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Farming & the land, 1946

1,914 stories in Murray's papers · page 61 of 96

Soldier Farms On Island LAUNCESTON

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 29 August 1946 · page 4

The first of 140 soldier settlement blocks on King Island will be occupied within a year. Tasmania hopes to lead Australia in…

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Wangaratta Cattle Market

Border Morning Mail · Friday 30 August 1946 · page 2

At Wangaratta cattle market on Thursday the yarding [?] cattle was [?] than in any recent rule for the past few weeks, included in the yarding were [?]…

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Commercial Successful Sheep Sale

The Pastoral Times · Friday 30 August 1946 · page 1

JOHN McNAMARA & CO. PTY.LTD. report having yarded at Deniliquin yesterday 16,000 Crossbred and Merino sheep. Practically the whole of the…

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Scully's Sell-out Of Wheat Farmers Mr. Warren McDonald's Criticism

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 30 August 1946 · page 8

"Mr. Scully's statement that at no time during the year had wheat been sold to New Zealand at less than 9/2½ a bushel, bagged basis, f.o.b., is one…

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Farmers And Settlers' Association Informative Report By Delegates To Annual Conference

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 30 August 1946 · page 6

Present at the meeting of the Henty branch of the Farmers and Sal tiers Association on Tuesday were Messrs. B. A. Kendall (president), A. J…

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Farmers of the Future Encouragement Due to Youth

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 August 1946 · page 1

"The Agricultural Bureau has something to offer all farming people, but it recognises a special duty toward rural youth," said Mr…

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Farmer’s Remark to Constable

Border Morning Mail · Friday 30 August 1946 · page 2

“I’ve done more for Australia than you while you have been home in cushy job,” was a remark which brought Michael Toohey, a Bethango…

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Wagga Sheep Market Wagga

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 31 August 1946 · page 6

The Associated Agent of Wagra report having hold their usual [?] sheep gale today. There was [?] total of 13.765 yarded, comprising [?] and 7350…

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Eminent Judges For Wagga Sheep Show

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 31 August 1946 · page 8

Great interest is again being displayed by breeders in the next River [?] show and sale of British and Australasian stud and flock rams at Wagga…

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Control of Wool Relaxed in Britain LONDON

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 31 August 1946 · page 1

The Board of Trade has further relaxed the control of wool, and has revoked the order requiring licences for acquiring and disposing of wool,…

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Wool Selling Season Begins Monday Points Growers Should Know

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 31 August 1946 · page 4

Much interest is centred in the opening of the 1946-47 wool selling season in Sydney on Monday, when clips will be submitted to auction…

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District Wool May Worth [?] MILLION Golden Fleece Piling Into Albury Stores

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 31 August 1946 · page 1

The Riverina wool clip for the year is beginning to pile into Albury wool stores. Over a wide reach of country, as far as Ray, Wyalong and Cootamundra, motor trucks arc busy carrying the golden fleece to market…

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Commercial Echuca Special Cattle Sale

Border Morning Mail · Monday 2 September 1946 · page 2

John McNamara, and Co. Pty. Ltd. report a most successful special cattle sale was held at Echuca on Friday, August 23, when they sold 1935 store cattle of…

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Control of Mastitis in Dairy Cattle

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 3 September 1946 · page 7

The following article is contributed by Mr. E. Scott Rogers, Stock Inspector of the Pastures Protection Board: With the advent of irrigation, a steady expansion of the dairying…

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Sheep Figures Decline

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 3 September 1946 · page 4

In the past three years the number of sheep in Australia has fallen from 128,000,000 to 105,000,000, officials of the Commerce Department said…

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Heavy Loss of Sheep

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 3 September 1946 · page 3

A train load of sheep arrived Corowa on Thursday night last, having been consigned from Muswellbrook, in the drought stricken area of NSW…

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Commercial Deniliquin Special Cattle Sale

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 3 September 1946 · page 1

YOUNGHUSBAND LIMITED report having held a special cattie sale [?]ere on Friday, when they yarded 1,627 head and made a good clearance at…

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Estimation of Sheep Blowfly Numbers

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 3 September 1946 · page 3

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

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Current Comments Whose Wool?

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 3 September 1946 · page 1

Baa Baa black sheep have you any wool? Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full, One for the master, one for the dame,…

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