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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1941

2,063 stories in Murray's papers · page 69 of 104

Power Alcohol From Wheat

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 August 1941 · page 4

The Commonwealth Government has lost no time in giving effect of its decision to assist the wheat industry by affording it an opportunity to Play…

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Highly Successful Sheep Sale at Wagga

The Pastoral Times · Friday 15 August 1941 · page 4

YOUNG HUSBAND LTD., stock and station agents, Wagga Wagga report holding a most successful special sheep sale at Wagga on Monday last. The…

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When Dipping Sheep "Soft" Water, Preferred

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 August 1941 · page 4

For preference, rath water should be used when dipping sheep, instead of that, from crooks and springs, as the latter, sometimes contains large…

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Commercial Highly Successful Special Sheep Sale at Wagga Wagga

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 August 1941 · page 1

Younghusband Ltd., Stock and Station Agents, Wagga Wagga, report holding a most successful special sheep sale at Wagga on Monday last, 11th…

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Dairy Farmers' Employees Strike Sydney

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 15 August 1941 · page 2

The employees of the Dairy Farmers' Co-operative Milk Company went on strike at Wollongong last night, and all regular milk deliveries have…

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Correspondence Wool Demand Always Good For Quality Clips (To the Editor)

Albury Banner Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 15 August 1941 · page 19

Sir,—There is a lesson to be learned from figures recently published as to the decline in the relative prices received for merino wool in Queensland…

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World's Largest Wheat Order Means 9,500,000 Loaves a Day for Britain

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 August 1941 · page 3

The United Kingdom's .Ministry of Food, largest buyer of wheal in the world, has broken its own record with an order for 120,000,000…

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Surplus Maize Yield Can Well Be Utilised on the Farm

Albury Banner Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 15 August 1941 · page 22

This season's maize crop promises to exceed by 1 1/2 million bushels the average (3,072,000 bushels) of the last 10 years…

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Yerong Creek Farmers and Settlers

Albury Banner Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 15 August 1941 · page 12

Mr. G. Edwards presided at a meeting of the Farmers and Settlers'. Petrol rationing was discussed, and comment was made that farmers in…

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Appeal To Farmers To Breed More Horses

Albury Banner Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 15 August 1941 · page 22

In his article, "Appeal to farmers to breed more horses," Dr. Allan H. Callaghan, B.Sc., B.Sc. Agr., D. Phil, Principal of Roseworthy…

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Farmers Guard the of Moors

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 August 1941 · page 6

On to the moors go members of the Devon Farmers' Cavalry Troop of Britain Home Guard Voluntarily these men have undertaken to guard the lonely parts of one of the prettiest counties in England. (Department of Information Photo.)…

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"A Good Way of Living" Compensations on the Farm

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 August 1941 · page 4

That he should entertain any senlimeat for the meeting from which he wrests a livelihood may be regarded doubtfully by the average Australian…

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Meat and Wool for Russia

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 16 August 1941 · page 4

Prospects of large sales of both beef and lamb, and also of wool, to Russia, have aroused the keen interest of the pastoral industry. No official…

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Commercial Melbourne Sheep Market Report—12/8/41

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 16 August 1941 · page 3

The Commonwealth Wool & Produce Co. Ltd. report a yarding of 23,500 fat sheep, 27,000 fat lambs, and 4500 store sheep at Melbourne sheep market on…

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March Morn Chosen To Win Empire Handicap Farm Hand and Murrumba Each May Score at Albury

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 16 August 1941 · page 3

March Morn has been out of the winning list for some time, but she is chosen to defeat a strong field in the Empire Handicap, principal race on a six event programme at Albury Racing Club's Pat[?]olic meeting this afternoon…

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The Farm Garden Raising of Seedlings

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 16 August 1941 · page 6

The soil for the seed-bed or seed-box is prepared by mixing good garden loam with sand. Such a soil holds moisture well, allows the young plants…

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Dairy Farm; Shortage of Labor Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 18 August 1941 · page 4

The secretary of the Metropolitan Milk Producers Association (Mr. James) said to-day, after referring to the shortage of labor on dairy farms,…

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Very Successful Patriotic Meeting at Albury on Saturday Footmark Wins Empire Handicap Ridden By Amateur Rider M. Gray Pilots Three Winners Farm Hand And David Banks Score

Border Morning Mail · Monday 18 August 1941 · page 4

Taking up a handy pos[?] on Inc rails soon after the start, Footmark [?] most of the way, and dashing to the pro[?] [?] strongly to [?] Morn in the [?] Atomy on Saturday. All [?] who [?] most…

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Bencubbin Wheat

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 19 August 1941 · page 2

Bencubbin was the most popular wheat variety in New South Wales in the 1940-41 season. A total of 1,346,105 acres was sown to this…

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Foot-rot in Sheep May Be Eradicated

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 19 August 1941 · page 3

With the co-operation of all pastoralists, foot-rot m sheep can be completely eradicated from the country according to a claim made by the…

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