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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1949

1,330 stories in Murray's papers · page 47 of 67

Record Wool Receival Locally

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 27 September 1949 · page 1

The district wool clip for 1949 is notable for one feature Last month 12,192 bales' were delivered by motor…

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Commercial Wool Market Stays Firm

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 27 September 1949 · page 10

SYDNEY, Mon.: The Sydney wool selling brokers [?] today that under very good competition from Yorkshire and Continental sections, the…

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Fine Worsted Wool For Day Dresses

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 27 September 1949 · page 6

A delightful dress in grey worsted with a very full sun-ray skirt. The bodice blouses at the waist, has a high round neckline and loose, magyar sleeves deeply cuffed and reaching to mid-forearm. The skirt has a gathered…

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Junior Farmers' Scholarship Competition

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 27 September 1949 · page 1

Entries for the 1949 Junior Farmers' competition close on the 20th September,1949. The competition, which is being…

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Single--Farm Blocks for Ex-Servicemen

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 27 September 1949 · page 3

Only one applicant in forty was getting a block of land under the single farm settlement scheme for ex--servicemen, and invariably it did…

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Farm Production Increasing in Far East

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 27 September 1949 · page 7

SINGAPORE, Mon.: Agricultural production throughout the Far East had reached 94 per cent of the pre-war average,…

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Single-Farm Blocks For Ex-servicemen Many Applications Rejected

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 27 September 1949 · page 6

Only one applicant in forty was getting a block of land under the single farm settlement scheme for ex-servicemen, and…

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Wheat Board Members Tour N.S.W.

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 28 September 1949 · page 5

The Chairman of the Australian Wheat Board accompanied by Messrs C. W. Browne (Finance Member), R. J. Doolin and R. A. O’Neil(N. S. W…

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Few “New Australians” Working on Farms

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 28 September 1949 · page 12

CANBERRA, Tues.—Of 29,530 employable male non-British migrants who arrived in Australia, 28,000 had been placed in…

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Urana Special Sheep Sale

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 29 September 1949 · page 1

J. M. Smith and Co., Urana, in conjunction with New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agnecy Co. Ltd., report having conducted a…

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Alleged Offering Lice-Infested Sheep

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 29 September 1949 · page 3

In the Jerilderie Court of Petty Sessions on Monday of last week, Emlyn Scott Rogers, Stock Inspector, proceeded against Stanley Thea…

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Wheat Silo Position Satisfactory

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 29 September 1949 · page 11

SYDNEY, Wed.: Minister Agriculture (Mr Graham) said today he expected all wheat silos to be empty by the beginning of…

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Old Wheat Being Lifted From Silos

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 29 September 1949 · page 3

Assurance was given to this work's meeting of the State Wheat Committee by the acting manager of the Government Grain…

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Farm Machinery Shortage Fadden’s Trenchant Criticism

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 29 September 1949 · page 12

Declaring: that the story of rural production under labor was an Indictment in itself, the Federal Country Parity Leader,…

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Wheat Crops Below Average

Border Morning Mail · Friday 30 September 1949 · page 9

WAGGA, Thurs.: After a tour of inspection of wheat crops in the Wagga area today, cereal expert (Mr G. Nicholson) said that…

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Successful Special Sheep Sale

The Pastoral Times · Friday 30 September 1949 · page 5

New Zealand-Loan & Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. (Inc. in Eng.) in conjunction with Goldsbrough, Mort & Company Limited, at…

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Butter, Petrol May Not Be Dearer

Border Morning Mail · Friday 30 September 1949 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thurs.: It is unlikely that the inter-State conference of Prices Ministers tomorrow will agree to increases…

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Optimistic View Taken of Pastoral Industry Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 30 September 1949 · page 5

THE chairman of directors of Winchombe, Carson Ltd. (Mr. Harold Bell) said to-day that he viewed the future of the pastoral industry with optimism. Addressing the annual meeting…

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Soviet to Send Own Ships Here for Wool

Border Morning Mail · Friday 30 September 1949 · page 1

LONDON, Thurs.: An official of one of Britain’s largest wool-buying companies said Russia and Poland had banned the port…

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Farm Hand’s Skull May Be Fractured

Border Morning Mail · Friday 30 September 1949 · page 2

While jumping a horse yesterday afternoon, Leo McCabe, 40, dairy farm hand, employed at Mr Tom Griffith’s property,…

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