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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1946

1,914 stories in Murray's papers · page 63 of 96

Butter Production Increases Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 5 September 1946 · page 4

Butter production in NSW in 1945 was 32,016 tons, with 1959 tons of cheese. Australian production of butter in 1946 was 150,194 tons, compared…

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Growers to Get Wool Profits

The Independent · Thursday 5 September 1946 · page 1

Mr. S. C. Burston, president of the Graziers' Association of Southern. Riverina, has announced that following representations…

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Spirited Bidding for Wool Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 5 September 1946 · page 5

Spirited bidding from British, French and American buyers at today’s wool sales maintained the good prices set early in the Sydney series…

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Distribution of Wool Profits Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 5 September 1946 · page 6

The Australian Woolgrowers’ Council has requested the Prime Minister compile a record of the names of individual arowers who supplied wool…

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Nicotine Plant as New Crop For Farmers

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 5 September 1946 · page 5

Contracts for large quantities of nicotina rustica at 9d per lb are being offered to farmers throughout Australia. Mr W. Poggendorff…

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Dramatic Race To Save Stock High Wool Prices As Incentive SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 5 September 1946 · page 4

High prices established at this week’s wool sales In Sydney have renewed the Incentive of pastoralists, stock agents and transport authorities in a round the clock…

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N.S.W. May Have To Import Wheat Harvest Yield Will Be Below Normal Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 5 September 1946 · page 2

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Graham) has asked the Federal Government to keep 12 . million bushels of wheat from the 1945 NSW harvest…

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Farmers of the Future Encouragement Due to Youth

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 5 September 1946 · page 7

The Agricultural Bureau has something to offer all farming people, but it recognises a special duty toward rural youth” said Mr Parry Brown,…

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Urges Single Farms for Ex-Servicemen SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 5 September 1946 · page 6

Speaking on the Supply Bill in the Legislative Assembly this afternoon, Mr Bruxner said he could not see why there was a ban on settling ex-servicemen on single…

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Wheat Crop Lost Queensland Drought

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 September 1946 · page 1

Queensland's wheat crop, which had been estimated at 8,000,000 bushels, has been ruined by the prolonged drought…

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Sheep and Wool Classes at Henty and Culcairn Field Day For Students

Border Morning Mail · Friday 6 September 1946 · page 7

On Tuesday last a field day for students of Henty and Culcairn wool classes was held on the property Mr. D. A. Gibbs, “Oak Hill,”…

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The Wool Sales

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 6 September 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: French, British, and American buyers predominated at yesterday's wool auctions and strong competition kept prices at par…

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Wool Profits to Growers

The Pastoral Times · Friday 6 September 1946 · page 1

The President of the Graziers' Association of Southern Riverina, Mr. S. C. Burston, has issued a statement that following representations by the…

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Wool Prices at Par Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 6 September 1946 · page 2

French, British and American buyers predominated at today’s wool auctions and strong competition kept prices at par with those ruling in…

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Export Action to Protect Wool Price

The Pastoral Times · Friday 6 September 1946 · page 3

No wool will be allowed for export unless it has been purchased at auction, or is consigned to United Kingdom brokers for auction. This has been done to protect the floor price under the Wool Disposals Plan…

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10 Million Fewer Sheep in 10 Years Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 6 September 1946 · page 1

Wide planning to counter the recurring destruction of flocks by drought was urged today by stock experts who declared that if proper…

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Good Wheat Yield Expected In S.E. Riverina

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 6 September 1946 · page 3

"Weather conditions during the past month have been very favourable to crop growth in the South-eastern Rivverina," says Mr. G. C. Bartlett. Senior…

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Wool Auctions in South Africa Cape Town

Border Morning Mail · Friday 6 September 1946 · page 2

Wool prices at the first auction since 1940 averaged twice the pre-war level and 25 per cent above last year’s prices. The top price for fine wool was…

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Gratified At Wool Sale Reports N.S.W. Agent-General In New York New York

Border Morning Mail · Friday 6 September 1946 · page 2

The NSW Agent-General (Mr Tully) who sails for England tomorrow aboard the Queen Mary, has expressed delight at the reports of the…

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Progressive Farmer Makes Interesting Study of U.s. Methods

The Pastoral Times · Friday 6 September 1946 · page 8

Judging from correspondence now arriving in Australia, the N.S.W. Progressive Farmer, Mr, A. K. Gardiner, who narrowly defeated Mr. Alf. Bradford, of Deniliquin/ in the competition, is having an instructive and interesting tour of the United…

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