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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1950

1,532 stories in Murray's papers · page 14 of 77

Junior Farmers’ Field Day

Border Morning Mail · Monday 13 March 1950 · page 2

On Saturday 28 members of the Albury Junior Farmers’ Club spent, a instructive afternoon on the property of Mr Frank Hood…

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Cattle Tick

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 14 March 1950 · page 4

The Minister for Agriculture (Hon. E. H. Graham, MLA) announced that it has been decided to defer for another twelve months…

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Lime in Drought Feeding of Sheep

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 14 March 1950 · page 1

The importance of lime supplements when cereal grain mixtures are used for the drought feeding of sheep is stressed in CSIRO Bulletin…

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U.s. Wool Buying Up

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 15 March 1950 · page 11

CANBERRA, Tues.: Shipments of greasy wool to the United States during the seven months ended January last almost…

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Albury Fortnightly Sheep Market

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 16 March 1950 · page 14

Associated Agents held their fort nightly sheep market at Albury yesterday, when 6540 fat sheep and lambs and 1335 store sheep were yarded…

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Wool Textile Research

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 16 March 1950 · page 1

The appointment of Dr. M. Lipson as Officer-in-charge of the Geelong unit of the Wool Textile Research Laboratories is announced…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 16 March 1950 · page 14

SYDNEY. Wed.: Prices showed a further easing tendency at today’s Sydney wool sales, despite fairly sustained bidding under Continental,…

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Would Ask for 1/ Rise in Butter

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 16 March 1950 · page 15

MELBOURNE, Wed: Farmers would probably ask for 1/ a 1b more for butter if the Arbitration Court agreed to a £10 basic…

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New Chairman of State Wheat Committee

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 16 March 1950 · page 3

The Minister for Agriculture (Hon. E. H. Graham, M.L.A.) announced last week that Mr. L. S.. Harrison, formerly Wheat…

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Wool Is Durable

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 5

Exposed to strain is more than three times as durable as any other fabric…

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Important Special Sheep Sale, Finley

The Pastoral Times · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 7

New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. (inc. in England) report a very successful clearance of store sheep at…

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Wool Cheque Biggest Yet

Border Morning Mail · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 7

SYDNEY, Than,: The average price for wool soli in Australia in the last eight months made an all-time record. The total…

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Special Sale of 13,000 Sheep

The Pastoral Times · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 7

Goldsbrough, Mort & Co, Ltd. and the Australian Estates Co. Ltd. conducted a highly successful sale at Deniliquin on Thursday…

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Commercial Reports Melbourne Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 7

The Australian, Mercantile, Land & Finance Co. Ltd. report the ninth series of the current season’s wool sales opened in…

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Germany Now Member of Wheat Council

Border Morning Mail · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 9

LONDON, Thurs.: The International Wheat Council has accepted Germany as a member of the International Wheat…

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“Cat Out of Bag” on Butter, Rice Rationing

Border Morning Mail · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thursday: Federal secretary of the Australian Primary Producers’ Association(Mr B. J…

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Severe Competition Developing on World Wheat Market

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 5

At meetings held at Urangeline, Pleasant Hills and Holbrook, the general president of the Wheatgrowers' Union (Mr. L. G. Burke), the general…

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Junior Farmers Meet

The Pastoral Times · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 1

A meeting of the Deniliquin Junior Farmers was held at the school last night, when Mr. B. Sykes (town supervisor for…

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