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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1949

1,330 stories in Murray's papers · page 9 of 67

Bright Future in Wool Classing

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 12 February 1949 · page 4

Instruction in sheep and wool Classing opened at Albury Technical College this week. The course lasts 18 months, comprising…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 15 February 1949 · page 4

The Melbourne Wooolbrokers report that sfter a fortnight’s break, occasioned by the Tasmanian sumed on the mainland on…

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More Wool Used Now

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 15 February 1949 · page 5

Australia since World War II was using more wool.per head [?] population than any other [?] in the world, Mr E. W…

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Desert Turned Into Farm Land

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 15 February 1949 · page 3

A rush of applicants for land in the Ninety-mile Desert of South Australia has resulted from the successful soil experiments carried out by…

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Albury Fortnightly Sheep Market

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 February 1949 · page 10

The following is the order of sale for Albury fortnightly sheep market tomorrow:—New Zealand Loan and M. A. Co. Ltd.; Farmers and…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 February 1949 · page 10

SYDNEY. Tues.: Wool market today reflected all the best features of recent auctions with prices fully firm and at times showing an…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 February 1949 · page 10

New Zealand Loan and M. A. Co. Ltd. (inc. in England) have received the following from their Melbourne office yesterday:—“Offered…

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Wool Will Not Be Handled But Sales Will Continue

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 February 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tues.: Deliveries of all wool for shipment overseas from Sydney will cease tomorrow, when, the ban by 3000…

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Wheat Stabilisation Act Now Law. Announcement by Minister for Agriculture

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 16 February 1949 · page 1

The Wheat industry Stabilisation Act recently introduced by me into Parliament came into operations on 24th December, find the provisions of…

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Commercial Albury Fortnightly Sheep Market

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 17 February 1949 · page 14

The Associated Agents report having held their fortnightly sheep market at Albury yesterday, when they yarded 15,600 sheep and lambs,…

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Storemen and Packers’ Ban Four Wool Ships Affected

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 17 February 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wed.: Sailing of four wool ships from Sydney will be delayed by the ban by 3000 storemen and packers on…

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Council Farmers

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 17 February 1949 · page 6

Narromine Municipal Council gathered more than 800 bage of wheat off its common this season, and looks forward to spending £100…

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Oaklands Special Sheep Sale

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 February 1949 · page 6

Younghusband Limited. Oaklands report having conducted a successful sheep sale on Tuesday last 15th inst. when 3000 excellent quality sheep…

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Younghusband Offers 42,060 sheep

The Pastoral Times · Friday 18 February 1949 · page 5

Younghusband’s next three district sales—Deniliquin, Finley and Hay—have so far attracted a total yarding of 42,000 sheep…

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Berrigan District Reports High Wheat Weights

The Pastoral Times · Friday 18 February 1949 · page 5

Some Berrigan wheat this season weighed as high as 67lb per bushel, reported the agronomist (Mr. Crawford)…

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1 /6 Bushel Payment on No. 11 Wheat Pool

Border Morning Mail · Friday 18 February 1949 · page 10

CANBERRA, Thurs. : Advance of 1/6 a bushel will be made by the Federal Government on the 1947-49 No. 11 wheat pool,…

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Commercial Finley Special Sheep Sale

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 19 February 1949 · page 18

John McNamara and Co; Pty. Ltd. report: On February 10 we conducted our annual Finley special sheep sale with a penning of 11,000 sheep and…

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Varieties of Wheat Recommendations For 1949 Sowing

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 19 February 1949 · page 8

Following are the latest recommendations by the NSW. Department of Agriculture of varieties of wheat for sowing for grain in…

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More “Soldier” Farms Granted

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 19 February 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Fri.: The Minister for Lands (Mr W. Sheahan) has approved to make available for war service land settlement…

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60 Million Bushels of Aust. Wheat for U.K. LONDON

Border Morning Mail · Monday 21 February 1949 · page 1

“DAILY Telegraph” reports that negotiations have reached an advanced stage for the bulk sale of about 60,000,000 bushels of Australian wheat to Britain. This year’s price has not yet been agreed upon,…

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