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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1944

1,399 stories in Murray's papers · page 24 of 70

Dairy Subsidy increase Too Late, Too Little, Says Fadden Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 12 May 1944 · page 2

A decision to increase the dairy subsidy was both too late and too inadequate to arrest the serious decline in butter production, which…

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62,000 Sheep Not Slaughtered SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 May 1944 · page 6

Strikes, absenteeism and reduced output had resulted in 62,000 sheep being carried over until next week for slaughter at Homebush abattoirs, said…

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Mite Infestation of Sheep Now Notifiable Disease

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 13 May 1944 · page 3

Reports of departmental officers reveal that infestation with the wool mite, "Psorergates ovis, is more extensive than was first realised, states Mr…

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Milk Farmers Put Gloves On Strike Unless Subsidy Given SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 May 1944 · page 1

A meeting of milk producers’ representatives today unanimously decided that unless a subsidy of 3½d per gallon was given to dairy farmers by May…

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Forde Defends Dairy Subsidy CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 May 1944 · page 1

The acting Prime Minister (Mr Forde) said tonight that the dairy subsidy scheme was part of a longrange plan for the industry and it was…

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Critic On Aid To Dairymen Answered SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 May 1944 · page 1

In order that production might be increased and farmers given some recognition of their national work, the Commonwealth was dealing with the…

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Wheat Acreage Goal May Not Be Reached SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Monday 15 May 1944 · page 4

A month or two ago it appeared that the request of the Federal Government for NSW to grow more wheat during 1944 would be Achieved, but…

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Wool In Post-War Years SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 16 May 1944 · page 6

It any attempt is made in the post-war times to stabilise the price of wool, co-operation of manufacturing and distribution sections of the trade…

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Wheat Acreage May Not Reach Quota Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 16 May 1944 · page 4

A month of two ago it appeared that the request of the Federal Government for New South Wales to grow more wheat during 1944 would…

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

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 16 May 1944 · page 1

Sheep and lambs, 1/ to 2/ dearer. Stores, firm…

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Group Machinery for Farmers Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 16 May 1944 · page 1

Food Control today explained the code for operating group machinery schemes in Victoria by State and Commonwealth Governments…

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Albury Sheep Market

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 17 May 1944 · page 2

The following is the order of sale for Albury sheep market today. Goldsbrough Mort. Younghusband, Dalgety Farmers and Graziers.’ new Zealand Loan. There will…

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Is wool Outlook Discouraging?

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 18 May 1944 · page 4

The immense stocks of wool which will have accumulated by the end of the war may not create such embarrassing conditions for the…

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Rival For Our Wool In Post- War Years CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 18 May 1944 · page 4

[?] fibre will be a fierce competition in world markets with Australian wool in post-war years. It is the synthetic fibre from which…

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A Fable for Farmers an American Story

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 18 May 1944 · page 4

Though the appended is an American story, it has a very definite present-day Australian flavour. "Once upon a time there was a…

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Farmers and Settlers Association

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 18 May 1944 · page 3

A meeting of the Jerilderie branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held on Saturday afternoon last. Present:—Messrs. F…

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Commercial. Sheep Prices Advance

The Pastoral Times · Friday 19 May 1944 · page 1

At yesterday’s Deniliquin fortnightly sheep sale, 6000 fat and store sheep were yarded. There was a good quality yarding of fat sheep, and prices showed…

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Is Wool Outlook Discouraging?

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 19 May 1944 · page 1

The immense stocks [?] wool which will have accumulated by the end of the war may not create such embarrassing conditions for the wool…

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2¼ Million Sales of Wool Appraised Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Friday 19 May 1944 · page 2

The Central wool Committee stated today that wool appraised so far this season totalled 3,233,293 bales, and the balance to be appraised before June 30 would…

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Turning Back The Files . . . 10 Years Ago: (From the “Pastoral Times,” February 23, 1934)

The Pastoral Times · Friday 19 May 1944 · page 6

DEATHS.—Mr Hugh Austin died in Hay Hospital. He was employed as a miller at Elliott’s Milling Co., Deniliquin, for many years until the mill was…

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