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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1947

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Commercial Sheep Skin Sales Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 5 July 1947 · page 6

A weaker market ruled for 67,065 sheepskins offered for sale today and prices were generally ½d to 1d and occasionally 1½d lower. Quotations: Merino, full woolled…

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Wool for Japan Canberra

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 5 July 1947 · page 2

The Federal Government is now reviewing machinery for future sales of Australian wool to Japan. This follows a decision of Cabinet to…

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Albury Sheep Show and Fair Entries Close on July 11

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 5 July 1947 · page 5

Arrangements are well in hand in connection with the Albury sheep show and fair on August 5-6-7, which promises to be even more successful,…

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“Difficult to Imagine More Ruthless Killing” Deaths of Mother and Child; Farmhand for Trial PERTH

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 5 July 1947 · page 1

The circumstances culminating in the deaths of Mrs Merab Constance Green and Ann Green are so clear and so appalling as to require little comment from me,” said the Coroner (Mr Bateman) at Albany today, when he committed a farmhand, WILLIAM DULEY…

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Better Than Lottery Prize! Rand Farmer’s View of Rain

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 5 July 1947 · page 1

Farmers throughout Albury district were in high spirits yesterday as they surveyed their rain-soaked paddocks in which grass and crops had…

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Fewer Canadian Cattle, Sheep, and Horses

Border Morning Mail · Monday 7 July 1947 · page 3

Evidence of a decline in the numbers of cattle, sheep and horses on Canadian farms was provided by the livestock census taken by the Dominion…

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Farmers Not Interested? Few Replies to Wheat Costs Query Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 7 July 1947 · page 2

The Minister for Commerce and Agriculture (Mr Pollard) said today that he was gravely concerned at a report which he had received from…

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Natives Leave Farms Because of Alleged Cruelty JOHANNESBURG

Border Morning Mail · Monday 7 July 1947 · page 1

Police in cars from Pretoria and Johannesburg under instructions from General Smuts today raided farms in the Bethal district, following…

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Wool Payments

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 8 July 1947 · page 1

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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To-day's Sheep Market

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 8 July 1947 · page 1

JOHN McNAMARA & CO. LTD. report sheep and lambs firmer to 1/ dearer: Stores, Keen enquiry at values equal to last week…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 8 July 1947 · page 3

Approximately 8000 bales were offered between the three, brokers selling on July 1. Some Autumn shorn clips from the Riverina, Lower Darling District…

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Sheep Branding Compulsion "To Go"

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 8 July 1947 · page 2

Legislation is to be introduced at an early date to make branding of sheep optional instead of compulsory, according to an announcement…

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Unfortunate Misunderstanding About Wool

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 8 July 1947 · page 2

Although it had been regarded as almost certain that the U.S. President would veto the new American wool legislation imposing higher duties…

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Unfortunate, Misunderstandings About Wool

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 8 July 1947 · page 4

Although it had been regarded as almost certain that the US President would vote the new American wool legislation imposing…

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Acquisition of Wheat Held Valid

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 8 July 1947 · page 3

Validity of the wheat acquisition regulations affecting the 1945-46 crop were upheld by Mr. Justice Williams in a resoryed…

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Possession of Butter Led to Prison MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 8 July 1947 · page 5

Although agreeing with a submission by Mr J. Galbally, solicitor, that pilfering on the wharves was regarded by some laborers as part of the trade…

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More Ammunition for Farmers SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 8 July 1947 · page 2

Shipments of rifle and shot gun ammunition due to arrive this month should help to relieve the present acute shortage of ammunition in…

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British Crops Below Normal LONDON

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 8 July 1947 · page 2

A summary of crop reports compiled each year by “The Times” from reports of leading farmers in all parts of Britain shows that the…

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Riverina Railway Figures for Wheat

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 9 July 1947 · page 6

According to statistics announced for the Junee railway district, 1,027, 400 acres will be put under wheat during the current season, as against…

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Stud Cattle for District Purchases At Wagga Sale

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 9 July 1947 · page 7

At a disposal sale of the “Narooma” Stud by auction at Wagga sale yards yesterday by R. H. Blake and Co. and Younghusband Ltd., the…

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