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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1950

1,532 stories in Murray's papers · page 22 of 77

Floods, Blowflies Kill Million Sheep

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 2 May 1950 · page 15

BRISBANE, Mon.: Floods and blowfly attacks in Western Queensland are estimated to have killed one million sheep…

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Commercial Melbourne Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 2 May 1950 · page 7

The Australian, Mercantile, Land and Finance Co. Ltd. report on the eleventh series of wool sales, which commenced in…

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Wool Dress by Worth

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 2 May 1950 · page 7

Worth dress in soft blue wool with tucks radiating from the waist to the hipline on “tulip” skirt…

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Excellent Yarding 8500 Sheep at Echuca

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 2 May 1950 · page 3

John McNamara (Echuca) Pty. Ltd. report having yarded 5950 good quality sheep at Echuca fortnightly market on Friday and…

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“Pastoral Times” Photos of Extensively Damaged Deniliquin - Hay Road

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 2 May 1950 · page 1

Mr. Reg Rose stands in the [?]eep hole at Nyangay Creek [?]ridge at the 48 mile. Note trac[?] dragging scoop…

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Emergency, Bulk Wheat Storage Minister Inspects Victorian Installations

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

Last week a personal visit of inspection to the emergency sub-ter-minal bulk wheat storages in Victoria was made by the New South…

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Honours Gained by Springhurst & District Dairy Company

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 2 May 1950 · page 1

At the recent competitions conducted by the Australian institute of Dairy Factory Managers and Secretaries the Springhurst and…

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Commercial Cattle Dear at Myrtleford

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 3 May 1950 · page 18

Gippsland & Northern Co-op. Co, Ltd. conducted a special sale of local-bred cattle at Myrtleford on Friday last, when they sold at auction over…

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Dairy Farmers Meet at Tallangatta

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 3 May 1950 · page 11

The following resolutions were approved by the annual meeting of delegates of the district council of the Dairy Farmers’…

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LABOR M.P’s “No More Wool” for Soviet

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 3 May 1950 · page 3

CANBERRA, Tues.: The Federal Government had never considered an embargo on the sale of wool to Russia, the…

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Wool Cheque Record

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 4 May 1950 · page 1

Wool sold in Australia during the nine months ended March 31 last realised the all-time record figure of £225,247,220. Total…

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Review of Rice Crop

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 4 May 1950 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wed,: When the volume of the present rice harvest was known the Government might review its prohibition over…

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Warning on China’s Crop Failures

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 4 May 1950 · page 5

WASHINGTON, Wed: Widespread starvation might result from severe crop failures in China, the food and agriculture…

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Young Sheep Sale

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 May 1950 · page 4

Australian Mercantile Land &, Finance Company, of Young, NSW, report a most successful sale at that centre on Saturday. April 22. The…

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Commercial Corryong Cattle Sale

Border Morning Mail · Friday 5 May 1950 · page 14

Gippsland & Northern held a successful sale of store cattle at Corryong when an all-time record of £32/2/6 was paid of store bullocks. The…

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Celebrated Wheat Case

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 May 1950 · page 1

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

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Wool Marketing Plan

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 5 May 1950 · page 6

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

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Commercial Melbourne Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Friday 5 May 1950 · page 4

The Melbourne woolbrokers report that at the eleventh series of sales for the 1949-50 season held on April 17 to- 20 the…

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What's News in Wool

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 5 May 1950 · page 3

Brown and beige fine check wool suiting makes this suit from O'Forde, of Oslo, Norway. The skirt is pleated all round, and attractive pockets complete the jacket. The felt hat is in green trimmed with an butsize leather…

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Wool Is Not Scratchy

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 5 May 1950 · page 8

Most people do not realise that wool is harsh or soft, depending on its degree of fineness. Just touch a few modern soft wools and you will never…

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