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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1943

1,201 stories in Murray's papers · page 25 of 61

“Curtin Has Saved the Nation” Been Eating Too Much Butter! CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 8 June 1943 · page 1

In fixing the butter ration at 8 ozs per week the Commonwealth Government had paid full attention to the nutritional needs of the population,…

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Farmers Transform Britain Remarkable Result During War

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 8 June 1943 · page 1

"Agriculture in one form or another has been carried on in Great Britain for at least 4,000 years." said Mr Hudson, British Minister for…

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Junior Farmer Garden Plots

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 8 June 1943 · page 1

A working bee was held at the Primary School yesterday afternoon for the purpose of erecting a wire netting fence for the Junior Farmers'…

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Farmers and Settlers Meeting at Culcairn

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 8 June 1943 · page 3

A meeting of the Culcairn District Council of the Farmers and Settlers Association was held at Culcairn yesterday. Delegates present were: Messrs Benno Seidel…

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Walbundrie Farmers Meeting of Wheatgrowers’ Union

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 8 June 1943 · page 3

At a recent well attended meeting of Walbundr[?] branch of the Wheatgrowers’ Union a letter was received from the Minister for Lands (Mr Tully) in reply…

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Butter Cut Causes Strike Miners Cease Work YDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 9 June 1943 · page 1

Butter rationing is causing dissatisfaction on some sections of the NSW coalfields and the men at one pit—Hebburn No. I—in the north, struck…

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Dangers of Killing Too Many Sheep and Lambs SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 9 June 1943 · page 2

[?] the slaughtering of sheep and lambs was considerably increased in the Commonwealth. Its effect must be to reduce wool production and that would mean a…

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Subsidy for Dairying Industry. Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 9 June 1943 · page 3

An announcement concerning the sub[?] to the dairying Industry will be made as soon as the Arbitration Court has made its sward on wages for employes in the…

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Harvesting and Dairying Award Arbitration Court to MakeCANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 9 June 1943 · page 2

The Arbitration Court will In future seasons determine the wages and conitions of employment of persons in the harvesting of wheat, oats, barley…

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Do Sheep Need Salt?

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 10 June 1943 · page 3

When a letter was read at the. Glen Innes Pastures Protection Board meeting from the Inverell P.P. Board, thanking the Glen…

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Collection of Taxes in the Pastoral Industry

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 10 June 1943 · page 3

Must employers collect taxes from shedhands under 21 years of age? Last year the ruling was that tax was to be collected from adult…

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Additional Rationing Butter and Household Linen

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 10 June 1943 · page 3

From Monday last every person in Australia is rationed to half a pound of butter a week. E coupons in new ration books will be used…

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Wheat Pool Advance. Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 10 June 1943 · page 5

The secretary of the Australian Wheat Board (Mr C. J. Parrett) said today that the payment of the second advance of 3d a bushel on wheat delivered in No. 5 pool…

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Miners Demand More Butter 300 Men Cease Work SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 10 June 1943 · page 2

Three mines with an aggregate daily production of 2000 tons, were idle in NSW today. One of the mines concerned, Excelsior, employing 300 men…

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AGRICULTURAL & Pastoral Notes Responsibilities of Land Ownership In Relation to Maintenance of Fertility

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 10 June 1943 · page 4

There is a growing recognition that the ownership of land is of the nature of a trust, carrying with it the obligation to so use it that…

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The Farm Home Not Less Tasty or Nutritious Value of Cheaper Meat Cuts

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 10 June 1943 · page 4

It should not be assumed that because a piece of meat is of the lower-priced class it is inferior as an article of diet, points out a note in…

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News and Notes Prisoners to Work on Farms

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 10 June 1943 · page 4

The Manpower Directorate, with the Defence Services and other departments, have completed plans for the employment of a large…

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So the Farmer Had Brains After All !

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 10 June 1943 · page 2

Operations of district war agricultural committees. scattered throughout the Commonwealth have so pleasantly surprised the Federal Government that…

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Farmer Gaoled For Cruelty To Horse MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 10 June 1943 · page 2

Martin Dalla Rudolph, farmer, of Seymour, was gaoled for one month today on a charge of cruelty to a dumb animal. It was alleged that the…

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Points for Farm Butter

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 11 June 1943 · page 6

Every producer of farm or dairy butter for other than household use must:— (1) Collect current E coupons for all…

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