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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1950

1,532 stories in Murray's papers · page 35 of 77

Wheatgrowers’ Move on Purchase of Land by Wealthy Farmers, Graziers SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 14 July 1950 · page 11

The Wheatgrowers’ Union of N.S.W. decided today to ask for on amendment of land legislation to prevent the transfer of additional land to any person holding a home maintenance…

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Drenching Sheep

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 15 July 1950 · page 16

Carbon tetrachloride is the only effective drug for removal of fluke in sheep. Why mortalities sometimes…

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Wool Manufacture

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 15 July 1950 · page 27

Before it reaches the public, wool passes through many processes—probably more than any other primary product. Our…

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Australia’s Premier Sheep Show

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 15 July 1950 · page 2

No more notable post-war achievement has been recorded in Albury than the firm establishment of the annual Sheep Show and Fair. The extent of the achievement is not fully understood in the town. In fact, outsiders appreciate what…

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Far West at Sheep Show

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 15 July 1950 · page 29

Albury branch of the Far West Children’s Health Scheme has arranged to have a stand at the sheep show on Tuesday and…

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Australian Sheep Population 108 Million

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 15 July 1950 · page 23

The number of sheep in Australia as at March 31, 1949, was 108.73 million, compared with 102.56 million on March 31, 1948, and representing on increase of 6.17 million, or 6 per cent., during the year. The number recorded for NSW…

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Wool for Evening Wear

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 15 July 1950 · page 6

Block wool is Schiaparelli’s choice for evening This model with a short basque and buttoned bodice, has winged shoulder effects faced with black moire…

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Heavy Sheep Mortality in Quirindi District

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 15 July 1950 · page 27

A serious mortality in sheep in the Quirindi district is under investigation by the Department of Agriculture…

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Border Collie at Home With The Sheep

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 15 July 1950 · page 15

How the heart of the dog lover was stirred month by a picture of two live dogs and two dead eagles on the front page of the “Mail.” Spying the eagles attacking a new lamb,…

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Wool Production Recovers from Drought Setback

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 15 July 1950 · page 27

GREASY wool production in Australia in 1948-49 totalled 1,025,000,000 lb, the highest figure recorded since 1943-44, when total production was 1,169,016,000 lb,…

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To the Editor the Wool Levy

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 15 July 1950 · page 29

Sir,—The Minister for Commerce has announced a 7½ per cent compulsory levy on the sale of the coming wool clip for the…

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Wool for Fashion and in the Home

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 15 July 1950 · page 18

IN recent years wool has not only entered the fashion field, but has actually taken the fashion lead, so far as fabrics are concerned. This is strikingly evidenced by the…

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WOOL Selling in Britain and the U.S.

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 15 July 1950 · page 23

THE first Australian wool was sold in London at Garraway’s Coffee House in 1821. with the growth of the Australian wool industry, London became a most important wool…

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1949-50 Year of Shattered Wool Records at Albury

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 15 July 1950 · page 28

In the year ended June, record after record in the Albury wool market was shattered. Wool sold totalled 422,630 bales. Total return was £8,747,584…

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Border Morning Mail Sheep Show 1950 Top Studs Compete in Record Display

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 15 July 1950 · page 13

Seven hundred and seventy-two entries have been received for Albury Annual Sheep Show, recognised as one of the leading sheep shows in Australia. This is the biggest entry yet received. It exceeds the total received for the recent Sydney Sheep Show by 18…

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60 Men and A Woman Learn Wool Classing at Albury

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 15 July 1950 · page 17

At the £50,000 technical college in Poole st., Albury, opened at the beginning of this year, 62 students, including one woman, are engaged in the course covering wool classing and sheep…

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1949-50 One of Most Remarkable Years in Wool Trade History

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 15 July 1950 · page 22

Last month sales in Melbourne Geelong, Sydney and Perth brought to a close the wool-selling season of 1949-50. This period of wool auction was one of the most remarkable years in the history of the trade, for an insatiable, world-wide demand for…

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Farmers to Get Free Trip to U.K.

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 15 July 1950 · page 9

CANBERRA, Friday : Progressive Australian farmers will be given the opportunity of spending not less than six…

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Youth Held After Farm Shooting

Border Morning Mail · Monday 17 July 1950 · page 4

INVERELL, Sunday.: Aubrey Allen McIlwain, 55, was shot dead at his home at Gun Flat yesterday…

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Sheep Begins To-day

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 18 July 1950 · page 1

The stage is all set for the opening this morning of the Albury Sheep Show, where aristocrats from the leading studs in Australia will hold sway in the spacious wool store second…

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