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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1948

1,371 stories in Murray's papers · page 58 of 69

R.A.S. 1948 Championship Field Wheat Competitions

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 19 October 1948 · page 1

Entries for the 1948 Championship Field Wheat. Competitions to be conducted by the Royal Agricultural Society of New…

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Long Delays in Loading Wheat Ships

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 20 October 1948 · page 9

SYDNEY, Tues.: Freighters loading wheat for overseas are experiencing delays of up to six weeks from their arrival…

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Australian Butter Not All for U.k

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 21 October 1948 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wed.: On the recommendation of the Australian Dairy Produce Board the Commonwealth had…

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43.000 Bales of Wheat Bags

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 21 October 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wed.: It was expected that there would be 43,000 bales of wheat bags in NSW by the end of October, the Minister for…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Friday 22 October 1948 · page 1

THE AUSTRALIAN ESTATES CO. LTD. report having offered 4050 bales on October 19 in the third series of Melbourne wool sales. Values hardened…

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Strike at Wool Stores Ended

Border Morning Mail · Friday 22 October 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs. : Strike by, more than 300 storemen and packers in wool selling brokers’ stores, which has held up…

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U.S. Wool Production Might Be Smallest on Record

Border Morning Mail · Friday 22 October 1948 · page 6

WASHINGTON, Thurs.: The Department of Agriculture to-day predicated that American production of shorn wool in 1949 might…

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Progressive Wheat Silo Extension Programme Announcement by Minister for Agriculture

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 October 1948 · page 1

"Tenders will be called towards the end of october for additions to a number of existing country ailos where storage space is at…

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Payment of Cash for Cornsacks Minister for Agriculture Opposed to Australian Wheat Board's Action

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 October 1948 · page 1

do not agree with the action of the Australian Wheat Board in demanding cash from wheatgrowers for cornsacks for the…

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Council Rejects Licensed Plumber Idea Dairy Herds to Be Inspected for T.B.

The Pastoral Times · Friday 22 October 1948 · page 1

Following Aid; Holden’s submission of two motions, notice of which had been given, council rejected his suggestion to employ a licensed plumber,…

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Commercial Yackandandah Special Cattle Sale

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 23 October 1948 · page 15

Goldsbrough Mort and Co. Ltd. held their special sale at Yackandandah [?] when the fine yarding of [?] cattle, drawn from local sources,…

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Russia Fourth Largest Buyer of Our Wool

Border Morning Mail · Monday 25 October 1948 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Sun.; Russia has become the fourth largest purchaser of Australian wool, taking in July last a total of…

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Special Sheep Sale

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 26 October 1948 · page 1

YOUNGHUSBAND LTD. report haying held a special sheep sale at Deniliquin on Thursday when they sold 14,000 sheep to a good attendance of local…

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Wool Values at High Point

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 26 October 1948 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Mon: Younghusbands, the only woolbrookers selling on the final day of the Melbourne third series of wool sales, offered a catalogue of…

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Sheep Mauled by Dogs

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 27 October 1948 · page 2

A pack of dogs worried and badly mauled sheep belonging to Albury butcher, Mr W. Colley, at his farm at Mungabareena…

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World Consumption of Wool Growing

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 27 October 1948 · page 3

TORONTO, Tues.: The world consumption of wool in 1949 was expected to be about 27 per cent greater than the raw wool…

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Farmers Urged to Order Super Now

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 27 October 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.: The Minister for Agriculture (Mr Graham) today appealed to farmers to order their full requirements of…

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Alleges Some Farmers . Didn’t Get Ballot Papers

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 27 October 1948 · page 5

CANBERRA, Tues.: Allegations that some NSW wheatgrowers had not received ballot papers for the poll on the wheat…

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125d. Lb. for Wool at [?]

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 28 October 1948 · page 12

MELBOURNE, Wed.: Choicest west-[?] district wools, provided bulk offer[?] at Geelong wool sales to-day and were the highest grade offering placed…

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