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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1951

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Intake of Wheat at Henty Silos to be Speeded Up Extensions to be Made at Pleasant Hills And Munyabla

The Observer · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 1

Mr. H W. Taylor reported to the first meeting of Henty branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association far 1951, held at the School of Arts on Tuesday afternoon, that he and other members of the branch had recently waited upon the Wheat Commissioner (Mr. Hodgson) regarding…

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Yerong Creek Farmers and Settlers' Association Meeting

The Observer · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the Yerong Creek branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held on Monday, when Mr. J. T. Willis presided over an…

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Decision on Challenge to Wool Acts Reserved

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 17 February 1951 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Fri.: The Full High Court today reserved its decision on a claim by two members of the Australian Primary Producers’ Union that the Wool Sales Deductions Acts are…

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Sheep Population Declining

Border Morning Mail · Monday 19 February 1951 · page 2

BRISBANE, Sun.: Queensland sheep population has been steadily declining for seven years. In 1943 it .was estimated at…

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Japs to Buy Wheat, Paper Pulp

Border Morning Mail · Monday 19 February 1951 · page 5

TOKIO, Sun.: The Japanese Government announced yesterday that it was allocating 10 million US dollars for the importation of 50,000…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 20 February 1951 · page 4

The Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Co. Ltd. report that the eighth series of current season’s wool sales…

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Commercial Melbourne Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 20 February 1951 · page 3

The Melbourne Woolbrokers report that auctions were continued today, when 11,000 bales were submitted by the combined…

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Wool prices rise again

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 20 February 1951 · page 11

SYDNEY, Mon.: There was a further increase in wool prices in Sydney today. The market, when compared…

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Wheat yield 183 million bushels

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 20 February 1951 · page 4

CANBERRA, Mon.: Australia’s wheat harvest for the 1950-51 season totalled 183,000,000 bushels—16.7 per cent, below the…

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W.A. Record Prices for Wool

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 20 February 1951 · page 5

PERTH, Mon.: A record State price of 26ld a lb. for greasy wool was paid' at today’s wool sale. Price of 34ld. for scoured wool…

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In Days Gone By... Six Years AGO(From the “Pastoral Times,” February 9, 1945.)

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 20 February 1951 · page 2

Younger Set Picnic. —The Younger Set’s picnic and sports gathering at Picnic Pooint was very successful and thoroughly…

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Wool Prices Firm

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 21 February 1951 · page 16

SYDNEY, Tues: Prices at today’s wool sales were fully firm at yesterday’s levels for all descriptions of merino. Comebacks and crossbreds…

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1500 sheep perish in fire

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 21 February 1951 · page 2

BRISBANE, Tues.: Sheep worth £15,000 have been burnt to death in a fire which has swept through five sheep stations in the…

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Albury district CP. men condemn Wool Tax Act

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 21 February 1951 · page 5

A motion condemning the Menzies-Fadden Government’s Wool Tax Deduction Act, and urging that it be discontinued at the end of this wool year, was carried by a large majority of…

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Record realisation expected at next week’s wool sales

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 21 February 1951 · page 11

Fifth of the series of wool safes in Albury for the 1950-51 season will be held on February 28 and March 1, when 20,000 bates will be catalogued. It is the largest individual catalogue…

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World’s highest price for wool 3413 a lb

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 21 February 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tues.: The world’s highest price for wool was realised for one bale of extra fine merino lamb’s wool…

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Compensation for Cattle

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wed.: Following on constant representations by pastoral and stockowners’ associations, payment will be made, to owners…

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Hardening tendency for wool

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 10

SYDNEY. Wed: There was a further hardening tendency for all descriptions of merinos on the Sydney wool market…

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World Record for Crossbred Wool

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Wed.: A new world record for crossbred wool was established at the Geelong wool sales today when eight…

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What's News in Wool

The Observer · Friday 23 February 1951 · page 3

WOOL GOES DANCING.—Peggy Allen designed this enchanting ball gown of fine white face cloth. The strapless bodice is appliqued with black lace in a leaf design. Displayed in the Mannequin Parade, "Leisure and Pleasure in Wool."…

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