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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1944

1,399 stories in Murray's papers · page 44 of 70

District Farmer Killed

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 17 August 1944 · page 2

Edward William Coulston, aged about 30, a farmer of Kiewa, was killed early yesterday afternoon when a tree he has felling crashed on him…

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Wheat Crop Prospects General Outlook Unfavorable

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 18 August 1944 · page 8

The outlook for crops throughout the greater part of the wheat belt is unpromising, states a review of wheat crop conditions by…

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Wagga Sheep Market. Wagga

Border Morning Mail · Friday 18 August 1944 · page 2

The associated agents of Wagga report having held their fortnightly sheep sale today. There was a total of 14.560 yarded, comprising 9100 fats and 4.360 stores. Fats…

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Cow Yields 976 lb. Butter Fat MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Friday 18 August 1944 · page 2

Yarraview La Mode, a Guernsey cow belonging to Captain A. E. T. Payne, of “Yarraview,” Lilydale. has returned the record of 975th of butler fat for…

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Dairy Farmer Fined in Wodonga Court

Border Morning Mail · Friday 18 August 1944 · page 4

On charges of failing to hold a license tor his dairy and for failure are to keep the milking shed in a clean and wholesome condition…

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Farmer’s Tragic Death

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 19 August 1944 · page 2

Al Wagga yesterday the District Coroner (Mr U. Oates) returned a finding of accidental death at the conclusion of an inquest upon the death of…

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Drought Kills 250,000 Sheep Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 21 August 1944 · page 6

A Wallet stock and station agent, Mr C. B. Ritchie, estimates that to the past nine months one of the worst droughts on record cost…

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Helping French Farm Lassie

Border Morning Mail · Monday 21 August 1944 · page 5

S/Sgt Bernhard Darcole and T.S. Wm. L. Stanley, of US., fill water pails for French farm girl, from US. purification supply…

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Wheat Crop Prospects

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 22 August 1944 · page 5

The outlook for crops throughout the greater part of the wheat belt is unpromising, states a review of wheat crop conditions by the Division of…

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Wheat Has Big Future

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 22 August 1944 · page 5

Competent Canadian authorities think that wheat will have an even bigger role [?] my after the war than it has had in the past…

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Echo of Sheep Stealing Charge Gordon Strang Charged with Giving False Evidence

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 22 August 1944 · page 1

William Gordon Strang, hotelkeeper, of Wodonga, appeared before the Wangaratta Court of Petty Sessions last week on a charge of having given…

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

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 22 August 1944 · page 1

John McNamara & Co. Pty. Ltd. report direct from Newmarket this morning: Entries of lambs showed an increase…

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Abolish the Plough U.s.a. Farmer's Revolutionary Proposal

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 22 August 1944 · page 1

Is the plough, the enemy of the farmer instead of his best friend? According to Mr. J. Faulkner a farmer inside Union States it is [?]…

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Rutherglen Experiment Farm Notes For August(Contributed)

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 22 August 1944 · page 5

Continued unfavorable seasonal conditions have rendered the consideration of hand-feeding of dairy stock imperative, is production or milk and butter Is to be…

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Farmers and Graziers Profit of £41,662 SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 22 August 1944 · page 3

The Farmers and Grazier Co-operative Grain Insurance and Agency Co Ltd made a general net profit of £41,01,2 for the year ended June 30. The trading…

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Sheep Market

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 23 August 1944 · page 2

[?] is the order of sale at [?] sheep market: Goldsbrough [?] Younghusband New Zealand [?] Farmers and Graziers, There…

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Eating Much Less Butter Civilians In Australia CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 23 August 1944 · page 2

A Commonwealth Fond Control report submitted to the Production Executive today estimated that this year civilians would secure 76,000…

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Meat, Butter, Cheese and Milk Production Down SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 23 August 1944 · page 2

NSW failed to reach its target for butter, cheese and whole milk last year, according to the Department of Agriculture production trends report…

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Steep Decline Dairy Industry Hit By War CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 23 August 1944 · page 4

A decline In milk production, depleted dairy herds and (he withdrawal of approximately 3500 farmers and suppliers from Industry from July, 1942, to…

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Agricultural & Pastoral Notes Wheat Crop Prospects

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 24 August 1944 · page 4

The outlook for crops throughout the greater part of the wheat belt i[?] unpromising, states a review of wheat crop conditions by the…

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