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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1950

1,532 stories in Murray's papers · page 26 of 77

District Sheep for Sydney Show

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 23 May 1950 · page 2

A survey of district stud merinos to compete at the 1950 Sydney Sheep Show indicates a determined effort will be made to prove the…

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Butter and Cream Rationing Soon to End.—minister Says Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 23 May 1950 · page 1

The Commonwealth Minister for Commerce and Agriculture(Mr. McEwen) said in Sydney today that the lifting of butter and cream controls was not far off. Mr. McEwen was opening the 44th annual conference of the NSW…

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Few Students Taking Dairy Course

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 23 May 1950 · page 10

SYDNEY, Mon: The principal of Hawkesbury Agricultural College (Mr E. A. Southee) told dairy factory executives in Sydney…

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Butter Rationing a Farce

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 24 May 1950 · page 1

CANBERRA, Tues.: Boxes of butter could be bought at the equalisation price, reducing rationing to a farce,…

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C.WA. Wool Day

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 24 May 1950 · page 8

The local branch of the C.W.A. held tieir annual Wool Day exhibition on Thursday last, and it again proved a most successful and happy function…

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£245 Million Wool Clip This Year Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 24 May 1950 · page 4

The 1949-50 period will be Australia’s most successful wool marketing year. In an annual wool review, Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. says that this is due to record prices and quick selling. It…

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Very Favorable Year by N.S.W. Dairying Industry Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 24 May 1950 · page 13

Chief of the Division of Dairying at the State Department of Agriculture, Mr G. McGillivray, told the conference of dairy factory managers and secretaries today that the NSW dairying…

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Stealing Sheep “Rife”

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 25 May 1950 · page 11

SYDNEY, Wed.: Delegates to the annual conference of Pastures Protection Boards today decided to ask police to…

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“Butter Rationing Should Go”

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 25 May 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed. : The general manager of the Commonwealth Dairy Produce Equalisation Committee at Brisbane…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 25 May 1950 · page 3

The Melbourne woolbrokers resales for the 1949-50 season held on May 8 to 11, the average price port that at the twelfth series of…

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Wool Prices Rise

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 25 May 1950 · page 14

MELBOURNE, Wed: A general rise from 5 to 10 per cent, on last Victorian sales took place at the Geelong wool auctions today. Fine quality…

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India, Ceylon Seeking Cheaper Wheat

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 25 May 1950 · page 9

CANBERRA, Wed. : India and Ceylon will Negotiate direct with the Australian Wheat Board for cheaper…

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Lice Infested Sheep in Sale Yards Heavy Penalty at Jerilderie Court

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 25 May 1950 · page 3

In the Jerilderie Court of Petty Sessions on Monday of last week, before Mr. C. A. Blackmore, releiving S. M., Emlyn Scott Rogers,…

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Butter Rationing May End

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 26 May 1950 · page 2

It is possible that controls on butter and cream will be lifted soon. A statement by the Minister for Commerce and Agriculture (Mr. McEwan),…

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Wool Maintains Record Level

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 26 May 1950 · page 2

With better than average prices being realised in the final quarter of the present selling season, the wool market has maintained its…

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Commercial Melbourne Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Friday 26 May 1950 · page 4

The Australian Mercantile, Land & Finance Co. Ltd. report: The closing sales of the 1949-50 regular wool selling season in…

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Mungadal Scores Well at Sheep Show

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 26 May 1950 · page 2

Mungadal Station again scored well in the 1950 Royal Sheep Show at Sydney winning championship awards for strong wool rams and reserve…

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Commercial Irregularity in Wool Prices

Border Morning Mail · Friday 26 May 1950 · page 14

SYDNEY, Thurs: Well-grown wools carrying medium to heavy burr were 5 per cent lower at the closing auction of the Sydney wool sales today…

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Films on Wool

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 27 May 1950 · page 2

A number of films prepared by the Australian Wool Board will be screened at a meeting of Walla branch of the F. and S…

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Items of News Farmers on the Air

Border Morning Mail · Monday 29 May 1950 · page 2

Four farmers from the Tumbarumba district will be heard over 2FC within the next six weeks. Arrangements have been…

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