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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1949

1,330 stories in Murray's papers · page 56 of 67

14-Bushel Wheat Average in Henty District

Border Morning Mail · Friday 11 November 1949 · page 18

Mr A. G- Bartlett, district agronomist, in his monthly report, states that there had now been ample rain in Henty district, from 4 to 7 inches…

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Wheat Growers to Ge Another £60 Million

Border Morning Mail · Friday 11 November 1949 · page 8

TAMWORTH, Thursday : The highest advance yet made on wheat will be paid to growers of the 1949-50 wheat crop…

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Record Sheep Sale At Deniliquin Yarding Average 44/5

The Pastoral Times · Friday 11 November 1949 · page 1

The Australian Estates Co. Ltd. report having conducted a highly successful special sheep sale at Deniliquin on Tuesday, November…

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The “Pastoral Times” Branch Staff Reports Mathoura News and Views Weekly Picture for Mathoura? Hall Improvement Scheme Hinted

The Pastoral Times · Friday 11 November 1949 · page 7

MATHOURA may soon have weekly picture screenings under conditions vastly superior to those now permitted by antiquated methods and facilities at the Shire Hall…

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Myrtleford Form Young Farmers’ Club

Border Morning Mail · Friday 11 November 1949 · page 6

A meeting was called to form a Young Farmers’ Club. Mr V Jones, supervisor of the Bendigo district, came especially to give…

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Butter Price Not Up Yet

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 12 November 1949 · page 13

MELBOURNE, Friday : No immediate increase in the retail price of butter was forecast today by the chairman of…

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Britain Losing Dollars on Wool Sales

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 12 November 1949 · page 22

LONDON, Fri: Britain is again losing dollars through the resale of sterling wool to doller markets by non-sterling operators…

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Sunflowers on Super Light Weight Wool

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 12 November 1949 · page 8

For Tie-on Cape and Skirt Big bold daisies with orange centres scattered over a tangerine background for the super-Iightweight worsted wool fabric used for the beach ensemble. The dirndl…

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Wool Buying by U.s. Down

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 12 November 1949 · page 3

CANBERRA, Fri.: Figures released today by the Commonwealth Statistician (Dr. Wilson) reveal a substantial fall in…

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COMMERCIAL Albury Produce Sales FARMERS & GRAZIERS

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 12 November 1949 · page 22

Farmers & Graziers Co-op. Co. Ltd. held their monthly sale of butchers and station produce yesterday, when they submitted a large and attractive…

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Hail, Torrential Rain Flatten Crops

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 12 November 1949 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Friday: Hail-stones as big as marbles, and four inches of rain within a few hours late last night caused…

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Chifley’s Butter “Trick”

Border Morning Mail · Monday 14 November 1949 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Sun.: “The Chifley Government in granting 2½d per lb. on commercial butter—which is about 3d per lb…

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Nehru Denies Wheat Deal with U.s

Border Morning Mail · Monday 14 November 1949 · page 9

LONDON, Sun.: The Indian Premier (Mr Pandit Nehru), at a press conference, denied that India had made any barter deal for…

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Minister Meets Farmers at Rand and Discusses Wheat Handling

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 15 November 1949 · page 15

SPEAKING at a gathering of farmers at Rand yesterday, Mr Graham, M.LA., N.S.W. Minister for Agriculture, warned farmers that little could be done to improve the inadequate silo facilities on the Henty-Rand line for the coming harvest, and told them that…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 15 November 1949 · page 6

The Melbourne wool brokers report that at the conclusion last Thursday of the 4th series of wool sales this season…

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Shire President Appraises Sheep’s Mouth

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 15 November 1949 · page 9

Cr. J. Izon president of Coreen Shire, examining one of sheep at Younghubsand’s sale at Rand yesterday. Over 16,000 sheep were offered…

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Price of Wheat for Tasmania

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 15 November 1949 · page 1

The disarrangement that has occurred between the Australian Wheat Board and the Minister for Commerce (Mr. Pollard) over the price…

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Unusual Frost Effects in Wheat

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 15 November 1949 · page 1

Unusual effects from frost injury on Wheat growing in the Tamworth district were seen recently by a plant pathologist of the…

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No. 12 Wheat Pool 3rd Advance

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 15 November 1949 · page 3

The Minister for Commerce and Agriculture (Mr. R. T. Pollard) announced last week that a third advance will be paid on 1948-49 crop…

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Corowa Crop Comnetition

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 15 November 1949 · page 3

After many years the Corowa Show Society is again organising a crop competition and details of this competition have been…

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