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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1942

1,388 stories in Murray's papers · page 57 of 70

"Dairymen Don't Want Subsidy SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 9 October 1942 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly today Mr Drummond (Armidale) deprecated the announcement by the Federal Government of the £2,000,000 subsidy for the dairy…

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Rationalisation of Transport Co-operation of Farmers Sought

The Pastoral Times · Friday 9 October 1942 · page 2

Some time ago a rationalisation committee was set up in Murray Shire at the request of the director of Emergency Road Transport, with the object…

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Called a Smoke Screen Subsidy For Dairy Industry CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 10 October 1942 · page 2

By providing £2 million annual bounty to the deity farmers of the nation, the Commonwealth Government was merely throwing out a smoke screen, declared Mr…

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"Farmers Facing Grim Future" Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 12 October 1942 · page 2

Unless the Federal Government co-operates with the NSW Government in making an advance to farmers to encourage them conserve fodder, primary industries In…

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Wakool Special Sheep Sale

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 13 October 1942 · page 1

Robert Bradshaw and the N.Z.L. and Finance Co. invite early entries for their annual special off-shears sale at Wakool on Tuesday, November 10…

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Appraisements of Wool

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 13 October 1942 · page 4

DALGETY & CO. LTD. (Melbourne) report: Our 59th appraisement was held on Thursday, when we submitted a catalogue of 3200 bales. The selection…

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Wool Company Fined!

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 13 October 1942 · page 2

Australian Woollen Mills [?] was fined £100 in Central S[?] Court, Sydney, on each of six [?] of having failed to submit wool [?]…

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"Butter Produced at a Loss" SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 13 October 1942 · page 4

Addressing dairy farmers at Tar[?] today Sir Earle Page. MHR. advocated a [?] in provide a flat rate of 4d per[?] on all butter produced in Australia…

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Salt for Sheep South-west Graziers’ Protest

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 13 October 1942 · page 2

Graziers throughout the south-west are indignant at the Government’s decision to place a ban on the use of salt for sheep…

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Profits on the Wool Scheme Question in Parliament

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 13 October 1942 · page 4

Mr. Rankin. M.H.R., asked the Prime Minister, upon notice recently: 1. What is the position With regard to the excess profits on resale of wool…

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Wheat Harvest Shop Workers May Have to Help Melbourne

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 13 October 1942 · page 2

The closing of shops might become necessary during normal trading hours in some wheat areas to release available labour to assist in moving the…

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Commercial To-day’s Sheep Market (Suppled by John McNamara and Co Pty, Ltd.) NEWMARKET

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 13 October 1942 · page 1

Lambs, 1/ dearer. Sheep, late rates…

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The Brown Vegetable Weevil a Menace to Vegetable Crops

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 13 October 1942 · page 3

The Chief Entomologist of the Department of Agriculture reminds vegetable growers to be on the lookout for the brown vegetable weevil or…

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Farmers' Emergency Returns

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 13 October 1942 · page 2

This is a message to small farmers, poultry raisers, vegetable growers and fruit growers. Have you filled in your Emergency…

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Wheat for Poultry Farmers. Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 14 October 1942 · page 4

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr Dunn) hopes as the result of representations that additional railway trucks will be made available this week to transport wheat to…

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Butter to Be bearer CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 14 October 1942 · page 2

The Minister for Commerce (Mr Scully) said today that the Prices Commissioner would review the price of butter it the Arbitration Court decided there must be…

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Children to Work on Farms SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 14 October 1942 · page 4

Conditions governing the employment of school children in harvesting periods in rural Industries were explained to the Legislative Assembly today by the Minister…

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Production Well Down Tallangatta Butter Factory

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 15 October 1942 · page 4

At the annual meeting of the Tallan[?]tta Butter Factory and Creamery Co. Ltd. at which there was a fair attendance of [?]archolders, the directors…

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Salt Licks for Sheep Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 15 October 1942 · page 3

A Fookesman of the Department of War Organisation of Industry tonight slated that to alleviate the anxiety of some owners of livestock because of the recent order…

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Questions For Wheat Growers CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 15 October 1942 · page 2

An emergency survey of wheatgrowers in all States, except Tasmania, where the position was known, was now being conducted, the acting Commonwealth…

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