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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1947

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Cattle Struck by Military Car

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 January 1947 · page 2

An army staff car ran into a mob of cattle on the Wodonga Albury road, yesterday afternoon, injuring two bullocks. The mob was driven by…

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Increased Wool Production in U.S. CHEYENNE (Wyoming)

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 January 1947 · page 2

Governor Lester Hunt has announced that he has called a conference of railway and State bank and commerce officials for January 11 to discuss plans…

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Farm Water Supply To Prevent the Growth of Algae

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 January 1947 · page 4

The greenish or red scum which sometimes occurs in the water supply is due to the presence of minute forms of plant life (algae). The…

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Farmer Churchill! LONDON

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 January 1947 · page 3

Mr Churchill’s newest interest is farming. He expects soon lo be working 300 acres and is especially interested in dairying…

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Wagga Sheep Market. Wagga

Border Morning Mail · Friday 3 January 1947 · page 2

The Associated Agents of Wagga report having held their usual fori[?] sheep sale today. There was a total of 7680 yarded. comprising 4600 fats and 3080 stores…

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Pure Seed Wheat Suppliers

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 3 January 1947 · page 4

The following list of pure seed wheat suppliers in Henty and Culcairn districts has been supplied by the Senior Agricultural Instructor at…

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Synthetics a Growing Threat to Wool Industry

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 3 January 1947 · page 2

The record prices last year for a few bales of very choice wool are misleading, both to growers and the public…

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Severe Drought Losses May Affect Britain’s Butter BRISBANE

Border Morning Mail · Friday 3 January 1947 · page 4

Dairymen in the Burnett district have suffered drought losses estimated at £500.000. which are expected to seriously affect exports of butter to…

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Wool and Stock Reports the Riverine "Grazier" Office

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 3 January 1947 · page 2

The Country Producers Selling Co. Ltd. reports the following sales at Homebush market on December 30: Account R. W. and W. K. McGrath…

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Recommended Wheat Varieties for 1947 Sowings New South Wales

The Pastoral Times · Friday 3 January 1947 · page 4

Cereal experts of the N.S.W, Department of Agriculture have prepared a list of wheats recommended for next season’s sowings…

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Holbrook Special Sheep Sale

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 4 January 1947 · page 2

Dalgety and Co. held a special sheep sale at Holbrook yesterday when they presented to a large attendance of buyers a most attractive yarding of over 8000 Corriedale,…

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Wool Cheque for £2 MILLION Sales at Albury

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 4 January 1947 · page 4

Sales of wool in Albury for the 1946-47 season should bring approximately £2,000,000 into the district from more than 90,000 bales. This…

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Collision Hurls Wodonga Farmer From Car

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 4 January 1947 · page 2

A Wodonga farmer. William George Cassidy, suffered only cuts and lacerations when he was thrown from his truck in a collision yesterday. He was…

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Farmer Killed by Lightning Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 4 January 1947 · page 2

As a farmer at Fairy Hills, near Casino, picked up a mattock while working in one of his fields yesterday afternoon there was a blinding…

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Farmer Shot Dead; Young Son in Custody PERTH

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 4 January 1947 · page 8

Fifteen-years-old Jack Cuddahy has been taken into police custody following the fatal shooting of his father. John Frederick Cuddahy on his…

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Charged With Manipulating Price of Butter New York

Border Morning Mail · Monday 6 January 1947 · page 2

The Federal Government has charged the president; Henry Rathburn, and three members of the executive committee of the…

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May be Hold-up in N.Z. Wool Sales Auckland (N.z.)

Border Morning Mail · Monday 6 January 1947 · page 5

Shipping congestion at the principal New Zealand ports as a result of the waterside workers’ refusal to work overtime may force overseas…

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N.E. Young Farmers’ Clubs Good Progress Reported

Border Morning Mail · Monday 6 January 1947 · page 5

Continued progress and good work is reported of Victorian “Young Farmers’ Clubs in the north-east by the regional supervisor, Mr. K. V. Weppner. He says:—…

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Fall in Wheat and Butter Production Labor Policies Blamed

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 7 January 1947 · page 3

The Government had told country people so many bed-time stories about what Labor had done for them that it was high…

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Research Under The Wool Use Promotion Act

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 7 January 1947 · page 3

The Minister for Post-War Reconstruction referred to the programme of scientific and economic research being undertaken in respect of the Wool Use…

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