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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1951

1,729 stories in Murray's papers · page 13 of 87

Mr Mitchell MLA, Opens Kergunyah Young Farmers’ Field Day

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 March 1951 · page 10

“Today is a day when young and old alike meet on common ground,” said the Victorian Attorney-General, Mr T. Mitchell, MLA, opening the Kiewa Valley Young Farmers' Association field day at Kergunyah yesterday. “It is an example of the democratic feeling…

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Wheat, Wool, & Oat Marketing Discussed By W.G.U. President

The Observer · Friday 2 March 1951 · page 1

"Organised marketing and stabilisation are too valuable for us to lose them. I say that as a wheatgrower for 47 years, and as one who has sons who are carrying on with wheatgrowing," said Mr. H.A. Coll will at meetings of the Wheatgrowers' Union in the Southern Riverina…

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Wheat Acreage Declines

The Pastoral Times · Friday 2 March 1951 · page 3

According to the Government Statistician (Mr. Carver), N.S.W. sowed 3,361,000 acres to wheat for grain last year…

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Wool Values at High Level

The Observer · Friday 2 March 1951 · page 1

Since the last Albury series of wool sales, the price has been phenomenal and can fee quoted as 25 per cent increase for Merino and 25 to 33 1-3 per…

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Wheat Yield Ex[?] 183 Million Bus[?]

The Pastoral Times · Friday 2 March 1951 · page 2

Australia’s wheat harvest [?] the 1950-81 season totall[?] 400,000 bushels—16.7 per[?] below the record crop of [?]…

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Record Wool Price at 333 & alb

Border Morning Mail · Friday 2 March 1951 · page 10

NEWCASTLE, Thurs: A new local record of 333d a [?]b was made for greasy merino fleece, at the wool sales here today. Values were equal to…

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Wool Tax Applies to Soldier Settlers

The Pastoral Times · Friday 2 March 1951 · page 2

Soldier settlers Under the war service land settlement scheme and ex-servicemen being financially assisted in other ways to…

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Home Price for Wool? Alternative to Deduction Scheme

The Pastoral Times · Friday 2 March 1951 · page 7

“Critics of the wool sales deduction scheme have failed to produce any acceptable alternatives,” says the bulletin…

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Seventy-five Years Ago (From the “Pastoral Times,” January 22, 1876)

The Pastoral Times · Friday 2 March 1951 · page 2

Birth—Mein: On 7th instant, at Hawthorn House, the wife-of Dr. Mein, Moolpa, of a son. D. and M. Railway Shares…

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Wool Sales for Seven Months Exceeds Any Full Season

The Pastoral Times · Friday 2 March 1951 · page 5

A total of 2,063,675 bales of greasy and scoured wool, worth £347,222,408, were sold in Australia during the first seven…

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Turning Back the Files . . . Ten Teams Ago (From the “Pastoral Times,” January 31, 1941)

The Pastoral Times · Friday 2 March 1951 · page 2

Engagements — The engagement is announced of Mavis J., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Munro, Wood Street, to George,…

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Junior Farmers' Project Competition

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 March 1951 · page 1

The enthusiastic support given to the Junior Farmers Project Competition which was held for the first time, last year, has encouraged the…

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S.a. Farmers’ Tour

The Pastoral Times · Friday 2 March 1951 · page 1

A party of 22 South Australian farmers are at present in Deniliquin. They will stay overnight at various local hotels and…

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Sheep Sale at Albury

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 3 March 1951 · page 22

New Zealand Loan and Dalgety & Co, agents in conjunction, held a successful special sheep sale at Albury yesterday. Unfortunately through…

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Sheep Losses in Holbrook District

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 3 March 1951 · page 19

There had been considerable losses in weaners and hoggets in Holbrook district through worm infestation, stock inspector (Mr…

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100 Million More Sheep If Rabbits Destroyed

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 3 March 1951 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Fri.: Elimination of the 500,090,000 rabbit population would enable Australia to carry an additional…

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Geelong Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 6 March 1951 · page 6

The Geelong Woolbrokers’ Association reports that at the sixth series of wool sales in the 1950/51 season, held on…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 6 March 1951 · page 7

The Melbourne Woolbrokers report that at the eighth series of wool sales for the 1950/51 season on February 12 to 15, the…

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Wool and Stock

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 6 March 1951 · page 2

Australian Mercantile Land and Finane Co. Ltd. (incorporating the business of Wilkinson and Lavender Ltd.) wired under yesterday's date:—…

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Twenty-six Years Ago (From the “Pastoral Times,” February 7. 1925)

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 6 March 1951 · page 6

Railway—The Victorian Railway forwarded to Murray Shire Council plans showing areas proposed to be acquired within…

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