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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1948

1,371 stories in Murray's papers · page 65 of 69

Values Up at Albury Wool Sales

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 December 1948 · page 14

Younghusbands Ltd. offered the oddment portion of their catalogue at Albury wool sales yesterday. From the outlet competition was…

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“Britain Unlikley to Accept New Wheat Agreement”

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 December 1948 · page 3

LONDON, Wednesday.— Traders in London believe that Britain’s Food Minister would be extremely reluctant to sign a new…

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Albury City Council Sheep on ’Drome Hotel Building Discussed

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 December 1948 · page 14

DANGER of sheep on the Albury aerodrome and question of whether extensions to two hotels should be allowed to continue were discussed by the Albury City Council last night. There was a full…

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[?]Lbury and District Crops [?] crea Reduced This Year Competition Judging Commenced

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 December 1948 · page 9

ALBURY district wheat yield this year will be down many thousands of bushels on [?] year’s record harvest. This was evident yesterday to the Albury Show…

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Quality of Local Wheat “Excellent”

The Pastoral Times · Friday 3 December 1948 · page 4

Deliveries of wheat to Deniliquin railway station are increasing daily and up to mid-day today a total of 4000 bags had been delivered…

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Prices For Seed Wheat And Oats

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 3 December 1948 · page 6

At a meeting of registered pure seed growers held at Walbundrie to consider price and terms' of sale of pure seed, the following was decided;…

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Petrol Supplies for the Wheat Harvest

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 December 1948 · page 1

Replying to a question in the Legislative Assembly last week, the Minister for Agriculture (Hon. E. H. Graham, MLA) said that he…

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Lice in Sheep Infestation Detected at Flemington Saleyards

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 December 1948 · page 4

Owing to the increase in the number of lice-infested sheep for warded to Flemington Saleyards, the Department of Agriculture…

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Wool Records Are Shattered at Albury

Border Morning Mail · Friday 3 December 1948 · page 1

HIGHEST price for wool ever bid at an Albury sale was paid at yesterday’s auction when Dalgety and Co. sold the famous Table Top clip with a top price of 99½d per lb. Lowest fleece price in this clip was 86d,…

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26,664 Bales of Wool From Deniliquin

The Pastoral Times · Friday 3 December 1948 · page 1

With 26,664 bales of wool consigned from Deniliquin railway station so far this year, the stationmaster (Mr. Knight) appears to have “caught the…

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Russian Wool Buying Causes Concern in U.s

Border Morning Mail · Friday 3 December 1948 · page 6

NEW YORK, Wed. : The “Herald Tribune” today reports that Russian wool buyers on the Australian market are causing…

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Moves to Amend Wheat Stabilisation Scheme -- Country Party Proposals

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 December 1948 · page 1

"The Country Party proposes to move a number of amendments to the Wheat Stabilisation Bill now before the Legislative Assembly," stated the Leader of the Country Party (Lt.-Col. Bruxner). "We propose that the wheatgrowers' representatives on the State…

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Improving the Quality of Bread; Committee Investigating Desirability of Grading Wheat

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 December 1948 · page 1

Answering a question in the Legislative Assembly last week concerning the quality of bread the Minister for Agriculture (Hon. E. H. Graham MLA) said that from time to time he had read various reports in the Press regarding the quality of bread in New South…

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42 Bushel Crop at Holbrook Yesterday’s Competition Judging

Border Morning Mail · Friday 3 December 1948 · page 3

HOLBROOK’S most decorated soldier in World War H. J. Daniels, M.M., D.C.M., is a shareholder in the most outstanding crop seen so far tills season in Albury and Border Show Society’s growing wheat crop competition…

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Commercial Albury Special Sheep Sale

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 4 December 1948 · page 14

Dalgety and Co, Albury, held a most successful special sheep sale at Albury yesterday, when they penned 15,903 good quality local store sheep, 12,942…

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Holbrook Crop Wins Competition

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 4 December 1948 · page 14

A HOLBROOK wheat crop, estimated to yield 44 bushels to the acre, has won Albury and Border P.A. and H. Society’s growing wheat crop competition…

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Wheat Talks Next Year

Border Morning Mail · Monday 6 December 1948 · page 4

WASHINGTON, Sunday: The State Department announced last night that the principal wheat producing countries had…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 7 December 1948 · page 1

The Melbourne Woolbrokers report that at the fifth Melbourne series of sales held on November 22nd, 23rd, 24th and 25th, the average price…

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Land-board Cases 2250 Sheep for Home Maintenance Rabbit Problem — Education Expenses — Flood Country

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 7 December 1948 · page 4

THE Land Board last week heard two cases involving home maintenance areas in country to the west of Hay. Both cases were argued at length, and the Board adopted 2250 sheep as a home maintenance flock, against the 2000 upheld by the…

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Greater Assistance Wanted for Junior Farmer Movement

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 7 December 1948 · page 1

An appeal for greater assistance to the Junior Farmer Movement was made in the Legislative Assembly by Mr. W. Frith (CP,…

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