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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1950

1,532 stories in Murray's papers · page 11 of 77

Sheep Going to Japan

Border Morning Mail · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 6

SYDNEY, Thursday: Nearly 1000 Corriedale sheep will leave Sydney by ship for the U.S. in July. Another shipment of 550…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 2

The Melbourne Woolbrokers report that the 8th series of wool sales were continued in this centre op 14th February, when some 8100 bales were…

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Sheep Do Have Gold Teeth! Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 9

Another instance of sheep with gold-coated molars has been reported from. Portland, in the Western District, hut it was subsequently found that the sheep originally came from St. Arnaud, in the…

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Dear Meat Due to Wool

Border Morning Mail · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thurs: Butchers claimed today that countrymen who are holding sheep for shearing and not selling for killing, are the cause…

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Skilled Man for Wool Research

Border Morning Mail · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thursday : The appointment of Dr M. Lipson as officer-in-charge of the Geelong unit of the wool textile research…

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183d. Record at Geelong Wool Sales

Border Morning Mail · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 14

MELBOURNE Thurs: A Victorian record for merino fleece wool at 183d per Ib. was established at Geelong wool sales today. Buyers competed…

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Wool and Stock "Riverine Grazier" Office

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 24 February 1950 · 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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N.Z. Wool to 81 3/4d

Border Morning Mail · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 3

DUNNEDIN (NZ), Thursday: A 3-bale lot at Dunedin wool sales today realised 81¾d per lb, the higest price ever paid in N.Z. for…

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Commercial Melbourne Wool Sales Young Husband Ltd

The Pastoral Times · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 4

Younghusband Ltd. conducted their eighth sale of the season when they catalogued approximately 6500 bales. Top price…

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U.S. Sees No Sign of Wool Price Drop Washington

Border Morning Mail · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 5

Although world wool consumption for the current fiscal year would probably be slightly lower than for the previous season, it was expected to exceed production by almost 500,000,000 lbs., or 15 per…

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Wheat Storage Position and Delay In Super Delivery Probe By F. and S. Association

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 1

At the monthly meeting of Henty branch of the Fanners and Settlers' Association, held in the School of Arts on Tuesday afternoon, the secretary was instructed to ask the Wheat Board who was the responsible to order bulk wheat trucks when required at country silos…

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Kiewa Valley Young Farmers

Border Morning Mail · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 7

There was a large attendance at the Kiewa Valley Young Farmers’ meeting at Kergunyah on Tuesday evening, over 40 members being…

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Wool Price Complacency 'Dangerous'

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 25 February 1950 · page 9

Sir Charles McCann, chairman of the International…

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£40 an Acre for Rutherglen Farm

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 25 February 1950 · page 9

Land prices in Rutherglen district have reached a level never before experienced by the residents. The latest high price to…

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Geelong Wool Record

Border Morning Mail · Monday 27 February 1950 · page 10

GEELONG Sat.: Thirty thousand bales of wool were cleared this week during the sales here, thus establishing a record for Victoria,…

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Culcairn Farm Brings £19/10/ an Acre

Border Morning Mail · Monday 27 February 1950 · page 2

At an auction sale at Culcaim, 432 acres of farm land adjoining the town was sold to Mr. Les Rockcliff, of The Rock, at £19/10/…

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Tumbarumba Hay Harvest Record Potato Crop

Border Morning Mail · Monday 27 February 1950 · page 5

On a recent tour of some of the potato-growing areas around Tumbarumba excellent growth was noticed on all well-worked…

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Commercial Melbourne Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 28 February 1950 · page 1

The Melbourne Woclbrokers report that at the eighth series of sales for the 1949-50 season held on February is to 20, the…

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Vacancy on State Wheat Committee

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 28 February 1950 · page 2

Messrs. J. P. Cass and R. Carlon members of the F.S.A. executive, council, where last week recommended by the council as…

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Over a Million Sheep Sold Here in Four Years

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 28 February 1950 · page 4

Will Deniliquin Municipal saleyards regain the selling strength they experienced in the boom year of 1946?…

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