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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1947

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Wool Levy Cut Likely. Canberra

Border Morning Mail · Friday 21 March 1947 · page 2

The Minister for Commerce (Mr Pollard) said in the House of Representatives to-day , it was likely that a substantial reduction) would be made in the 5 per cent levy…

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Munyabk Junior Farmers' Club

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 21 March 1947 · page 3

The Munyabla Junior Farmers' Club held its annual meeting at the home of Mr. T. J. Lieschke on March 6, when the election of officers resulted…

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Culcairn Farmers and Settlers Association

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 21 March 1947 · page 6

The president (Mr. J. D. Ritchie) presided at a meeting of the Culcairn Farmers and Settlers' Association. A letter was received from the…

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Field Day on Irrigation Farm Lesson on "Wet" Farming

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 March 1947 · page 3

On Friday last a field day was held on Mr. N. Crosby's farm at Finley. The outing was arranged by the Coreen sub-brach of…

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Albury Special Sheep Sale

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 22 March 1947 · page 6

Goldsbrough Mort & Co. Ltd. report having conducted, in conjunction with Young-husband Ltd., a special sale of sheep at Albury yesterday. The full yarding of…

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Delegates Favor Wheat Agreement London

Border Morning Mail · Monday 24 March 1947 · page 2

All delegates who had spoken at the international wheat conference had agreed on the desirability of an international wheat agreement, said Sir…

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Our Butter Going To West Indies New York

Border Morning Mail · Monday 24 March 1947 · page 3

Australian butter is being shipped the British West Indies and our beef selling there for half the price of the Argentine’s product…

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Wool Means Wealth Australia’s Cheque Worth £100 Million SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Monday 24 March 1947 · page 3

For every person In Australia there was exported wool worth £12 a year or an average of £100 million worth a year, said Dr Edgar Booth,…

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Fashions in Wool

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 25 March 1947 · page 4

A novel sports outfit for the outdoor girl. The trousers are in Donegal tweed, worn with a scarlet brushed wool hooded coat and waistcoat. One of the latest fashions seen at a display by the Ulster wool industry at Dorland Hall, London…

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To-day’s Sheep Market

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 25 March 1947 · page 1

JOHN McNAMARA & CO. PTY LTD, report direct from Newmarket saleyards this morning: Market supplied with 260 trucks of…

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Report of Special Sheep Sale ALBURY 14th MARCH, 1946

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

Mossrs Daigety and Company Limited report having held a most successful special sheep sale at Albury last Friday 14th instant…

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Deniliquin’s Progressive Farmer A. C. Bradford Uses Science

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 25 March 1947 · page 2

M R . ALFRED CORNELIUS BRADFORD, of “New Park,” Deniliquin, was a finalist in the Progressive Farmer Competition last year by the Rural Bank in association with the Agricultural Bureau and Broadcasting Station 2GZ…

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Wheat Cropping Held Up

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 26 March 1947 · page 7

The “Mail’s Walbundrie correspondent reports that farmers in that area are worried because the cropping season is [?] but owing to rail…

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Growers and Their Wheat

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 26 March 1947 · page 2

Sir.—There are several e[?]ons and inaccur[?]s in Mr W. Ross reply to my letter One inaccuracy is that the WA Labor Government denied growers the…

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Wheat Control Growers’ Forthright Protest (To the Editor.)

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 26 March 1947 · page 2

Sir,—I enclose a copy of correspondence from the Wheat Stabilisation Committee in Sydney to my son at Tumblong, near Gundagai; also my reply. I am asking you…

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Junior Farmers of America Visitor Tells of Activities Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 26 March 1947 · page 7

Work of the junior farmers’ movement in the United States of America was described tonight by Mr William Kadderley on his…

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£116 Verdict for Walla Farmer Sale of Oaten Hay

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 26 March 1947 · page 5

Judgment in a case heard at Albury on November 8 and 9, last year, was given by Judge Berne in Albury District Court yesterday. The…

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Sheep to Graze on Aerodrome

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 March 1947 · page 2

Albury council last evening granted an application to graze 750 sheep on the aerodrome for a week, subject to them being shepherded and moved [?]…

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Wool Worth £62 Million Exported CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 March 1947 · page 1

Exports of Australian greasy wool in the eight months ended February last were 2,350,964 bales valued at £62,718,000, said the Commonwealth…

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Wool Brokers’ Clerks May Stop Work NEWCASTLE

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 March 1947 · page 2

A proposal to hold stop-work meetings of wool selling brokers’ clerks will be considered by the Federal executive of the Clerks’ Union in…

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