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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1951

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Take Care of Your Wool

Border Morning Mail · Monday 2 April 1951 · page 2

Transport drivers carrying wool are asked not to leave their vehicles unattended at any time. Station owners should take all…

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To the Editor the Wool Tax

Border Morning Mail · Monday 2 April 1951 · page 2

Sir,—In last Tuesday’s paper I was reported as having said that under the Wool Sales Deduction Act a grower could use his credit…

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Sydney Show Cattle Sales

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 3 April 1951 · page 1

Among the record purcheses of stud cattle at the Sydney Show this week was the junior shorthorn champion bought by Elsinora Pty. Ltd…

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“Wool Reached Peak”

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 3 April 1951 · page 1

CANBERRA, Monday: The Minister for Commerce and Agriculture (Mr. McEwen) said today that he believed wool…

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Distribution of Wool Profits

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 3 April 1951 · page 1

The Minister for Commerce (Mr McEwen) announced last week that the Government would make an early distribution of profits from…

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Minister’s denial on wheat

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 3 April 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.: A strong denial that the price of wheat in Australia for stock feed, or for any purpose other than…

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Spain’s wheat buying difficulties

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 3 April 1951 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Mon.: Reported move by Spain to buy Australian wheat is likely to meet with difficulties, according to the…

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Girl “boss” drover to overland mob of 1200 cattle

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 3 April 1951 · page 2

DARWIN, Mon.: Australia’s only girl “boss” drover, 24-year-old Edna Ziggenbine, of Tennant Creek, will overlaid another mob of cattle half way across Australia this year. She intends leaving Banka Banka, in…

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Farmers Will Get Pollard

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 3 April 1951 · page 2

Farmers listening to Mr. Chifley’s election speech in the hope of hearing what Labor proposed to do to make farm production costs cheaper and difficulties easier must have been as disappointed as others who heard his vague platitudes…

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Border district wine grape crop down by half

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 3 April 1951 · page 1

The N.E. Victorian district wine grape crop will only be half of the average crop, and many vignerons will lose heavily. This was stated yesterday by the secretary of the Rutherglen and District Wine Growers' Association (Mr J. C. Stanton)…

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Wool values again decline

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 4 April 1951 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tues.: Values for faulty merino wools, comebacks and the crossbred fleeces of [?] descriptions declined a further five…

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P.M’s promise on wool tax

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 4 April 1951 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tue.: This is what Mr Menzies had to say tonight about the Wool Tax:…

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Indi Labor man hits at Wool Tax

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 4 April 1951 · page 16

“I will fight for the abolition of the sectional wool tax, which I consider unjust in its entirety,” the endorsed Labor candidate…

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America seeks to lower prices for wool sold in Australia

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 4 April 1951 · page 9

NEW YORK, Tues.: The United States Government is considering two drastic steps to combat the high price of raw wool. This was stated by the…

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£17 Million Cheque Goes to Albury and District Wool Men

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 4 April 1951 · page 2

Albury district Woolgrowers received a cheque for £17,195,009 from the five woof sales held this season—on all-time record. Only two more sales will…

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Farmer on Three Stealing Charges

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 4 April 1951 · page 4

Lyle Thomas Druitt appeared at the Deniliquin Court of Petty Sessions answer three charges of stealing. He pleaded guilty, and was ordered…

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Butter Output Increases

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 5 April 1951 · page 6

CANBERRA, Wed.: Increases in the production of both whole milk and butter were recorded in the seven…

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Wool Subsidy Payments

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 5 April 1951 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Wed.: The Minister for Commerce and Agriculture (Mr.McEwen) announced today that the Government had…

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Sheep Stealing on the Border

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 5 April 1951 · page 4

Graziers in the Yelarbon-Goondiwindi area believe an organised gang is conducting large scale sheep stealing operations…

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Downward Tendency in Wool

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 5 April 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wed.: Downward trend in prices continued when the Melbourne wool sales were resumed…

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