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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

1,819 stories in Murray's papers · page 61 of 91

HENTY Farmers and Settlers

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 29 August 1940 · page 3

The president (Mr. W. O. Jones) presided at the monthly meeting of the Farmers and Settlers Association. There were also present: Messrs. C…

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More Cattle for Victoria

The Pastoral Times · Friday 30 August 1940 · page 1

Purchased from two well-known Riverina stations, 540 head of cows and comprising 38 trucks, were despatched from Deniliquin railway station…

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Commercial Melbourne Sheep Sales

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 August 1940 · page 4

At Newmarket on Tuesday 242 [?] trucks of sheep and 3499 by road were offered. Best quality wethers and ewes, both woolly, and shorn, were…

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South African Wool

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 August 1940 · page 4

The price of 10 12d. per lb. sterling which the British Government is reported to have paid for the South African Wool clip, is the equivalent of…

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“Europe Wool-hungry” Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 30 August 1940 · page 1

The Imperial purchase scheme for wool might continue for some years after the war, said Mr. Harold Bell (chairman), speaking at the annual…

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New Export Levies on Butter and Cheese Canberra

Border Morning Mail · Friday 30 August 1940 · page 3

New export levies on butter and cheese fixed by the amending regulations under the Dairy Produce Export Charges Act were gazetted to-night…

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Cows Did Job Well! Record Butter Production. CANBERRA, Thursday

Border Morning Mail · Friday 30 August 1940 · page 5

Butter production of Australia in 1939-40 established a new record of 4,253,000 cwt. Factory output was [?] cwt, which was 179,000 cwt…

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Turing Back The Files 10 Years Ago: (From the “Pastoral Times,” August 19, 1930)

The Pastoral Times · Friday 30 August 1940 · page 3

STATION SOLD, —Warwillah, station, between Deniliquin and Hay, has been? sold to a Melbourne syndicate for about 210,000It comprises 39,000 acres freehold,…

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Helping the Farmer Expert Advice on Various Subjects Agricultural Control of Weeds Prevention the First Principle

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 30 August 1940 · page 3

Prevention is the first principle in weed control and under large scale farming conditions, such as those prevailing in Australia, it is a principle…

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farmer’s Accidental Death

The Pastoral Times · Friday 30 August 1940 · page 1

Mr. J. Crump aged 70 years, a larmer at Nathalla, was accidentally killed at Nathalla this week while out shooting He placed his.gun on a fence, and as he…

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The Wool Industry

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 31 August 1940 · page 3

Since June 1, 5788 bales of wool have been despatched from Balranald railway yards. Interesting Comparison…

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Sheep Skin Sales Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 31 August 1940 · page 8

Only fair inquiry prevailed for the 70,941 sheep skins offered for sale to-day and prices at times were a farthing a [?] lower, chiefly on rougher descriptions of…

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Tenderness in Wool Effects of Feeding Promising Research Work

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 31 August 1940 · page 3

By breeding and improved nutrition it is hoped to reduce substantially the tenderness and break in fleeces of sheep grazed in the drier areas of the…

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N. E. Dairymen Alarmed Petrol Rationing WANGARATTA

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 31 August 1940 · page 7

“That all dairymen front next Monday morning leave the cream in the cream houses for the carts to come into them, as a protect against…

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Britain Corners Wool World at Feet LONDON. August 31

Border Morning Mail · Monday 2 September 1940 · page 6

South Africa’s new agreement With the United Kingdom for the hulk purchase of South African wool has placed that Dominion in…

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Drought Rations for Sheep

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 3 September 1940 · page 2

Research into drought, feeding conducted on behalf of the Australian Wool Board shows that a mixture of four parts of grain, four parts of…

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Harvest Prospects Remote—Wheat Crops Are Making No Growth

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 3 September 1940 · page 1

Wheat crops in Western Riverina are very poor and the prospects of a good harvest are remote, as a result of the dry season, states Mr. J. M. Arthur, junr., agricultural instructor. PRACTICALLY all crops have made…

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External Parasites of Sheep Precautions When Dipping

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 3 September 1940 · page 5

A precaution of first importance when dipping sheep for control of lice and “ticks.” an operation which should shortly be occupying sheepowners in…

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Alleged Wool-stealing "Dead" Wool Sold Without License Case Adjourned for Month

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 3 September 1940 · page 3

At the Corowa Police Court day, before Mr. I. Beavers, P.M., Harry J. king, of Corowa. appeared on two charges, firstly of having had…

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Wool Clip 13,875 Bales to Date

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 3 September 1940 · page 1

With the shearing season in full swing in Deniliquin district the deliveries of wool at the railway station have been maintained consistently…

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