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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1947

1,662 stories in Murray's papers · page 55 of 84

Past and Present Sheep Production

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 30 August 1947 · page 6

Only greybeards in the pastoral industry can recall the year in. which N.S.W. depastured the greatest number of sheep in its history. That was in 1891, when the 61,831,000 mark was reached, and not once in the intervening 56 years have flock numbers got within more than…

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Graham Wheat Plan Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 30 August 1947 · page 7

When State Minsters for Agriculture and representatives of the Wheatgrowrs’ Association meet in Canberry shortly the main topic will be a…

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Sharp Drop in Wool Exports CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 30 August 1947 · page 2

Sharp drop in exports of wool from Australia in the 12 months ending July last is recorded as compared with the previous 12 months. Exports in the…

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Limit on Export of Knitting Wool Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 30 August 1947 · page 5

Not more than 2lb of knitting wool may be enclosed in any one parcel for an overseas address. This was announced today by the Deputy Director…

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Sheep and Wool Examination Results Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 1 September 1947 · page 2

Results of the final sheep and wool training examinations for 1947 were announced today. Results are shown in order of merit under the centres at which candidates…

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Items of News Bright Wool Sales Prospects

Border Morning Mail · Monday 1 September 1947 · page 2

“From good authority It is expected that the wool market will open 10 to 20 per cent higher.” This was the wording of a telegram received by…

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Tasmanian Wool Clip in New York New York

Border Morning Mail · Monday 1 September 1947 · page 3

Described as the world’s most valuable wool, the O’Connor clip, from Tasmania, which brought 153 pence a pound at a recent auction, will be…

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To-day’s Sheep Market

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 2 September 1947 · page 1

JOHN McNAMARA & CO, report. Fat sheep. 2/- to 3/- dearer Old lambs firm, this season’s lambs a shade easier, Store sheep dearer…

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1947 Wool Season Opens Big Prices for Merino Wool Opening Sydney Sales

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 2 September 1947 · page 2

HAY district wools shared in the big rise prices at the opening of the current wool selling season in Sydney yesterday, Mungadal wool bringing up to 50¼d. per lb…

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Stabilisation of Wheat New Plan to Be Drawn Up

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 2 September 1947 · page 3

The Premiers’ Conference reaffirmed its previous decision of the necessity for a stabilisation plan for the wheat industry…

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Best Wool Up To 30 Per Cent. On June Values SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 2 September 1947 · page 3

Highest price paid today at the Sydney wool sales was 51[?]d a lb [?] eight bales of JM/MILO (Moree) and 18 bales of MILKIN (Moree) [?] was the first sale for the new season. [?] catalogue of early sh[?] wools…

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Good Crop Expected

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 2 September 1947 · page 1

An inch of rain in September would ensure the success of crops in the area. This is the opinion of a well-known man on the land…

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Butter Production Still Down CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 3 September 1947 · page 5

Total butter production for Australia for the year ended June 30 last, was 138,408 tons, compared with 145,571 tons in 1945-46 and 137,173 tons in 1944-45…

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Judging Wool at Wagga Show Yesterday

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 3 September 1947 · page 1

The Judge Mr G. Kotthoff, of Albury examining wool in the open fine section at Wagga Show yesterday. With him (at right) is Mr. W. H. Simpson, of Gradow…

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Want Ban On Export Of Cattle Lifted CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 3 September 1947 · page 7

The Australian Meat Board has been asked to investigate the possibility of exempting cattle from certain areas in Northern Territory from the bah Imposed on August…

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Wool Means Dollars 120 Million for Australia Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 3 September 1947 · page 6

Buying rush for the first day’s offering at the first Sydney wool sale of the present series yesterday presaged a period of great properity…

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Farmers Want Sunny Days

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 3 September 1947 · page 6

If sunny weather follows the steady rain which throughout the Albury district yesterday, spring for the man on the land will be all he could wish; but if rain continues the district will have had too…

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Fourteen Rice Farms

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 3 September 1947 · page 3

The Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission is calling applications from Servicemen and ex Servicemen for permissive occupancies pending the…

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Adelaide Wool Sales

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 4 September 1947 · page 2

Dalgety and Company Limited, Albury, report haying received the following telegram from their Adelaide office: “Wool sale opened. Large attendance, keen…

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Want Merino Sheep Exported CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 4 September 1947 · page 4

Australian Merino stud sheep breeders were concerned with the diminishing demand for Commerce (Mr Pollard ) was told by a deputation today. The…

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