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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1946

1,914 stories in Murray's papers · page 84 of 96

Lost Farmer Returns Home MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 14 November 1946 · page 5

Eric Albert Tagelf, aged 60, who had been missing from his farm at Jeeralang near Traialgon. since Monday, returned home at 2 a.m. today. He was…

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New Deal for Wheat Farmers Canberra

Border Morning Mail · Friday 15 November 1946 · page 6

Wheat Industry Assistance Bill, which will provide additional funds totalling £843,000 for the elimination of marginal wheat areas, was…

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Experimental Wheat Plots

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 15 November 1946 · page 8

Mr. E. J. Pech, "Pine Villa," has plots of the latest varieties of wheat recommended by the Department of Agriculture on view, and invites…

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Wagga Cattle Market Wagga

Border Morning Mail · Friday 15 November 1946 · page 2

The associated agents of Wagga report having held their usual fortnightly cattle sale today. There was a total of 1600 yarded, comprising 1450 tats. 100 stores, and…

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R. A. S. Field Wheat Competitions Cancelled

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 15 November 1946 · page 6

No championship Field Wheat Competitions will be conducted by the Royal Agricultural Society this year owing to adverse…

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Australian Wool Board Accumulated Funds £383,524 MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Friday 15 November 1946 · page 6

In his annual report to the Minister for Commerce upon the operations of the Australian Wool Board for the year ended June 30 last, the chairman…

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Seed Wheat May Be Carried At Cheap Rate SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 15 November 1946 · page 3

The Premier (Mr McKell) said he would consider with the Minister for Transport the question of allowing feed wheat to be carried at same freight…

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WOOL PRlCES “May Open Door to Synthetics” Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 15 November 1946 · page 1

Whether the present high wool values can be maintained during this selling season is a question all interested in the wool trade are…

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N.S.W. to Import 14 Million Bushels of Wheat Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 15 November 1946 · page 2

About 11,000,000 bushels of wheat will be imported into NSW early next year from Victoria and South Australia to overcome the wheal shortage which is inevitable in this State because of crop failures. It two shift milling cannot be…

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25/- A Bushell A Fair Price For Seed Wheat Claims Yerong Creek F. & S.

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 15 November 1946 · page 6

The question of the necessity of making available any wheat suitable for seed was fully discussed at a meeting of the Yerong Creek…

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Henty Crops Survive Dry Spell

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 15 November 1946 · page 1

Crop reports from all over the State show that Henty is the only wheat-growing area to pull through the dry spell with prospects of a good wheat yield. Other districts report failures and partial failures, but, notwithstanding deterioration in the last couple of months…

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Junior Farmer Contest

The Pastoral Times · Friday 15 November 1946 · page 2

To encourage the art of self-expression among junior farmers who are to our agricultural leaders, the Junior Farmers’ Club’ Council .of New, South…

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Wangaratta Sheep Market

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 16 November 1946 · page 6

There was a good yarding of fat sheep at Wangaratta on Thursday, and competition was somewhat erratic. Sales opened at late values, then receded slightly, to…

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Sheep Skin Sales Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 16 November 1946 · page 6

There was a keen demand for 65.613 sheep skins offered for sale today and prices generally were at a par to ½d and at times 1d a lb dearer. Quotations; Merino…

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Off-shears Special Sheep Sale

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 16 November 1946 · page 6

Twenty-two thousand store sheep were yarded at Albury yesterday by Younghusband Ltd. and Goldsbrough Mort and Co. Ltd. Generally speaking, the quality of…

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Record Price For Lamb’s Wool SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 16 November 1946 · page 2

A record price for lamb’s wool was paid today when a lot branded R over Airley was sold at 47½ per lb. The wool was offered by Australian…

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Urges Sea Transport of Wheat to N.S.W. CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 16 November 1946 · page 3

Use of all available means of sea transport to bring to NSW wheat from the southern Stales was urged by Mr. Abbott (CP. NSW) in the House of…

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Tuberculosis Found Among Fowls on District Farm Albury P.P. Board Inspector’s Warning

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 16 November 1946 · page 6

All the fowls on one farm where tuberculosis was known to exist tested for the disease and about 50 per cent, were positive reactors. This disease might be more widespread than was generally thought, and was most serious to the poultry industry, .said the stock…

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Serious Wheat Crop Failure

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 19 November 1946 · page 3

The current wheat crop was expected to yield 100 million bushels, which was 50 million bushels below a good average crop, said the Minister foe…

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Wodonga Cattle Market

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 19 November 1946 · page 2

There will be a yarding of 1224 fat cattle 454 choppers 567 store cattle 74 dairy cattle and 26 [?] at today Wodonga market. Order of sale is:…

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