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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1949

1,330 stories in Murray's papers · page 45 of 67

Protection for Wool Industry

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 15 September 1949 · page 14

CANBERRA, Wed.: Regulations to protect the Australian wool industry from imported textiles being described as pure wool would…

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Wheat Research Institute at Wagga Agricultural College

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 15 September 1949 · page 4

"A contract has been signed for the construction of the New South Wales Wheat Research Institute at the Wagga Agricultural College at…

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Junior Farmers' Club

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 15 September 1949 · page 3

On 26th ult, a party of members and parents visited the farm of Mr. Arthur Collier for a field day. The group spent a very enjoyable…

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Special Store Sheep Sale

The Pastoral Times · Friday 16 September 1949 · page 7

Winehcombe Carson Limited, Fortes, report having held their usual monthly special store sheep sale when they yarded 14,000…

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Wool Values Still Irregular

Border Morning Mail · Friday 16 September 1949 · page 14

SYDNEY, Thurs: Irregularities in the demand previously reported were still in evidence at the closing auctions of the week and at times the market…

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Melbourne Wool Sales The Australian Estates

The Pastoral Times · Friday 16 September 1949 · page 6

The Australian Estates Co. Ltd. report having offered 3700 bales on Tuesday. Principal Deniliquin district prices were…

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64,000 Bales of Wool Sold for £3½ Million

Border Morning Mail · Friday 16 September 1949 · page 10

SYDNEY, Thurs.: Proceeds for the sale of 64,737 bales of wool in Australia in July and August totalled £3,559,404. Greasy…

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States Spending Dairying Grant

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 16 September 1949 · page 4

It is not a face that the common wealth Government grant of 250,000 a years [?] years to promote greater efficiency in the…

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Kiewa Valley Young Farmers

Border Morning Mail · Friday 16 September 1949 · page 5

Kiewa Valley branch of the Young Farmers’ Association held its monthly meeting in the [?] Hall on Monday evening…

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T.B. Test for Dairy Herd

The Pastoral Times · Friday 16 September 1949 · page 2

The small dairy herd belonging to Deniliquin Hospital is to be tested for T.B. next week…

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Flood-bound Sheep Fed From Air

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 17 September 1949 · page 3

MOREE, Frl.: About 3000 lambs and ewes Isolated by the recent floods in the Moree district are being fed from the air…

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Over Four Million Acres Sown with Wheat

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 17 September 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Fri.: An estimated area of 4,257,600 acres has been sown for the 1949-50 wheat harvest, according to statistics…

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Soviet Expected to Buy Much of Our Wool

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 17 September 1949 · page 18

NEW YORK, Fri: The Soviet will again become a dominant factor in this year’s raw wool auctions in Australia, according to cabled…

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MVDL’s Proposal to Bring British Farmers Here (From a Special Reporter.)

Border Morning Mail · Monday 19 September 1949 · page 2

Murray Valley Development League has decided to submit to the British Overseas food Corporation proposals to acquire…

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A.b.c. Bans Dairyman's Talk

Border Morning Mail · Monday 19 September 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sun.: The assistant general manager of the ABC (Mr Finlay) admitted tonight that the script of a talk…

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Wodonga Cattle Market

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 20 September 1949 · page 10

The following is the order of sale for today’s Wodonga cattle market: Gippsland and Northern, AML & F. Co. Ltd, New Zealand Loan,…

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Wool Values Up

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 20 September 1949 · page 8

SYDNEY, Mon.: Under strong and general competition from Yorkshire and Continental buyers, the…

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Price of Wheat Will Rise

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 20 September 1949 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Monday: Devaluation of £ 1 sterling will mean a substantial increase in the price of…

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Australia May Have to Import Butter, Meat

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 20 September 1949 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Mon.: Unless there is a great expansion in primary [?] Australia could become an importer of…

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Melbourne Wool Sale Goldsbrough, Mort & Co. Ltd

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 20 September 1949 · page 6

The Melbourne Woolbrokers report that the opening series of sales in Melbourne were continued on September 13, when…

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