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Farming & the land, 1944

1,399 stories in Murray's papers · page 36 of 70

Coreen Wheat Growers Union Inaugural Meeting

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 11 July 1944 · page 3

On Wednesday last the wheat growers of the Coreen district met at the Coreen Hall to discuss the question of opening a branch of the…

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Sheep Still Dying Rain Gives Some Relief. SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 11 July 1944 · page 2

Reports received today from the drought [?] to north-western NSW [?] that [?] which [?] from [?] points at [?]ire…

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To the Editor Drift From Dairy Farms to the Cities

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 11 July 1944 · page 4

Sir,—My congratulations to “Contributor” on the article “Luxuries’ for Dairymen,” and to Mr Mair for “Tracto-Bov[?]tua.” To the first paragraph on “Smart…

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The Wool Cheque Further Payment on 1943-4 Season

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 11 July 1944 · page 4

The official announcement regarding the finalisation of the past season's operations in the commonwealth which was released last week has…

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

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 11 July 1944 · page 1

Prime quality wethers scarce. Values for prime wethers and ewes firmer. Prime light and heavy weight lambs scarce, the majority of the penning…

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Curtin Govt. Win Fight Dairymen HOBART

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 11 July 1944 · page 1

A milk strike by members of the Southern Tasmanian Dairymen’s Association today reduced supplies of milk to the city to two-thirds of normal…

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District Farmers’ Ultimatum

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 11 July 1944 · page 2

On Saturday night a meeting of Walla. Culcairn. and Walbundrie farmers called by the Wheatgrowers’ Union, adopted the following…

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Sheep Louse

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 12 July 1944 · page 3

Like a sheep “tick,” the sheep louse spends the whole of its life upon the host, and does not leave it unless to transf[?]r to another animal. This it…

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“Life Is Easier” Australian Farmer And Canadian Contemporary SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 12 July 1944 · page 5

“The life of the Australian farmer is easier than that of his Canadian contemporary,” said Mr J. Gordon Ross, leader of the Canadian Parliamentary…

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Problems Of The Farmer Agricultural Minister’s Views SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 12 July 1944 · page 3

The need for a higher level of productive and [?] ng efficiency in rural industries in the post-war period was emphased by the Minister…

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AGRICULTURAL & Pastoral Notes Winter Shelter for Sheep Value of Trees

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 13 July 1944 · page 4

Insufficient provision for shelter of stock is a weakness in the management of many pastoral holdings, and as a consequence…

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Store Cattle Reasonably Priced at Wagga

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 13 July 1944 · page 2

If reports of cattle realisations at other southern centres are any criterion, then the Wagga market is indeed a really excellent avenue for…

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40,000 Sheep May Die SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 13 July 1944 · page 4

Unless the manpower lime limit shearing is extended, more than 10,000 weak and starving sheep in north-west of NSW, which were…

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Allegedly Bought Wool Without Permit MELBOURNNE

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 13 July 1944 · page 2

Four charges of having contravened National Security Regulations were heard against Clarence Joseph Long, of Campbell st., East Kew, at the Kew court…

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Appeals to Farmers Evatt Asks For “Yes” Vote SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 13 July 1944 · page 2

If the people approved the forthcoming referendum proposals relating to organised marketing of commodities, he was satisfied that the…

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Story of Two Farmers And a Truck

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 13 July 1944 · page 2

When two share farmers at Bonegilla several years ago purchased a truck on a 50-50 basis, they thought it immaterial in whose name the…

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Expert Knowledge For Farmers Extension of Laboratories Into Country SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 13 July 1944 · page 5

“A new laboratory at Wollondbar experiment farm, Lismore, which is a branch of Glenfield Research Institute, is nearly ready and a…

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Proposed Course for Young Farmers Move at Albury Outlined

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 13 July 1944 · page 4

A suggestion that a course of instruction, covering Laren practice in general for farmers’ and [?] employes should be [?]…

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Victorian Wool and Wheat-growers' Assn. Rennie Branch

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 July 1944 · page 4

A meeting of the above was held on Friday, July 7, 1944. The president Mr. D. R. O'Dwyer occupied the chair, and about 30 members of the…

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Monthly Crop Report Pastoral Review of Southeastern Riverina

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 14 July 1944 · page 3

The month of June has been abnormally dry and abnormally cold. Only 80 points of rain fell in the Albury district for the period,…

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