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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1950

1,532 stories in Murray's papers · page 44 of 77

Britain Refuses to Pay More for Butter, Cheese

Border Morning Mail · Monday 28 August 1950 · page 3

WELLINGTON (NZ), Sunday : United Kingdom Food Ministry has refused New Zealand’s request for increased butter and…

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Serious Sheep Losses in Flood Areas

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 29 August 1950 · page 1

Sheep lost in the floods will take years to replace, the secretary of the Farmers and Settlers' Association (Mr. T. J. McDougall) said last week. With…

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Wheat Sowings Down in Nsw

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 29 August 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday : Wheat experts estimate that 350,000 to 400,000 acres have not been sown in NSW this year because of…

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No Levy on Wool Skins

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 29 August 1950 · page 4

The 74 percent, wool levy designed to provide funds for a post-J.O. plan of reserve prices would not be imposed on sales of sheepskins and skin…

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£23,000,000 for Wheat Growers

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 29 August 1950 · page 1

The Federal Government has decided to pay on the 1949-50. wheat harvest, involving a little more than…

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“Government Strangling Britain’s Wool-men”

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 29 August 1950 · page 10

SYDNEY, Monday : A Government stranglehold had reduced England’s wool industry to a hopeless position, a Victorian…

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Albury Advice on Sydney Wool Sales

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 29 August 1950 · page 14

Yesterday manager of Albury branch of the Farmers & Graziers (Mr Rogers) received a telegram from Mr A. Collins, the firm’s Albury wool…

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Butter, Cheese May Be Sold to U.K. at Loss, Commerce Minister Reveals Canberra

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 29 August 1950 · page 7

Unless current problems in the negotiations -with the United Kingdom are overcome, there is a high probability that Australia will be obliged to supply Britain with butter and cheese for the next five years at less than the cost of production…

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Frenzied Bids for Wool--prices Up 50 PC Top Price at Sydney Safes —14/5 a lb, SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 29 August 1950 · page 1

The wool market today rose 50 per cent for best descriptions, and 40 per cent for medium and other classes. Crossbred and comeback wool also fully…

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Record Deal Involves 53,000 Sheep

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 30 August 1950 · page 20

BRISBANE, Tues.: In a record sheep deal for Queensland, 53,000 sheep, the entire flock of Warenda Station, near. Boulia, in northwest…

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Wool Cheque May Be £460 Million

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 30 August 1950 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tues.: Following the high values at the opening day of the Sydney wool sales yesterday, wool brokers…

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Wool Prices Still High Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 30 August 1950 · page 1

Woof prices today maintained yesterday’s record levels. The market continued buoyant, and any change in values was in the sellers’ fovor…

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Believes High Wool Prices Will Benefit N.z

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 30 August 1950 · page 19

WELLINGTON NZ), Tuesday. : Associate Finance Minister Chase Bowden, speaking on the Budget debate in the House of Representatives…

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High Wool Prices Inflation Danger is Stressed by Speakers SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 30 August 1950 · page 13

The High Commissioner for the United Kingdom (Mr E. J. Williams) said today that this season's high wool prices could cause a rapid inflation of the Australian economy…

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Final News Round-up U.K.’s Attitude Disappoints Dairymen

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 30 August 1950 · page 20

BRISBANE, Tues.: Australian dairymen were justly disappointed because the British Ministry of Food had failed- to appreciate…

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The Fantastic Wool Price

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 31 August 1950 · page 2

Instead of woolgrowers worrying about putting a floor price under wool it looks though somebody ought to put a ceiling on it, to judge from the opening sales this week. One observer noted that the kind of wool which made…

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£132,500 for 53,000 Sheep

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 31 August 1950 · page 10

BRISBANE, Wed-: Scottish Australia Co. Ltd. has purchased the entire flock of Warenda Station, near Boulia—53,000 sheep— for…

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No Home Consumption Wool Price CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 31 August 1950 · page 11

No move would be made by the Federal Government for a home consumption wool price. This was indicated today by the Minister for Agriculture (Mr McEwen). He said he had no submissions for Federal Cabinet,…

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No Policy on Wool Sales to Russia

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 31 August 1950 · page 3

CANBERRA, Wed.: Australia was not alone going to determine the policy of selling wool to Russia for the democracies, the…

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183¾d. Lb. for Five Bales of Greasy Wool

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 31 August 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.: The Sydney record for greasy merino was broken at the wool sales today, when 183¾d was paid…

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