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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1947

1,662 stories in Murray's papers · page 11 of 84

Greasy Merino 55d Final Day of Melbourne Wool Sales MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 4

Top prices at the final day of Melbourne wool sales today was 55d for creasy Merino. Catalogues totalling approximately 8000 bales were offered, selection being of good…

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Munyabla Junior Farmers

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 2

The Munyabla Junior Farmers' Club held a special meeting on Tuesday last week at Mr E. J. Pech's home. Apologies were received from the…

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Sheep Skin Sales Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 8 February 1947 · page 6

At the sheepskin sales today, 52,979 were offered. The market ruled a little irregular and values on the average were without much change from last sale…

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Cold Kills 14 Heavy Crop Losses in America New York

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 8 February 1947 · page 1

Cold weather, which has gripped the country for the last two days, has reached as far south as Florida, where frost hap caused winter crop…

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Disease Strikes Tomato Crop Albury and District Failures

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 8 February 1947 · page 4

Many backyard C[?]ps Albury and district have been, failure summer. This is, att[?] to a disease which, despite by…

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London Wool Sales Strong Demand for Scoured LONDON, Feb. 8

Border Morning Mail · Monday 10 February 1947 · page 2

Strong bidding for scoured and greasy top-making fleeces by French. Belgian and Home trade buyers was the main feature of the London wool…

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Wheat and Wool Growers N.e. District Council Meets at Rutherglen

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 11 February 1947 · page 3

Mr. J. C. Gorman (president) presided at the N.E. District Council meeting of the Wheat and Wool Grower Association at…

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Wodonga Special Cattle Sale

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 11 February 1947 · page 2

Gippsland and Northern Co-op. Co. Ltd., report having conducted a special cattle sale at Wodonga on Thursday, February 6, when they offered 1500 head comprising…

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Commercial Wodonga Cattle Market

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 11 February 1947 · page 2

There will be a yarding of 716 fat cattle 467 choppers, 260 store cattle, 36 dairy cattle and 23 bulls at Wodonga cattle market today. Following is the order of sale:—…

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Wool Payments Extended

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 11 February 1947 · page 4

Owing to continuance of shipping difficulties, Melbourne brokers have agreed to extend the period of payment for wool purchased at auction…

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Sheep Branding to be Voluntary

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 11 February 1947 · page 3

The Department of Agriculture in Sydney has notified the Northern NSW Farmers' Union, Glen Innes, that it is intended to amend the…

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Wool Secretariat Widens Activities (Australian Wool Board Cable).LONDON

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 11 February 1947 · page 4

Important extensions of the activities of the International Wool Secretariat, London, were indicated by Dr Edgar H. Booth, chairman of the…

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Court to Decide. "Just Price" Wheat Acquired by Commonwealth

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 11 February 1947 · page 4

The Farmers and Settlers' Association has decided to proceed with its application to the High Court for a decision on what is a…

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Wool and Stock Reports the Riverine "Grazier" Office

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 11 February 1947 · page 2

Messrs. Wilkinson and Lavender Ltd., wire under yesterday's date:—Sheep: There was a total yarding, of 29,587, of which 17,627 were sheep…

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Wheat Experiments

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 12 February 1947 · page 3

In conjunction with the District Agricultural Instructor (Mr E. W. Bowmaker) wheat experimental plots were conducted on the properly of Messrs…

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Wheat Price Slump Warning

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 12 February 1947 · page 2

Price, at which Australian wheat is being quoted for export, 13/11½ per bushel, ports, is almost treble the average return for the past 60 years. Unfortunately for the producer there is more that is tantalising than enriching In such a handsome figure, because he has…

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Transporting Wheat Minister Replies to Mr McDonald MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 12 February 1947 · page 5

The Minister for Transport (Mr. Stoncham) replied today to the published statement of the leader of the Opposition (Mr. McDonald) to the…

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£25 a Bale Japanese to Purchase Our Wool New York

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 12 February 1947 · page 3

The Tokio correspondent of the New York “Times” says that arrangements have been completed under which the occupation authorities will buy 120,000 bales of…

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Transhipping of Wheat

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 1

Ten million bushels of bulk wheat is to be sent from Victoria to New South Wales. The wheat is being transhipped at…

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Wool and the Nation

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 2

It may be said that, [?] speaking, the fibres of the wool industry have been interwoven with the history of Australia since John…

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