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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1948

1,371 stories in Murray's papers · page 20 of 69

Dairy Farmers to Seek Extra 1 ½d

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 20 March 1948 · page 11

SYDNEY, Fri.: The Central Executive of the Primary Producers’ Union today. decided to press for 1½ extra on the…

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1100 Farms For Ex-Soldiers

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 20 March 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday:. The Minister for Lands (Mr Sheahan) revealed today that more than £6,000,000 worth of land had been or was…

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Dairymen Oppose 40- Hour Week

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 20 March 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: To attempt to operate the. dairying industry under the 40 hour week would be ridiculous, a delegate, Mr . J. Miller,…

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Makin Signs Wheat Agreement

Border Morning Mail · Monday 22 March 1948 · page 7

WASHINGTON, Sun.: On behalf of Australia, the Australian Ambassador to the United States (Mr Makin) [?] the…

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Sires-Dams On Parade Beef Cattle Impressive

Border Morning Mail · Monday 22 March 1948 · page 9

SYDNEY, Sun.: Australia’s top beef sires and dams were paraded at Sydney Royal Show yesterday. Drawn from the leading…

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Seeking U.s. Farm Tractors

Border Morning Mail · Monday 22 March 1948 · page 2

Replying to Mr Kendell, MLA (Corowa) in the Legislative Assembly, the Premier (Mr McGirr) said he had been asked by the…

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Kiewa Valley Young Farmer for Overseas Tour

Border Morning Mail · Monday 22 March 1948 · page 2

Allan Turner, of Red Bluff, has been selected as the Victorian Young Farmers’ representative to judge six breeds of dairy cattle at the forthcoming Royal Agricultural Show in England, commencing on July 5…

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N.Z. Farmer Makes Rain

Border Morning Mail · Monday 22 March 1948 · page 7

WELLINGTON (NZ), Sunday: New Zealand’s first experiments in aerial rain-making were made at Hawkes Bay when a farmer…

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Butter Production Up

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 23 March 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Mon.—Butter production in NSW for January, 1948 was 5073 tons, the Government statistician (Mr Carver)…

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Wool Cheque Will Be Over £100 Million

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 23 March 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.: The Australian clip this season is expected to total 3,061,000 bales and approximately two-thirds, of this…

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Farmers & Settlers' Association Corowa District Council Meets

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 23 March 1948 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Corowa District Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held at Balldale and those in…

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Farm Tractors From United States Questions in State Parliament

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 23 March 1948 · page 3

Mr. Kendell: I ask the Premier whether it is a fact that the importation of all makes of American tractors which had not left the factory…

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"To a Farmer in Australia"

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 23 March 1948 · page 1

The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Graham, receives correspondence on a variety of subjects. Recently the postal authorities delivered to his…

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Farmers Leave on World Tour Rural Bank's Quest to Help Primary Producers

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 23 March 1948 · page 4

The Rural Bank's team of three practical farmers, with a manager and economist, left for abroad last week on the American 6500…

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9000 Junior Farmers in N.S.W.

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 23 March 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.: The Junior Farmer Club movement, which was launched 21 years ago, now had a total membership of 8924 and…

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Henty Farmers and Settlers Branch’s Annual Meeting

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 23 March 1948 · page 5

At the annual meeting of the Henty branch of the Farmers and Settlers’ Association, Mr D. A. Kendall, president, presided…

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Junior Farmers’ Club. Meeting of [?] COMMITTEE

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 24 March 1948 · page 2

At a meeting of the above committee, over which Mr E. Coldwell presided, members [?] supported [?] to take local junior farmers for…

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Sheep Sale at Finley

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 25 March 1948 · page 3

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. report having conducted a most successful special sale of sheep and lambs at…

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Wool Stock Reduced

The Pastoral Times · Thursday 25 March 1948 · page 4

Joint Organisation expects that, by the end of next June. its wool stocks will be reduced to one-third of the original total…

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Special Sheep Sale at Urana

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 25 March 1948 · page 3

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd., in conjunction with Messrs. J. k. Smith and Co., yarded at Urana on Thursday, 18th…

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