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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1950

1,532 stories in Murray's papers · page 21 of 77

Albury Sheep Market

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 25 April 1950 · page 10

Following is order of sale at tomorrow’s Albury sheep market: Dalgety & Co. New Zealand Loan, Goldsbrough Mort, AMI & F Agency, Farmers &…

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Some Suitable Types of Electric Fences for Sheep

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 25 April 1950 · page 3

Trials carried out at Hawkesbury Agricultural college to determine the most suitable type of electric fence to provide temporary…

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Corowa Farm Scheme Dropped

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 25 April 1950 · page 2

The proposal by the Murray Valley Development League to establish a British farming settlement on the Murray near Corowa has fallen…

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Albury Junior Farmers

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 25 April 1950 · page 10

The Albury Junior Farmers’ Ad [?] Committee held their [?] monthly meeting at the High School [?] last Thursday…

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Young Farmers at Walwa

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 25 April 1950 · page 10

Walwa Young Farmers’ Club [?] has been reformed. Officers: Pre [?] Mr Wallace Elliott: [?] and treasurer, Mr C. [?]…

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Interim Award for Pastoral Workers

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 April 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wed. : Pastoral workers in five States will be granted an interim award by Federal Conciliation Commissioner, Mr…

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Wheat Case on June 6

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 27 April 1950 · page 3

Speaking in Perth, where he attended a meeting of the Australian Wheatgrowers' Federation in an advisory capacity, Mr. Hugh…

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Commercial Dairy Cattle Make High Prices

Border Morning Mail · Friday 28 April 1950 · page 2

New Zealand Loan and Gippsland & Northern, selling in conjunction, report a highly successful sale at Wodonga yesterday. Five hundred and…

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Improved Sheep Branding Fluid

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 28 April 1950 · page 6

Formula of a new sheep branding fluid which remains on the sheep for a year and is removed from the wool by normal scouring methods has been…

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Commercial Melbourne Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Friday 28 April 1950 · page 2

The Melbourne Woolbrokers report that the 11th series of Melbourne wool auctions this season concluded on Thursday,…

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Onset of Body Strike in Sheep

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 April 1950 · page 1

The unusually wet season experienced over most of the State has caused probably the greatest wave of body strike in sheep this…

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Wool Price Bonus for Employees

The Pastoral Times · Friday 28 April 1950 · page 1

Sixty thousand employees In the pastoral Industry are to re-ceiva a wool value allowance Conciliation…

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Fly Strike Creates Problem for District Sheep Men

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 28 April 1950 · page 3

Considerable fly strike in sheep presented a problem on many holdings during the past few weeks, although the general health of stock…

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FARRER A.L.P. Council Meets at Culcairn New Advance From No. 13 Wheat Pool Urged

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 28 April 1950 · page 5

The Minister for Commerce and Agriculture is to be requested to make a further payment on No. 13 Wheat Pool, "seeing that the full quota under the…

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Arrangement of Grazing Paddocks Important in Farm Planning

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 April 1950 · page 3

While it is important that the paddocks used for cropping be as it is also an advantage to have…

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Rich Farmers “Cash-in” on Relief

Border Morning Mail · Friday 28 April 1950 · page 6

SYDNEY, Thurs.: The Premier (Mr McGirr) said in the Legislative Assembly today that he did not believe rich farmers…

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Junior Farmers, Must be Encouraged

The Pastoral Times · Friday 28 April 1950 · page 1

At a meeting of the Junior Farmers' Club on Wednesday night, Mr. W. Sykes (town supervisor) stressed the…

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Wool Classers Seek Minimum Wage of £36 a Week Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 29 April 1950 · page 1

Woolclassers sought a guaranteed minimum wage of £36 a week, in claims before the Federal Conciliation Commissioner (Mr J. R. Donovan) to-day. The Woolclassers’ Association for expenses such as meals and a woolclasser the employer…

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Fly Strike in Sheep

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 2 May 1950 · page 3

Visiting Corows after 17 years Mr. James C. Findlay sheep and weel expert and inventor of note claims to have the answer to body…

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Wool Marketing Plan

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 2 May 1950 · page 3

"The prospects are bright wool marketing plan including the main features of the plan put forward by the Australian Wool and…

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