Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Farming & the land, all years

Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1944

1,399 stories in Murray's papers · page 59 of 70

Failure of Winter Cereals Sowing Substitute Crops

Border Morning Mail · Monday 30 October 1944 · page 6

The shortage of wheaten and oaten hay due to the failure or winter cereal crops in practically all but the northern section of the State is a serious…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

France Will Soon Import Sheep Skins Again SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 31 October 1944 · page 4

[?] which imported 61,150,000 [?] from Australia in [?] will probably resume normal trade [?] once working conditions…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Turning Back The Files . . . 10 Years Ago: (From the “Pastoral Times,” June 15, 1934)

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 31 October 1944 · page 3

81st.—Mr. R. B. (Bob) Irving, formerly of Tuppal Park, Deniliquin), celebrated his 81st birthday this week. Mr. and Mrs. Irving now live at…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

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

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 31 October 1944 · page 1

JOHN MCNAMARA & CO. Pty. Ltd. report direct from Newmarket saleyards this morning: With the supply of lambs…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

What Will Britain’s Farmers Think of Us ?

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 31 October 1944 · page 2

A delegation of British farmers is due to arrive in Australia early in the New Year. They will be told of the mighty effort of primary…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Fodder Millet Ideal Crop for Quick Spring and Summer [?]Razing

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 31 October 1944 · page 5

The provision of [?]een fodder crops from late spring to early autumn is of considerable importance to the stockowner—not only to the coastal dairy farmer who relies…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Holland’s Dairy Position

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 31 October 1944 · page 5

The Commonwealth Dairy Products Controller (Mr C. Shee[?]y), addressing the annual meeting of the Queensland Co-operative Dairy Companies’ Association on…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Prices for Farm Products Should Fix Minimum

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 31 October 1944 · page 3

A claim that the Federal Government should fix a minimum price for primary products, as well as ceiling prices, in order to protect producers, was made in…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Crushed Wheat For Cattle. Important Points in Feeding

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 1 November 1944 · page 1

Disappointing results with some farmers have discouraged other fanners from using crushed wheat as a feed for cattle, states a departmental…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Albury Sheep Market

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 November 1944 · page 2

There will be a yarding of 11.350 fat sheep and 550 stoics at today’s Albury sheep market. The following is the order of sale: Goldsbrough Molt. Dalsety and Co.,…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Grocers’ Butter Worries SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 November 1944 · page 6

According to Sydney retail grocers a shortage of butter coupons has reduced them to a hand lo mouth basis in regard to butter supplies and…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

500,000 Sheep Die Drought’s Toll At Bourke SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 November 1944 · page 2

Inland areas of NSW arc showing severely the effects of the dry season, stock and wheat both suffering. In the Bourke district stock losses have…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Sheep in Australia

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 2 November 1944 · page 2

Returns just issued by the Acting Commonwealth Statistician show that the number of sheep in Australia at March 31, 1944, was…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Seed Wheat For Farmers SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 November 1944 · page 5

Seed wheat should be made available to farmers in drought-stricken areas at concession rates, at which it was made available to poultry farmers,…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

AGRICULTURAL & Pastoral Notes Failure of Winter Cereals Sowing of Substitute Crops

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 2 November 1944 · page 4

The sowing of wheaten and oaten hay due to the failure of winter cereal crops in practically all but the northern section of the…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Wheat Restriction Policy C.P. Member's Protest

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 2 November 1944 · page 3

A srong protest against the continuance of a wheat restriction policy in Australia was made in the Legislative Assembly by Mr. J…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

To the Editor Alleged Blundering in Wheat

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 November 1944 · page 5

Sir,—Mr Lubke. discussing wheat In your Issue of Friday last, supposes two bodies of wheatgrowers, and his letter Is calculated to develop is will between those two…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Move to Safeguard the Wool Industry Action By Federal Government MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 November 1944 · page 6

The Commonwealth Government interests of wool and safeguard the of alternative materials, including Details announced today by the Prime…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Pig Farmer On 10 Charges SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 November 1944 · page 6

Following an explosion at a house at Menal near Sutherland yesterday, Clifford Alex Maxwell, aged 34, pig farmer, appeared at Kogarah Police…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Commercial Yesterday’s Sheep Market

The Pastoral Times · Friday 3 November 1944 · page 1

With an absence of outside buyers, competition was restricted at the fortnightly stock sale conducted by the Associated Agents yesterday. Lamb…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →