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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1949

1,330 stories in Murray's papers · page 4 of 67

Big Special Sheep Sale at Albury

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 18 January 1949 · page 10

In yesterday’s issue appeared a report by the agents, Younghusband Ltd. and Goldsbrough, Mort and Co Ltd of a special sheep sale held at…

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Wool to 133d a Lb in Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 18 January 1949 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Monday.—Two catalogues totalling 10,720 bales were offered today at the first Melbourne wool sales series for the new year…

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[?] S. Cuts Off Wheat and Flour Supplies To China [?]Uel to Victories of Reds [?]ace Mission By 11 Professors WASHINGTON

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 18 January 1949 · page 3

[?] Economic Co-operation Administration announced to-day it had cut off and wheat shipments to Nationalist as part of its “wait and see” policy…

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Price Stability for Dairying

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 18 January 1949 · page 1

Prices for Australian exported dairy products will not fall sharply in the next six years due to the terms of the contract under…

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Wool Averaged 49d

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 19 January 1949 · page 14

ADELAIDE, Tuesday.—Wool sold at Adelaide sales last week, the sixth of 1948—49 series realised £2,215,300 With a overall average of 49-3d a lb…

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Commercial Fat Sheep and Lamb Sale

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 19 January 1949 · page 14

MELBOURNE, Tuesday : Fat wethers, in slightly better supply, sold 1/ a head dearer at the Newmarket sales today. Demand was not so heavy…

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6 to 11 Rabbits Equals One Sheep

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 19 January 1949 · page 2

The large number of rabbits which is infesting the district at present is having a serious effect on the carrying…

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More Storage for Wheat at Holbrook Silos Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 19 January 1949 · page 12

“CONSTRUCTION of additional wheat storage bins at seven country elevators is expected to begin almost immediately,” the Minister for Agriculture (Mr Graham) said today. Tenders had been accepted for…

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Farmers Inconvenienced

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 19 January 1949 · page 2

Although the harvest is over for many farmers, others still have wheat in the paddocks awaiting storage in silos says our…

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Rabbits in Their Thousand Devour District Pastures Graziers And Farmers Tell Of Losi[?] Fight

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 19 January 1949 · page 2

WHILE rabbits are more numerous throughout the district [?] they have been for years, they have by no means [?] plague proportions. This opinion was expressed yesterday by Albury Pastures Protection [?]…

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Poison Drive in Victoria Minister’s Appeal to Farmers

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 19 January 1949 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Tues.: A rabbit poisoning drive throughout Victoria will be held on February 13 in an endeavour to…

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Desert Turned Into Farmland

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 19 January 1949 · page 8

A rush of applicants for land in the 90-Mile Desert of South Australia has resulted from the successful soil experiments carried out by the CSIR. Over 2,090,000 acres once considered worthless can…

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Fat Cattle Sales

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Wednesday: Bidding was dull for fat bullocks in early auctions at Newmarket today and values detained [?] a head. Later,…

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Butter Making at Tallangatta

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 2

At the monthly meeting of directors of the Tallangatta Butter Factory the manager reported the output of butter for December…

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Wool Clip May Bring £200m

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 2

Value of this season's wool clip to Australia will be between £160,000,000 and £200 millions, Dr. Edgar Booth, retiring chairman of the…

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World Wheat Price Drop of 7/- a Bushel Canberra

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 1

THE Minister for Commerce (Mr Pollard) said today he disagreed with cabled prophecies that lower ceiling prices might operate in the next international wheat agreement. The world of wheat had dropped by 7/- a bushel in the last 12 months…

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Desert Turned Into Farmland

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 3

A rush of applicants for land in the 90-Mile Desert of South Australia has resulted from the successful soil experiments carried out…

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“Dark Days Might Come Again” Minister Warns Farmers

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 9

CANBERRA, Wed: Primary producers would be well advised to “plump” for stabilisation schemes to safeguard against the…

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Flying Sheep

The Pastoral Times · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 8

Mr, Arthur Russey, manager of John McNamara Pty. Ltd., Deniliquin, was responsible for giveing the “Pastoral Times” the…

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Allocation of Bulk Wheat Trucks

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 1

Mr. E. T. Kendell, MLA, has received the following letter from the Minister for Transport (Mr. M. O'Sullivan):--…

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