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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1946

1,914 stories in Murray's papers · page 4 of 96

Wodonga Sheep Market

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 January 1946 · page 2

There will be a yarding of 500 fat sheep and lambs at today’s Wodonga market. The order of sale is: Goldsbrough Mort: F. and G.: New Zealand Loan: Gippsland and…

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Melbourne Sheep Market Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 January 1946 · page 2

Early trade for all classes was unsteady and prices receded 1/ to 2/ per head at Newmarket today but with shortage of best wethers, afternoon sales for this class…

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Scully’s Wheat Plan States Expected to Endorse CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 January 1946 · page 4

The State Governments are expected to endorse the Commonwealth Government’s wheat stabilisation scheme of 5/2 a bushel for…

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.. Young Farmers’ Corner

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 January 1946 · page 5

[?] are [?] young [?] teachers connected with young farmer movements or any other [?] party for inclusion in this…

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Farm Loans. for Ex-servicemen

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 16 January 1946 · page 3

[?] of up to £1000 are to be made available to ex-servicemen to assist in establishing or re-establishing them in agricultural occupations…

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[?]Breeding Points in Cattle

The Independent · Thursday 17 January 1946 · page 3

THERE is still a tendency among some breeders of stud stock to attach considerable importance to characters which have little or. no…

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Object to Handling Big Bales of Wool SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 17 January 1946 · page 6

Waterside workers throughout Australia are objecting to handling double dumped bales of wool. Double dumps are two bales compressed together,…

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Districts Wonderful Wheat Yield 35,000 Bags in Deniliquin Stack

The Independent · Thursday 17 January 1946 · page 1

An amazing site, following the die tricts record drought is the rapid rising of a wheat stack in Deniliquin Railway Yards which will soon…

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Farmer’s Trip to United States Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 17 January 1946 · page 1

“Panel adjudicators appointed to select the progressive NSW farmer for a tour of total districts of the United States is faced with a…

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“Farmers Gain Little” Ministers Accept Scully Han SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 17 January 1946 · page 3

Predicting general disappointment among farmers at the Federal Government’s wheat stabilisation plan, Mr J. C. Chanter, Labor member for…

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Berrigan Wheat Yields

The Pastoral Times · Friday 18 January 1946 · page 3

Most of the farmers in the Berrigan districts “cut out” wheat harvesting operations last week. Many of them covered large areas for small returns, and…

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Wake Up, Wheat Men

Border Morning Mail · Friday 18 January 1946 · page 2

A startling example of the economic Injury Australia has suffered since the Federal Government allowed the Wharf Laborers’ Union to decide what cargoes shall leave the country is provided by the announcement of the Netherlands Indies Government Buying Agency…

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Wheat Industry Federal Government's Stabilisation Plan

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 January 1946 · page 1

Plans to stabilise the Australian Wheat industry have been announced by the Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley)…

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Wheat Burnt in Bags Question of Insurance Payment

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 January 1946 · page 4

Wheat burnt in bags on the farm has raised interesting legal questions in connection with the acquisition law and the position…

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Govt. Wheat Scheme “Wheatgrowers To Be Robbed” MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Friday 18 January 1946 · page 2

Commenting upon the Commonwealth Government’s latest wheat industry proposals, the Victorian Opposition Leader (Mr McDonald) said…

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Private Sales of Farm Land to Returned Men Should Be Encouraged and Controled

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 18 January 1946 · page 6

A suggestion that in any soldier settlement scheme men with adequate qualifications who desired to deal direct with landowners…

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Vegetable and Fruit Crops Destroyed by Rutherglen Bug

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 18 January 1946 · page 4

So devastating has been the onslaught of the Rutherglen bug on fruit and vegetable crops over the whole Albury district that they have been…

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Reduction of Dairying Costs

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 January 1946 · page 4

in an article in the " Tasmanian journal of Agriculture" (November,1945) Mr. J. T. Armstrong, Chief Dairy Office of the…

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Price of Dairy Products Prices Branch Officials Criticised SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 18 January 1946 · page 4

Members of the Prices Branch, who determined how much remuneration farmers received for dairy products, had no practical experience in the…

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Effect of Rain On Rutherglen Bug And Crops MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Friday 18 January 1946 · page 6

The rain in southern Victoria, which varied from half an inch to one and a half inches up to 9 a.m. today will be welcomed, generally by formers in…

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