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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1950

1,532 stories in Murray's papers · page 62 of 77

Drenching Sheep with Phenothiazine

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 31 October 1950 · page 4

"There seem few reasonable grounds for the frequent complaints heard about the relatively high cost of phenothiazine for drenching sheep against…

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Commercial Cattle £2 Higher at Tallangatta

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 31 October 1950 · page 14

Gippsland & Northern Co-operative co. Ltd. conducted their annual spring cattle sale in their Tallangatta yards submitting 1194 cattle to a large…

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Wool Going by Road

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 31 October 1950 · page 3

Because of the Victorian railways strike wool from Albury is being moved to Melbourne by heavy transport trucks. Fifty six bales were loaded onto truck—a total of about 9½ tons…

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Wool Deductions Scheme Explained

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 31 October 1950 · page 1

"THIS in not another tax on the producer. The amount which a producer is required to pay is merely a payment towards the income tax and provisional tax which he will be required to pay under the existing laws,." declared Mr…

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Cornsacks for Coming Wheat Harvest

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 31 October 1950 · page 1

The Minister for Agriculture the Hon. E. H. Graham M.L.A., said in the Legislative Assembly last week that the Australia Wheat Board, as…

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Russia Dominates Melbourne Wool Market

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 31 October 1950 · page 14

MELBOURNE, Mon: Top price 188d a lb was paid for merino fleece at Melbourne wool sales today. Approximately 10,200 bales were offered…

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Wool Tax Move for Digger Settlers

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 31 October 1950 · page 11

SYDNEY, Mon.: The Minister for Lands (Mr. Renshaw) said today that he had asked the Premier (Mr. McGirr) to take-up…

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21,400 Sheep Average £4/17/9 at Swan Hill

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 31 October 1950 · page 4

O'Connor, Egan & Co., and Younghusband Ltd. report having conducted their annual October off-shears sale at Swan…

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Soldier Settlers Should be Exempt from Proposed Wool Tax High Prices Reflected in Crown Land Debt Reductions

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 31 October 1950 · page 3

The Minister for Lands (Mr Renshaw) said today that Crown tenants had reduced the total debts owing to the Department…

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Walbundrie Crop Damage

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 31 October 1950 · page 3

The past wet week has upset plans for the farmers. Hay that was ready for cutting has had to be left until the ground has sufficiently…

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Cudgewa Dairy C. Has a Good Year

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 31 October 1950 · page 4

At the annual meeting of shareholders of Cudgewa Dairy Company Limited, the chairman (Mr W. H. Lambert) said that during…

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P. and A. Society's Crop Competition

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 31 October 1950 · page 7

Entries are now being taken for the Pastoral and Agricultural Society's annual crop competition, the triphy for which is…

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Farmers to Fight Wool Tax

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 November 1950 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Tues.: As soon as the Federal Government’s wool tax plan becomes law the Australian Primary Producers’ Union will…

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Rust Appears in Some Wheat Crops

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 November 1950 · page 6

Although stem rust has developed among some of the earlier wheat crops in the Riverina, there have been no…

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Commercial Wodonga Cattle Market

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 November 1950 · page 14

The associated agents, selling in the following order. Gippsland & [?] New. Zealand Loan. Goldsbrough Mort, A.M.L. & F. Younhusband Ltd,…

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Two Buttered at Lonely Sheep Station

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 November 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tues. Two men were arrested at a lonely sheep station near Peak Hill today and charged with two counts of…

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16,000 Sheep Average 4/3/2

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 1 November 1950 · page 3

A highly successful special off-shears sale was conducted at Jerilderie on Thursday, 19th October by Mr. M. Fenaughty in conjunction with Messrs…

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British Wool Mission Coming Here

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 November 1950 · page 3

LONDON, Tues.: The International Wool Secretariat today named four members of the British wool mission to the…

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Mr. Fairbairn, M.h.e [?] Defends Wool Tax

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 November 1950 · page 4

Mr D. E. [?] said yesterday that he [?] that the wool prepayment scheme was not [?]sonable…

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£20,000 FOR 111 Bales of Wool—world Record Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 November 1950 · page 3

A world’s record for an auction sale of a single lot of wool was established in Sydney today, when £20,674 was paid for 111 bales of greasy merino pieces…

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