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Farming & the land, 1946

1,914 stories in Murray's papers · page 40 of 96

Maintaining Price of Wool Announcement by Mr. Chifley. Canberra

Border Morning Mail · Monday 24 June 1946 · page 2

In the absence of circumstances at present unforeseen the reserve price to be maintained for wool during the 1946-47 wool year will be the…

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Poultry Farmers May Be Affected Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 24 June 1946 · page 3

Reduction in the number of shifts working at flour mills from three t[?] two could react seriously to the poultry industry in view of the large…

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Increased Sowings of Wheat

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 25 June 1946 · page 3

Wheat plantings are likely to be very much above the average this season. For the 1945-46 season 12,100,000 acres were sown…

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“Wool Price Prospects Excellent” SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 25 June 1946 · page 6

“Wool auctions under the minimum reserve scheme will commence in September and arrangements for their conduct are being made,” said…

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Breeding Merinos for Wool Building Up the Small Flock

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 25 June 1946 · page 1

The small flock owner who is breeding for wool should have an ideal in his mind. He must have in view the sheep that will grow…

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The World's Greatest Rice Farm Wakool in Peace As in War

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 25 June 1946 · page 4

As the Farm Mechanisation Scheme, which I had the honor of introducing, Is playing In peace as Important a part: in the…

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Dalgety’s Big Cattle Sale at Wodonga

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 26 June 1946 · page 6

Scones at Dalgety’s special cattle sale at Wodonga last week, when they offered 2150 good quality cattle [?] Auctioneers on the job. Below: Good quality [?] cattle under the hammer…

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Fat Sheep and Lamb Sales Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 26 June 1946 · page 2

In the fat sheep section at Newmarket sales today, best wethers in the wool were in heavier supply and there was also fairly good supply of ewes. Shorn sheep of…

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£900,000 for Wheat Growers Canberra

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 26 June 1946 · page 6

A third advance on the 1944-45 wheat in No. 8 pool involving the payment of £900,000 to growers, will be made shortly. Advance will be 3d. a bushel, bulk, on quota…

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Farm Homes for Drunkards Favored SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 26 June 1946 · page 2

A self-supporting farm for inebriates is favored by the Minister for Health (Mr Kelly). He agreed tonight with the suggestion put forward by a police court…

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War-time Wool Profits

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 27 June 1946 · page 3

The Australian Woolgrowers' Council at its annual meeting in Sydney last week, registered an emphatic protest against the…

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P. & A. Society Appoints Head Stewards Sheep Show and Sales Discussed

The Independent · Thursday 27 June 1946 · page 4

Adopting a new idea as far as the local society Is concerned, the committee of the P. and A. Society of Deniliquin on Thursday night appointed head stewards to take charge of various sections and these stewards will have entire responsibility of obtaining their own…

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Breeding Merinos for Wool Building Up the Small Flock

The Independent · Thursday 27 June 1946 · page 6

The small flock owner who is breeding for wool should have an ideal in his mind. He must have in view the sheep that will grow the…

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India a Potential Wool Buyer Australian Mission to Make Survey LONDON

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 June 1946 · page 1

The Indian wool market is to be surveyed and a small mission will be sent there this year, probably in October, it was stated…

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Electricity and Farming

The Independent · Thursday 27 June 1946 · page 3

Co-operative enterprise in many country districts could, with Government assistance, provide for the electrification of thousand's of farms,…

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The Flying Farmer

The Independent · Thursday 27 June 1946 · page 3

While his cowman mustered sheep into one corner of a field, Charles Silvertop,Britain's No. 1 "flying far mer," took off from his Oxford…

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Junior Farmers

The Independent · Thursday 27 June 1946 · page 3

..Did you hear "The... Agricultural Magazine of the Air" last Thursday, when details of the Radio Verse Speaking Contest for Junior Farmers…

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Young Farmers’ Corner

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 June 1946 · page 7

INFECTIOUS PNEUMONIA OF SWINE. — Sometimes termed swine plague, infectious pneumonia of swine is a common and rather widespread…

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Farmers Fined £20 for Selling Wheat Privately

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 June 1946 · page 1

Two Cowra farmers were fined £20 each in a special Federal Court in Sydney on Tuesday last on charges of selling wheat…

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£900,000 For Wheat Men

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 28 June 1946 · page 1

Advice from Canberra states that a third advance on the 1944-45 wheat in No. 8 Pool, involving a payment of £900,000 to growers, will be made…

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