q.), dealt with the work being done by the Council at Gilruth…

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Eradicating Sheep Tick Important Results From Research MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 29 August 1940 · page 6

Important advances for the [?] of the sheep [?] from [?] are announced, following research cons[?] on behalf of the…

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Imperial Wool Contract Senator's Criticism Resented by Growers

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 29 August 1940 · page 1

A statement made in the Senate last week by the leader of the Opposition, Senator Collings; that Australia had made a poor bargain…

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Albury’s First Cattle Sale Mayor Has Eye On Export Trade

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 29 August 1940 · page 3

“After the lapse of a great many years, Albury again has its cattle market. I feel sure that this will meet with the approval of graziers,…

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Milawa Dairy Company’s Record Turnover

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 29 August 1940 · page 4

The annual balance sheet of the Milawa Dairy Company shows that a record year has been achieved. Turnover was £115,187—£26,255 more .than…

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Walk Off Farms Drought Beats Them SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 29 August 1940 · page 4

Some farmers in the [?] district defeated by drought have surrendered their land to the Government and left to find work where…

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Rain a Vital Necessity No Crops in Condobolin District SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 29 August 1940 · page 3

Mr. H. C. S[?] chief field officer of the Agricultural Department, said to-day that unless rain comes in the next two weeks the State will be lucky…

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