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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1951

1,729 stories in Murray's papers · page 38 of 87

Farmer and Son Killed at Crossing

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 26 June 1951 · page 3

A 61-year-old. farmer of Tarrawingee and his 16-year-old son were killed when their utility was struck by a goods train at a Tarrawingee…

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Farm Land at £70 an Acre

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 26 June 1951 · page 2

Land in the famed Buffalo River district averaged £70 an acre at auction on Saturday. Sale was effected by Goldsbrough Mort &…

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Prison farm escapees recaptured

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 26 June 1951 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Mon.: Kevin Uren, 21, and Edward Eastham, 27, who escaped from the Corrie-mungle prison farm, near Cobden,…

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Lockhart Farmers “No” to Wool Plan

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 27 June 1951 · page 15

LOCKHART, Tues.: Lockhart Farmers and Settlers’ District Council, including delegates from several outside branches, today…

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Dearer Butter Seems Certain

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 27 June 1951 · page 13

CANBERRA, Tues.: If the Australian public wanted to set sufficient dairy products in the next six years, then they must…

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Shortage of Butter to End

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 27 June 1951 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tues.: Production of butter should overtake consumption about July and end the Australia-wide shortage,…

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N.s.w. Wheat Acreage Down

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 27 June 1951 · page 6

SYDNEY, Toes.: The NSW acreage under wheat in, 1950-51 dropped 33 per cent below the total of 1947-48, the…

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Ex-Wheat Board agent fines £500

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 27 June 1951 · page 16

SYDNEY. Tues.: Fines totalling £509 were imposed on a former Wheat Board agent, Arthur John King, 45, laborer, of…

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8500 Tons of Gift Wheat for India

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 27 June 1951 · page 15

CANBERRA, Tues.: Australia’s first cargo of gift wheat for India under the Colombo Plan was expected to leave in…

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Church Buys Farm for £18,000

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 27 June 1951 · page 15

SYDNEY. Tues.: Carrowobitty Homestead, of 250 acres, near Forbes, was sold today to the only bidders—the trustees of the…

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Wheat Pool Dividends

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 28 June 1951 · page 10

Chairman of the Wheat Bustard (Sir John Teasdale) has announced approval has been granted for payment of…

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Why Cattle Prices Are High

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 28 June 1951 · page 10

Scarcity of fat stock in metropolitan areas, outstanding seasonal prospects, and curtailment of railway transport had resulted in high prices for fat and store cattle on local markets…

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Values down at Sheep Show

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 28 June 1951 · page 10

SYDNEY, Wed.: Values were down at the Jubilee stud sheep sale today, mainly because most top quality lots were sold yesterday. Top price today Was 2200 gns. for a ram offered…

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News From Sydney “Food Front” Lamb to be scarce : butter may improve

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 28 June 1951 · page 15

SYDNEY, Wed.: A heavy fall in iamb prices is expected in a few weeks, but the meat outlook for the present is grim, butchers said today. The butter position would also improve, authorities…

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Junior Farmers' Club Field Day at "Carrah Leigh"

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 28 June 1951 · page 3

On Saturday last a group of Junior, Farmers from the Jerilderie Club, accompanied by parents, went to the property of Messrs…

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Thought family perished Farmer hangs himself

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 28 June 1951 · page 12

OSAKIS (Minnesota), Wed: A farmer hanged himself in the mistaken belief that his wife and five children had perished in a fire…

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Butter Arrives From Gippsland

Border Morning Mail · Friday 29 June 1951 · page 2

Evidence of a flew of butter from Victoria to NSW where there is a scarcity, was seen in Albury yesterday. Two transports from…

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Sydney Jubilee Sheep Show

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 29 June 1951 · page 1

(Above) Seeking the Grand Champion Merino ram. These are the champion rams of the various sections. The winner was the second ram from the left…

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£73,500 Sheep Sale

The Pastoral Times · Friday 29 June 1951 · page 6

Of great interest to the [?] world, both in Queensland New South [?] is [?] recent [?]…

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What's News in Wool

The Observer · Friday 29 June 1951 · page 3

A classic tailleur by PETER RUSSELL. The fabric is geraniumred barathea and interesting features include the apron skirt, double slit pockets and new revers…

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