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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

1,819 stories in Murray's papers · page 73 of 91

Farmer Dragged to His Death Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 October 1940 · page 1

With his wrist entangled in a halter, William Dalgleish, aged 54, farmer, of Trafalgar, was dragged by a horse around his paddock yesterday,…

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Victorian Farmers Need Big Financial Help Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 October 1940 · page 4

If the Commonwealth refuses to increase the allocation of £100,000 to assist Victorian farmers, it is probable that the State Government will have…

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Production of Hay. Minister’s Advice [?] FARMERS

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 16 October 1940 · page 1

Reviewing the position in connection with fodder supplies, the Minister for Agriculture (Maj[?] field) stated on October 2 that, as…

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AGRICULTURAL & Pastoral Notes Control of Sheep Blowfly Advantages of Jetting

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 17 October 1940 · page 4

It could be said in effect that, with ordinary station labour and excluding, of course, the cost of one mid-season crutching, it was…

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Dipping of Sheep for External Parasites Practices to Avoid

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 17 October 1940 · page 4

Don't dip sheep just after they have eaten their fill, or when they are in an overheated condition. Allow them to stand for an hour or…

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Farmers’ Relief Act Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 17 October 1940 · page 8

The Minister for Lands (Mr. Sinclair) was given leave in the Legislative Assembly to-day to introduce a bill to end the Farmers’ Relief Act…

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Will Help Distressed Farmers Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 17 October 1940 · page 5

The State Government was prepared to accept responsibility for the repayment of money made available by the Commonwealth Government to…

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Helping the Farmer Expert Advice on Various Subjects Pastoral Control of Sheep Blowfly Advantage of Jetting

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 18 October 1940 · page 6

It could be said in effect that, with ordinary station labor and excluding, of course, the cost of one mid-season crutching, it was possible to ideal with…

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Cheap Sheep

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 October 1940 · page 3

At the Corowa market on Wednesday a line of about 300 aged ewes were sold for 8d, each and a second line of 50 ewes were sold for 6d each…

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Seed Wheat for Farmers Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 18 October 1940 · page 4

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Reid) announced in the Legislative Assembly to-day that arrangements had been made with the Wheat Board…

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Special Off-shears Sheep Sale at Deniliquin

The Pastoral Times · Friday 18 October 1940 · page 1

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co Ltd will conduct a big special off shears, sheep sale at Deniliquin. on Thursday next 24th October, when they will definitely…

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Wool Loadings Amount to 23,187 Bales

The Pastoral Times · Friday 18 October 1940 · page 4

Wool despatched by rail from Deniliquin this season has shown a very marked increase compared with recent years, owing to the absence of…

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Butter Factory As Co-operative Concern Big Scheme Under Consideration

The Pastoral Times · Friday 18 October 1940 · page 1

Proposals that a co-operative, company; should be formed to take over the existing company and build a new factory with a very much wider…

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Turning Back the Files... 10 YEARS AGO:(From the “Pastoral Times.” October 7, 1930)

The Pastoral Times · Friday 18 October 1940 · page 3

LIBEL CASE.—In the Supreme Court before Mr. Justice Davidson and a jury of four, Sergeant Hyde claimed £1,000 damages from the “Independent”…

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Farmers’ Field Day at Rutherglen

Border Morning Mail · Friday 18 October 1940 · page 4

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. E. J. Hogan) announced yesterday that a farmers' field day would be held at the Rutherglen Experiment Farm on Friday,…

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Balranald Sheep Sold at Newmarket

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 19 October 1940 · page 3

At the Newmarket sheep sales on Tuesday last local stock was sold as follows:—Account Estate G. T. Thorn son, Orange Grove, 107 merino wethers…

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Lord Carmen Wins 26th Brigade Handicap Farm Hand and Angular Score Diggers’ Races at Albury

Border Morning Mail · Monday 21 October 1940 · page 4

Racing up to the pacemaker. High Talion, with about a furlong to go, Lord Carmen finished strongly to beat that horse by half a length in the 26th Brigade Handicap at Albury Returned Soldiers’ Race Club’s annual. meeting on Saturday. Thirloo was a moderate third…

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Sheep And Cattle Get Sunburnt, Too

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 22 October 1940 · page 2

Even sheep and cattel get sunburnt, Sheep grazing on pastures of trefoil, St. John’s wort, and panicum, or summer grass, are particularly liable to…

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Deniliquin Sheep Sale

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 22 October 1940 · page 1

Attention is drawn to Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. Ltd.’s special sheep sale to be conducted at Deniliquin on Thursday next, the 24th inst., when they will…

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Stock Eating Wheat Crops Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 22 October 1940 · page 5

Despite beneficial rains last month, N.S.W. generally is still gripped by a drought.. Witt the year’s wheat, harvest expected to be well below the…

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