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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1949

1,330 stories in Murray's papers · page 61 of 67

Melbourne Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 29 November 1949 · page 7

The Melbourne Woolbrokers report that the fifth series of Melbourne wool sales concluded today, when the combined brokers…

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New Prices for Wheat

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 29 November 1949 · page 1

Attempts to make political capital in Australia out of one of the effects of devaluation on sterling in relation to the dollar are…

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Walliston Farmer Wins District Crop Competition

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 29 November 1949 · page 8

MR. 0. STRECKFUSS, of Walliston, won the field wheal competition conducted last week by the Deniliquin Pastoral and Agricultural Society. The district agronomist (Mr. A. G. Crawford) who…

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N.S.W Grain Elevators and Railway set Records in Wheat Handling

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 29 November 1949 · page 1

During the past two wheat seasons, 194748 and 194849, the NSW Government Grain Elevation handled over 100 million bushels of wheat…

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The “Pastoral Times” Branch Staff Reports Mathoura News and Views Successful Church Effort Annual Church of England Fete

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 29 November 1949 · page 5

THE UNION JACK and the Australian Flag, provided a colourful background for the attractively decorated stage at the Murray Shire Hall on Saturday for the annual Church of England Fete. Masses of gum tips and spring…

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Wool Prices Tip in Adelaide

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 30 November 1949 · page 18

ADELAIDE, Tues: At the wool sales today Australian and Continental buyers bid freely and the market generally showed an advance in price…

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Victoria Expects Near Record Wheat Yield

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 30 November 1949 · page 16

MELBOURNE, Tues.: A wheat yield of about 56,000,000 bushels the second highest on record— was expected this season, the…

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Crop Competition Judged

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 30 November 1949 · page 2

Judging of the 10 entries in the Albury PA & H Society’s growing crop competition will be carried out tomorrow and Friday, by Mr…

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“Too Old at 49 to Become a Farmer!”

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 30 November 1949 · page 10

A complaint against his ex-elusion from a land ballot was made in Albury yesterday by Mr Alan Blyth…

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148¼D. for Scoured Wool

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 December 1949 · page 14

BRISBANE, Wed.: An Australian record price of 148¼d was secured for scoured wool at Brisbane wool sales today…

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Higher First Advance on Wheat Approved

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 December 1949 · page 4

SYDNEY, WED.: The Commonwealth Government has approved of a higher first advance for this season’s wheat…

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First Wheat of Season Delivered at Wagga

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 December 1949 · page 9

WAGGA, Wed: Though the first wheat of the season in the southern areas has been delivered to a Wagga flour mill, it…

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Will Sell Wheat at 16/4 a Bushel

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 December 1949 · page 10

SYDNEY, Wed: Mr R. A. O’Neill, a grower member of the Australian Wheat Board reiterated today that Australia…

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Rust Misses District Wheat Crops

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 2 December 1949 · page 1

Wheatgrowers in the Albury district are experiencing a freak growing year. Generally take-all and rust would seriously affect a large…

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Wool Sales

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 2 December 1949 · page 5

On Wednesday, 23rd instant, New Zealand Loan and M.A. Co. Ltd.. brought forward a catalogue totalling 4988 bales. Our top price, viz., 98[?]d…

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District Wheat Crops Give Promise of High Yields

Border Morning Mail · Friday 2 December 1949 · page 2

IF crops inspected yesterday in the Albury P.A and H. Society’s growing crop, competition are any criterion, the yield of wheat in the district will be well above the average this year. The six blocks inspected were all estimated to yield over 11 bags to the…

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First of New Season’s Crops Oats Yesterday Wheat Next Week

The Pastoral Times · Friday 2 December 1949 · page 1

The first consignment of this season’s oats reached Deniliquin railway station yesterday. This was announced by the…

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Protection of Wool-growers Interests

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 December 1949 · page 1

'Speaking at Hamilton on 24th November, the Rt. Hon a W. Fadern made the following statements…

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35,892 Bales of Wool

The Pastoral Times · Friday 2 December 1949 · page 1

The 1,156 bales of wool received by Deniliquin railway in November increased the progressive total for the…

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Wheat Talks with U.k., India

Border Morning Mail · Friday 2 December 1949 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Thurs.: The secretary of the Australian Wheat (Mr. Dorman) announced tonight that negotiations were in…

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