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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1942

1,388 stories in Murray's papers · page 40 of 70

16,000 Sheep At Finley

The Pastoral Times · Friday 17 July 1942 · page 4

The N.Z.L. and M.A. Co. Ltd. will yard 16,000 quality sheep, well bred, in good condition, and carrying great skins at Finley on Monday next…

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Rationing Commission' Knitting Wool !

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 July 1942 · page 3

Knitters should remember that Australian has no surplus of knitting wool, an official of the Rationing Commission states…

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Successful Special Cattle Sale at Deniliquin 1067 Cows And Young Cattle Average £7/3/

The Pastoral Times · Friday 17 July 1942 · page 4

YOUNGHUSBAND LTD. report holding a most successful sale of cattle at Deniliquin on Thursday, 9th inst., when 1067 cattle were yarded and the whole…

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“Govt. Bungled Sheep Shearing” —Mr. Collins SIDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 17 July 1942 · page 1

Because of the Commonwealth bungling of the zone sheep .sh[?] many woolgrowers will have revere unnecessary [?]aruships…

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1282 Cattle Sold At Jerilderie Average £10/11/7

The Pastoral Times · Friday 17 July 1942 · page 1

NEW ZEALAND LOAN & MERCANTILE AGENCY CO. LTD. report having conducted a highly successful cattle sale in thes Jerilderie saleyards on…

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Government to Control Crops Farming to Order

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 17 July 1942 · page 1

Under the Federal Government's new food production plan, farmers will be told what crops to grow, said Commerce Department…

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Turning Back the Files... 10 Years Ago : (From the “Pastoral Times,” July 1, 1932)

The Pastoral Times · Friday 17 July 1942 · page 4

HOSPITAL APPEAL.—The Hospital Appeal resulted in £2052 being raised. The Queen competition resulted in the success of Mrs. C. L. Falkiner (Country)…

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Junior Farmers' Club

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 17 July 1942 · page 5

A meeting of the Junior Farmers' Club will take place the the Henty Public School on Monday night next, when all members are asked to…

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Sheep Skin Sales. Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 18 July 1942 · page 2

Trading was good for 59.226 sheep skins offered for sale today, and prices generally ruled very firm at last sale day’s figures. Quotations Merino, three-quarter to full…

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Farmers and Women Lao[?] Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 20 July 1942 · page 2

Farmers in northern NSW had failed to co-operate with the manpower authorities in accepting offers of work from the Women’s Land Army. This…

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Huge Cattle Trek “Like Army Move”

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 21 July 1942 · page 4

Thousands of cattle wrich are being moved in the greatest cattle trek in the history of Australia are arriving at their destinations fatter than when…

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Appeal for Sheep Skins (To the Editor)

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 21 July 1942 · page 2

Sir,—In a recent issue of the “Pastoral Times” there was an appeal from Sydney for sheep skins for waistcoats for sailors and airmen. The…

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Turning Back The Files . . . 10 Years Ago. (From the “Pastoral Times,” July 8, 1932)

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 21 July 1942 · page 3

PRESIDENT. — Cr. J. R. Carse has been appointed president of Conargo Shire Council in place of the late Cr. P. Landale…

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Commercial To-day’s Sheep MARKET(Supplied by John McNamara and Co Pty. Ltd.) NEWMARKET

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 21 July 1942 · page 4

Quality sheep and lambs about late rates. Others easier. Stores firm…

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No Apologies Needed "Taking Stock" in the Dairying Industry

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 21 July 1942 · page 2

The dairy industry owes no apologies to society It supplies Markland with food products not only unexcelled but unmatched by all others. It…

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Wheat Yields. Finley District Heads List

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 22 July 1942 · page 5

Mr E. W. Bowmaker. District Agricultural Instructor, has supplied us with the latest data concerning the when yields for 1641-42 In the…

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Kn[?]ting Wool for Ser[?]en’s Com[?]rts Syd[?]ey. T[?]

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 22 July 1942 · page 3

The [?]ng [?]ion [?] day that [?]ing [?] [?] and [?] d) p[?]in and [?] [?] goods for comforts for the fo[?]…

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Death Penalty for Crop Fires Madrid, July 22

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 23 July 1942 · page 3

After six days of fruitless endeavour to check the flames by the military, the fires are still radius in wheat and forest country at Marseilles It is…

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News of the Week Sheep and Wool Exams

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 24 July 1942 · page 5

The following candidates were successful in the final Sheep and Wool Classing Examinations: Second Year: G. D. Gibbs (Culcairn), D. R…

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Narrandera Cattle Sale

The Pastoral Times · Friday 24 July 1942 · page 4

Dalgety and Co. Ltd. and Geo. F. Culley and Co., agents in conjunction, will conduct a special sale of 1200 cattle at Narrandera on Wednesday, July 29…

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