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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1950

1,532 stories in Murray's papers · page 58 of 77

“ There Will Be No Copland Wool Tax”

The Pastoral Times · Friday 13 October 1950 · page 6

Speaking at a monster meeting of woolgrowers in Narrandera recently, convened to protest against the Copland Wool Tax,…

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"Pay-as-you-go" Wool Tax for Graziers Pensions Rise in Record Budget

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 13 October 1950 · page 2

IN a record Budget introduced in the House of Representatives last night by the Treasurer (Mr. A. Fadden) provision was made for the payment by wool growers of 20 per cent. of returns to the Taxation Commissioner…

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Kangaroos Damaging Crops

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 13 October 1950 · page 4

Country Party members in the Legislative Assembly have drawn attention to extensive damage being done to crops and pastures by kangaroos…

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Orphaned Brothers to Become Farmers

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 14 October 1950 · page 4

SIDNEY, Fri,: Four orphaned brothers who secured large verdicts in damages claims against the Commissioner for Main…

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Future of Wool Sales ?

Border Morning Mail · Monday 16 October 1950 · page 2

Wool men are doing very well these days, and getting something to make up for the lean years of the past. But they are also getting quite a good deal of impolite attention from the authorities, and will have to put up as cheerfully as…

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Top American Wool Men Here

Border Morning Mail · Monday 16 October 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sun: Two of the too wool experts of America—Mr G. Norman Winder, of Colorado , and Mr Harry J. Deverteaux, of South…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 17 October 1950 · page 6

The Melbourne Woolbrokers report that at the second series wool sales for the 1950/51 season held on September 25, 26,…

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Control of Bodyp-strike in Sheep Interim Recommendations

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 17 October 1950 · page 4

Body-strike has recently caused serious losses of sheep and wool, and further fly-waves may be expected to commence in many areas, particularly…

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Home Prices for Meat and Wool

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 17 October 1950 · page 4

In the Legislative Assembly the Leader of the Country Party (Lt.-Col. Bruxner) asked the Minister for Prices , (Mr. Finnan) whether it was a fact…

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Here's The Farm, But Where's The Soil

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 17 October 1950 · page 1

Hordes of gullies now remind us We should build our lands to stay; And departing leave behind us Fields that have not washed aways…

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Tallangatta Soldier Risked Life Helping Farmer

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 October 1950 · page 9

TOKIO, Mon.: A British staff sergeant and an Australian private risked their lives today to give a North Korean…

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Commercial Wodonga Cattle Market

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 18 October 1950 · page 19

Albury and Wodonga associated gents [?] in the following order, Farmers A Grazlers, Dalgety & Co, Goldsbrough Mort, John McNamara & Co, A.M.L. &…

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District Wheat Farmers Fear an Outbreak of Rust

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 18 October 1950 · page 6

While wheat farmers welcomed the rain which fell throughout Southern Riverina and North-Eastern Victorian districts yesterday for maturing crops, they fear a continuance of wet weather this month might course outbreak of rust and lodgment off heavier crops…

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Wheat Board Chair- Man Criticised

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 18 October 1950 · page 6

SYDNEY, Tues.: The newly-ap-poinfed chairman, of the Wheat Board, Mr Teasdale, was referred to by the Minister for Agriculture…

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Wool Prices Good in Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 18 October 1950 · page 19

MELBOURNE, Tues: Eleven thousand bales were suhmitted at the Melbourne wool sales today, being representatives of all wool growing districts in…

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McEWEN SEES U.S. Farm Minister

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 18 October 1950 · page 8

WASHINGTON, Tues.: Australian Commerce Minister (Mr Mc-Ewen) paid a courtesy call on the United States Secretary of…

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Junior Farmers’ Club

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 18 October 1950 · page 6

All these interested in the ,Berrigan: Junior Farmers Club Trill be pleased to learn- that one of its members, Keith. Hodgson, received-second prize in the…

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Wool Air Lift

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 19 October 1950 · page 3

When roads had been ripped about by floods, and wool at Willandra sheep station, 26 miles from Roto Siding was being kept from the…

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Ballot of Wool Growers

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 19 October 1950 · page 4

The Prime Minister, replying to a question in the House of Representatives on Wednesday of last week, asked by Mr. Hugh S…

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“Wool Tax Most Vicious”

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 19 October 1950 · page 11

SYDNEY, Wed.: Woolgrowers had been singled out to balance the Budget to the extent of £103 million, which was…

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