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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1946

1,914 stories in Murray's papers · page 67 of 96

New Butter Coupons

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 20 September 1946 · page 3

The Director of Rationing (Mr. J. B. Cumming) announced this week that when the last of the 52 coupons marked butter on page 5 of the food…

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Wangaratta Sheep Market

Border Morning Mail · Friday 20 September 1946 · page 2

There was a lighter yarding of all-classes of sheep at Wangaratta on Thursday, with exception of prime spring lambs. Competition was keen, and late firm values…

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Wool Report

The Pastoral Times · Friday 20 September 1946 · page 6

There is a great deal that must Inspire sanguine thoughts in wool growers in the announcement made recently that the average price in prospect for all Australian wool sold at auction this season will be not less than 18.15d a lb. Australian currency…

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Wool Sales Closing Brisbane Rates High

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 20 September 1946 · page 2

BRISBANE Friday: Keen animated competition with the prices ruling from par to 5 per cent. above the opening Brisbane rates, marked the…

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New Season’s Wool Arriving In Albury

Border Morning Mail · Friday 20 September 1946 · page 7

New season’s wool is being brought to selling agents' stores in Albury by road and rail. The clips, which are of excellent quality, will be offered at the first sale of the series on October 2 and 3. Picture shows bales being unloaded at Younghusband Limited’s store…

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Mr. Fuller Says Opposition Has Changed Face On Wheat

Border Morning Mail · Friday 20 September 1946 · page 2

Speaking at Holbrook on the wheat stabilisation plans, Mr. A. N. Fuller, M.H.R., said that just prior to the defeat of the Menzies’ Government in…

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Wheat Deal With NZ Confirmed Says LP Candidate SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 20 September 1946 · page 5

Confirmation of the Labor Government’s “under the lap” arrangement with New Zealand for the sale of Australian wheat to the Dominion at…

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Fire Bug Active? Attempt to Fire Wool Store SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 20 September 1946 · page 1

Kerosene was poured into a hollow under the door of a five-storey wool stores at Ultimo last night, and when it was set alight the blaze…

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Cereal Specialist Estimates Wheat 29,000,000 Bushels For N.S.W.

The Pastoral Times · Friday 20 September 1946 · page 3

The State crop is estimated to yield 29,000,900 bushels, states Mr. H. Bartlett, cereal specialist, taking the crop as it stood on August 21, But it has deteriorated since that date. The estimated acreage sown to wheat…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association Writ Issued Against Common-wealth Government

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 20 September 1946 · page 1

The members of the Henty branch of the Farmers and Settlers' held their monthly meeting on Tuesday afternoon at the School of Arts. Present…

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Leading Farmers of the State

Border Morning Mail · Friday 20 September 1946 · page 6

The achievements of the finalists in the progressive farmer competition recently conducted by the Agricultural Bureaux of NSW, art…

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Escapes From Prison Farm SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 20 September 1946 · page 6

While serving a 12 months’ sentence on 19 charges of housebreaking, Alexander Henry Mitchell, 17, broke his parole and escaped from Emu Plains…

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Sheep Skin Sales Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 21 September 1946 · page 11

There was keen demand for 65,662 sheep skins offered for sale today and the market generally was on a par to lad, and at times ½d a lb dearer. Quotations;…

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Australian Wool in London

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 21 September 1946 · page 1

Buyers from all over Britain and the Continent came to the 71-year-old wool exchange, at Coleman St.. in the City of London, to bid for consignments of wool from Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand, at the first London wool sales held since 1939.—View of the warehouse…

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Commercial 1000 Store Cattle at Wodonga Sale

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 21 September 1946 · page 11

At Wodonga yesterday Younghusband Ltd., in conjunction with New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Sydney, yarded 4000 high-class store cattle. In a…

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Keen Bidding for Wool in London

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 21 September 1946 · page 2

Buyers from all over Britain and the Continent came lo the first London wool exchange sales, at Coleman st., London, to bid for 36,070 bales of wool, the property of the U.K.-Dominion Wool Disposal Ltd.—The sale in progress. There was keen competition from Continental bidders…

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“Need For Continuing Wheat Plan” NARRANDERA

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 21 September 1946 · page 6

Federal Opposition leader (Mr Menzies told a meeting in the open air today that it was “guineas to gooseberries” that a Labor Government…

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Seed Wheat for 1947 Planting Arrangements for Supply

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 21 September 1946 · page 5

Following upon a detailed review of the wheat crop prospects in all parts of NSW, an estimate has been prepared of the probable seed wheat…

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Balldale Farmers Will Aid In Fighting Test Case

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 21 September 1946 · page 4

At the monthly meeting of Balldale F. and S. Association branch, an appeal was made to wheatgrowers for funds to fight the test case against the…

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Henty Farmers and Settlers

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 21 September 1946 · page 5

Mr A. W. G. Wood, vice-president, presided at the September meeting of the Henty Farmers and Settlers’ Association, when the following members…

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