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Farming & the land, 1949

1,330 stories in Murray's papers · page 15 of 67

Print On Lightweight Wool

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 26 March 1949 · page 6

A lovely smooth-finish worsted wool fabirc, ounces light, in a fairy-tale print for the ballerina dance dress. The…

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Junior Farmer Winner Announced

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 26 March 1949 · page 14

SYDNEY, Fri.: The Australian Broadcasting Commission tonight announced the winner of the ABC NSW junior farmer…

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Bethanga Farmer Fined “Rabbits Were in Hordes”

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 26 March 1949 · page 5

Before Mr J. C. Bell, SM, at Tallangatta Court on Wednesday, Herbert A. Lees, of Bethanga, was prosecuted for failing to comply…

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Cattle Stations Marooned

Border Morning Mail · Monday 28 March 1949 · page 2

ADELAIDE, Sun.: As floodwaters spread over a vast area of the far north, an emergency plan to provision marooned cattle…

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Thousands Of Sheep Perish

Border Morning Mail · Monday 28 March 1949 · page 3

BRISBANE, Sun: Thousands of sheep have been swept away by flood waters in central and south-west Queensland and…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 29 March 1949 · page 4

The Melbourne Woolbrokers report that the combined selling brokers submitted catalogues totalling 11,000 bales on March…

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Wool Fashions From London

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 29 March 1949 · page 7

A novel three-piece morning dress in grey wool— grey and red striped wool jersey with “fisherman cap” to…

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Wool Consumption Exceeds Production

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 29 March 1949 · page 3

World consumption of wool continues to exceed production, states Winchcombe Caraon Ltd. in its weekly report. The world's clip this…

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Items of News Dogs Maul Sheep

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 29 March 1949 · page 2

Trouble caused by stray dogs in East Albury cropped up again other day when five sheep were killed. The sheep belonged…

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Fairy Tale Print on Lightweight Wool

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 29 March 1949 · page 5

A lovely smooth finish worsted wool fabric, ounces light, in a fairy tale print for the ballerina dance dress by Frederick…

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Minister To Discuss Wheat Agreement With Growers’ Representatives CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 29 March 1949 · page 5

FOLLOWING the recent conclusion of the International wheat agreement the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Pollard) told the Australian Agriculture Council meeting to-day that he would confer with wheatgrower organisation on the new agreement before it was submitted to Parliament for ratification…

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Aid for Farmers to Conserve Fodder

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 30 March 1949 · page 5

CANBERRA, Tues. : Financial assistance on easy terms for farmers to conserve fodder as an insurance against drought…

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Junior Farmers’ Club

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 30 March 1949 · page 5

A large number of members of the Junior Farmers' Club gathered at the local public school on Saturday morning of last week. Mr. E. Coldwell…

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Butter Sent to Canada

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 31 March 1949 · page 3

CANBERRA, Wed. : An allocation of 1000 tons of Australian butter to Canada had been made because of adverse seasonal…

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Jindera Farmers Jubilant

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 31 March 1949 · page 2

Jindera and district shared fully in Tuesday night’s storm. Intermittent showers fell during the night, and at 9 o’clock yesterday…

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Tallangatta Butter Factory

Border Morning Mail · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 8

At the half-yearly meeting of shareholders of Tallangatta Botter Factory, on March 25, satisfactory loss account was presented…

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Paisley Wool Sheer From Aust Wool

Border Morning Mail · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 10

Digby Morton designed the lady-like afternoon dress of wool sheer printed in a paisley design in neutral shades…

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Teen-ager Check Wool Suit

The Pastoral Times · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 3

A “teen-ager” suit of wool checked in rust, navy and white from Monhijou. The gently flaring skirt shows the…

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Canada Has All Butter She Needs Ottawa

Border Morning Mail · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 1

CANADA had all the butter she needed, said a Trade Department official in commenting on 5 a Canberra dispatch that 100.0 tons of Australian butter had been sent to Canada because of the…

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Stores Firm at Deniliquin but Fat Sheep Ease

The Pastoral Times · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 5

The price of fat sheep at yesterday’s Associated Agents’ sale at Deniliquin showed an easing off of up to 2/…

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