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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1949

1,330 stories in Murray's papers · page 23 of 67

Melbourne Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 17 May 1949 · page 5

The Melbourne Woolbrokers report that the 12th series of wool sales concluded on May 9, when a catalogue of 7500 bales…

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270 Wool Workers on Strike

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 May 1949 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Mon.: In support of their demand for an increase of £1 a week, about 276 members of the Wool and [?]…

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Record Wool Cheque, £186 Million Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 18 May 1949 · page 14

THE Australian wool clip for the 1948-49 season is expected to bring a, record return of £188,000, 000. —- £31,000,000 more than the record set the previous clip and over four times the money…

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Wool Cheque Sets Record

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 19 May 1949 · page 10

SYDNEY, Wed.: Total of wool sold in Australia during the 10 months from July last to the end of April,…

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Return of Tax on Wheat Urged

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 19 May 1949 · page 7

CANBERRA, Wed. : The Minister for Commerce (Mr Pollard) paid in the House of Representatives today that it was too early…

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Farmer New R. S. L President in N. S.w

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 19 May 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed. : A Peak Hill farmer, Mr William Yeo, has been elected State president of the RSL…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 7

The Melbourne Wool brokers report that at the twelfth Melbourne series of wool sales in the 1948-49 season, held on May…

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First Payment on Wheat

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 8

Replying to a resolution passed at the recent Southern Zone conference of the F. and S. Association, that the first payment on wheat be the…

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Silo Wheat and Truck Supplies

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 4

The following letter from Mr. L. S. Harrison, Wheat Commissioner and Manager of Government Grain Elevators has been…

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Wool Demand Likely To Remain Ahead of Production

Border Morning Mail · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 8

SIR OLIVE McPHERSON, chairman of Young-husband Ltd., told shareholders that reliable sources placed wool consumption at approximately 25 pre cent. above production, which would…

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Farmers Hopeful of More Rain

Border Morning Mail · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 2

Rain which began to fall late on Wednesday night made farmers hopeful of more falls. In Albury 21 points were recorded at the post…

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Arrangements for Sheep Show Completed

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 21 May 1949 · page 3

Arrangements for the Albury Sheep Show and Fair beginning on Tuesday, July 19, are now completed, the show secretary,…

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Allowed Cattle to Stray on Highway

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 21 May 1949 · page 14

Alfred Wilson was fined 5/ and ordered to pay 2/[?] costs at Wodonga court on Thursday on [?] charge of having: allowed…

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The World of WOMAN Guides’ 9 Display At Sheep Show

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 21 May 1949 · page 6

Albury Local Association of the Girl Guides met at the home of the secretary, Mrs E. D. Batrouney, Macaulay st. The suggestion…

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First Payment on Wheat Request By F. And S. To Minister

Border Morning Mail · Monday 23 May 1949 · page 5

NSW Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Pollard), asked by the Southern Zone Conference of the F. and S. Association that…

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Million Farm Workers on Strike

Border Morning Mail · Monday 23 May 1949 · page 1

ROME, Sun.: Italy’s farm workers’ strike spread yesterday from the north to south and one million men are now out…

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Pastoral Award Varied

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 24 May 1949 · page 10

SYDNEY, Mes: Far workers in NSW under the pastoral industry award Eight Hour Day will be on the same day as is…

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Wonders From Wool

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 24 May 1949 · page 5

AUSTRALIA is the world's principal supplier of wool, and wool is Australia's most valuable primary product, During the current season, with a continuing strong world demand, it is anticipated…

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First Advance on Wheat Pools

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 24 May 1949 · page 3

Mr. W. M. Vonarx, secretary of the Southern Zone Conference Committee of the F. and S. Association, has received the…

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Growers Accept Wheat Agreement Canberra

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 24 May 1949 · page 1

THE Australian Wheatgrowers' Federation to-night agreed to accept, under protest, the international wheat agreement which the Federal Government has sought to ratify…

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