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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1947

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Wheat For France LONDON

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 25 February 1947 · page 1

M. Henri Tanguy-Prigent (Minister for Agriculture) stated on his return from America that he had obtained promise of the delivery. before…

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The Wheat Problem a Staggering Burden

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 25 February 1947 · page 4

The Forbes "Advocate" states: "From the 1945-46" wheat harvest, wheat growers were compelled by the Government to subsidise other…

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Princess Sees Latest Hat Fashions Emphasising Wool Felt

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 25 February 1947 · page 4

The preview of model millinery staged by the Associated Millinery Designers of London at the Dorchester Hotel recently emphasised that…

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Ninth Series of Melbourne Wool Sales MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 25 February 1947 · page 2

At the opening day of the ninth series of Melbourne wool sales today, 11.000 hales were catalogued. Selection. 25 per cent. Merinos and 75 per…

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Queensland Hopes For Record Wool Cheque BRISBANE

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 25 February 1947 · page 2

The Queensland wool cheque for this season seems likely to exceed even the record of £15,500.000 for the 1923-24 clip, woolbreking experts say…

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Wool Mannequins To Travel 3000 Miles JOHANNESBURG, Feb 09 1

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 25 February 1947 · page 4

The preview of a fashion show which will take a team of South African mannequins on a 3000 mile trip by air and land across the…

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Wool Payments Extended

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 26 February 1947 · page 2

Owing to continuance of shipping difficulties Melbourne brokers have agreed to extend the period of payment tor wool purchased at auction from 14 days to 21…

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Sheep Attacked by Dogs at Holbrook Complaint at Share Council Meeting

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 26 February 1947 · page 2

Complaining that numbers of her sheep bad been- attacked by town [?] Mrs J. J. Cronch asked Holbrook Shire council at its meeting…

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Sheep and Wool Research

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 27 February 1947 · page 3

The Hon. J. J. Dedman, Minister in Charge of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research announced last week that the…

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Interim Butter Price of 2/- Rejected Canberra

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 February 1947 · page 1

The Minister for Commerce (Mr Pollard), in the House of Representatives today flatly rejected a suggestion by Sir Earle Page (CP. NSW)…

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AGRICULTURAL & Pastoral Notes Seed Oats for 1947 PLANTING Closing Date for Applications Extended

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 27 February 1947 · page 4

The number of applications received to date for the purchase of seed oats from the Australian Barley Board indicates that farmers…

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Kiewa Valley Young Farmers Field Day on March 7

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 February 1947 · page 5

Kiewa Valley Young Farmers’ Association will hold its annual field day [?] Kergunyah on March 7. Entries [?] larger in the stock sections than…

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Wool Payments

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 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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Wangaratta Wheat Crop Competition Won by T. Kelmm, Londrigan

Border Morning Mail · Friday 28 February 1947 · page 7

Report of the judge (Mr J. A. Morrow, [?] Agr, Sc., manager State Experiment Farm, Rutherglen) on the wheat crop competition at…

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“The Wool Disposal Plan”

The Pastoral Times · Friday 28 February 1947 · page 2

The following subjects were given by Mr. J. F. Murphy, C.M.G., as a guest speaker at the Conference on Wednesday: Before the Plan Quite apart from the character and details of the Wool…

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“Pastoral Research Activities of C.s.i.r.”

The Pastoral Times · Friday 28 February 1947 · page 3

The following address was given by Dr. A. E. V. Richardson, Chief Executive Officer of the C.S.I.R., as a guest speaker on the second day of the Conference this week : Some two years ago the…

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Records at Goulburn Wool Sales GOULBURN

Border Morning Mail · Friday 28 February 1947 · page 3

Seventy-one pence was realised for O. P. Rabjohn’s aaae etaGoulburn wool sales today. The market was generally from par…

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Destruction of French Wheat by Frosts LONDON

Border Morning Mail · Friday 28 February 1947 · page 4

The French Ministry of Agriculture has confirmed reports that over half the French wheat acreage has been destroyed by frosts…

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Wheat Agreement with N.z. Government Again Under Fire

Border Morning Mail · Friday 28 February 1947 · page 7

Investigation by a Parliamentary select committee into negotiation of the Australian-New Zealand wheat agreement was sought by the Deputy…

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Wants to Sell Wool at Cut Price[?] WASHINGTON

Border Morning Mail · Friday 28 February 1947 · page 5

Kr Norris Dodd (acting-Secretary for Agriculture) in an address to the Senate Agriculture Committee, asked for legislation to enable the Commodity…

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