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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1945

1,416 stories in Murray's papers · page 44 of 71

Bed Bluff Young Farmers

Border Morning Mail · Monday 23 July 1945 · page 2

The July meeting of the Red Bluff Senior Young Farmers’ Club was held at the school. Entries were considered for the field day at Kergunyah and…

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Disposing of Surplus Wool Important Talks at Canberra CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 24 July 1945 · page 6

Proposals agreed upon at the London wool talks for the [?] of accumulated Empire wool stocks, and immediate post-war clips on…

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

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 24 July 1945 · page 1

Fat sheep.—60 trucks lighter than last week. Best wethers and ewes 2/ to 3/ dearer, other classes firm. Best wethers sold from 45/ to 55/…

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Over 200 Million Bushels of Wheat May Be Harvested This Year Biggest Sowing for Commonwealth Since War Began

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 24 July 1945 · page 3

Wheat farmers are finishing what is probably the biggest sowing for the Commonwealth since the beginning of the war…

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Rutherglen Farmer Killed

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 24 July 1945 · page 2

Mr. James Walsh, 82, a well-known farmer of Rutherglen district wax killed on Friday afternoon when returning to his farm from Rutherglen…

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More Super for Farmers Minister Announces Allocations MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 24 July 1945 · page 3

Increased supplies of sulphate of ammonia, potash, and superphosphate will be available to farmers for 1945-46, as the result of the…

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Albury Sheep Market

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 25 July 1945 · page 2

There will be a yarding of 3400 fat sheep and 1350 store shep at today’s Albury sheep market. The following is the order of sale; Younghusband Ltd.. New Zealand Loan…

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Culcairn Farmers Seek Bonus for Crows Killed Heavy Losses Caused Among Sheep and Lambs

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 25 July 1945 · page 2

Albury F.P. Board is to be asked by Culcairn Farmers and Settlers’ Association branch to pay 3d bonus for each crow hilled in the district in order to encourage their destruction. The decision was made when' Mr B. A. Lowe spoke of the heavy losses of sheep caused by attack by…

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Japanese Crops Down New York

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 25 July 1945 · page 2

The Tokio radio has reported that the wheat and barley harvest is 20 per cent below normal, due to extraordinarily bad weather. It also forecast that…

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AGRICULTURAL & Pastoral Notes Conservation of Fodder New Appointments to Committee

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 26 July 1945 · page 4

After a review of the activities of the N.S.W. Fodder Conservation Committee, said Mr. Graham, Minister for Agriculture, he had…

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Crossbred Ewe Weaners to £2 Wagga Special Sheep Sale

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 26 July 1945 · page 3

The penning of 15,000 sheep at Australian Mercantile, Land and Finance Co's special sale at Wagga on Tuesday, 17th inist., consisted…

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Farmers' Stay Orders Further Extension of Period of Application

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 26 July 1945 · page 3

The Acting Premier, Mr. Baddeley, states that Cabinet on July 3 acting upon the recommendation of the Minister for Lands, Mr…

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.. Young Farmers’ Corner

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 26 July 1945 · page 5

Contributions are invited from young farmers, teachers connected with young farmer movements or any other interested party for inclusion in this…

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Lower Values for Fat and Store Sheep

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 27 July 1945 · page 5

The Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Co. Ltd. report a yarding of 3500 sheep, of which 500 were good quality to medium fats, also 30 pigs,…

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Export Levy on Butter and Cheese MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Friday 27 July 1945 · page 6

Export levy on butter was fixed today at 1/40th of a penny per lb. while for [?] the levy was fixed at 1/[?]0th of a penny. The levy…

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Quality of 1944-45 F.a.q. Wheat

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 27 July 1945 · page 1

Analysis by the Chemist's Branch of the Department of Agriculture of New South Wales f.a.q. wheat for the season 1944-45 shows that the protein…

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Wool and Stock Reports the Riverine "Grazier" Office

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 27 July 1945 · page 2

Messrs. Wilkinson and Lavender, Ltd., wire under yesterday's date:—Sheep: There was a total yarding of 38.620, of which 18,163 were sheep…

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Flying Foxes Threaten Fruit Crops

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 27 July 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: N.S.W.'s next fruit crop was threatened by hundreds of thousands of flying, foxes which are now plagueing many areas,…

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Culcairn Farmers Seeks Bonus for Crows Killed

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 27 July 1945 · page 1

The Albury Pastures Protection Board is to be asked by the Culcairn Farmers and Settlers' Association branch to pay 3d bonus…

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Half U.s.a. Farms Electrified

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 27 July 1945 · page 3

About half the farms in U.S.A. are now electrified, and a five-year postwar expansion programme has been planned to service another three and…

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