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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1946

1,914 stories in Murray's papers · page 66 of 96

Wool Sales Perth and Brisbane

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 17 September 1946 · page 2

BRISBANE, Tuesday: The closing rates at yesterday's wool sales were generally, 5 to 10 per cent. higher than the prices realised in Sydney,…

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Wool Prices Soar at Brisbane Brisbane

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 September 1946 · page 4

Prices realised at the first wool sale to be held at Brisbane since before the war were considerably higher than those realise at the Sydney sales. The level for…

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Turning Back The Files... Deniliquin In 1871 (From the “Pastoral Times” of December 1871)

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 17 September 1946 · page 2

FREE SELECTION —The following conditional purchases were made at Deniliquin on Thursday last.—George Frederick Sugden, 80 acres, county…

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Mr. Scully and Wheat Costs Inquiry "A Political Death Bed Repentance," Says Country Party

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 17 September 1946 · page 3

"Mr. Scully's announcement of the members of a committee to inquire into the cost of producing wheat reads like a political…

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Use of Farmyard Manure on Lawns

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 17 September 1946 · page 1

Farmyard manure should be used with discretion where lawns are concerned. It sometimes attracts Insects and if used in large…

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Japs Call for Strike of Farmhands Tokio

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 September 1946 · page 6

The All-Japan Agricultural Union has sent out notices calling on 330.000 arm hands to strike as a result of the failure to reach agreement regarding collective…

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Farmer on Murder Charge Brisbane. Monday

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 September 1946 · page 6

Ernest Ditton, aged 51. farmer, of Longford Creek, near Bowen. was charged at Bowen police court today with the murder of John Chanlon near Debella siding on…

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20,000 Farmers on Strike Edmonton

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 September 1946 · page 4

Shortages of eggs and other dairy products except milk are being felt throughout Alberta and critical falls in livestock deliveries are threatening a meat…

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Dairy Cattle Dying in Hundreds Grafton

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 18 September 1946 · page 6

Left poor and weak by months of drought, starving dairy cattle were dying in hundreds on the northern rivers belt of NSW, said the manager of the…

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London Wool Market Re-opens

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 18 September 1946 · page 1

Buyers from all over Britain and the Continent came to the 71-year-old Wool Exchange at Coleman street, in the City of London, to bid consignments of wool from Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand, at the first London wool sales held since 1939. This is Britain’s first…

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Spirited Competition For Wool At Brisbane BRISBANE

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 18 September 1946 · page 8

Under spirited competition at the wool sales today, values ruled very firm by comparison with those established on the opening day with a definite rising tendency…

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The Coming Wheat Harvest Growers’ Part in Its Successful Storage

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 18 September 1946 · page 7

If the grain harvested from this year’s wheat crop is to be stored successfully until it is required for use. it is essential that every effort be made to ensure that…

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U Coupons for Butter

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 19 September 1946 · page 2

The Director of Rationing (Mr J. B. Cuinming) announced yesterday that when the last of the 52 coupons marked butter on page 5 of the food…

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Sheep Killed on Road

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 19 September 1946 · page 3

At Temora Court before Mr Hardwick, P.M., Frank P. Steele and John G. Steele, graziers. Jerilderie, sued George W. Murray, West…

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Sheep From Queensland Reach Walbundrie

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 19 September 1946 · page 5

Drought-stricken sheep are finding their way into the Walbundrie district. Last week Mr. Lee. from Western Queensland, transported 1200 sheep by…

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Wool Again Sells Well BRISBANE

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 19 September 1946 · page 2

Competition was again keen and animated at the wool sales today, when. 13,627 bales were offered Top prices which were the highest of the series so far. were greasy…

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Britain's Flattenned Crops

The Independent · Thursday 19 September 1946 · page 2

LONDON, Wednesday.—In spite of all the rest—or because all the rest hinges itself so largely on it—the weather is, as an exception, the most important thing in life at this moment. We, in this country, which has apparently and hot for the first time,…

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in Fowlhouses in Farmhouses SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 19 September 1946 · page 6

There were 2000 urgent cases of homeless people needing shelter In Sydney and of these 300 families were in desperate need, said the…

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Dairying Industry May Face “Blackout” Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 19 September 1946 · page 6

Intervention by Victorian proprietary interests in the dairying industry was responsible for the delay by the Commonwealth Government in setting up a committee to investigate butter prices, the general president of the…

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Butter Coupons

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 September 1946 · page 5

The Director of Rationing (Mr. J. E. Cumming) states that when the last of the 52 coupons marked butter on page 5 of the food ration…

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