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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1944

1,399 stories in Murray's papers · page 45 of 70

Feeding Dairy Cattle According to Production

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 24 August 1944 · page 5

Feeding all cows at the same rate prevents maximum nett financial return, points out the Division of Animal Industry of the Deportment of…

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Mystery Deaths of Stud Cattle SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 24 August 1944 · page 6

Over a period of nine months, large numbers of valuable stud cattle on the “Pinepark” farm of Killen and Marr at Mumbil. near Moree. have…

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No Increase in Butter and Tea Ration CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 24 August 1944 · page 6

It was stated officially today that there was little prospect of the butter ration being restored to 8 oz. before the end of the year. The tea ration of 2oz a week…

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Future Farming

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 24 August 1944 · page 3

A speaker on the A.B.C. programmes for listening groups to discuss post-war reconstruction made some interesting remarks recently…

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Critical Crop Position Riverina Urgently Needs Rain

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 24 August 1944 · page 2

Since my last report, no rain has fallen and conditions have gone from bad to worse. The winter has been most severe and abnormally dry…

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Special Sheep Sale

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 August 1944 · page 1

N.Z.L., and Mercantile Agency Co, Ltd, report holding a highly successful special sheep sale at the Municipal saleyards Corowa on August 16, when…

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Wagga Cattle Market. Wagga

Border Morning Mail · Friday 25 August 1944 · page 2

The associated agents of Wagga report having hel [?] usual fortnightly sale cattle today. There was a total of 1110 yarded, comprising 1030 fats. 35 stores and…

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Lice Infestation of Sheep [?] Warning of More Drastic Departmental Action

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 25 August 1944 · page 6

Many reports are being received from field officers of the Department and inspectors of stock of Pastures Protection districts relating to the…

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Special Sheep Sale at Corowa

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 26 August 1944 · page 2

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co Ltd held a highly successful special sheep sale at Corowa on August 16, when they submitted on attractive yarding of…

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Down By Half N.S.W. Wheat Yield SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 26 August 1944 · page 6

The NSW wheat crop for 1944-45 Is expected to annual to only about half the normal field. The crop has been estimated at 36,000,000 bushers and the…

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HENTY Farmers and Settlers

Border Morning Mail · Monday 28 August 1944 · page 3

The August meeting of the Henty branch of the Partners and Settlers Association was fairly well attended. Mr A. W. G. Wood, president,…

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Wodonga Cattle Market

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 29 August 1944 · page 2

The draw for today’s Wodonga cattle market is as follows: Dalgety and Co., McNamara and Co., Goldsbrough Mort. Younghusband Ltd., New Zealand Loan,…

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Butter Factory— 10% Devidend

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 29 August 1944 · page 2

The directors’ report of Deniliquin Butter Factory's operations for title past year has been issued to shareholders Net profit was £279 after allowing £130…

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Appraisements of Wool

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 29 August 1944 · page 2

THE COMMONWEALTH WOOL & PRODUCE CO. LTD report (25th August): Yesterday we submitted for appraisement…

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Wheat Growers Meet at Balldale More Equitable Distribution of Super Urged

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 29 August 1944 · page 2

On Thursday last, August 24, a meeting of the recently formed branch of the Wheatgrowers' Union was held at Balldale, Mr. A. Mitchell presiding…

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

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 29 August 1944 · page 1

This morning's auctions included a good penning of quality suckers and shorn lambs of all weights, but the offering of woolly old lambs was…

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New Price Declaration Affects Farmers CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 29 August 1944 · page 6

All seeds, grains and fodders w[?] declared for the purpose of price control by the Minister for Customs (Senator Kcane) today. Existing…

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“France Soon Back For Wool” SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 30 August 1944 · page 6

Curtailment of rail transport would cause some delay in the carriage of wool and result in the appraisement of some clips being later than normally,…

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Disaster Facing Fruit Crops Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 30 August 1944 · page 6

Because of the [?] on supplies of time available for the manufacture of fruit and vegetable sprays [?] in pome and [?]…

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Synthetic Fibre Menace Holbrook Farmers Concerned

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 30 August 1944 · page 4

Recently Holbrook branch of the Farmers and Settlers’ Association passed a resolution seeking the withdrawal of the subsidy on…

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