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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1947

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Heavy Deliveries of Victorian Wheat To Temora

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 4

Victorian wheat is arriving in Temora at an average daily rate of two trainloads a day. The wheat will be stored for Temora and district,…

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Toll Off Floods Million Sheep Lost in Maranoa BRISBANE

Border Morning Mail · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 1

Heavy toll of the recent drought in Maranoa, in Central Queensland, was emphasised by Mr W. Ewan at a meeting of the council of the Graziers’…

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Illegal Wheat Sale Warning Board Moves to Stamp Out Trading

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 4

A warning was issued last week by the State Superintendent of the Australian Wheat Board (ColHolborow) against the illegal sale…

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N.Z Wheat Agreement “Government Guilty of Dishonest Practises,” Says Mr. Fadden

Border Morning Mail · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 2

The Federal Government had been guilty of dishonest practices and political misdemeanor in negotiating the wheat agreement with New Zealand,…

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Wangaratta Sheep Market

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 22 February 1947 · page 6

Then general tendency tor sheep to Increase in value was reflected at the Wangaratta market on Thursday, when there was a small yarding of fat sheep to the…

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Commercial Keen Demand for Store Cattle at Wodonga

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 22 February 1947 · page 6

In a conjunctional special sale at Wodonga yesterday Younghusband Ltd. yarded 1600 store cattle. From a large attendance of buyers competition was very keen…

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London Wool Sales Competition Very Strong LONDON

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 22 February 1947 · page 6

This week’s offerings, comprising 22,600 bales, were disposed of in one sale to-day. The catalogue Included 2883 bales from NSW, 207 from…

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Successful Claim for Damages to Livestock Horses Allegedly Ate Wheat

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 22 February 1947 · page 4

At the Wangaratta County Court, before Judge Read, William P. Thorburn proceeded against the Walwa and District Dairy Coy, Ltd. on a claim…

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Advances to Farmers for Soil Erosion Work Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 22 February 1947 · page 1

Further section of the NSW Government’s legislative programme will be effected during the next session of Parliament when a measure will be…

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MYRTLEFORD Co-operative Butter Factory

Border Morning Mail · Monday 24 February 1947 · page 5

For the month of January, 290,786 lbs. of cream was received at the factory, representing 115,290 lbs. of butter from which was manufactured 62…

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Wool Payment February 24-27

Border Morning Mail · Monday 24 February 1947 · page 2

In view of the settlement of the waterfront dispute Melbourne woolbrokers have with wool buyers that the date for payment for wool sold [?] the Melbourne…

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The Wheat Deal with New Zealand

Border Morning Mail · Monday 24 February 1947 · page 2

It was inevitable that the sale of 4 million bushels of wheat a year to N.Z. for the next lour years at 5/9 a bushel upon which the Federal Government was strangely silent during the last election campaign should be ventilated as soon as Parliament met. The Minister…

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To Select Outstanding Junior Farmer LISMORE

Border Morning Mail · Monday 24 February 1947 · page 2

Max Davis has been selected to represent north coast at a competition to be conducted in Sydney on March 18 by the ABC for the purpose of…

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Scattered Rains Benefit Summer Crops Inspector’s Report To P.P. Board

Border Morning Mail · Monday 24 February 1947 · page 4

Scattered rain storms bad benefited summer crops and water supplies and were valuable to tanners working the fallow and engaged in…

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Wodonga Cattle Market

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 25 February 1947 · page 2

At the Wodonga cattle market today, there will be a yarding of 713 fat cattle. 304 choppers, 247 store cattle, €2 dairy cattle He. and 26 bulls. The following is the order…

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Wool Payments

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 25 February 1947 · page 3

In view of the settlement of the water front dispute, Melbourne wool-brokers have agreed with wool buyers that the date for payment for…

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Forbes Special Sheep Sale

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 25 February 1947 · page 2

Messrs Winchcombe Carson Ltd., Forbes, report having held their usual monthly special store sheep sale on Thursday, February 20, when they yarded 16.000 sheep,…

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Three-day Sheep Show

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 25 February 1947 · page 2

Albury Show Society has decided to hold a three-day sheep show and fair this year (two days show and one day sale), and it will be held as near…

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Wool Payments Suspended

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 25 February 1947 · page 2

In new of water front difficulties Melbourne woolbrokers have agreed with woolbuyers that the date for payment for wool sold at the Melbourne…

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Wool and the Nation

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 25 February 1947 · page 3

It may be said that, figuratively speaking the fibres of the wool industry have been interwoven with the history the Commonwealth, Since the days…

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