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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1942

1,388 stories in Murray's papers · page 6 of 70

Wheat Storage Suggested Government Control of Facilities

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 27 January 1942 · page 3

It was mentioned by the Minister for Commerce (Mr. W. J. Scully) in Canberra that he was giving consideration to the question of the storage…

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Wheat Soil Management Erosion Compels Revision of Accepted Methods

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 27 January 1942 · page 4

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

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Boggabri Farmworker Missing Boggabri

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 27 January 1942 · page 3

Despite continuous and spread search by police and local residents, no trace has yet been found of Allen Noble (39), farmworker, who…

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Famine Facing “Farmers” Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 27 January 1942 · page 4

In a report he proposed sending to Mr. Curtin. Mr.. Beale, M.L.A., declared that some dairy farmers on the South Coast were so hard hit that…

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Farm Time and Town Time

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 27 January 1942 · page 1

Daylight saving has been “two timed” by farmers at Central Tilba, on the South Coast. Clocks are still on standard time in…

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Drought Crisis in N.S.W. Government Help To Farmers

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 27 January 1942 · page 3

As an indication of the severity of the drought m New South Wales, the Premier, Mr, McKell, said last week that all the £630,000 allotted to the…

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Sheep Stealing Charges

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 28 January 1942 · page 3

At the Finley Police Court on Monday of last week, before Mr [?] P.M., John Oliver [?] was charged that on the 22nd day…

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Foot-rot in Sheep

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 28 January 1942 · page 4

In a bulletin (No. 140) recently issued by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, the cause and treatment of foot-rot in sheep…

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Late Cable News Wheat for Starving Greeks London, January 27

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 28 January 1942 · page 3

The Minister for Economic Warfare (Mr. Hugh Dalton) announced in the House of Commons to-day that Britain and America, in order to alleviate the…

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Eresion Control on Farms Soil Protection and Fertility Maintance

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 28 January 1942 · page 3

Although the average annual rainfall up to 80 or 70 Inches [?] more in place with daily [?] sometimes as high as to [?]…

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Tomato Mite Treatment of Mid-season and Late Crops

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 28 January 1942 · page 5

Tomato mites are extremely small and only become visible on the [?] under magnification. Consequently their presence in crops is frequently…

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Sheep Stealing Charge at Finley District Farmer Convicted

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 29 January 1942 · page 3

At the Finley Police Court on Monday of last week before Mr. I. Beavers, P.M., John Oliver Schier was charged that on the 22nd day…

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Better to Cease Wheat Growing

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 29 January 1942 · page 4

A suggestion that it might be better to cease wheat growing in Western Australia until the superphosphate position was adjusted…

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Restricting Wheat Production Storages Filled

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 January 1942 · page 4

Severe curtailment of sowing for wheat on farms above 300 acres, as a likely war emergency measure, was forecast on Monday by the Minister…

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Post War Marketing of Australian Wool

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 30 January 1942 · page 3

(Mr. H. K. Nock, well known as the man responsible for overcoming the constitutional difficulties and securing the home consumption price…

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Wheat Acreage Large Areas To Be Curtailed

The Pastoral Times · Friday 30 January 1942 · page 3

The Minister for Commerce has referred again to the problem of wheat storage and to the necessity to restrict to some extent the total production of…

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Trains Delayed Broken Axle on Wheat Truck

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 30 January 1942 · page 3

Through an axle breaking on a bulk wheat truck as a goods train approached Frampton at 1.30 a.m. on Friday morning last, there was a serious…

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Wheat Acreage Large Areas to be Cultivated

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 30 January 1942 · page 8

The Minister for Commerce has again referred to the problem of wheat storage, and to the necessity to restrict to some extent the…

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Albury Wool Appraisements 15,000 Bales Catalogued

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 30 January 1942 · page 3

The Associated Albury Woolbrokers, Messrs. Younghusband Ltd., Dalgety and Co. Ltd., and the Farmers and Graziers Co-op…

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Emergency Plans for Cattle Trek from Coast Contemplated GRAFTON

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 30 January 1942 · page 2

To cope with any emergency which may arise, plans are now being formulated to take thousands of milking herds from the flat coastal belt of…

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