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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

1,819 stories in Murray's papers · page 63 of 91

Wheat Guarantee

The Pastoral Times · Friday 6 September 1940 · page 2

An unqualified assurance that the Government will not allow the wheat industry to be destroyed by war time difficulties in marketing…

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Wagga Special Sheep Sale

Border Morning Mail · Friday 6 September 1940 · page 8

Younghushand Ltd. report holding [?] successful sheep sale at Wagga [?] Monday last, when 11,000 sheep, pr[?]cipally in the wool, were offered [?]…

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The Wheat Problem

The Pastoral Times · Friday 6 September 1940 · page 2

“Will electors in wheat growing districts demand from candidates at the coming elections a pledge that their problem will be dealt with in…

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Melbourne Sheep Market (Tuesday, September 3)

The Pastoral Times · Friday 6 September 1940 · page 4

Fat sheep — 30,000 penned (4,000 more) Owing to the increased offering competition was easier values for all prime sheep averaging from 1/ to 1/6…

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Sheep Pelts Needed ackets For Airmen And Sailors

The Pastoral Times · Friday 6 September 1940 · page 1

Donations of sheep pelts to be converted into winter jackets for airmen and sailors are Being sought by-the Deniliquin branch…

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Kiewa Butter Factory Has a Record Year Net Profit of £1379 And 1620 Tons of , Butter Made Five Per Cent Dividend

Border Morning Mail · Friday 6 September 1940 · page 8

Success which is a tribute to the soundness of the dairying Industry in this district is the keynote of the annual report of the Kiewa Butter…

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Cold Comfort for the Wheatgrower Apple and Pear Crop Again To Be Acquired Cameron Wants Farmers’ Vote

Border Morning Mail · Friday 6 September 1940 · page 3

“The Government is clearly conscious of what the producer has to face and prepare to meet; its policy will be directed to helping, encouraging, or restraining, whichever, with the Government’s knowledge and its judgment,…

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Wheat Men to Get Another 1¾d. ADELAIDE

Border Morning Mail · Friday 6 September 1940 · page 2

The Minister for Commerce (Mr. Cameron) announced to-day that on September 11. a third advance of [?] a bushel would be paid on 1938-39…

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Cattle Cured with Dye Drug British Research Triumph at 693rd TRY

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 September 1940 · page 1

After 693 experiments, British chemists have triumphed in their search for a drug to mitigate the diseases caused to cattle by…

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Walbundrie Farmer Killed

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 September 1940 · page 3

William Gustavo Frohling, aged 64 years farmer and grazier, of "Woodend" Walbundrie, was killed instantly on Wednesday when the sulky he…

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Agricultural Research the "Lag" in Farming Practice

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 September 1940 · page 1

Admitting the necessity for pressing on with the work of agricultural research, it is very obvious that the accumulation of knowledge proceeds…

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The Farm Garden Value of Lime

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 September 1940 · page 1

Lime fulfils many, functions which are essential to soil fertility. Its most useful action (states a departmental pamphlet on manurial…

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Tragic Plight Farmers Leaving For City MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Friday 6 September 1940 · page 7

Overwhelmed by drought, debts, and the Impossibility of selling grain at a profitable price, wheat farmers have commenced. a drift to the…

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Bradford Wool Tops Market Bradford, September 5

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 7 September 1940 · page 9

It has been announced that manufacturers for export can rely on supplies of crossbred wool for the overseas trade. This will enable them to…

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Wool Workers May Strike Better Conditions, Higher Pay “Employers Make Higher Profits” Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 7 September 1940 · page 8

A strike is threatened by 1300 wool and [?] workers If their demands for increased pay and Improved conditions are not granted…

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Women and Children on Model Home Farm

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 7 September 1940 · page 2

AMONG the many social experiments which have taken place as a result of the war, one of the most striking is that made by the Pioneer Health Centre al its Home Farm near London…

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Agricultural Research the “Lag” in Farming Practice

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 7 September 1940 · page 9

Admitting the necessity for pressing on with the work of Agricultural research, it is very obvious that Die accumulation of knowledge proceeds far…

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Early Potatoes Crops Will be Late MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 7 September 1940 · page 5

Crops of early potatoes will not arrive on the market until November, a month late, and moreover, they will be lighter than usual, as the result of…

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Figures Talk in Wool

Border Morning Mail · Monday 9 September 1940 · page 2

To keep pace with the demand at home and abroad for woollen comforts. such as socks, mittens, and scarves the 180 knitters of the sewing…

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Australian Butter New British Contracts London. Sept. 8

Border Morning Mail · Monday 9 September 1940 · page 6

The Ministry of Food announces [?] the new contracts for the purchase of Australian and New Zealand butter are on terms similar to those for…

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