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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1946

1,914 stories in Murray's papers · page 76 of 96

Handled Australian Record-priced Wool

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 22 October 1946 · page 1

The merino wool which sold to 56¾ per lb.— and Australian record— at Geelong on Wednesday, has an interesting local sidelight. It was…

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Record Prices for Off-shears Sheep at Rand

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 22 October 1946 · page 2

In a yarding of 10.000 sheep offered at Rand Yesterday, Younghusband Ltd. submitted some outstanding drafts of off-shears sheep from local breeders and…

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Beasley on Popularising Wool LONDON

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 22 October 1946 · page 1

Expenditure of large sums of money on the campaign to popularise the use of wool throughout the world might be necessary, said the Australian High…

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Four Delegates Walk Out at wheat Talks

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 22 October 1946 · page 1

Four delegates to the Perth conference of the Australian wheat growers' Federation walked out of the meeting during the discussion…

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Wool Prices High at Brisbane Brisbane

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 22 October 1946 · page 6

Under very strong competition from the Continent. America, and Bradford, prices at the wool soles today were 5 per cent above the Sydney closing rates. Compared…

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Turning Back The Files ... 10 Years Ago (From the “Pastoral Times” October 2, 1936.)

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 22 October 1946 · page 6

DEATH—The death occurred in the Deniliquin Hospital early this morning of Mrs. Emily Ellen Lee, aged 70 years, following a lengthy illness…

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Vital Talks on Wool Soon Venue To Be London SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 22 October 1946 · page 3

A wool conference of British and Dominion Governments is to be held in London shortly in an effort to secure a long-term period of stability…

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N.z. Farmers and Politics

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 22 October 1946 · page 1

The president of the Wellington branch of the Farmers Organisation (Mr. H. J. MoLeary) declares that the farmers organisation was a…

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Rutherglen Experiment Farm Field Day on November 1

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 22 October 1946 · page 5

The principal demonstrations at the farmers’ field day at Rutherglen Experiment Farm on Friday, November 1, will be concerned with fat lamb…

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Commercial Melbourne Wool Sales

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 23 October 1946 · page 2

N.Z. Loan & Mercantile Agency Co Ltd. Albury, has received the following telegram from its Melbourne office: Offered 5300 bales 70 per cent crossbred, 30 per…

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Wool Again Sells Well in Melbourne Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 23 October 1946 · page 3

Woolbrokers report that the third series of wool sales was conducted today and catalogues totalling 6500 bales were submitted…

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District Crops Holding Well But Rain Badly Needed

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 23 October 1946 · page 3

Unless good rain falls throughout the district within the next fortnight wheat crops will suffer badly and farmers will be faced with the…

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Dairymen Seek 4½d a Gallon Subsidy Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 23 October 1946 · page 8

A deputation from the Milk Zone Dairymen’s Council asked the State Government today to use its efforts to secure without delay an extra…

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New Soviet Farm Laws Approved LONDON

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 23 October 1946 · page 8

Moscow radio announces that the Council of Ministers has ratified the statutes of the recently formed Soviet Collective Farm Affairs Council, whose…

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Farmers Warned on Super Purchases Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 23 October 1946 · page 1

Farmers who required supplies of superphosphates were warned today against holding off from taking deliveries in the hope of securing a higher…

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Fat Lamb Production The Influence of Returns from Wheat, Mutton and Wool J. M. Coleman, Special Sheep and Wool Instructor

The Independent · Thursday 24 October 1946 · page 2

In any survey of the possible post-war development of fat lamb production the economic aspect cannot be overlooked as It plays such an integral part in and is, in fact, almost entirely responsible for the production plane of various industries, more…

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Sales of Seed Wheat By Farmers

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 24 October 1946 · page 4

Owing to drought conditions in most of the State it is likely that a considerable quantity of seed wheat will be required from the south-east corner of…

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Deniliquin Special Sheep Sales 23,035 Yarded and Solo at Auction

The Independent · Thursday 24 October 1946 · page 4

JOHN McNAMARA. and Co. Pty. Ltd. report.—At Demiliquin on the 18th October we held one of our most successful Riverina special Sales…

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Wool Sales Will be Held in Albury MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 24 October 1946 · page 1

Woolbuyers today decided to continue with the current Melbourne of wool auctions, despite the difficulty of getting shipping and other…

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Flood of Cattle to U.S. Markets Meat Prices Dropping New York

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 24 October 1946 · page 2

A week after lifting of controls the rush of cattle to the markets is so heavy that livestock centres are jammed to capacity and a shortage of…

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