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Farming & the land, 1940

1,819 stories in Murray's papers · page 74 of 91

Control of Sheep Blowfly

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 22 October 1940 · page 4

The control of sheep blowfly is an ever-present problem to the sheep owner. In “The Prevention and Treatment of Blowfly Strike in Sheep”…

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Sheep Sale at Albury

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 22 October 1940 · page 3

Dalgety and Co. report having held an off-shears sheep sale at Albury yesterday when they yarded 12,000 sheep. The quality was very good and for the…

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Appraisements of Wool

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 22 October 1940 · page 2

Australian. Mercantile, Land and Finance Co. Ltd. report:—We submitted a catalogue of 5/064 bales for final appraisement on 16th inst. Merino clips…

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Storage Bins for Wheat Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 22 October 1940 · page 6

[?] Ltd., of Sydney have secured the contract for the erection of two [?] storage bins at North [?] and…

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Turning Back The Files . . . 10 Years Ago: (From the “Pastoral Times,” October 14, 1930)

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 22 October 1940 · page 4

RETURNED. — Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Schollick, of Wanganella Station, returned to Sydney by the Steamer Aorangi on Friday. They have been touring…

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

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 22 October 1940 · page 1

Sheep, firm. Lambs and stores, a shade easier…

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Farmers' Field Day At Rutherglen

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 22 October 1940 · page 1

A Farmers' Field Day will be held at the Rutherglen Experiment Farm on Friday October 25. Lectures and demonstrations…

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£600,000 or More Needed to Aid Farmers Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 22 October 1940 · page 6

The question of relief for farmers affected by the drought was considered by Cabinet to-night. The Premier (Mr. Dunstan) said that where farmers…

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Farmers’ Difficulties Will Increase Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 22 October 1940 · page 3

Speaking to members of the Millions club to-day, the Under-Secretary for Agriculture (Dr. R. J. Noble) said that severe had been the drought in…

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Fat Sheep Sales

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 23 October 1940 · page 4

At Newmarket yesterday fat young crossbred wethers were 1/ dearer than Tuesday’s rate with prime comeback wethers firmer. Light weight wethers…

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Wheat Price Drop Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 23 October 1940 · page 6

As from yesterday, the price of wheat has been reduced by [?]d per bushel the Australian Wheat Board announced to-day. The price for a 1000 bag lot…

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Mr. Mair and Wheat-growers Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 23 October 1940 · page 2

The N.S.W. Government has a definite and carefully considered plan covering the whole of the wheat industry to place before the conference…

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A Likely Double Spun Wool—Captain Gore

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 23 October 1940 · page 5

Spun Wool in the first division the Novice Handicap, and Obtain Gore In the second division of the Flying Welter Handicap,…

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“Farm Workers’ Wages Too Low” Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 23 October 1940 · page 6

Thousands of farm workers found [?] impossible to rear a family because they could not obtain a living wage said the Rev. C. J. Walklate (secretary…

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Crop Competition Judging Itinerary Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 23 October 1940 · page 3

The Royal Agricultural Society of N.S.W. advises that the following [?] for judging the [?]ld wheat competition in Riverin[?] western and…

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Farmers’ Return May Be Small Big Acreage Sown SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 23 October 1940 · page 3

Returns collected from 16,901 wheat [?]lders throughout the State show that [?]678.600 acres were sown with wheat this season, said the Government…

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Three Dead Triple Farm Tragedy DAYLESFORD

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 23 October 1940 · page 3

A triple tragedy was discovered In lonely farmhouse at Langdon’s Bill, about 10 miles south-west of [?] this morning when [?]…

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Fat Cattle Sales

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 24 October 1940 · page 5

At Newmarket yesterday 1865 fat bullocks were yarded, an increase of 300 on last week’s numbers. The quality was very good. Included in the…

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Control of Sheep Blowfly

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 24 October 1940 · page 4

The control of sheep blowfly is an ever-present problem to the sheep owner. In "The Prevention and Treatment of Blowfly Strike in…

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Big Wheat Sale to Greece Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 24 October 1940 · page 2

The Wheal Board has concluded its biggest deal of the war with a foreign country in selling 100.000 tons of wheat to Greece. Both price and snipping…

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