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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1947

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£500,000 In Wool At Albury Auctions Next Week

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 20 September 1947 · page 2

Wool to be offered in Albury at the opening sales of the season here on Wednesday and Thursday next week is worth, on present market rates, nearly £500,000. Twelve thousand bales have been catalogued. In the selling season just started, wool is bringing £40 a…

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Japs to Buy Our Wool (A.A.P.-Reuter) TOKIO

Border Morning Mail · Monday 22 September 1947 · page 2

Substantial quantities of high grade Australian wool will soon be bought by the Japanese via General MacArthur’s headquarters, it was…

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Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 23 September 1947 · page 3

YOUNGHUSBAND LIMITED, Melbourne, report: We offered for sale on September 15, 1947, a catalogue of 4900 bales. Proceeds will be due on…

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Outstanding Clearance of Store Sheep

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 23 September 1947 · page 3

New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency Company Limited (Inc. in England), report having conducted a most successful special sale of sheep…

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High Average Wool Price

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 23 September 1947 · page 3

The Melbourne Woolbrokers report that at the first Melbourne series of sales held on September 15, 16 and 17, the average price realised for…

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Sheep Raising Problems Films to be Shown

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 23 September 1947 · page 4

In association with the Australian Wool Board, arrangements have been made to screen films in connection with the sheep industry, prepared by…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing in Eastern End of District

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 23 September 1947 · page 2

ALLEGATIONS were made by Mr. Cameron at Friday's meeting of the Hay P.P. Board that sheep stealing in the eastern end of the district was prevalent and that almost every…

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Sydney Wool Market Firm. Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 23 September 1947 · page 6

A very firm market ruled at the resumption of wool auctions in Sydney today with [?]fully equal to the closing levels of the previous Sydney series…

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Buyers Inspecting Albury District Wool

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 24 September 1947 · page 1

Inspecting a clip H.M. over G.R.Y., on a/c. Mr. H. Molkentin, Gerogery, at Farmers and Graziers’ Wool Stores yesterday. Left to right : Messrs. D. McDonold (W. P. Martin, Melbourne), and A. Garland (W. P. Martin, Sydney), both representatives of Bradford (England) buyers; A. C. Collins and P. Ferguson, Farmers and Graziers’ wool valuers. Sales will begin at Albury to-day…

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Wool Sales First Albury Sale To-day

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 24 September 1947 · page 2

First Albury wool sale of the 1947-48 season will begin today when the first portion oF the catalogue of 12,000 Bales will be offered at auction in the…

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Ready to Handle Big Wheat Harvest Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 24 September 1947 · page 4

The Australian Wheat Board expects no insurmountable difficulties in handling and storing this year’s anticipated bumper crop of 70 million…

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Pleased to Sell Wool to Japan MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 24 September 1947 · page 3

The secretary of the Graziers’ Association (Mr Officer) said today that the [?] was pleased with arrangements which had been made for the…

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Canada Wants Our Farm Produce CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 24 September 1947 · page 6

Expanding market for Australian primary products, including wool, hides and dried fruits, is offering in Canada according io Dr Wilbert Hopper newly…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 25 September 1947 · page 4

Younghusband Ltd., Melbourne report that on 15th September they offered a catalogue of 4,900 bales of wool—proceeds for which will…

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Butter Prices Report on October 2

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 25 September 1947 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wed.: The Joint Dairy Industry Advisory Committee expects to make a recommendation to the Federal Government on butter prices after a…

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Films on Sheep-Raising Problems Screenings in Southern Rural Areas

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 25 September 1947 · page 4

In association with the Australian Wool Board, arrangements have been made to screen films in connection with the sheep…

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Dairymen Want Bigger Say on Board

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 25 September 1947 · page 6

SYDNEY, Wednesday : If legislation is introduced during the present session of the Federal Parliament to reconstitute the Australian Dairy…

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Dairy Board of 12 Members Canberra

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 25 September 1947 · page 2

Australian Dairy Produce Board will be reconstituted to provide for 12 members Instead of. the existing 17 and to give the Government the…

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Mice Damaging Wheat Crops

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 September 1947 · page 4

"Several reports are to hand from farmers in the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area, that growing wheat crops have been attacked…

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Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Friday 26 September 1947 · page 1

AUSTRALIAN ESTATES CO. LTD report having offered 2367 bales on September 15 at their opening sale for the season 1947-48. Principal prices…

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