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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

1,819 stories in Murray's papers · page 80 of 91

Waste on the Farm Loss Through the Neglect of Machinery

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 8 November 1940 · page 5

A serious cause of loss on many farms is that due to neglect of farm machinery. Such loss takes place in many ways. It may be put down to…

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Growing Crop Competitions Yerong Creek and Henty Won by Me Gorman and Mr. B. E. ZWECK

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 8 November 1940 · page 5

Small entries were received for the Growing Crop competition at Yerong Creek and Henty, due to the abnormally dry season. In the Yerong…

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Irish Wool for Britain ? DUBLIN. November [?]

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 9 November 1940 · page 5

Mr. Sean Lemass, speaking in the Dail, said that the Government was considering the British Wool Control Board’s offer to purchase the total…

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Itinerary for Wheat Judging Amended Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 9 November 1940 · page 7

The amended itinerary for the judging of the championship field wheat competition in the the Southern Slopes division is. Tuesday, November 19…

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Butter Production Serious Position in N.S.W. MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 9 November 1940 · page 3

Extremely dry conditions continue to prevail in all dairying centres of New South Wales, the Australian Dairy Produce Board reported to-day. The…

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Guaranteed Price of 3/6 a Bushel Wheat Growing to Be Controlled Licences For Farmers Proposed Federal Government’s Plan Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 9 November 1940 · page 4

A plan for the stabilisation of wheat in regard to production and price has been adopted by the Commonwealth Government, the Minister for Commerce (Sir Earle Page) announced to-day. “ The plan will be…

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166 Million Bushels Sold Wheat Position Still Uncertain MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 9 November 1940 · page 7

At the conclusion of the meeting of the Australian Wheal Board in Melbourne, the chairman (Mr. Clive McPherson), announced that…

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To Operate Next Year Wheat Stabilisation Plan Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 11 November 1940 · page 3

The Minister for Commerce (Sir Earle Pace) said to-day that the Government’s plan of wheat stabilisation would operate with nest year’s…

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Special Sheep Sale

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 12 November 1940 · page 5

Goldsborough Mort and Co, Ltd. held special sheep sale at the municipal yards, Albury, yesterday, when they yarded 10,000 good quality sheep. The…

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Brocklesby Wheat Crops Best In State

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 12 November 1940 · page 2

Travellers who have been over a wide area of N.S.W. of late declare that the wheat crops at Brocklesby are the best in the State. Some are…

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Appraisements of Wool

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 12 November 1940 · page 1

The Australian Estates Co. Ltd: report:—We held our twenty-first appraisement on Friday, November 1, when we submitted a catalogue of 5,332…

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October Was Very Dry How Wheat Crops Fared Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 12 November 1940 · page 3

Throughout nearly the whole of the wheat belt there was a return to very dry conditions, and in some districts it was the driest…

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Commercial To-day's Sheep MARKET(Supplied by John McNamara and Co pty. Ltd.) NEWMARKET

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 12 November 1940 · page 1

Sheep lambs, and stores late rates…

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Aid for Needy Farmers Mr. Mair’s Comments Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 12 November 1940 · page 3

The scheme for the assistance of drought-[?]ricken farmers had been considerably widened, said the Premier (Mr. Ma[?]) to-night…

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Albury Wheat Crop Competition

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 13 November 1940 · page 2

Judging will take place to-day in the annual growing wheat crop competition, conducted by the Albury Show Society, five entries having been…

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Assistance to Wheat Farmers

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 13 November 1940 · page 4

The full amount made available by the Federal Government towards assistance to wheat farmers in New South Wales was £750,00, said the…

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Seed Wheat Supplies

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 13 November 1940 · page 2

The Minister for Agriculture Major the Hon. A. D. [?] M.L.A., announced last [?] farmers requiring [?]…

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Wheat Schemes. COMPARATIVE [?] ESTIMATED

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 13 November 1940 · page 4

The Department of commerce in a statement prepared for tie assistance of delegates at the recent wheat conference in Melbourne,…

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Pastoral Industry “Cannot Bear Basic Wage Rise” Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 13 November 1940 · page 6

Wages in the pastoral industry, as determined by Federal Awards, were reasonable, if not generous, compared with the values received…

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More Wool To Be Appraised Two Million Bales Before Christmas Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 13 November 1940 · page 6

The number of bales to lie appraised before Christmas has been increased from 1.750,000 bales to [?]847,680 to meet demands which…

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