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Farming & the land, 1948

1,371 stories in Murray's papers · page 44 of 69

Branding Adds To Wool Costs

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 20 July 1948 · page 8

For many years the Australian Wool Board and other interested organisations have been conducting campaigns to eliminate or reduce the practice of branding sheep, because of the adverse effect which branded wools have on the…

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Cattle Stealing Alleged Two Former Deniliquin Residents Arrested

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 20 July 1948 · page 1

Memories of the wild old days. of, cattle and sheep rustling were revived at Deniliquin last week, when two men- T. Curtis, 56, and T…

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Grooming Entry for To-day’s Sheep Show

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 20 July 1948 · page 1

Mr, K, B. Kelsall, Broughton Brook, Wagga, carding out the-wool of a 4-tooth Dorset Horn ewe prior to trimming, at Dalgety’s Wool Stores yesterday…

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Sydney Wool Sales Open on August 30

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 20 July 1948 · page 12

SYDNEY, Mow.: During , the first half of 1948-49 woolselling season approximately 418,000 bales will be offered at Sydney auctions…

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All Time Record Selling Season For Wool

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 20 July 1948 · page 10

The 1947-8 wool clip is undoubtedly the most remarkable in the history of the wool growing industry of Australia, and the value is likely to reach £145,000,000 for 3,061,000…

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Items of News First Clip of New Wool Season

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 20 July 1948 · page 2

Farmers and Grazier, Albury, have received the first consignment of the 1948-49 wool clip into their store. It comprises 130 bales…

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Aristocrats of Pastoral World on Display at Albury Sheep Show

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 21 July 1948 · page 3

Aristocrats of the Australian sheep world graced the vast floor of Dalgety’s wool store yesterday when the third annual Sheep Show of the Albury Show Society had an auspicious opening. Once again the over-riding note of the show was the complete…

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Outstanding Sheep at the Show

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 21 July 1948 · page 10

The third annual Albury Sheep Show provides an outstanding exhibition of Australia[?] stud sheep, reflecting great credit to the industry which produced them—particularly the,…

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School Boys See Albury Sheep Show

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 21 July 1948 · page 1

This group of High School boys was escorted round the A1 bury Sheep Show yesterday by agricultural teacher (Mr. E. E. Wood[?] They showed neen interest in all the [?]…

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Has Developed an Early Interest in Sheep

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 21 July 1948 · page 5

Little Denzel Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.. G. [?]. S. Smith, of Yambla, via Culcairn, has developed an early interest in sheep. At yesterday’s Albury sheep show her parents had difficulty in restraining this 15-months-old from climbing into the pens…

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“Brains Needed to Become Successful Farmer” Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 21 July 1948 · page 4

“Farming is now a. skilled way of life and farms are no longer the appropriate dumping grounds for intellectual duds,” Economist O. V. Janes said at the 25th annual conference of N.S.W. Agricultural…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 22 July 1948 · page 4

The Melbourne woolbrokers report that at the fourteenth series of wool sales in the 1947-48 season, held on June 28 to 30, the average…

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Late Commercial Fat Cattle Sales

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 22 July 1948 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wed.: Fat bullock values dropped considerably at today’s Newmarket sale, although the numbers yarded were smaller…

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Sheep Classing Characters Desirable in a Flock

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 22 July 1948 · page 4

However small the flock, periodical classing is necessary to ensure maximum returns. The following desirable characters should be kept…

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Officials Pleased With Support Given Albury Sheep Show

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 22 July 1948 · page 3

ALTHOUGH the attendance at Albury Sheep Show yesterday was not as great as last year, it is estimated that over 3000 people thronged the hall during the peak period in the afternoon. Lower attendance this year was due to the fact there was no…

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Deleterious Substances in Wool Precautions Necessary When Baling

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 22 July 1948 · page 4

More or less regularly each year a general complaint is sent out from Bradford regarding the am-ount of foreign matter…

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Frosts, Dry Period Make Farmers Anxious

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 22 July 1948 · page 1

PRESENT run of severe frosts and the lack of good rains in the Albury district are causing some farmers to feel anxiety about seasonal prospects. “Although we are getting anxious, things are O.K. at present,” said…

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Farmer Will Appeal Fined Over Election Pamphlet

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 22 July 1948 · page 7

SYDNEY, Wed.: Charged on two counts of having published an electoral pamphlet containing an incorrect statement…

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Sheep Stealing Charge

The Pastoral Times · Friday 23 July 1948 · page 1

Two men appeared at the Court of Petty Sessions today before Mr. M. J. Cronin J.P., to answer a charge of sheep stealing…

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Promising Outlook for Riverina Wheat Crops

The Pastoral Times · Friday 23 July 1948 · page 2

Riverina’s wheat yield is expected to be high this year. Deniliquin and Finley district crop are well advanced. “An excellent foundation has been…

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