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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1944

1,399 stories in Murray's papers · page 56 of 70

Mr. L. Falkiner Addresses Growers Producers’ Problems Wool Publicity, Research

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 17 October 1944 · page 1

Problems confronting woolgrowers at present and in the post war period were explained by Mr. Leigh S. Falkiner to a meeting of the local Graziers’ Association. Mr. Falkiner is president of Victorian Taxpayers’ Association and well-known as…

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

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 17 October 1944 · page 1

John McNamara and Co. Pty. Ltd. report direct from Newmarket sale-yards this morning: The yarding of fat lambs to-day…

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Dairy Contract Long-Term Sale to U.K. CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 October 1944 · page 3

“Australian producers are assuror of markets at good prices for meat and dairy products for four years under the long-term arrangement…

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Albury Sheep Market

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 18 October 1944 · page 2

The following is the order of sale for today’s Albury market: Dalgety and Co., Younghusband Ltd, New Zealand Loan, Farmers and Graziers, Goldsbrough Mort…

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Gold Snap Kills Sheep

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 18 October 1944 · page 2

The abnormally cold snap following widespread rain In Riverina on Monday has hit gra[?] hard. At Lockhart, one owner lost several…

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Seed Wheat Supplies

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 18 October 1944 · page 3

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

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Exports of Wool Down CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 18 October 1944 · page 4

Exports of wool from Australia for the three months ended September showed a general decrease when compared with the same period last year,…

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Britain’s Purchase Of Our Wool CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 18 October 1944 · page 4

Purchase: wool under the agreement which the British Government has agreed to extend for one whole years after the war with Japan ends are…

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N.S.W. Wheat Yield 20 Million Bushels Expected SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 18 October 1944 · page 4

[?] forecast of the [?] harvest of the State, based on conditions existent as at October 6. is 20 [?]…

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AGRICULTURAL & Pastoral Notes Wheat Production Plans for Increased Plantings

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 19 October 1944 · page 4

The New South Wales 1945-46 wheat production goal of 3,800,000 acres for grain is considerably higher than the last two harvests, but…

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Fat Cattle Sales. Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 19 October 1944 · page 2

The yarding of bullocks at Newmarket today was 1445. an increase of 215 on last week. Competition was keen for all classes and prices firm to 10/ higher…

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Cold Kills Many Sheep in Albury District Graziers and Farmers’ Count Runs Into Thousands

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 19 October 1944 · page 2

Sudden cold accompanying the rain on Monday and Tuesday killed thousands of sheep in the Albury district. The casualties were largely lately-shorn fall, so the financial loss will be considerable. yesterday afternoon [?]…

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123 Million Sheep Australia’s Livestock Statistics CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 19 October 1944 · page 2

At the end of last March the number of sheep in Australia was more than two million below the record level of 125,190,000 reached in 1913,…

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South Australian Wheat Crop Pails

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 20 October 1944 · page 1

In spite of recent rains after the [?] dry spell, it is expected that about 500,000 acres sown for wheat in South Australia this season will either…

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Stud Sheep Show

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 20 October 1944 · page 5

At the second annual Riverina stud and flock ram show and sales of British and Australasian breeds, held at the Wagga Municipal Saleyards on…

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Itch Mite in Sheep

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 October 1944 · page 2

The McMaster Laboratory in Sydney has perfected a dip for killing itch mite found in sheep. The sheep are now dipped in lime sulphur made…

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Wheat For Stock Feeding

Border Morning Mail · Friday 20 October 1944 · page 6

In order that there will be an equitable distribution of wheat for stock feeding purposes, and to ensure that adequate supplies will be continuously…

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N.s.w. Wheat Yield

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 20 October 1944 · page 1

Preliminary forecast of the wheat harvest of the State, based on conditions existent as at October 6, is 20 million bushels. Final forecast will be…

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Further Fall in Butter Output Predicted Dairymen Should Get at Least 2. a Lb. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 October 1944 · page 1

Unless something radical was done by the Army to release more men for dairying, and unless there was an increase of 6d. a lb. in the subsidy for…

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Wheat Production Plans For Increased Plantings

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 20 October 1944 · page 4

The New South Wales 1945-46 wheat production goal of 3,800,000 acres for grain is considerably higher than the last two harvests,…

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