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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1944

1,399 stories in Murray's papers · page 32 of 70

Sheep Shearing Regulations

Border Morning Mail · Friday 23 June 1944 · page 2

The Director-General of Manpower, in a letter to Mr P. Moiler, Corowa, concerning National Security (shearing of sheep) Regulations, states that,…

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Big Cattle Sale at Wodonga

Border Morning Mail · Friday 23 June 1944 · page 2

Possibly the largest cattle sale ever held in Wodonga will be the yarding of Dalgety and Co. and John McNamara and Co. at the Wodonga yards today. Three…

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“Butter Ration Achieved Targets” MELBOURNE, Thursday

Border Morning Mail · Friday 23 June 1944 · page 2

Without [?] million pounds more butter would hare been consumed in this country. The Director of Rationing (Mr J. B…

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Moth-proof and Shrinkproof Wool

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 June 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: Addressing the annual conference of the Australian Wool Producers' Federation. Mr. D. Boyd. chairman of the Australian…

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Mothproof Wool After War SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 23 June 1944 · page 4

Chairman of the Australian Wool Board (Mr D. T. Boyd) said today that mothproof and shrinkproof wool would be available after the war. He was…

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Dairy Farmers Discuss Subsidy Motion Asking 2/ lb. Defeated SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 23 June 1944 · page 2

Recent [?] and fixation of milk prices provided a level which might be used to secure increases in prices for butter and cheese, delegates…

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Food Front Machinery Supplies for Farmers

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 23 June 1944 · page 4

More than £10,000,000 worth of machinery would be made available to Australian food producers under the Commonwealth Government's plan to…

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Poultry on the Farm Instructive Lecture by Poultry Expert

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 23 June 1944 · page 4

At the invitation of the branch, Mr. George Smith, poultry instructor at the Wagga Experimental Farm, was present at the meeting, and he gave…

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Trees on the Farm a Neglected Asset

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 23 June 1944 · page 4

Under war-time conditions tree planting cannot claim a very high priority in farming operations. But every farmer should make an effort…

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Sheep Causes Railway Accident

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 24 June 1944 · page 2

When the railway trolley on which he was riding struck a sheep near [?] yesterday afternoon. Harold [?] Vidler aged 38, railway…

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Prevention of Crutch Strike in Sheep

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 24 June 1944 · page 4

The Joint Blowfly Committee issued their report No. 2, in 1940. It gave an outline of the methods recommended for the prevention and treatment of fly…

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Hint of Another Butter Ration Cut SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 24 June 1944 · page 2

On present indications there was no occasion for a further reduction in the butter ration. This was the comment of the general manager of the…

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Record Special of Mountain Bred Cattle 3954 Yarded—3866 Sold at Wodonga

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 24 June 1944 · page 2

John McNamara and Co Pty Ltd (Inc. in Vic) and Dalgety and Co Ltd (Inc. in Eng) report: At our second conjunctional special cattle sale at Wodonga on Friday,…

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How Can Butter Industry Be Saved ? Tractors Can’t Be Milked, Neither Can They Breed

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 24 June 1944 · page 6

The decision by the Commonwealth Government to make provision for importing 10,000 factors as a means of increasing production in the dairying…

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Warning of Probable Wheat Shortage SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Monday 26 June 1944 · page 2

The “Cargill Crop Bulletin” published in Minneapolis (USA) believes there will be a serious world shortage of wheat unless there is a substantial…

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Heavy Losses of Sheep

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 27 June 1944 · page 3

Tilpilly station, in the Wil[?]nria district is reported to have suffered very severely from the prevailing drought on this property Mr. G.V. Bonney was…

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2000 Beef Cattle at Wagga

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 27 June 1944 · page 1

Younghusband Ltd. and the N.Z.L. and M.A. Co, Ltd (in conjunction) will yard 2000 outstanding beef cattle at their sale at Wagga on Tuesday, July 4,…

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£40,000 Cattle Sale at Wodonga

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 27 June 1944 · page 6

Top: Auctioneers and buyers during the selling at the record cattle sale at Wodonga on Friday last Middle: Section of the buyers. Below: Pen of four-year-old Hereford forward store cattle offered…

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The Imperial Wool Purchase Its Extension Urged

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 27 June 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: That the Imperial wool purchase agreement should be extended to cover three full wool years alter the end of the…

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Future of Wool Important Decisions Made SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 27 June 1944 · page 6

The Imperial wool purchase arrangement should be extended to cover three full wool years after the end of the war. This decision was…

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