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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1950

1,532 stories in Murray's papers · page 73 of 77

Rail Strike Badly Affecting Victorian Farmers MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 2 December 1950 · page 4

Indications of for reaching effects of the rail strike on Victorian economy, particularly on primary producers, were given today by the secretary of the Victorian Graziers’ Association,…

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Wool Tax Now Operating

Border Morning Mail · Monday 4 December 1950 · page 3

CANBERRA. Sun.: The Governor - General, Mr McKell, yesterday gave the…

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Holbrook Farm Sold at Record Price

Border Morning Mail · Monday 4 December 1950 · page 2

The well known property, “Belmont”, comprising approximately 500 acres, freehold situated one and a half miles from Holbrook,…

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Wool Spilled on to Road

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 5 December 1950 · page 1

This semi-trailer loaded with 81 bales of wool overturned at the busy intersection of Guinea and Olive-streets shortly after 1 o’clock yesterday. Driver of the vech[?] Wilfred [?] was not injured, resides in Olive street, and is employed by Judd's Transport Service, Culcairn. He told police that the rear springs of the truck seemed to collapse when he was…

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Rand Grower Wins 1950 Wheat Competition

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 5 December 1950 · page 10

Albury Show Society’s 1950 wheat crop competition has been won by Mr H. Trethowan, of Rand. Judging ended yesterday. Although yield is not an…

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Wool Appeal Should Gross Nearly £1000 For Memorial Park

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 5 December 1950 · page 1

About eight bales of wool, estimated to be worth between £800 and £1000, was the result of the wool appeal launched at…

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Wool Tax Challenge in the High Court MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 5 December 1950 · page 1

The validity of Wool Sales Deduction Acts, under which the Commonwealth Government orders the holding of 27½ per cent of the proceeds of the wool clip, is to be challenged in the High…

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Corowa District Crop Competition

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 5 December 1950 · page 1

Judging of the twenty entries in the District Wheat growing Competition under the auspices of the Corowa P. A. and H. Society was…

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Farmers’ Enemies on the March

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 5 December 1950 · page 2

The fight against grasshoppers and locusts in the Murray River area will have to be speeded up, and intensified into total warfare if the impending menace to wheat; oat and vegetable crops, is to be checked, let alone eliminated. Reports, both…

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Rutherglen Wheat Crop Awards

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 December 1950 · page 14

Rutherglen growing wheat crop competition has been won by district, farmer Mr. J. Baker, whose total points of 94…

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Albury Sheep Market

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 December 1950 · page 19

Following Is the order of sale at today’s Albury sheep market: Dalgety &Co. Ltd, Goldsbrough Mort, John McNamara & Go, Gippsland &…

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Wheat Yields Disappoint

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 December 1950 · page 2

Hot weather has enabled farmers in the Walbundrie district to get on with their harvesting. Crop yields generally are disappointing…

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Excellent Wheat Quality

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 December 1950 · page 2

Mr W. P. Gilfuis, officer-in-charge for the Grain Elevators Board at Rutherglen, said yesterday that the sample of wheat…

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Wool Levy Exemption

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 December 1950 · page 11

CANBERRA, Tues.: Three bills to give effect to the Government’s, decision to exempt skin wools from the wool levy of 7½ per cent were…

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Sheep Population Now 112 Million

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 December 1950 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tues.: The estimated number of sheep in Australia last March was 112,900,000, compared with 108,700,000 a year…

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Big Airlift of Wool

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 December 1950 · page 6

NARRABRI, Tuesday : Following the successful airlift of 700 bales of wool from Yarraldool station to Narrabri, it is possible…

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Christmas Present for Wheat Men

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 December 1950 · page 11

SYDNEY, Tues.: The Minister for Commerce and Agriculture, Mr. McEwen, announced today, that a third advance had been…

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Soviet Steps Up Wool Purchases

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 December 1950 · page 8

CANBERRA, Tuesday : Russia increased her purchases of Australian wool more than threefold in the four months ended…

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10,000 Wheat Varieties Have Been Tested

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 6 December 1950 · page 2

It is not generally known that the Department is carrying out a progressive wheat breeding programme centred principally at Temora Wagga and…

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Minister Hits Wool Tax “Grab” SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 December 1950 · page 14

The Minister far Agriculture (Mr Graham) declared today that he would continue to oppose the Federal Liberal…

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