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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1944

1,399 stories in Murray's papers · page 12 of 70

Butter Ration; No Cut Decided Melbourne. Monday

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 29 February 1944 · page 2

No cut has been considered in the present weekly butter ration of 8 oz by the Federal Government, the Production Executive or the Minister for Customs…

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“Troops Like Tropical Butter Spread” CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 29 February 1944 · page 2

Government experts believe that the newly discovered “tropical butler spread” now being produced for Australian troops in New Guinea will…

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New Wheat Not for N.s.w

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 29 February 1944 · page 1

The fact that Quadrat, a comparatively new wheat (a Ghurka C.M.G. cross) has yielded more than 18 bags to the acre for a Milawa (vic.)…

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Control of Sheep-fly Pest Combination of Methods Necessary

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 29 February 1944 · page 4

No satisfactory single method of control is over likely to be evolved that will solve the sheep bloway problem points out the Division of…

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Turning Back The Files... 10 Years Ago: (From the “Pastoral Times,” January 16, 1934)

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 29 February 1944 · page 3

DEATH.—Mr. J. W. Caird, of Katamatite, died suddenly at Cobram, Deceased owned land at Moira for some years and also had property near…

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

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 29 February 1944 · page 1

Good quality wethers a little dearer. All kinds of fat ewes are firm. Fat lambs are firm. CLEARING SALE NEAR FINLEY…

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Farmer Bound Over

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 29 February 1944 · page 2

George James Piffero, of Narrandera road Wagga, a farmer, was charged in the Wagga court yesterday with fraudulently converting to his own use…

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English Farmers Against Slowing Down Won't Join Miners And Others

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 29 February 1944 · page 2

Some of the liveliest expressions of feeling came from the West Sussex (Eng.) Farmers’ Union Executive recently, when they were invited to…

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Sheep Blowfly Direct Attack Unlikely to Solve the Problem

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 March 1944 · page 3

In the light of investigational work in sheep blowfly control carried out during the last 10 years, notably at Canberra it has been necessary to revise somewhat…

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30,000 Sheep May Die of Thirst MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 March 1944 · page 1

Farmers in the Banyena Siding district are appealing to the Victorian Government to supply them with water from Lake Lonsdale for 30,000 sheep,…

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Want Sons For Farms CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 March 1944 · page 3

One of the problems complicating the release of soldiers for dairy farms is that farmers are asking for their sons, and in many cases will not accept other…

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Potato Blight in Autumn-sown Crops

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 March 1944 · page 3

Autumn-sown potato crops on the coast, now being planted, will be very liable to blight, if the season is wet because of the large number of discarded blight-infected…

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Fodder Crops. Maize, Sorghum, Japanese Millet, Sudan Grass [?]

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 1 March 1944 · page 3

These five fodder crops are widely used in New South Wales and, whilst their many good points are well recognized, insufficient…

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AGRICULTURAL & Pastoral Notes Control of Sheep Blowfly Combination of Methods Necessary

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 2 March 1944 · page 4

No satisfactory single method of control is ever likely to be evolved that will solve the sheep blowfly problem, points out the Division of…

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Wheat Weevil Control CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 March 1944 · page 3

The Minister in Charge of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (Mr Dedman) said today that considerable progress had been made in control of wheat…

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Poultry Farmer’s Plight Council’s Lengthy Discussion

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 March 1944 · page 4

A letter from the Lavington War Agricultural Committee was responsible for a lengthy discussion when Albury Municipal Council met last night…

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Sheep and Wool Classes

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 3 March 1944 · page 2

Owing to the alteration in train services, the wool class will in future be held on Tuesday in each week, commencing at 11 a.m., instead of…

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Proposed Wool Conference

Border Morning Mail · Friday 3 March 1944 · page 6

With reference to the invitation that was extended to Dr Clunies Ross, Mr P. D. Riddell. Director of Technical Education, Sydney, and Mr A.R…

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No Extra Super. for Wheat Growing

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 3 March 1944 · page 6

No extra superphosphate will be available this year for wheatgrowers, Mr. Scully, Minister for Commerce, announced this week. He said that he…

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Two Wodonga Residents Committed For Trial On Sheep Stealing Charge

Border Morning Mail · Friday 3 March 1944 · page 6

After hearing the evidence for the prosecution in cases in which William Gordon Strang, hotclkeeper, Wodonga, and Albert George Green, also of…

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