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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1948

1,371 stories in Murray's papers · page 42 of 69

Sheep Dips—new Chemicals

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 13 July 1948 · page 4

MR. K. V. S. Bray, B.V.Sc., Stock Inspector for this district, having received an inquiry about the relative efficiency of certain dipping fluids, has brought to our attention an article in the 1947 Year Book of the Institute of Stock…

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Higher Prices for Fat Sheep

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 13 July 1948 · page 1

ASSOCIATED AGENTS report having held their usual fortnightly sale yesterday when they yarded 2000 fat and store sheep and a small number of…

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Hay Show Sheep Exhibition Next June

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 13 July 1948 · page 2

HAY Show Committee, at its meeting on Saturday last, decided, in view of the difficulties to be encountered, and the fact that shearing in this district will be virtually completed before the end of September, not to stage the…

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Wheat Case for Privy Council

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 13 July 1948 · page 1

The Australian Wheat industry, Defence Council unanimously, approved of an appeal to the Privy Council in regard to the Neiungaloo "just price…

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Five Year Guranteed Wheat Price Of 6/3 A Bushel Proposed CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 13 July 1948 · page 3

The Federal Minister for Commerce (Mr. Pollard) to-day placed before the State Ministers for Agriculture a plan to guarantee the price of wheat in Australia at 6/3 bushel until the end of the 1952-53 season…

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VERMICDLITE New Lightweight Mineral, has Advantages in Farm Buildings

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 13 July 1948 · page 2

Vermiculite is a newly developed mineral weighting only six to eight pounds per cubic foot, as against 100 lbs. for sand. As a substitute for…

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Farm Machinery Impressions From America

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 13 July 1948 · page 1

"Machinery has been adapted to meet special farming conditions in the United States America and all 'truck' (market gardens) crops., are planted in a standardised manner to permit, the use of standardised privately owned or contract-hired planting, hilling,…

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Australians Fifth in Dairy Stock Judging

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 13 July 1948 · page 4

SYDNEY, Mon.: Although placed fifth in the international dairy stock judging competition at York. England, from July 6 to 9,…

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Farmer for Trial on Slaying Charge

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 13 July 1948 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Mon. : George Gordon Austin, jun., 27, farmer, of North road, Langwarrin, was present In police custody…

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Fat Sheep and Lamb Sales

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 14 July 1948 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tues.: Irregular buying for fat sheen supplied at today’s Newmarket sale caused prices to ease 2/ to 3/ a head. Buyers had an…

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Stage Set For Albury Sheep Show

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 14 July 1948 · page 4

Entries for the Albury Sheep Show and Fair on July 20, 21 and 22, exceed those of last year in eight sections of 10. Competition will be very keen; leading breeders in both Victoria and N.S.W. will be…

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Field Day for Wool Students

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 14 July 1948 · page 2

Students of the combined full-time and part-time sheep and wool classes of Albury Technical College, yesterday had an…

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Much Wheat Still in Country Hauling Facilities Called “Hopeless”

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 14 July 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tues.: Wheat hauling facilities in NSW were in a “tragic and hopeless position”, Mr. W. E. Gibbons (Parkes)…

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Farmers’ Spokesman Tells of Dangers From Isms Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 14 July 1948 · page 10

The spirit of unity and co-operation which is the first essential to all progress, is spreading through the Australian Primary Producers’ Union. Men everywhere are saying, ‘Let us get together in one strong powerful organisation so…

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Wool Sale Dates, Including Albury

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 15 July 1948 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wed.—The National Council of Woolselling Brokers of Australia,. today announced the following roster of wool sales for the…

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Mortality in Sheep Following Drenching for Worm Infestation

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 15 July 1948 · page 4

The Department of Agriculture has received many reports on sheep which have died from injury caused to the mouth during…

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Mice May Cost Farmers Millions of Pounds

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 15 July 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed. : Wheatgrowers faced a loss of between 5/ and 6/ a bushel for 30 million bushels of wheat because of mice…

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Farmers May Set Up, Own Selling Agency

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 15 July 1948 · page 9

SYDNEY, Wed. : Annual conference of the NSW Wheatgrowers’ Union today appointed a committee of five to investigate the…

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Everything New In Wool

Border Morning Mail · Friday 16 July 1948 · page 9

[?] about everything is “new [?] wool”—fashions, fabrics, pro[?] uses. In the fashion field, [?] continues to take pride of…

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Socialists Blamed for Wool Shortage

Border Morning Mail · Friday 16 July 1948 · page 5

BRISBANE, Thurs.—The export of food to Britain could be quickly increased if the Government and marketing bodies…

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