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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1944

1,399 stories in Murray's papers · page 27 of 70

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

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 30 May 1944 · page 1

Short supply of both sheep and lambs and scarcity of good quality. Competition was steady and values firm for best wethers and lambs; medium lambs…

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Farmers’ Handbook for P.O.W. SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 30 May 1944 · page 2

The Premier (Mr McKell) has approved of copies of NSW Farmers’ [?] bring supplied to Red Cross Society’s Educational Advisory…

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Anbury Sheep Market Today

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 31 May 1944 · page 2

The following Is the order of sale for today’s Albury market: Goldsbrough Mort, New Zealand Loan. Farmers and Graziers, Dalgetys and Youngbusbands. There will…

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Another Cut in the Butter Ration

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 31 May 1944 · page 2

By displaying some of that political sagacity that comes in handy when an election is about to lake place, the Federal Government .saw Mr McKell’s…

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F.A.Q Wheat. Analysis for Season

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 31 May 1944 · page 1

The chemists’ branch of the Department of Agriculture has conducted its annual analysis of F.A.Q. wheat, the samples examined being representative…

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AGRICULTURAL & Pastoral Notes Drought Feeding of Sheep Interesting Results of Labour Saving Trials

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 1 June 1944 · page 4

A small trial in drought feeding of sheep, carried out at the McMaster Animal Health Laboratory of the Council for Scientific and…

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Sheep Losses in Far West

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 1 June 1944 · page 3

Shearing musters on some far western properties disclose losses of 25 per cent., and in case more, of the sheep, but the general reduction…

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Local and General Berrigan Sheep Sale

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 1 June 1944 · page 2

An important sheep sale will be held at Berrigan on Wednesday. 14th June, when 10,000 nice quality sheep will be offered. Selling agents…

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Miners Strike Over Butter Gut Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 June 1944 · page 2

The Miners’ Federation today filed a log of claims with the chairman of the Central Coal Authority (Mr Willis). Claims embody about 256…

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Butter Cut Definite Federal Cabinet Approves CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 June 1944 · page 2

The Acting Prime Minister (Mr Forde) announced tonight, that the Full Cabinet had approved the reduction of the butter ration from eight…

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Help for Wool Industry. Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 June 1944 · page 4

The Australian Wool Board has made a further grant of £200 available to the Sydney University for continued investigations into the fertility of rams. The board has…

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Butter Ration

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

It has been confirmed beyond all doubt by a Commonwealth Food Control statement on Monday that the civilian butter ration is to be reduced…

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Less Butter-more Excuses

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 June 1944 · page 3

The decision to cut Australia's butter ration from eight ounces per week to six, whatever may be said for it officially is an abject confession of…

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Wagga Cattle Market. Wagga

Border Morning Mail · Friday 2 June 1944 · page 2

The associated agents of Wagga held their fortnightly cattle sale today. The yarding completed [?]fats, 298 stores and dairy cattle. In the fat section, bullocks…

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Wheat Deliveries 4- Paid on 819 P.c. Last Seasons Wheat

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 June 1944 · page 1

From last season's harvest (1943-44) 94,804,000 bushels of wheat were delivered to the Australian Wheat Board. In most States the sample…

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The Butter Ration Cabinet Approves of Reduction

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 2 June 1944 · page 2

The Acting Prime Minister, Mr. Forde, announced a butter ration cut of from 8oz. per week per person, to 6oz. per week. This would be for…

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Wool—australia’s Great Awakening

The Pastoral Times · Friday 2 June 1944 · page 7

A took by W. F. Mather under the above title presidents a host of revealing facts about wool and the wool industry The author advocates expansion of…

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Pastoral Outlook Brighter Reports Albury P.p. Stock Inspector

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 2 June 1944 · page 4

The following report was submitted to the Albury District Postoral Protection Board at its last monthly meeting by the Stock Inspector (Mr…

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New Butter Ration Causes Coal Production Loss Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 June 1944 · page 3

Five collieries on the Newcastle field are idle to-day as a protest against the reduction in the butter ration which will operate from…

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Publicity for Wool Films In Commonwealth Drive

The Pastoral Times · Friday 2 June 1944 · page 4

Plans for an intense publicity campaign hi wool were approved by the Australia Wool Board at a series of meetings which ended on Saturday. In addition at least one travelling…

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