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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1949

1,330 stories in Murray's papers · page 7 of 67

Items of News Progressive Farmers’ Visit Postponed

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 29 January 1949 · page 2

Two members of the NSW Progressive Farmers’ team which visited America, Canada, and England last year, and who were to…

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Farrer Labor Vote to Urangeline Farmer

Border Morning Mail · Monday 31 January 1949 · page 3

Mr T. McGrath, farmer, of Urangeline, won the Farrer ALP pre-selection ballot, it was announced yesterday by…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 1 February 1949 · page 1

The Melbourne Woolbrokers report that at the seventh Melbourne series of wool sales in the 194849 season, held on January 17th, 18th, 19th and…

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Production of Butter Still Declining

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 1 February 1949 · page 9

BRISBANE, Mon: Hopes for the restoration of Australian butter production to the former level had not materialised, said the…

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Pore Seed Wheat For Farmers (Br G. C. Bartlett, District Agronomist.)

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 1 February 1949 · page 10

Up till recently the Department of Agriculture grew and supplied pure seed wheat within reasonable limits from its…

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Wool Chairman Dies Suddenly

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 1 February 1949 · page 5

Mr James Francis Murphy, CMG, chairman of the Wool Realisation Commission, died recently at his home in…

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Cattle Sales to Start Earlier at Wodonga

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 1 February 1949 · page 3

Members of the Market Yards Committee of the Wodonga Shire Council met representatives of the Albury-Wodonga Stock and…

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U.S. Farm Incomes May Fall

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 1 February 1949 · page 4

United states farmers not incomes, on the upgrade for several years now, may soon begin to turn downwards…

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Wheat for U.k. India

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 3 February 1949 · page 8

CANBERRA, Wed: The Commonwealth is now negotiating with the Governments of Britain and India for the sale of the…

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£3½ Million Worth of Wool Held Up

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 3 February 1949 · page 10

BRISBANE, Wed.: Loading of more than 50,000 bales of wool worth £3½ million on to eight overseas ships has been held up…

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Junior Farmers Meet Plans for Hall May Be Abandoned

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 3 February 1949 · page 7

SYDNEY. Wed.—Plans for building a memorial hall in connection with the 21st anniversary of the Junior Farmers’…

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Mayer’s Stud Farm Sold

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 3 February 1949 · page 5

LOS ANGELES, Wed.; Louis B. Mayer’s 504 acre stud farm at Perris (Cal.) was sold yesterday at a price estimated at over…

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14 Farms for Ex- Servicemen

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 3 February 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, . Wed.: Minister for Lands (Mr. Sheahaa) has approved of 14 farms on Jemalong Estate for soldier settlement…

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Exodus of Farmers to City Unless Vegetables Prices Increase

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 3 February 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wed.: An exodus of; [?]ers to the city is certain un [?] vegetable prices increase, said [?] president of the Vegetable and…

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Wool Beings 194d at Launceston

Border Morning Mail · Friday 4 February 1949 · page 10

LAUNCESTON, Thur.: High levels were maintained for all types of wool when Launceston wool sales concluded today. Competition was just as keen…

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Russian Wheat “Substantial Quantity” for Export

Border Morning Mail · Friday 4 February 1949 · page 8

WASHINGTON, Thurs.: Russia told the World Wheat Conference today that she was prepared to commit a “substantial quantity” of…

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Control Over Wheat Sowing Now Ended

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 4 February 1949 · page 5

Control over wheat sowing had ended, announced the Minister for Agriculture (Mrs. E. H. Graham) last week-end. National security…

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4 Million Bushels of Wheat From District

Border Morning Mail · Friday 4 February 1949 · page 6

The District Agronomist (Mr G. C Bartlett) in his monthly crop report for the South-Eastern Riverina, forecasts a yield of…

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COMMERCIAL Record Yarding of Fat Sheep at Deniliquin Yesterday

The Pastoral Times · Friday 4 February 1949 · page 1

The 4000 fat sheep yarded by the Associated Agents at Deniliquin yesterday was the highest number ever put under…

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How N.s.w. Railways Handled the Wheat

Border Morning Mail · Friday 4 February 1949 · page 7

The claim that the NSW Railways had achieved spectacular results in handling the wheat harvest was made in Albury…

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