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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1950

1,532 stories in Murray's papers · page 63 of 77

Flood Sheep Losses

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 2 November 1950 · page 1

Sheep losses in the Walgett P.P. District as a result of the recent flood are computed at approximately 23,000. Losses in the Walgett…

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No Change From Wool Auctions

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 November 1950 · page 2

CANBERRA, Wed.: United States of America had sought internation allocation of wool at the Wool Study Group conference in…

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Goolgumbla Sold at Auction Sheep Stud Record £365,000 for Property

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 2 November 1950 · page 3

Goolgumbla, noted Riverina stud sheep property of 47,354 acres, was sold in Sydney on Friday for a record auction price of £365,000…

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Sheep Farmers Flying to Australia

Border Morning Mail · Friday 3 November 1950 · page 14

LONDON. Thurs: Messrs Frank Burt and L. McTattart, 31-year old West Australian sheep farmers, will take off from Britain…

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Sheep Killers

The Pastoral Times · Friday 3 November 1950 · page 6

Graziers in Deniliquin district have experienced periodical outbreaks of sheep killing and they usually attach the…

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Berriquin Butter Factory Directors

The Pastoral Times · Friday 3 November 1950 · page 6

The result of the postal ballot held, to elect three directors of the Berriquin Co-operative Society Ltd, was declared at the…

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Sheep Mortality From Pulpy Kidney

The Observer · Friday 3 November 1950 · page 3

Serious losses of sheep have been caused by the unusual incidence of pulpy kidney. Widespread outbreaks have been investigated and shown the…

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N.S.W. Butter Production Rising Steadily

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 November 1950 · page 1

Alhough butter production in New South Wales is steadily rising it will be some time before the State's out put will make imports unnecessary…

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Post-j.o. Wool Plan

Border Morning Mail · Friday 3 November 1950 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thurs.: The Minister for Commerce and Agriculture (Mr. McEwen) told a meeting of woolgrowers’…

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Weighing of Wheat at Country Sidings

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 November 1950 · page 1

If the new Chairman of the Australian Wheat Board has directed all country receiving agents to weigh every bag of wheat over the scales…

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Wool Pre-payment Not Unreasonable Says Mr. Fairbairn

The Observer · Friday 3 November 1950 · page 1

Speaking in Albury on Tuesday, Mr. D. E. Fairbairn, M.H.R., said he believed that the Wool Prepayment Scheme was not unreasonable. He was…

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Big Wool Cheque £5½ Mil. For 38,000 Bales

Border Morning Mail · Friday 3 November 1950 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Thurs.: Buyers paid more than £5,500,000 for 38,450 bales of growers’ sad stockpile wool at Newcastle sales…

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Rain, Wind Damage District Wheat Crops

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 4 November 1950 · page 3

Damage to wheat crops in the southern Riverina and North-Eastern Victoria which were lashed by heavy rain and strong winds yesterday for the third time in two weeks would be difficult to estimate, manager of Rutherglen Research Station (Mr N. Killeen) said last night…

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Jo Wool Profits

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 4 November 1950 · page 2

In answer to a question in the House of Representatives asked by Mr Fairhairn, the Minister for Commerce and Agriculture (Mr…

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Wool Goes Into Toppers

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 4 November 1950 · page 6

The ideal casual jacket is interpreted by Jean Desses in Lesur’s diamond thecked black and white overcoating. Note the popular asymmetrical line…

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60 Million Bushel Crop Expected

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 4 November 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY. Fri.: The wheat harvest in NSW this season will probably yield 60,000,000 bushels, the Minister for Agriculture (Mr…

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U.S. Request for Wool for Armed Forces Sets Problem SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Monday 6 November 1950 · page 7

The Minister for Commerce and Agriculture (Mr McEwen), in the course of a radio talk to-night, said a problem that had been posed for the Government was the request of the United States that some steps should be taken to help her secure her huge military requirements of wool…

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Price for Caroonboou Wool

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 7 November 1950 · page 1

Wool offered in, Melbourne last week from Mr. T. C. Macawes “Caroonboon” station fetched up to mid per lb…

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Work Begins on Fat Sheep Pens

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 7 November 1950 · page 1

As hinted in the “Pastoral Times” last month, a Hay district sheepyard building contractor has taken over the…

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Slight Price Rise at Hay Sheep Sale

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 7 November 1950 · page 2

Compared with the previous sale in October, sheep offered at the sale conducted yesterday by the A.M.L. & F. Co. in conjunction with younghusband…

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