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Farming & the land, 1943

1,201 stories in Murray's papers · page 37 of 61

Young Women, Doing Great Job, Challenge Farmers They Call Themselves W.A.S.P.S.

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 14 August 1943 · page 4

Girls in some country districts in NSW have issued a challenge to local farmers that they will harvest any crops the farmers may…

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Wheat Silo For Wahgunyah Interesting Discussion at Meeting

Border Morning Mail · Monday 16 August 1943 · page 3

On Friday evening at Wahgunyah School of Arts, Messrs Glowery, Buriel and Lockhart (Victorian Grain Elevators Commission), were present at the…

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Wodonga Cattle Market

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 August 1943 · page 2

The following is the order of sale for Wodonga cattle market: Gippsland and Northern. them Dalgety and Co., Goldsbrough Mort. Farmers and Graziers, New Zealand Loan,…

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Wheat Silo for Wahgunyah Scheme Outlined by Commissioners

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 17 August 1943 · page 1

On Friday evening, at Wahgunyah School of Arts, Messrs. Glowery, Barts and Lockhart (Victorian Grain Elevators Commission)…

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N.s.w. Wheat Area 44 Per Cent. Drop in Three Seasons

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 17 August 1943 · page 1

According to an estimate made by the Chief of the Division of Plant industry, Mr. A. H. E. McDonald, about 2,500,000 acres…

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Sheep Transport Restrictions

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 18 August 1943 · page 7

The administration of the Sheep owners’ Protection Act, in regard to restriction of transport of sheep in border districts has been the cause…

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Classing Farmers’ Wool Clips. Need for Careful Preparation

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 18 August 1943 · page 3

The fact that for the period of the war the wohle of our wool dip is being bought by the British Government, there being therefore no…

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Intensive Research Into Wool Fibre

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 18 August 1943 · page 3

There has been more technical research [?] wool in Britain in the last, 12 months than was to be expected in the fourth [?] of war, including investigations of…

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Mr. Fadden’s Wheat Offer Called Sham MANILLA

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 18 August 1943 · page 2

It should be abundantly dear to wheat-growers that Mr Fadden’s clamorous promise of 5/2 a bushel for wheat was nothing more than a transparent political…

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N.Z's. £20 Million Wool Cheque. Auckland (Nz)

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 19 August 1943 · page 4

New Zealand wool for the year ended June 30 realised nearly £20 million. The quantity sold was 834.051 ba[?]. Price per [?] was 14.57d…

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Scully Wheat Plan Criticised Opposition Promise Claimed To Be Better SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 19 August 1943 · page 2

Mr -Scully was apparently getting [?] over the great disparity between his wheat [?] and that of the opposition, said Mr H. K. No[?]…

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Tallangatta Share Farmers

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 19 August 1943 · page 5

A meeting of the Share Farmers Association held at Tallanga[?] was well attended. The sub-committee appointed to draw up the constitution and rules of the…

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Gunbar Sheep Sale

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 20 August 1943 · page 2

The sheep sale which is held periodically at Goolgowi by Messrs. Dalgety in conjunction with Messrs. F. W. Rawlihson and Co., took place…

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Wagga Sheep Sale. Wagga

Border Morning Mail · Friday 20 August 1943 · page 2

The associated agents of Wagga r[?] having held their usual fortnightly sheep sales today. A total of 8690 was yarded, comprising 5140 fats and 3550 stor[?]…

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More Cattle and Pigs in N.S.W. Women Working on Farms SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 20 August 1943 · page 6

Features of statistics of rural industries of NSW for the year 1942-43, which were released today by the Government Statistician (Mr S. R. Carver), are as follow:…

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MORE [?] for Dairy Farmers Sydney, Th[?]

Border Morning Mail · Friday 20 August 1943 · page 2

The Government will make [?] those dairy farmers who need [?] any advances to enable them [?] and instal milking machines. This was…

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Turning Back The Files... 10 Years Ago: (From the “Pastoral Times,” August 4, 1933)

The Pastoral Times · Friday 20 August 1943 · page 5

RACES. — At Mathoura races on Wednesday the winners were: Mein’s Waldo (Maiden), O. Andison’s La Jaconde (President’s Stake), J. Malone’s…

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The Farm Home Manure from Garden Refuse How to Make Compost

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 20 August 1943 · page 3

The compost heap is a cheap and efficient way of converting garden and household plant refuse into valuable fertilising material. Lawn…

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N.E. Farmers United Meeting Held At Wangaratta WANGARATTA

Border Morning Mail · Friday 20 August 1943 · page 5

A meeting of representatives of branches of the Victorian Wheat and Wool Growers Association was held here. Branches represented were [?]glen, Chiltern…

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Wagga Special Sheep Sale

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 21 August 1943 · page 2

Dalgety and Co. Wagga. associated with Younghusband Ltd., report having held a successful special sheep sale at “Wagga on Tuesday. 20.000 sheep were yarded to a…

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