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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1948

1,371 stories in Murray's papers · page 63 of 69

Testing Dairy Herds for T.B.

The Pastoral Times · Friday 19 November 1948 · page 3

This is perhaps news to the Municipal Council and district dairymen[?] In the annual report of the Hospitals executive committee, it its stated…

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Big Sheep Loss Forecast

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 20 November 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY. Friday : There were 16,742,629 sheep in Queensland at March 31 last, Mr P. A. Brown, general secretary of the United…

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Rains Hearten Farmers Good Falls Up North

Border Morning Mail · Monday 22 November 1948 · page 4

SYDNEY, Sun: Beneficial rains fell over many parched districts of the North Coast last night, bringing heartening…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 23 November 1948 · page 4

The Melbourne Woolbrokers report that at the fourth Melbourne series of sales held on November 8, 9,10 and 11, the average price realised for greasy…

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Soviet Claims for Branched Wheat

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 23 November 1948 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Mon.; The Soviet Embassy’s monthly magazine says the Russians are experimenting with a branched…

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New Tea and Butter Ration Card Issue

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 23 November 1948 · page 1

The Director of Rationing-(Mr. J. B. Cumming) indicatedin a Press release today that plans are well in hand for the general issue of new tea and…

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Moves to Amend Wheat Stabilisation Scheme Country Party Proposals

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 23 November 1948 · page 2

“The Country Party proposes to move a number of amendments to the Wheat Stabilisation Bill now before he Legislative Assembly,”…

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Cropping Experiments at Wagga

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 23 November 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY, Mon.: Experiments under way at Wagga experimental farm are designed to determine the frequency with which…

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Commercial Albury Sheep Market

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 24 November 1948 · page 10

The following is the order of sale at today’s Albury sheep market: New Zealand Loan, Younghusband Ltd., J, McNamara and Co., Farmers and…

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Berrigan Crop Competition

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 24 November 1948 · page 8

The crops entered in the Berrigan A. and H. Society’s competition were judged on Tuesday and Wednesday of last week by Mr Gordon Crawford,…

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Finley Sheep Sale

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 25 November 1948 · page 5

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. report:—At Finley on Friday, 12th November (in association with Messrs…

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Commercial Albury Sheep Market

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 25 November 1948 · page 14

The Associated Agents selling in the following order: New Zealand Loan and M.A. Co. Ltd., Younghusband Ltd. John McNamara and Co, Farmers and…

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Junior Farmers' Club

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 25 November 1948 · page 5

Essay Competition.—Mr. W. J. Collins has kindly presented a prize of £1/1/- for the best essay on the topic, "Why Rabbit Infestation…

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New Tea & Butter Coupons

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 November 1948 · page 4

The Director of Rationing, Mr. J. B. Cumming has drawn attention to the fact that current butter coupons Nos. 37 to 40, and…

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Wheat Farmers Years Behind The Times Says Overseas Tourist

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 26 November 1948 · page 2

Speaking to a representative gathering of town and district residents in Forbes Town Hall recently, Mr. Wallace Meares, the mixed farmer member of the Rural Bank's Progressive Farmer team which has been abroad for six months studying conditions in America, Canada and…

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Commercial Wool 113d. a Pound

Border Morning Mail · Friday 26 November 1948 · page 10

New Zealand Loan & M. A. Co. Ltd (Albury) have received the following advice from their Melbourne office: “Offered 7650 bales; competition from…

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Wool and Stock the Riverine "Grazier" "Office

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 26 November 1948 · page 2

Messrs. Wilkinson and Lavender Ltd. wired under yesterday's date:—Sheep: There was a total yarding of '38,164, of which 13,073 were sheep. It…

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New Season’s Wheat Anticipated Yield 70,000 BAGS

The Pastoral Times · Friday 26 November 1948 · page 1

Mr. E. A. Pearn, of Romarnie, about 20 miles from Deniliquin on the Moonee Swamp road, forwarded the first consignment of this…

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Rejection of Single Unit Farm Proposal -- Federal Standards Said to Be Too High

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 November 1948 · page 1

Speaking in the Legislative Assembly, Mr. W. Frith (CP, Lismore) asked the Minister for Lands (Mr. Sheahan) whether many applications for single. unit farms were being turned down by the Commonwealth authorities, although they were favoured by the various…

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