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Farming & the land, 1942

1,388 stories in Murray's papers · page 36 of 70

Manpower Drain on Dairying Industry Serious Position [?]May Arise SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 27 June 1942 · page 4

A leading spokesman for the dairy industry said today that unless something was done to prevent hundreds of dairy farms…

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Wheat for Starving Greeks Jerusalem, June [?]

Border Morning Mail · Monday 29 June 1942 · page 3

A Red Cross ship has left Ha[?]fa for Pir[?] with [?] tons of wheat for the starving Greeks…

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Narandera Sheep Sale

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 30 June 1942 · page 3

Dalgety and Co. invite further en[?]es for their special sheep sale at narandera on Wednesday. July 15 20,000 young crossbred and mei[?] sheep are…

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1700 Cattle at Narandera

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 30 June 1942 · page 3

Daigety and Co. Ltd. and Geo. F. Cully and Co., Narandera, in conjunction, will offer 1700 good quality cattle at Narandera on Wednesday, July 8…

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Large District Sheep Turnover

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 30 June 1942 · page 2

Ed. Trenchard & Co. report having sold by public auction and private treaty on behalf of district clients, a total number 35,255 sheep since…

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Peak Prices for Sheep

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 30 June 1942 · page 3

You often hear of high prices for sheep nowadays but they are nothing to the peak prices in 1920. Here are samples…

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Appraisements of Wool

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 30 June 1942 · page 4

The Commonwealth Wool and Produce Co. Ltd. report (June 25, 1942): The company’s final appraisement for the 1941-42 season was, held…

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Feed the Dry Cow a Vital Principle in Dairy Management

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 30 June 1942 · page 4

For sustained production it is not sufficient to feed the dairy cow generously while she is milking--she must be kept in condition also while…

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Export of Dairy Produce Regulations Governing Packing

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 30 June 1942 · page 1

Revised regulations governing the quality of the packing of dairy produce exported are announced by the Minister for Commerce (Mr. Scully)…

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Women Good Farm Hands MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 30 June 1942 · page 3

The chairwoman of the Land Army Com[?] (Mrs A. Sewe[?] said today that [?] was slowly breaking down prejudice against employment of women in farm…

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Sheep Shearing

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 1 July 1942 · page 3

Arising out of recommendations of the advisory committees, the Manpower authorities have decided that: “Any sheepowner may…

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Albury Sheep Market

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 July 1942 · page 2

Order of sale at Albury sheep market to-day is: Dalgety and Co.. Farmers and Graziers. Younghusband. Goldsbrough Mori, New Zealand Loan. A total of 3400 fat…

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Sheep Prices Soar Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 July 1942 · page 4

Reaching 46/. crossbred wethers were sold at the highest price for eight or ten years at Newmarket today. All classes were In demand and prices generally [?]rm,…

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2/- a Bushel for Wheat. Canberra

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 July 1942 · page 3

The Minister for Commerce (Mr Seully) announced tonight that a payment of 2/ a bushel would he made in respect to wheal grown by farmers on areas in excess of…

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Storage of Farm-Cured Bacon

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 July 1942 · page 2

Farm-cured bacon often becomes re[?]sty ([?]ncid) through being lumg in pl[?]ces where the temperature i[?] [?]iable, and it may also be attached by…

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Dairying No Funk Hole

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 July 1942 · page 2

A policy of drift is responsible for the paradoxical situation that has arisen in Australia concerning the national food supplies. Ours is one of…

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Wheat for Sheep Method of Feeding

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 2 July 1942 · page 4

Wheat, which is now available at a reduced price for stock feeding purposes, is a useful feed for sheep. Fattening lambs and lambing ewes,…

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Fat Sheep Sell Well

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 July 1942 · page 2

The associated agents report having held their fortnightly sheep market at Albury yesterday, when they yarded 2900 fat sheep and 2000 store sheep. In the fat sheep…

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Yarrawonga Special Sheep Sale

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 July 1942 · page 2

John McNamara and Co Ply Ltd.. Melbourne and Yarrawonga. report: We conducted a successful special sheen sale at Yarrawonga on June 19. We yarded and…

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Swan Hill Special Cattle Sale

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 July 1942 · page 2

John McNamara and Co Ply Ltd., Melbourne and branches, report: A[?] our Swan Hill special sale on June 24. we success fully auctioned 6[?] [?]end of mixed ful and…

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