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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1951

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Wheat Crop Survey Reveals Little Grub Damage This Year

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 3

A recent survey of New South Wales wheatgrowing districts by officers of the Department of Agriculture showed that the wheat root…

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Wool and Stock

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 2

The Country Producers' Selling Cot Ltd. reports the following sales at Homebush market on 8th January:—7592 sheep, 6052 lambs and hoggets…

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Wool Prices Remain Firm

The Observer · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 1

Prices at the wool sales held in Albury showed a considerable rise on those received at the last auction. This is in keeping with sales throughout the…

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Wool in Defence Materials Pool?

Border Morning Mail · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 11

CANBERRA, Thurs.: Members of western democracies are working towards a plan for pooling of strategic defence materials, it was…

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234d Lb. for This Wool

Border Morning Mail · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 1

Top price for Tuesday’s wool sales in Albury (234d per lb.) was paid for this lot, sold by Dalgety’s on behalf of Messrs. J. J. Post and Sons, Cookardinia. Inspecting the fleece is Albury…

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Prices for Bagged and Bulk Wheat

The Pastoral Times · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 2

The Minister for Commerce and Agriculture, Mr. McEwen, has given particulars of the price the wheat farmer received for…

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District Wheat Harvest Down on Estimates

Border Morning Mail · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 9

Although Brocklesby had only received 80,000 bags of wheal to date this season, compared with 100,000 bags for the last two seasons, Mr Ziebarth, silo agent, said “it has been…

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Wool Tax Refunds If Act Invalid

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 2

According to a report from the Australian Primary Producer's' Union, the Federal Treasurer (Mr. A. Fadden) has agreed to refund to growers all…

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Wool Sales Deduction Charge Now Being Demanded

The Pastoral Times · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 4

An application to the High Court by the Australian Primary Producers’ Union for an injunction restraining the…

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Enterotoxaemia Prevalent in Sheep in Many N.S.W. DISTRICTS

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 1

Entero-toxaemia is prevalent in most of the state highly improved districts particularly the Riverina--a veterinary officer of the…

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A.P.P.U. Fight Against Wool Tax

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 1

A well-attended meeting of the Corowa branch of the Australian Primary Producers' Union was held in the Oddfellows' Hall…

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Salt Licks for Sheep Growth Rates Not Accelerated In Wagga Experiment

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 4

Salt and salt-plus-limestone licks provided to groups of growing stud Dorset Horn rams in an experiment at Wagga Agricultural College, made…

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Original Correspondence The Wool Tax Bill (To the Editor of the "Riverine Grazier,")

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 2

Sir,—May I be granted a little space in your paper, to see if I can start a general discussion, on a subject which I consider opens a very wide field for…

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Search for Lost Sheep

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 January 1951 · page 18

DUBBO. Fri.: Police are searching for a flock of sheep valued at £1000 which has been lost in the Narromine-Trangie area since the…

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Wool Thefts Increase

Border Morning Mail · Monday 15 January 1951 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sun.: Wool thefts are increasing as rising prices make this commodity more and more valuable…

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Wool and Stock

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 2

Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Co. Ltd. (incorporating the business of Wilkinson and Lavender f.td.), wired under yesrerday's date:—…

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A South African Sheep Sale

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 10

Australians who complain about the high prices sheep are bringing- at suction, can content themselves by the knowledge…

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Demand for Wool Will Continue

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 11

SYDNEY, Mon.: The buying of wool was likely to continue for an appreciable period as requirements were large, according…

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Big Wool Clip was Dollar-earner

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 4

Australia is expected to earn 300,000,000 dollars from the sale of its 1950-51 wool clip to America…

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Wool Values Up 133 P.c

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 11

SYDNEY, Mon.: Wool sold at auction in Australia daring the last six month 1950 realised £270,812,729 for 1,718,033 bales,…

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