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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1950

1,532 stories in Murray's papers · page 48 of 77

Farm Machinery to be Bought With Dollars Out of Loan CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Monday 11 September 1950 · page 5

The Federal Govern men will give high priority to imports of essential dollar agricultural machinery. “Without machinery Australian agriculture can not face up to its…

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Sheep Crazed by Hailstorm

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 12 September 1950 · page 1

Crazed by the roar of a violent hailstorm at “Kirndeen,” near Culcairn, yesterday afternoon, sheep penned…

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Wool and Stock

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 12 September 1950 · page 2

Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Co. Ltd. (incorporating the business of Wilkinson and Lavender Ltd.), wired under yesterday's date:—…

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Sowing Wheat by Aircraft

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 12 September 1950 · page 1

"Although there may be no technical difficulties to distributing wheat seed evenly from aircraft, there are several practical problems to be…

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South African Wool Prices

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 12 September 1950 · page 1

Following the phenomenal rise in wool prices in Sydney, it is reported from Capetown that prices there are equally bouyant for the new season's…

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£11,000 Wool Tops Theft Alleged

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 12 September 1950 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Mon.: Four men, charged with the theft of 47 bales; of wool tops valued at £11,457, the property of John Vicary & Co.,…

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Wool Reserve Price London Conference CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 12 September 1950 · page 2

Proposals for a. Dominion wool reserve price plan will be submitted to the International Wool Study Group on October 2 by the Australian, New Zealand, South African and United Kingdom Governments. The Federal Government…

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Wool Prices Jump in Three States Sydney, Monday

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 12 September 1950 · page 1

A new West Australian record price of 200½ d a lb for greasy wool was obtained at Perth wool sales today for 8…

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Why Beef Cattle Exhibits Are Down at Albury Show District Breeders’ Explanation

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 12 September 1950 · page 10

The degree to which beef cattle exhibits at Albury Show hove fallen away has aroused concern among some officials of the Show Society. There are a number of top-ranking studs in the district, but competition at last week’s show was negligible…

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Crop Report South Eastern Riverina

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 12 September 1950 · page 1

Seasonal Conditions: The season on the whole has been favourable and mild. It has been on the dry side during the last month and a…

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Wheat Board Poll

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 13 September 1950 · page 6

Four candidates have been [?] in the election of a member of the State wheat Committee to represent the No. 3 Southern Electoral…

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Wool Worth Watching

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 13 September 1950 · page 1

Boom prices of wool and sheep will lead to thefts Unless precautions are taken, Sgt. McGuinness, acting…

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U.s. Wool Proposals Opposed

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 13 September 1950 · page 8

PORT ELIZABETH, Tues.: American proposals for a cerling price on wool and the exclusion of Russia as a buyer were today…

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Copland, U.s. Wool Plans Opposed

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 13 September 1950 · page 2

ADELAIDE, Tues: At its half yearly conference today, the S.A. branch of Wheat and Woolgrowers’ Federation strongly opposed…

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No Sag in Wool Prices Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 13 September 1950 · page 1

Yesterday’s record wool prices were maintained at today’s auctions. Under good competition from the Continent, Great Britain, and the United States, the…

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Denies Hold-up of Transport of Wool

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 13 September 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tues.: Minister for Transport (Mr Sheahan) denied in the Legislative Assembly that his department was holding up the…

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Good Market Expected at the Albury Wool Sales

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 13 September 1950 · page 3

Albury woolbrokers anticipate a good market for the 18,000 bales to be offered at the first series of wool sales in…

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Aviation Now Aiding Farmer

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 13 September 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tues.: The Minister for Agriculture (Mr Graham) said today there was a definite place in agriculture for the…

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Junior Farmers' School at Wagga Agricultural College

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 13 September 1950 · page 4

The Minister for Agriculture (Hon E.H. Graham, M.L.A.)announced last week that he had decided to hold school of Junior Farmers at Wagga…

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A Farmers’ Service Berrigan Agricultural Bureau

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 13 September 1950 · page 9

On Thursday 21st September, at 8 p.m. in the Shire Hall , Mr. E, J, Johnston Hon, Soils officer with the C.S.I.R.O. Deniliquin , will lecture and discuss…

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