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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1941

2,063 stories in Murray's papers · page 73 of 104

Riverina Junior Farmers How Junior Farmers Can Assist Peace Plans Quality Production Should Be Aim Room For Better Work In Stock

Albury Banner Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 29 August 1941 · page 21

We read in the daily and weekly newspapers that we should prepare for peace now. We also read where many enlightened gentlemen state that when the war clouds roll by, there will be a new system under which we will live, and…

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The Farm Vegetable Garden Maintenance of the Content of the Soil

Albury Banner Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 29 August 1941 · page 23

Organic matter plays a very important part in the soil. It helps to maintain [?] holds moisture, permits root penetratin, modifies…

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Conscription of Labor for Farms Vigorous Trades Hall Protest Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Friday 29 August 1941 · page 6

An emphatic protest was entered to-night by the Trades Hall Labor Council against the proposal of the primary industries conference yesterday…

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Beef Cattle Shortage

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 30 August 1941 · page 3

There is a shortage of beef cattle in all the southern States of Australia, says the Australian Mercantile, Land and Finance Co. Ltd. Special…

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Control of Sheep Blowfly A New Boric Acid Dressing

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 30 August 1941 · page 6

A new sheep blowfly dressing containing boric acid, tar oil, bentonite, and a wetting agent in water is described scribed by F. G. Lennox in a recent…

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Control of Sheep Blowfly A Now Boric Acid Dressing

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 30 August 1941 · page 3

A new sheep blowfly dressing containing boric add, tar oil, bentonite and a wetting agent in water is described by F. G. Lennox in a recent issue…

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Control of Sheep Blowfly

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 2 September 1941 · page 3

A new sheep blowfly dressing con-taining boric acid, tar oil be tonite, and a wetting agent m water is des-cribed by F. G. Lennox in a recent…

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Menace to Butter Quality Week-end Carelessness on the Farm

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 2 September 1941 · page 3

With the approach of warmer weather there must be faced again the problem presented by such conditions in relation to the maintenance of…

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Power Alcohol From Wheat

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 2 September 1941 · page 6

The decision of the Commonwealth Government to proceed with a scheme for the production of power alcohol from wheat will be welcomed by…

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Woman Cattle Breeder Dies At 96

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 2 September 1941 · page 2

Mrs. L. Whitney, who died at her home at Coombing Park, Carcoar, last week, aged 96, was one of the most remarkable personalities in the…

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Killing Female Calves Cause of Beef Cattle Shortage

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 2 September 1941 · page 1

There in a shortage of beef cattle in all the southern States of Australia, says the Australian Mercantile. Land and Finance Co. Ltd. Special…

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Dipping Sheep for Ticks Clean-up At Shearing

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 2 September 1941 · page 2

Extensive experiments by officers of the McMaster Laboratory in Sydney demonstrated; that sodium arsenite was the most satisfactory chemical tested…

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Ost War Wool Marketing [?]Nquiry Begins

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 2 September 1941 · page 3

[?] growers have already taken ac[?] [?] investigations into the market [?]future Australian clips at the of the Imperial wool…

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When Wheat Is on Trucks "Farmers' Part Should End" Mp.'s Comment on Onus of Government Canberra

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 2 September 1941 · page 3

"When the wheat has been place[?] on trucks, the responsibility of the farmer should cease." Mr. J. I. Langtry. M.H.R. said this…

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Turning Back The Files. . . 10 Years Ago: (From the “Pastoral Times,” July 31, 1831)

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 2 September 1941 · page 2

FIRE.—A house on Gulpa Island, belonging to the Forestry Commission, was destroyed by fire. It was suspected that it was wilfully set on fire, as the…

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District News CULCAIRN .Farmers and Settlers

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 2 September 1941 · page 6

Those present at a meeting of the Culcairn Farmers and Settlers' Association were: Messrs. A. J. Gardiner (president). J. D. Ritchie (secretary)…

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[?]Heat Farmers May Face Disaster Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 2 September 1941 · page 3

M[?]ter for Agriculture (Mr. [?] and to-day that the restriction [?] acreage by the Commonwealth [?] might bring disaster to…

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Stabilisation of Wheat M.H.R, Presses for Review

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 3 September 1941 · page 4

The Member for Riverina, Mr J. [?] Langtry, M.H.R. has renewed his representations to the Government, to adopt a bushellage bas[?] in [?]…

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AGRICULTURAL & Pastoral Notes Control of Sheep Blowfly a New Boric Acid Dressing

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 4 September 1941 · page 4

A new sheep blowfly dressing containing boric acid, tar oil, bentonite and a wetting agent in water is described by F. G. Lennox in…

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Beef Cattle Shortage

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 4 September 1941 · page 3

There is a shortage of beef cattle in all the southern States of Australia, says the Australian Mercantile, Land and Finance Co. Ltd…

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