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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1946

1,914 stories in Murray's papers · page 60 of 96

Australian Butter Prices

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 27 August 1946 · page 4

Sir Earle Page said that the British Government quickly confirmed his statement of last week regarding the withholding of their…

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Commercial Wodonga Cattle Market

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 27 August 1946 · page 2

There will be a yarding at 523 [?] cattle. 124 choppers, 504 store cattle, 257 dairy cattle and 17 bulls at Wodonga today. Order of [?] and Northern…

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Commercial Younghusband’s Special Cattle Sale

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 27 August 1946 · page 7

Younghusband Limited report holding a very successful cattle sale at Deniliquin last Friday, when they yarded 1707 cattle and effected a total…

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Almost £100,000 Paid for Cattle

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 27 August 1946 · page 2

At McNamara’s last special cattle sale Wodonga, 4716 store cattle were sold for £49,940. This return for cattle constitutes an Australasian record although it…

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Sydney Wool Store Fire Damage

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 27 August 1946 · page 1

Damage caused by the fire which destroyed No. 2 wool store of the NZ Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. in Ultimo on Wednesday night, is…

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1945-46 Harvest In Wheat Plan

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 27 August 1946 · page 1

Proposals by Mr. Playford, Premier of South Australia, that the 1945-46 wheat harvest should be excluded from the wheat industry stabilisation…

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Wheat Breeding Research Value of Farrer's Work

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 27 August 1946 · page 4

Although sixty years had elapsed since William Farrer began his epoch-making experiments with wheat on his property at Lambrigg,…

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68,942 Licensed Wheat Growers Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 27 August 1946 · page 3

Of the 6[?]2 wheatgrowers licensed in Australia for 1940-47, 17,688 are in Victoria compared with 23,323 in NSW, 15,023 in South Australia, 8509 in West Australia…

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Inquiry Into Wheat Costs to Be Held Tamworth

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 27 August 1946 · page 8

All costs associated with the wheatgrowing industry in Australia are to be investigated thoroughly by the Wheat Industry…

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Alleged Theft of £3000 Worth of Wool Melbourne, Mon

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 27 August 1946 · page 7

Raiding a store in Normanby rd. South Melbourne, during the weekend detectives took possession of a large quantity of wool valued at…

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Good Prospects for Wool Sales High Prices Expected For District Clip

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 27 August 1946 · page 6

The first Albury wool sales in the first week of October will have pre-war character—the open auction for wool will be In force…

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Farm Water Supply Act

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 27 August 1946 · page 3

The Minister for Conservation, Mr. George Weir,. M.L.A., announced, last week that the Farm Water Supplies Act which had been passed during…

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Farm Workers Eligible For Service Loans

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 27 August 1946 · page 5

Ex-servicemen who gained farming experience as farm workers before the war, can now apply for loans for agricultural purposes under the…

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Farmer Found Shot Dead Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 27 August 1946 · page 7

With the top of his head shot away Edward William Terbutt, aged 60, was found dead in a sited on his farm at B[?]away, near Narrabri,…

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Hume C.p. Candidate Criticises Minister Mr Scully and N.z. Wheat Deal

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 28 August 1946 · page 3

Mr Scully’s statement that at no time during the year had wheat been sold to NZ at less than 9/2½d per bushel bagged basis, fob, is one of…

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Scarcity of Merino Sheep

The Independent · Thursday 29 August 1946 · page 1

The very bad seasonal which ruled in New South Wales and parts of Victoria during tine past few years has unfortunately been the…

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Estimation of Sheep Blowfly Numbers

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 29 August 1946 · page 3

Attempts to estimate the density of sheep blowfly populations are described in Bulletin 195, just issued by the Council or Scientific…

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Wool Disposal Profit Decision

The Independent · Thursday 29 August 1946 · page 2

Reports in the daily press indicate that the Minister for Commerce and Agriculture (Mr. Scully) has announced that the Government…

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AGRICULTURAL & Pastoral Notes Grasshoppers Will Get Setback If all Parties Co-operate

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 29 August 1946 · page 4

The Department of Agriculture is leaving nothing to chance in its plans to reduce to a minimum damage by grasshoppers should a…

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Says Farmers Never So Well Off Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 29 August 1946 · page 1

Speaking in support of the Labor candidate for Reid seat, Mr C. Morgan, tonight, the NSW Minister for Works and Local…

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