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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1951

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Commercial Albury Produce Sales Farmers & Graziers’ Report

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 26 May 1951 · page 18

Farmers & Graziers Co-op. Co. Ltd. offered a large and attractive catalogue of sheepskins, hides, tallow and [?] to a representative attendance of…

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Farmers, Here Is a Chance to Travel, Free

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 26 May 1951 · page 9

CANBERRA, Fri.: The Nuffield Foundation will continue this year its practice of offering two travelling scholarships to…

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Pleased border district farmers say that latest rain is “just right”

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 26 May 1951 · page 4

Farmers describe the widespread soaking rain which has fallen in the border districts over the past 48 hours as “just right.” They say the rain will do untold good to crops and pastures…

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Beware the Wool Tax

Border Morning Mail · Monday 28 May 1951 · page 2

It is astonishing to learn that “officials of the Farmers and Settlers’ Association of N.S.W. praised” the post-J.O. wool plan. These people have been, bitter opponents of the wheat stabilisation scheme practically since its inception…

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Primary Producers Discuss Wool Plan

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 29 May 1951 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Mon.: Delegates from 93 branches of the Australian Primary Producers’ Union discussed the post JO…

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Wool Reserve Plan Summary for Referendum

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 29 May 1951 · page 1

Growers' organisations in Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa initiated proposals for a minimum reserve price plan with the United…

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Several factors cause wool values to drop

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 29 May 1951 · page 11

SYDNEY, Mon: Repercussions from the protracted shipping hold-up in New Zealand which has involved overseas…

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To The Editor Opposition to Wool Levy

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 29 May 1951 · page 10

Sir,—Woolgrowers will shortly be called upon to vote for or against a wool levy of 7½ per cent —the alleged objective of which is…

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Record prices for Short[?] cattle

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 30 May 1951 · page 19

WAGGA, Tues.: A large crowd and record prices characterised the sale of shorthorn cattle at [?] stud, Borambola Park…

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Wheat Bulkhead tor mairjimmy

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 30 May 1951 · page 8

Mr. R . L. Green has received the following letter from Mr. R. A. O’Neil concerning the proposed Wheat Bulkhead for Mairjimmy :—…

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Merino Wool Falls

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 31 May 1951 · page 6

SYDNEY, Wed.: Values for practically all Merino descriptions at today’s wool sales were 2½ to 5 per cent, below yesterday’s…

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Alleged Lice in Sheep Case Dismissed

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 31 May 1951 · page 3

In the Jerilderie Court of Petty Sessions on Monday of last week before Mr. Smith, S.M., Alan Lang, "Rosensath," Urana, was charged…

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Sheep Men Have Most Prosperous Year in Their Lives Wool cheque alone £650 m

Border Morning Mail · Friday 1 June 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.: The unparalleled prices for wool, sheep and lambs in Australia during the 1950-51 season will make it a record in the history of the pastoral industry. The annual review of…

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Sees Govt. Grab at Wool

Border Morning Mail · Friday 1 June 1951 · page 12

SYDNEY, Thurs.: Mr. D. W. Burknell, vice-president of the N.S.W. Graziers’ Association, said today that the reserve price…

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Record Sales Expected at Sydney Stud Sheep Fair Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 1 June 1951 · page 12

With offerings totalling 1475 merino sheep in 1180 pens (compared with 1490 in 1083 pens last year) the stage is set for what is expected to be Sydney’s greatest Stud Sheep Fair…

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Irrigation Farms for Ex-servicemen

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 1 June 1951 · page 2

The Minister for Lands (Mr. Renshaw) has announced that seven farms on "Merriginnie" Estate, in the Wakool Irrigation District, will become…

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Big Rice Crop

The Pastoral Times · Friday 1 June 1951 · page 2

Harvesting of a big rice crop is now being completed in the irrigation areas of N.S.W., states the “Countryman.”…

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Pastoral Returns Overdue

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 2 June 1951 · page 2

A large number of agricultural and pastoral returns recently sent to landholders in the Albury police patrol are overdue, Sgt…

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Dingoes Ravage Sheep in Walwa District

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 2 June 1951 · page 1

Dingoes in the Walwa district have killed sheep worth £1000 in the past five months. This was stated by a Walwa grazier (Mr J. Coughlan) last evening…

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Butter, Sugar, Cheese Shortages Start Rationing Rumors

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 2 June 1951 · page 1

Homes throughout N.S.W. and in some other States are threatened with shortages of essential, foods—…

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