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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1951

1,729 stories in Murray's papers · page 34 of 87

Steady rain brings joy to border farmers

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 13 June 1951 · page 3

Farmers and graziers in Albury and border district are jubilant following the steady rain which fell on Monday and continued unabated yesterday…

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Commercial High Prices for Dairy Cattle

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 14 June 1951 · page 14

New Zealand Loan & M.A. Co. Ltd, and Gippsland & Northern Co-op. Co. Ltd, auctioneers in conjunction, Albury and Wodonga, report having held…

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Wool Plan in Three Weeks’ Time

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 14 June 1951 · page 3

CANBERRA, Wed.: Full text of the reserve price scheme for wool would be available in three to five weeks and a woolgrowers’…

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Women Learn About Frocks, Men About Sheep at Walbundrie

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 14 June 1951 · page 6

Walbundrie CWA and organising committee of the technical education classes on Tuesday staged a mannequin parade and…

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“New Dem” for Dairymen

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 14 June 1951 · page 10

CANBERRA. Wed.: Minister for Agriculture (Mr. McEwen) said in the House of Representatives to-day that the Federal Government…

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Record Sum for Farm Hand

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 14 June 1951 · page 13

SYDNEY, Wed.: Judge Rainbow awarded a reco[?] sum of £3524 compensation for employer’s liability in the Workers’…

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Sheep Stealing

The Pastoral Times · Friday 15 June 1951 · page 7

It is reported that more than 3500 sheep, valued at over £15, 000, have been stolen in Tasmania during the past six…

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World’s Sheep

The Pastoral Times · Friday 15 June 1951 · page 8

The United States Department of Agriculture reports that the estimated world sheep numbers increased from 700,000,000 in…

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Shire Pays for Poisoned Cattle

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 15 June 1951 · page 2

The Goodradigbee (Yass) Shire Council has just paid out £475 to people whose stock died after eating poisoned weeds on the Council's roads…

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Shire Councils Plan Riverina University Priority for Riverina Pastoral Congress

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 15 June 1951 · page 2

At the annual conference of the Shire Councils' Association, a special meeting of Riverina delegates was held under the chairmanship of Cr…

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Wheat Sown Under Ideal Conditions, Says Agronomist

The Pastoral Times · Friday 15 June 1951 · page 7

Retarding non - irrigated wheat, the district agronomist, Mr. G. A. Crawford, reports that good rain early in the…

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1300 Cattle Average £19/5/- at Yesterday’s Special Sale

The Pastoral Times · Friday 15 June 1951 · page 1

The 1300 cattle yarded yesterday by the Australian Estates Co. Ltd. and John McNamara and Co. Pty. Ltd…

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“Wool Reserve-Price Scheme Not Entirely a Government Proposal”

The Pastoral Times · Friday 15 June 1951 · page 3

“It is wrong to suppose, as so many people do suppose, that the Wool Reserve Price Scheme is exclusively a Government…

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Junior Farmers' Competition

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 15 June 1951 · page 2

A feature of the Rural Bank's Junior Farmers' competition this year is the number of girls who are competing. Girls are encouraged to take part…

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U.S.S.R. Crops

The Pastoral Times · Friday 15 June 1951 · page 2

An “unconfirmed report states that the 1850 U.S.S.R. cotton crop was 40 per cent, above 1949 ; in 1950 poultry on…

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Canada Increases Wheat Price

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 16 June 1951 · page 4

OTTAWA, Fri: Canada has increased the price of wheat by six Canadian cents—about 6d—a bushel…

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To the Editor Reserve Price for Wool

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 16 June 1951 · page 2

Sir,—Wool men are having the “wool pulled over their eyes” by the few that are prejudiced against the reserve price scheme, on which…

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Rains save farmers, pastoralists

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 16 June 1951 · page 18

SYDNEY, Fri.: “Pastoralists and farmers have been saved from grim winter prospects by the recent rains,” the Graziers’ Federal…

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“Will Have to Import Butter”

Border Morning Mail · Monday 18 June 1951 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Sun.: A prediction that the butter shortage in Australia would become so acute during the next three years…

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NSW seeks butter from other States

Border Morning Mail · Monday 18 June 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sun.: The Federal Government has been asked to allot spare butter in any other State to NSW, the Prices…

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