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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1945

1,416 stories in Murray's papers · page 60 of 71

Albury to Have Sheep Show and Sales

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 27 October 1945 · page 2

Albury is to have a sheep show and sales next year. This decision was reached by the Show Society at a meeting yesterday…

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Average of Nearly Two Inches of Rain Albury and District Are Soaked Anxiety Changes to Jubilation Among Farmers

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 27 October 1945 · page 1

Anxiety changed to jubilation throughout the Albury district yesterday as a steady downpour of rain radically altered harvest and pasture prospects. Threat of another bad season (on the heels of the district’s worst…

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For Best Results From Dairy Cows

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 27 October 1945 · page 6

All annual activity is limited by certain laws and even the dairy cow the nearest approach to a [?] producer will return better dividends if…

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Thinks Thousands of Sheep May Die SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Monday 29 October 1945 · page 2

Thousands of sheep already weakened by drought will fail easy victims to myriads of flies, which are expected to follow in the wake of the present…

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Diseases of Animals Pleuro-pneumonia of Cattle (By B. C. Veech B.V.Sc District Vele[?] Officer.)

Border Morning Mail · Monday 29 October 1945 · page 5

Contagious pleuro-pneumonia of cattle, as the name Implies, Is highly infectious and contagious, and In the natural stale affects cattle only…

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New Lease of Life for Crops and Pastures Best Spring Rain In Albury District For Years

Border Morning Mail · Monday 29 October 1945 · page 6

Farmers are in great heart at the bounteous rains which have fallen in Albury and district since Wednesday. Although too late in some districts to save crops, [?] feed and water should be assured for the summer…

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Releases of Wheat for Rigs and Poultry

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 30 October 1945 · page 4

The Wheat Board would release this month 165,000 bushels of wheat weekly for the pig and poultry industry, the Minister for…

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

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 30 October 1945 · page 1

JOHN McNAMARA & CO. Pty. Ltd. report direct from Newmarket saleyards this morning: Fat sheep and lambs 2/ dearer…

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“Farmers Saved £1 Million” Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 30 October 1945 · page 6

Week-end rain in Riverina would save farmers more than £1,000,000. experts said today. Chief of the division of plant industry (Mr A. H…

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Progressive Farmer Competition

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 30 October 1945 · page 7

At the annual State Conference of Agricultural Bureau in July, it was announced that the Advisory Council would conduct a “Progressive Farmer”…

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Bombshell on Farm Debt Relief

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 30 October 1945 · page 2

Speaking in N.S.W. Assembly on the Bill to extend the time for receiving applications for stay orders under the Rural Reconstruction Act, Mr. J. A…

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Champion Sheep at Holbrook Show

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 31 October 1945 · page 4

Holbrook Show on Saturday attracted some fine sheep and horse entries:— Top Left : Messrs Henderson and Sons’ Romney Marsh ram, first one-year-old and under two, and son of the champion ram of the show…

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Springhurst Butter Factory Another Successful Year

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 31 October 1945 · page 6

Despite many difficulties, results were satisfactory and reflected the good work done by the factory management and staff, Chairman of stakeholders of the…

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Return of Cattle Mr Mair Criticises Government SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 31 October 1945 · page 6

Charging the Government with failure to honor its contract to return starving Riverina stock sent to northern agistment areas, the…

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Meat and Butter Rationing To Remain Until 1947 CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 31 October 1945 · page 1

There is no prospect of lifting the rationing of meat and butter before 1947, It was stated on high authority tonight…

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Agricultural & Pastoral Notes Soil Erosion

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 1 November 1945 · page 4

In the first article of the series some figures, the result of accurate research, were given to show the loss of soil which is occurring…

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The Wheat Decline

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 1 November 1945 · page 4

For the first time in 30 years Australia has imported wheat. Last week a shipment of 300,000 bushels arrived from U.S.A. A further…

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Wheat Harvest Transport

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 November 1945 · page 2

Transport of the forthcoming wheat harvest will not be directed by “proper authorities,” as in the past several wartime seasons. As the Minister for…

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Cannot Get Cattle Home Holbrook District Owners Difficulties

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 November 1945 · page 2

Comment made in the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday by Mr A. Mair, MLA, that stock owners in the district could not get trucks to…

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Personnel of Wool Commission Announced CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 November 1945 · page 6

Personnel of the Australian Wool Commission to administer the realisating plan recently concluded between the Governments of Britain, Australia…

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