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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1946

1,914 stories in Murray's papers · page 56 of 96

Wool Sales Buyers Attack Opening While Wharfes Congested

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 13 August 1946 · page 2

The decision to hold wool sales in Sydney on September 2 "might well mean a complete breakdown of the auctions," said the…

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Dairy Farmers’ Income Almost Down to Nil Murwillumbah

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 13 August 1946 · page 4

Severity of the drought on the far northern rivers is indicated by the payment for cream for the month of July. The large Norco Co-op. Ltd., which has 17 butter…

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Soldier Settlement Farmers in Conference

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 13 August 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The Farmers anh Settlers' Association, at the annual conference, urged the Government to speed up the purchase of…

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Farmers Hotly Criticise Minister “Labor As Enemy of Producers” Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 13 August 1946 · page 1

Strong exception was taken today by delegates to the Farmers and Settlers’ Association conference to a statement by the…

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Commercial Wodonga Cattle Market

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 14 August 1946 · page 2

The Associated Agents selling in the following order—Gippsland and Northern Co-op. Co. Ltd., J. Tumor and Co. Pty. Ltd., Dalge[?]y and Co. Ltd., Goldsbrough Mort…

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Fat Sheep Sales Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 14 August 1946 · page 2

At Newmarket today the offering of fat sheep included an Increased number of quality shorn wethers. Best heavyweights in the wool and also all classes of ewes…

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Butter and Cheese Production Up CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 14 August 1946 · page 8

Butter and cheese production is now on the uptake. In June butter produced reached 6648 tons, as against 6018 tons in June. 1945…

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Farmers Urged to Be Modern More Conference Resolutions Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 14 August 1946 · page 7

Delegates to the Farmers and Settlers’ Association Conference were advised today to forget “Steele Rudd's Dad and Dave farming days”…

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Melting Snow Thr Eatens Big Floods River Flat Farmers Apprehensive

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 14 August 1946 · page 1

Tremendous burden of snow on the Southern Alps threatens great flooding of the Murray, and has the apprehensive attention of farmers on…

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Better Train Service Promised Outline to Farmer Delegates Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 14 August 1946 · page 4

At today’s conference of the Farmers and Settlers,’ Association, a promise of greatly improved country passenger train service was given…

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Sheep and Wool Classing Successful Albury and District Candidates SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 15 August 1946 · page 2

Results of stage II of the sheep and wool classing (certificate) final examination, 1946. were made available by the Technical Education Branch…

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Field Wheat Competitions to Begin Again Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 15 August 1946 · page 6

Details of the Royal Agricultural Society’s first post-war Held wheat competitions were announced today by the secretary of the society (Colonel G. C…

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AGRICULTURAL & Pastoral Notes Stock Delegation to Britain and America Substantial Departmental Purchases Planned

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 15 August 1946 · page 5

Although breeders wishing to make purchases of stock in Britain, the United States, or Canada, through the New South Wales…

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South Coast Farmers May Have to Feed Sydney Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 15 August 1946 · page 5

The full brunt of maintaining Sydney’s food supply will fall on South Coast farmers unless rain falls elsewhere in the State soon…

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Farmer Arrested After 20 Mile Dash by Police Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 15 August 1946 · page 4

After it had been reported that a shot had been fired near two horsemen striking a horse, police made a 20 mile dash through the rough…

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Blowfly Strike in Sheep

Border Morning Mail · Friday 16 August 1946 · page 7

A large proportion of the sheep blowfly research in this country has dealt with the problem of preventing blowfly strike. Selection and breeding,…

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Albury Stud Sheep Sales

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 16 August 1946 · page 3

Following the recent sheep show in Albury, the stud and flock sheep sales were held. Prices were by no means high, and included:…

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Albury Sheep Show and Fair

The Pastoral Times · Friday 16 August 1946 · page 3

Riverina and southern Riverina were well represented in both entries and prize winners at the Albury Sheep Show and Fair last week, which was under…

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Handling Next Wheat Crop Premier Sees Mr Dorman MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Friday 16 August 1946 · page 8

The Premier (Mr. Cain) today discussed with the secretary of the Wheat (Mr. H. Dorman) the position regarding wheat sacks for the coming…

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Wool Disposals Plan (To the Editor)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 16 August 1946 · page 1

Sir.--A phase of the new Wool Disposals Plan of deep concern to all graziers is the danger, to its success through the selling of wool privately,…

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