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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1942

1,388 stories in Murray's papers · page 29 of 70

Gunbar Farmers and Settlers Annual Meeting

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 May 1942 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Gunbar Branch of the above Association was held in the hall on the 16th instant. There were present: Messrs. E. A…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association Meeting

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 22 May 1942 · page 2

The usual monthly meeting of the Henty branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association will take place in the School of Arts on Tuesday night…

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The Vegetable Garden Value of Farmyard Manure

Border Morning Mail · Friday 22 May 1942 · page 3

Plants are quite as dependent upon the mechanical condition of the soil as upon the supply of plant food, points out a departmental pamphlet, and a soil that…

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Killed Wife and Himself Tragedy on a Farm MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Friday 22 May 1942 · page 5

After returning home to his farm. at Sunbury yesterday, following a period of five or six weeks in hospital, Victor Andrew Kelly, aged about [?], killed…

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Rice Crop "Best For 8 Years"

The Pastoral Times · Friday 22 May 1942 · page 1

The rice crop which is now being garnered on the Murrumbitgee irrigation area is declared to be the best for eight years. The yield per acre is greater…

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Barley for Sheep Method of Feeding

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 23 May 1942 · page 3

In this State, sheep have not as yet been fed extensively on barley, but in America lucerne hay and barley has long been recognised as an excellent ration…

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This Is The Spirit That Wins Farmers Carry On in Spite of Bombings and Gunning's LONDON, May 22

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 23 May 1942 · page 2

Probably unique in British history, a farmer and his helpers have been decorated for carrying on the[?]y farm on the British coast…

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Pleased with Wool Price Increase SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Monday 25 May 1942 · page 3

In the Option of the general manager of the Farmers and [?] Co-operative Society (Mr [?]), the newly [?] increase of 15 per cent in the…

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£947,000 More for S.A. Wool. Adelaide

Border Morning Mail · Monday 25 May 1942 · page 4

Based on the 1940-41 clip, the rise of 2d per 1b for wool sold to Britain will give South Australian producers an additional £ 947, 588…

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Wodonga Cattle Market

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 26 May 1942 · page 2

The draw for the Wodonga marked to-day will [?] Goldsbrough Mort and [?] John McNamara and Co., Gippsland and Northern, New Zealand Loan and [?]…

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The Wool Position

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 26 May 1942 · page 3

MELBOURNE. Tuesday.— Woolgrowers who will be compelled by the National Security Regulations to take off the second clip without the…

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Wool Industry Question in Parliament

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 26 May 1942 · page 4

In the Legislative Assembly on 13th May, Mr. Hamilton asked the Premier whether it is a fact that the wool industry is Australia's basic…

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Another 2d. Per Lb. For Wool

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 26 May 1942 · page 1

An increased price of 15 per cent., which is almost- 2d. per lb., will be paid by the British Government for future Australian wool clips. This will mean…

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Mr Mair’s Warning on Wool Increase SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 26 May 1942 · page 2

“The British Government’s willingness to increase the price of Australian Wool by 15 per cent beginning with the next clip, will be of real [?] Australian…

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Increase in Price of Wool Twopence Rise CANBERRA

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 26 May 1942 · page 4

An increased price, by 15 per cent, or twopence a pound, will be paid by the British Government for future Australian wool clips. This means…

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Original Correspondence Fly-Strike in Merino Sheep (To the Editor of the "Riverine Grazier")

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 26 May 1942 · page 3

Sir,—In view of the hear approach of the lamb-marking Season in this district, and of the departmental recommendation regarding the length of tail to be left…

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Wodonga Sheep Market

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 27 May 1942 · page 2

The following is the draw for the Wodonga fat sheep and lamb sale today: New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co Ltd.. Farmers and Graziers. John McNamara…

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“Wool Price increase Justified” SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 27 May 1942 · page 2

The president or the Graziers' Association of NSW (Mr Cowdery) said today that the increase of 2d a ib for Australian wool granted by the…

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Barley for Sheep Method of Feeding

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 28 May 1942 · page 4

In this State, sheep have not as yet been fed extensively on barley, but in America lucerne hay and barley has long been recognised as…

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AGRICULTURAL & Pastoral Notes Value of Lime Importance in Relation to Soil Fertility

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 28 May 1942 · page 4

Soil fertility cannot be maintained at a satisfactory level unless there is an adequate supply of "bases" in the soil, and of these…

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