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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1947

1,662 stories in Murray's papers · page 56 of 84

Graziers’ Request on Werribee Cattle Canberra

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 4 September 1947 · page 6

The Minister for Commerce (Mr Pollard) gave little encouragement to a deputation of graziers today, when it requested the re-imposition of the ban…

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Albury Wool Sales This Month

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 4 September 1947 · page 2

If the present wet weather continues the rate of flow of wool into Albury stores for the approaching sales may be delayed, but the president of Albury…

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Record Wheat Harvest Forecast SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 4 September 1947 · page 1

There was further heavy rain in the eastern section of the State last night and on the north and south coats today. Sydney’s catchment area had half an…

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Wool Values Keep High Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 4 September 1947 · page 5

Greasy merino fleece sold to 57[?]d for eight bales of WKC/[?] (Garah) at the Sydney wool sales today, Under keen competition, the market ruled firm at the…

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Linseed Oil in Exchange Fob Wheat Canberra

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 4 September 1947 · page 2

The Commonwealth Government will send three extra wheat shipments to India in October in return for which she expects to receive substantial…

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[?] From Prison Farm Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 4 September 1947 · page 6

[?] Plains prison farm, [?] Williams, aged 22. escaped from [?] today. He had been sentenced to 12 months hard labor at Grafton last…

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Prospect of No Butter N.S.W. Dairy Farmers’ Threat Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 5 September 1947 · page 4

Unless dairy fa[?]ers get increased prices for their products, there may be no butter. General president of the Primary…

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"Gulf" Cattle Pass Through

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 5 September 1947 · page 2

Over cattle from Dalgonally Station (Gulf Country), Queensland, passed through Hay yesterday…

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Gammexane Sheep Dip Interesting Development

The Pastoral Times · Friday 5 September 1947 · page 2

Interesting visitors to Sydney last week were Sir William Cooper, Bt, and Mr. W. E. O. Walker-Leigh of William Cooper and Nephews (Australia) Pty…

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Wheat for Britain 50 Million Bushels From Coming Crop Canberra

Border Morning Mail · Friday 5 September 1947 · page 1

Australia would ship at least 50 million bushels of wheat to Britain from the coming season’s crop, British Secretary of State for…

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5683 Sheep Transported by Deniliquin Carriers

The Pastoral Times · Friday 5 September 1947 · page 1

Stock transporting trucks owned by Deniliquin carriers delivered 5683 sheep to the local trucking yards on Sunday to catch the special stock train…

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Security for the Wheat Grower

Border Morning Mail · Friday 5 September 1947 · page 2

The Commonwealth Government’s resistance to any genuine longrange plan for the wheat industry may give way to a scheme sponsored by the N.S.W. Minister for Agriculture and supported by growers’ organisations, when the subject is discussed at the forthcoming…

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Wheat Stabilisation (To the Editor)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 September 1947 · page 4

Sir. -- The official statements quoted in these articles have been published in the "Free Press" to enable the wheatgrower to form his own opinion…

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Railway Station Staff Busy with Wool

The Pastoral Times · Friday 5 September 1947 · page 1

The Staff of Deniliquin railway station is in the the middle of an unusually busy period. Beside general commerce and sheep, the staff is…

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Sydney Wool Sales Greasy Merino To 53¾d. SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 5 September 1947 · page 7

Greasy Merino [?] bales of Byrnaman (Garah) at Sydney wool sales today. At the clo[?] of the week, a…

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Wool Talks with U.S. 50-50 Chance of Favorable Outcome America Seeks Loosening of Preferences Canberra

Border Morning Mail · Friday 5 September 1947 · page 1

Australia has a fifty-fifty chance of concluding a favorable arrangement with America on wool tariffs at the Geneva Trade Talks…

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Yerong Creek Farmers Want Increased Price For Oats

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 5 September 1947 · page 2

At the monthly meeting of the Yerong Creek Farmers and Settlers' Association on Monday a discussion took place with regard to the fixed minimum price of oats at 3/3. In view of the greatly increased cost of bags, it was decided to appeal to the proper authorities that…

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Kiewa Valley Young Farmers

Border Morning Mail · Friday 5 September 1947 · page 2

At the monthly meeting of Kiewa Valley Senior Young Farmers’ Association to be held on Monday next at Kergunyah State School, Mr B. C…

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Wool Sales

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 6 September 1947 · page 6

Messrs Dalgety and Co., Albury received the following telegrams yesterday from Sydney and Adelaide where wool sales have been held: “At Sydney sales we offered 6365…

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Sheep Show Praise Albury Society Congratulated

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 6 September 1947 · page 6

At the meeting of Albury Show Society yesterday success of the August sheep show was reviewed and plans said for the general show…

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