Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Farming & the land, all years

Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1942

1,388 stories in Murray's papers · page 3 of 70

Commercial Sheep Skin Sales. Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 10 January 1942 · page 5

The demand was only fa'r for 65,631 sheep skins offered for sale to-day, and prices were at timer a [?]thing a pound lower. Quotations: Merino. three-[?]…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

This Man Should Get Adolf's Wool Off

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 10 January 1942 · page 2

We are indebted to the Adelaide "News" for the following items:— "A young outback giant who has shorn 20,000 sheep since March, is an…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Farm Tragedy Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 12 January 1942 · page 3

Mrs. Eileen Waddell, aged 29, who had been married only six months, was shot dead at her home [?] farm the Nicholson…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Rural Statistics Sheep, Wool, Wheat, Horses and Cattle Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 13 January 1942 · page 4

Figures issued by the Government Statistician (Mr. S. R. Carver) to-day shows that there are 55,568,000 sheep in N.S.W., an…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

War Is Proving Worth Of Wool

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 13 January 1942 · page 4

The war on the Russian front is providing wool with the best advertisement it has ever received. The appeals throughout Grmany for warm apparel…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Wheat Soil Management Erosion Compels Revision of Accepted Methods

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 13 January 1942 · page 5

In the light of the damage from soil erosion that has accompanied the accepted methods of fallow cultivation in wheat areas in recent years, there appears to be…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Blowfly Pest Annual Loss of £3,000,000 in Sheep Industry

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 13 January 1942 · page 3

Australia’s sheep and wool industry suffers an annual loss of £3,000,000 due to blowfly pest. This means an added cost of about 6 per cent, on the total…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Turning Back The Files ... 10 Years Ago: (From the “Pastoral Times,” January 15, 1932)

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 13 January 1942 · page 3

TRANSFERRED. — Yesterday Mr. Sheridan, P.M., granted the transfer of the licence of Tattersall’s Hotel from H. J. Dixon to, Colin W. Jones…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Cropping Position for Coming Season Statement By, Commerce Minister

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 13 January 1942 · page 4

The Minister for Commerce, the Hon. W. J. Scully, has announced that he desired to inform the wheatgrowers of Australia of the cropping…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Don't Use Cloths for Dairy Utensils

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 13 January 1942 · page 3

Cloths should never be used for washing dairy utensils--a clean scrubbing brush should be employed, the brush being allowed to dry in the…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Dairying Inter-state Sellers of Cream

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 13 January 1942 · page 3

Farmers producing milk and cream in New South Wales for sale in another State cannot legally be required to register their premises under…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Cropping Position for the Coming Season

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 13 January 1942 · page 2

The Minister for Commerce, the Hon. W. J. Scully, announced last week that he desired to inform the wheatgrowers of Australia of the cropping position…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Wheat Stabilisation. Statement by Alex. Hair

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 14 January 1942 · page 4

When the time comes for the Federal authorities to give consideration to the future of the wheat industry and possible alteration of the…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Toll Taken by Sheep Blowfly. Annual Loss of [?]

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 14 January 1942 · page 4

Australia’s sheep and wool industry suffers an annual loss of £3,000,000 due to blowfly strike. The means an added cost of about 6 per…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Qaulity in Wheat. Notes on Recommended Varieties

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 14 January 1942 · page 4

Yielding capacity is the primary consideration with a fanner with respect to a wheat variety, but the quality of the grain is often also a…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

N.S.W Wheat Harvest [?] Million Bushels. Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 14 January 1942 · page 3

Statistics issued by the Railway Department indicate that the N.S.W. wheat harvest this season will be about 35,000,000 bushels. This represents only about 50 per…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Cropping Position for the Coming Season. Mr Scully’s [?]

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 14 January 1942 · page 4

The Minister for Commerce, the Hon. W. J. Scully, announce last week that he desired to inform the wheatgrowers of Australia of the…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

AGRICULTURAL & Pastoral Notes Quality in Wheat Notes on Recommended Varieties

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 15 January 1942 · page 4

Yielding capacity is the primary consideration, with a farmer with respect to a wheat variety, but the quality of the grain is often also…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

May Hold Cattle Fair and Sale. Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 15 January 1942 · page 5

Both the United Stud Cattle Breeders' Association of Australia and the United Pure Bred Dairy Cattle Breeders' Association of N.S.W. are considering holding a…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Farm Products Prices May Spiral WASHINGTON, January 14

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 15 January 1942 · page 2

At a Press conference to-day Mr. Roosevelt described the Senate price Control measure as a bill to compel Inflation, because it would permit farm…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →