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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1949

1,330 stories in Murray's papers · page 57 of 67

Commercial Wodonga Cattle Market

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 November 1949 · page 18

The associated agents, selling in the following order, Farmers & Graziers, John MeNamara, Goldsbrough Mort, ML & F Co, Gippsland & Northern,…

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Price of Wheat for Tasmania

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 16 November 1949 · page 6

The disagreement that has occurred between the Austraian Wheat Board and the Minister for Commerce and Agriculture (Mr Pollard) over the…

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Pastoral, Conditions in Riverina at the “Perfection” Stage Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 November 1949 · page 9

ACCORDING to information received by the Graziers’ Federal Council of Australia, recent rains in western areas of N.S.W. and the Riverina have just about brought pastoral conditions to…

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News From Wangaratta Weather and Crops

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 November 1949 · page 8

Many fine crops of flax have been greatly damaged by the heavy rain over the past week or two. Now wheat crops are…

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Report on Pastoral Conditions

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 17 November 1949 · page 16

MELBOURNE, Wed: Information on pastoral conditions throughout Australia has been received by the Grazers' Federal Council as follows:…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 17 November 1949 · page 4

The Melbourne Woolbrokers report having offered 130,000 bales to date this season which represents the largest quantity yet submitted…

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All-Time Records in Wheat Handling

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 17 November 1949 · page 12

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The NSW Government grain elevators and the Railway Department have set all-time records in…

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Electric Wool-Clippers Can Kill If Not Serviced Completely

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 17 November 1949 · page 4

A boy of seventeen was cleaning the blades of an electric sheepshearing machine. He chanced to touch an iron fence while the…

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Wheat Crop Competition

The Pastoral Times · Friday 18 November 1949 · page 5

Six district crops in the 1949 N. S. W. Championship field wheat competition will be judged by the district…

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Sheep Split

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 18 November 1949 · page 2

Whilst carrying a consignment of 200 sheep from Hay sale to Loch Ness, on Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Nome Atkins ran into a big washaway at…

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Finley Sheep Sale

The Pastoral Times · Friday 18 November 1949 · page 6

John McNamara & Co. Oty. Ltd. report conducing their [?] shears special sheep sale at Flinty on [?] last when…

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Albury Special Sheep Sale

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 November 1949 · page 4

Messrs. Dalgety and Company Limited report having conducted a very successful special sale of surplus sheep on Tuesday last 8th instant,…

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Tallangatta’s Big Butter Output

Border Morning Mail · Friday 18 November 1949 · page 6

At a meeting of directors, of Tallangatta Butter Factory the manager reported that the output of butter for October was…

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Wool and Stock

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 18 November 1949 · page 2

Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Co. Ltd. (incorporating the business of Wilkinson and Lavender Ltd.), wired under yesterday's date:—…

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State Record Prices for Wool

Border Morning Mail · Friday 18 November 1949 · page 10

GOULBURN, Thurs.: Two State record wool prices -were established as Goulburn today. The prices paid were 140[?]d. a…

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World Record Price for Lambs’ Wool

Border Morning Mail · Friday 18 November 1949 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thursday: Merino lambs’ wool was sold for a world record price of 170d. a lb. and…

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Gain of 1/ a Lb. in Wool Prices

Border Morning Mail · Friday 18 November 1949 · page 10

SYDNEY, Thurs.: Greasy wool sold in Australia in October averaged 53.52d per lb., compared with 41.77d in the…

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Insects Threaten Tomato Crops

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 November 1949 · page 3

As Insect pests are expected to cause considerable damage in tomato crops this season, all growers are urged, by the Entomological…

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Activities of Junior Farmers’ Advisory Council

Border Morning Mail · Friday 18 November 1949 · page 2

Arrangements were made at a meeting of the Albury Junior Farmers’ Advisory Council last night to have members of the…

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Crop Competition Entries Down

Border Morning Mail · Friday 18 November 1949 · page 11

Mainly because of rain damage to wheat, only eight entries have been received for the Albury PA and H Society’s…

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