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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1941

2,063 stories in Murray's papers · page 60 of 104

Retired Farmer Found Dead

Albury Banner Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 18 July 1941 · page 18

With a large, wound in the throat, the body of Francis John Le Leivre, aged 56, retired farmer, of Wagga, was found near the football dressing…

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District Court Sale of Steam Engine Deniliquin Farmer Sued

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 July 1941 · page 1

Claiming that a portable steam engine that had been tried to pump water on a farm at Denlliquin had proved satisfactory, and…

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Better Distribution the Farmer's Problem Challenge to Common Sense

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 July 1941 · page 4

"It is a matter of national concern that a prosperous country life shall be built up and preserved." said Mr. J. Cavanagh, General President of the…

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Born Charcoal to Help Nation Farmers Should Build Own Gas Producer Units

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 July 1941 · page 4

Mr. George Wilson, Country Party member for Dubbo, and primary producers representative on the Commonwealth Liquid Fuel…

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Asparagus in the Home Garden One of the Easiest Crops to Grow

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 July 1941 · page 1

Asparagus is one of the easiest of all crops to grow in the home garden. it is not subject to any serious his cases or insect pests, and once a…

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Commercial Melbourne Sheep Market Report—15/6/1941

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 19 July 1941 · page 3

The Commonwealth Wool & Produce Co. Ltd. report a yarding of 24,500 fat sheep, 25,000 fat lambs and 6500 store sheep at the Melbourne sheep market…

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Power Alcohol 10,000,000 Gallon From Wheat SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 19 July 1941 · page 6

Representatives of all State Governments to-day attended a conference in Melbourne convened by the Federal Minister for Supply…

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Footmark and Farr Lad Figure in Dead-heat Good Racing at Albury Farm Hand Brilliant in Progressive Denulm Takes Flying Handicap Plunge Upset in Maiden on

Border Morning Mail · Monday 21 July 1941 · page 4

Spectators were treated to a thrilling finish in the Gordon Paton Handicap at Albury Racing Club's meeting on Saturday when Footmark got the upper hand of the pacemaker. Lord Carmen, close to home, only to be caught in the last stride by Farr Lad…

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Commercial To-day’s Sheep Market Newmarket

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 22 July 1941 · page 4

Fat sheep very firm; store sheep trade Jambs and suckers equal to last week…

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Applications To Grow Wheat Committee Meets at Albury

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 22 July 1941 · page 3

Yesterday the district committee appointed by the Wheat Industry Stabilisation Board met at Albury to consider about 300 applications…

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District Dairy Inspection

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 22 July 1941 · page 3

In connection with the recent visi[?] to the Lowesdale district of a departmental Dairy Inspector, we understand that while in Sydney last week…

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Value of Liquid Manure From Dairy Herds

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 22 July 1941 · page 4

In these times when so much thought is being given to the prevention of waste as a factor in improving returns on the dairy farm, the…

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Need for Mortgage Bank Relieve Farmers of Interest Burden

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 22 July 1941 · page 3

The establishment of a mortgage bank, to enable the gap between farmers' costs and prices received for his produce to be bridged,…

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Farmers Gave Freely. Cattle and Sheep for War Funds

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 23 July 1941 · page 4

A tribute to farmers who had given donations of cattle, sheep and other livestock, and ,of farm produce, to war funds, is paid by the…

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Wheat Yields. Grim Prospects in Europh

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 23 July 1941 · page 1

Official statistics show that Europe is facing a grim winter, as the result of wheat crop shortages caused through the effects of war and…

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Australia Leads World in Sheep Population Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 23 July 1941 · page 2

An announcement was made to-day by the chairman of the Australian Wool Board (Sir Dalz[?]el Kelly) that Australia now had 123,000,000 sheep…

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More Cheese; Less Butter United Kingdom's Requirements. MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 23 July 1941 · page 2

Although negotiations have not yet been completed it seemed certain rain that Australia would be asked to supply the United Kingdom w[?]…

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Rural Tenancy Conditions Influence on Farm Practice

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 23 July 1941 · page 6

The more thoughtful farmer recognises that the prodigal methods of the pioneering era are no longer practicable, and that he is more and more…

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Worries of Farmers old to Local Land Board

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 23 July 1941 · page 3

Local Land Board which be[?]ting at Albury yesterday, when it completes business [?] have dea[?] with 32…

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Wheat Crop Conditions in N.S.W. SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 24 July 1941 · page 4

The chief of the division of the Marketing Department of Agriculture (Mr A. A. Watson) to-day, in a review of the wheat crop conditions, said that…

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