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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1945

1,416 stories in Murray's papers · page 16 of 71

Finley Butter Factory

The Pastoral Times · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 1

At a meeting of shareholders of the Berriquin Co-Operative Society it was reported that the estimated cost of the new butter factory building at Finley…

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Cattle Killed by Lightning

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 3

Fourteen cows and calves, the property of Mr. D. L. Grant of Burrowye were killed instantly when a tree under which they were sheltering was…

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Commercial Corowa Special Sheep Sale

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 4

Edward Trenchard & Co., Corowa report having held a special sheep sale in the Municipal saleyards on Wednesday, February 28. Practically…

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Truck of Butter Recovered MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 2

The motor truck with its load of 61 boxes of butter which disappeared from the store of Metropolitan Ice and Fresh Food Co on Tuesday night, was recovered this…

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Wool Brings Record Price

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 3

The Commonwealth record in the appraisement scheme was equalled in Sydney last Friday, when 40 [?] d. was obtained for the lending line of the…

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Wheat Industry Is Getting Restless

Border Morning Mail · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 2

Remember the World War I story of half starved, half frozen Digger in France saying lo his mate, while waiting for the rations to come up…

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Commercial Fat Sheep Firm, Store Values Easier

The Pastoral Times · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 1

Competition for a larger yarding of sheep at the fortnightly stock sale yesterday was not as strong at at recent sales by the local Associated Agents…

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No Restrictions Whatever on Wheat Planting

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 5

There are no restrictions whatever on the planting of wheat this season." said the Minister for Agriculture (the Hon, E. H. Graham) when questioned…

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A Popular Recipe to Double Amount of Butter

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 3

A correspondent who is a house holder and one who thoroughly understands what it is to be handicapped by butter rationing, sends in the…

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Seed Wheat Applications to Close on

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 5

Advice has been received from the Wheat Commissioner and Manager of the Government Grain Elevators, Sydney, that the limit of time to…

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Monster Wheatgrowers Meeting Justice for Wheat Industry Demanded

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 3

On Thursday of last week, at Berrigan, the largest wheatgrowers meeting ever held in Southern Riverina took place. Over 500 wheatgrowers attended…

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Munyab[?] Junior Farmers Annual Meeting

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 5

The annual meeting of the Munyabla Junior Farmers' Club was held on Tuesday, 27th February, at the home of Mr. W. Wolter. As the…

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Farmers in Conference at Culcairn

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 5

The annual meeting of the Culcairn District Council of this Farmers and Settlers' Association was held at Culcairn on Monday, when there was a…

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Items of News Farmers, Please Note

Border Morning Mail · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 2

Arrangements are being made for the delivery of stock wheal at Holbrook and Oaklands on Monday, Hopfield Tuesday, and Culcairn on Thursday…

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Commercial Sheep Show and Sales

Border Morning Mail · Monday 12 March 1945 · page 2

The third annual Riverina stud and flock show and sales of British and Australian breeds will be held in the Wagga municipal saleyards on Wednesday. October 17…

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“In Grip of Planners” How Farmers Are Affected MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Monday 12 March 1945 · page 4

Opening a new brunch of the United Country Party at St Arnaud today. the Premier (Mr Dunstan) said in control of Australia today were…

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Wheat Meal for Dairy Cattle Important Points in Feeding

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 13 March 1945 · page 6

Crushed wheat is a valuable concentrate for dairy- cattle, but the following four principles should always be observed when feeding, states a…

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Wagga Farmers’ Wheat Request

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 13 March 1945 · page 2

At a meeting of the Wagga branch of the Farmers and Settlers’ Association yesterday, it was decided to seel the co-operation of other organisations…

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Wodonga Cattle Market

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 13 March 1945 · page 2

The following is the order of sale for today’s Wodonga cattle market: Coldsbrough Mort. Younglu[?]band Ltd., Dalgety and Co.. McNainara and Co.. Farmers and…

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A Perennial Wheat

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 13 March 1945 · page 3

It is reported from America that a Russian scientist, Nikolay Tsitsin, appears to be on the verge of perfecting a perrenial self-sowing wheat…

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