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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1949

1,330 stories in Murray's papers · page 13 of 67

Geelong Wool Sales Father And Son Share Honors

Border Morning Mail · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Thurs: Father and son Messrs W. J. Crawford and L. W. Crawford, shared the honors at Geelong wool sales today. Selling under…

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Wool and Stock the Riverine "Grazier" Office

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 2

Messrs. Wilkinson and Lavender Ltd. wired under yesterday's date:- Sheep: There was a total yarding of 26,860, of which 13,984 were sheep. It…

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Munyabla Junior Farmers' Club

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 1

The annual meeting of the Munyabla Junior Farmers' Club was held at the home of Mr. W. Wolter on. March 3. The president and secretary…

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State Wheat Committee

Border Morning Mail · Monday 14 March 1949 · page 2

At a meeting of the zone conference of the Wheatgrowers Union at Narrandera, Mr J. M. Gollasch (Milbrulong) was…

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Hard Bargaining on Wheat Pact

Border Morning Mail · Monday 14 March 1949 · page 10

WASHINGTON, Sun.: Observers confidently predicted today the conclusion of an International Wheat Agreement on the…

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Tallangatta Junior Farmers

Border Morning Mail · Monday 14 March 1949 · page 8

Left to right : Betty Cottam (1st), Eunice Cottam (holding sister Jane’s entry, 2nd), and Noel Larsen (3rd) in…

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Russia’s Huge Wheat Crop

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 15 March 1949 · page 2

WASHINGTON, Mon.: The Department of Agriculture announced today that Russia’s wheat harvest of 1025 million bushels in 1948 had…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 15 March 1949 · page 3

The Melbourne Woolbrokers report that at the ninth Melbourne series of wool sales in the 194849 season, held on March 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 7th,…

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Pilot and Passenger Unhurt But Plane Kills Six Sheep

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 15 March 1949 · page 2

WAGGA, Mon.: The pilot and a passenger escaped injury when an aircraft they were flying made a forced landing near Yass…

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Demonstration Dairy Farms to be Established Under Five-Year Dairying Plan

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 15 March 1949 · page 1

Under the five-year plan to improve the efficiency of the dairying Industry, demonstration farms are to be established…

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Farmers Point Way to Stop Drift

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 15 March 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday : Commenting on a statement by the Minister for Agriculture (Mr Pollard), a spokesman for the…

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Soldier Settlement Lawson Led the Fight for Single-unit Farms

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 15 March 1949 · page 5

“THE future of the whole district lay in the effective use of irrigation and the division of larger estates into properly balanced unit farms,” stated Mr. S. T. Stephens, Country Party M.L.A., to a reporter of the “Pastoral…

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Wheat Bags and Wool Sacks to Be Dearer

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 March 1949 · page 14

CANBERRA, Tues: Wheat bags and wool sacks will be dearer in Australia in the future because of the high level of jute market. Cabinet is…

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Big Wheat Sale to India?

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 March 1949 · page 4

CANBERRA, Tues.: The Minister for Commerce (Mr. Pollard) said in the House of Representatives today that approximately…

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State Wheat Authority

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 17 March 1949 · page 1

Messrs. R. A. O'Neill (Berrigan) and W. R. Scilley (Corobimilla) have been nominated by the executive of the Farmers and Settlers…

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Rationing Saves 25,000 Tons of Butter Yearly

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 17 March 1949 · page 3

CANBERRA, Wed.: Butter rationing had reduced butter consumption in Australia from 32[?] lb. per head per year to 24[?] lb…

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N.[?]. Wheat Agreement Costs Taxpayers £6 Million

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 17 March 1949 · page 10

CANBERRA, Wed.: The Australian Government had had to contribute £5,963,000 to bring the return on wheat shipped to New…

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Hay Special Sheep Sale 15,155 Sheep Average 50/10

The Pastoral Times · Friday 18 March 1949 · page 5

Younghusband Ltd. and Australian Mercantile Land and Frinace Co., Hay, report a very successful sheep sale at Hay on…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Friday 18 March 1949 · page 8

The Melbourne woolbrokers report that the ninth I series of wool sales concluded on March 7 with an offeirng of approximately…

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Wool Jersey Swimsuits

Border Morning Mail · Friday 18 March 1949 · page 8

Two swimsuits of printed wood jersey from Windsor water fashions. The figure flattering one-piece suit is…

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