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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1951

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No wheat for Spain yet

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 11 April 1951 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Tuesday: Senor Canabel, Spanish wheatbuyer, who placed Spain’s, urgent plea for more wheat before the…

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Corowa Men Charged Over Wool

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 11 April 1951 · page 16

Three Corowa men were charged at Berrigan court yesterday with having had bags of wool in their possession…

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A Wool Classer Can Earn £105 a Week

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 11 April 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.: Under a new award notified today, a wool-classer can clear about £30 a week in an eight stand shed; £70 a week in a 20 stand shed; and £105 a week in a 25 stand shed. His earnings may be higher if the shearers average more than 100 sheep a day each…

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Wages Board for dairy farm workers

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 11 April 1951 · page 15

MELBOURNE, Tues.: Establishment of a dairy farm workers board was approved by the State Executive Council today…

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An Essay on Wheat. (By a Pupil of a Country School)

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 11 April 1951 · page 2

Wheat is grown in quite a lot of countries, and generally sent across the sea to other countries which could just as well grow it themselves. This…

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Casey blames high wool prices for causing rising cost of living

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 11 April 1951 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tues.: The gigantic prices for wool had caused the rising cost of living during the past few months, the Minister for Development (Mr Casey) said tonight…

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Better news for district wool men on eve of Albury soles today

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 11 April 1951 · page 5

On the ere of Albury wool soles today better news for district woolgrowers was received from Sydney last evening. Yesterday prices took a…

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Rain Worries English Farmers

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 11 April 1951 · page 12

LONDON, Tues: Spring crop sowing is seriously behind schedule because of continued rain and cold, the Government today announced…

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Albury Sheep Show

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 April 1951 · page 2

Schedules for Albury Sheep Show on July 17, 18 and 19, will be out soon secretary of Albury Show Society (Mr A.G. Young)…

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Search for missing sheep

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 April 1951 · page 7

ADELAIDE. Wed: South Australian and Victorian detectives are investigating the disappearance of 300 merino weaners worth £2400…

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Wool Was the Rage

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 April 1951 · page 2

Albury school children are learning in their youth that the country is living “off the sheep’s back.” At yesterday’s principal selling day…

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Labor’s wheat policy attacked

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 April 1951 · page 6

SYDNEY, Wed.: The Labor Party’s wheat policy was attacked today by the treasurer of the Farmers and Settlers’…

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Police Warning on Wool Thefts

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 April 1951 · page 2

Albury detectives said yesterday there was a “good deal of activity” by wool thieves in the Corowa-Jerilderie - Tocumwal area…

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Wool prices drop at Albury

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 April 1951 · page 1

Wool prices dropped sharply yesterday at the principal selling day of the sixth Albury wool…

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Wool Worth Heiress in Serious Condition

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 April 1951 · page 10

NEW YORK, Wed.: Woolworth heiress, Barbara Hutton, was reported last night to have been, admitted to hospital here in a serious…

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To the Editor. “Wool men should stick to Menzies”

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 April 1951 · page 2

Sir,—I consider the a[?]ude adopted- by a section of wool growers at Ballarat when being addressed by Mr. Fadden in his…

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“Graziers, farmers, support A.L.P.”

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 April 1951 · page 7

SYDNEY, Wed.: Leader of the Senate Opposition (Sen. Ashley) said today there was a definite swing against the Government…

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High Wool Pr[?]

The Pastoral Times · Friday 13 April 1951 · page 2

High wool prices are [?] the Orange agronomi[?] Madsen) as one of [?] for the district decline [?]…

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Warning on Wool Price

The Pastoral Times · Friday 13 April 1951 · page 9

Shortly before sterling was devalued in 1949, crossbred wools seemed cheap by comparison with merinos. Soon afterwards…

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Charged with Wool Stealing

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 April 1951 · page 3

At the Berrigan Court on Tuesday last three Corowa men--Robert: Vernie Kernaghan. 41. drover Francis Chas. Wallies. 26. drover, and…

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