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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1944

1,399 stories in Murray's papers · page 54 of 70

Wodonga Cattle Market

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 10 October 1944 · page 2

The following Is the order of sale for today’s Wodonga cattle market; Goldsbrough Mort .New Zealand Loan, Younghusband, Dalgety, Farmers and Graziers. J…

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Seed Wheat Supplies

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 10 October 1944 · page 3

Many farmers throughout Central and Western Riverina will be unable to harvest sufficient wheat for seed supplies. It is therefore necessary that arrangements…

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Men For Wheat Harvest SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 10 October 1944 · page 5

Action is now being taken by the NSW Manpower Directorate to ensure that adequate skilled labor will be available for wheat harvesting in…

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Expects Bigger Wheat Yield Next Season SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 10 October 1944 · page 2

Experts of the Department of Agriculture say that while this year’s wheal target of 3,800.000 acres in NSW is still lower than the pre-war…

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Wheat Sales Banned Except to U.K. SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 10 October 1944 · page 5

Replying to a charge by Mr E. Field growers’ representative on the Wheat Board, that wheat was being sold to New Zealand at concessional rates and…

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Weevils In Wheat Australia’ Solves Fumigation Problem BRISBANE

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 10 October 1944 · page 5

Australian scientists have [?]ved the problem of effectively fumigating weevilly when in hag-[?]cks of any size…

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

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 10 October 1944 · page 1

The penning of fat sheep included a better display of prime quality ewes in medium to heavyweights, but young crossbred wethers were again scarce…

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More Ammunition For Farmers SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 10 October 1944 · page 3

Action being taken by the Minister for Munitions is expected lo substantially step up production of ammunition urgently needed by primary…

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Girls Harvesting Bean Crop SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 10 October 1944 · page 5

“About 500 girls are now engaged harvesting the bean crop on the north coast but about 100 more are will required” [?] the NSW Manpower Director Mr…

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Fat Sheep Market. Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 11 October 1944 · page 2

There was a limited number of good quality crossbred and comeback wethers at Newmarket this morning, and for these competition was strong, with late rates…

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Sandwiches For Children; Special Butter Allowance CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 11 October 1944 · page 5

A special butler [?] to enable sandwich lunches to be provided at schools has been announced by the Minister for Trade and Customs (Senator Keano). An…

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To Discuss Seed Wheat Position MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 11 October 1944 · page 6

A conference between the Federal Director-General of Agriculture (Mr Bulcock) and representatives of the NSW. Victorian and South Australian…

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Farmer Found Dead in Dwelling BENALLA

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 11 October 1944 · page 6

Mr Fredrick Wallace, farmer, of Molyullah, was found dead in his dwelling on his properly shortly after 10 o’clock this morning. Mr Wallace…

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Super For Farmers SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 11 October 1944 · page 4

Every effort is being made by the Commonwealth to relieve the existing acute shortage of superphosphate supplies for wheat and other farm production. This…

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AGRICULTURAL & Pastoral Notes Feed Wheat Price No Loss to Growers

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 12 October 1944 · page 4

The Minister for Agriculture of New South Wales, Mr. E. H. Graham, comments as follows on the recent announcement by the…

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Overstocking Pastoral Properties

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 12 October 1944 · page 3

Legislation aimed at preventing the overstocking of pastoral properties in N.S.W. was forecast on Friday by the Minister for Lands…

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Wheat Production

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 October 1944 · page 3

The NSW. 1845-46 wheat production goal of 3,800.000 acres for grain is considerably higher than the last two harvests, but lower than the pre-war…

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Seed Wheat Supplies

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 12 October 1944 · page 4

Many farmers throughout Central and Western Riverina will be unable to harevst sufficient wheat for seed supplies. It is therefore…

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Cattle For Snow Country SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 October 1944 · page 6

Snow lessees would this year be permitted to take their cattle to the snow country on November 1, instead of December 1, the Minister for Lands…

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Butter Production Decline in N.s.w

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 October 1944 · page 2

Lower butter yields in recent years were largely attributable to causes other than had weather conditions, slated the annual report of the…

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