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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1951

1,729 stories in Murray's papers · page 42 of 87

Wheat growers to discuss a wide range of subjects

Border Morning Mail · Monday 9 July 1951 · page 10

SYDNEY, Sun.: The annual conference of the Wheatgrowers’ Union of N.S.W. will discuss a wide range of motions at the meeting which starts here on Tuesday morning and ends on Friday…

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Sheep Not Stolen Jury Decides

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 10 July 1951 · page 1

Without hearing counsel addresses or Judge's summing up, a jury at Narrandera Quarter Session last week acquitted…

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Wheat ship may soil today

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 10 July 1951 · page 15

MELBOURNE, Mon.: The freighter, Dubbo, which has been help up in Adelaide with a cargo of wheat for Tasmania,…

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Commercial Melbourne Wool Sales Younghusband Ltd

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 10 July 1951 · page 7

Younghusband Ltd. submitted their 13th catalogue. The top price of the catalogue was 126d for eight bales of aaa m branded…

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Wool Tax Is Trespass on Liberty

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 10 July 1951 · page 4

The Taxpayers' Association has told the Federal Treasurer, that arbitrary retention of part of the income of any section of the…

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Graziers will resist United States wool move

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 10 July 1951 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Mon.: The Commonwealth Government’s resistance to America’s request for wool allocations had the full support of Australian growers, the president of the Graziers’ Association of the Riverina, Mr…

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Bulk Heads for Wheat May be Held Up

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 10 July 1951 · page 1

Murray Shire Council’s inability to assist with surveying and the drawing up of plans of the proposed bulk…

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Rain Benefits Pastures but Delays Wheat Sowing and Rice Harvesting

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 10 July 1951 · page 6

IN his monthly report, the district agronomist, Mr. G. A. Crawford, reports that while the recent rains have benefited natural pastures it has delayed stripping and harvesting of rice, and some settlers are not sowing any…

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Original Correspondence Wool Referendum (To the Editor of "The Riverine Grazier.")

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 10 July 1951 · page 4

Sir,—Mr. T. C. Sanger, President, Riverina Graziers' Association, has written to a number of leading country newspapers—…

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The Soil Is the Farmer's Equity

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 10 July 1951 · page 3

Tenant farmers in Australia would lock askance at any lease that contained clauses definitely laying down a rotation for various…

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“Farmer fighting losing battle”

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 10 July 1951 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Mon.: The farmer was losing every round of his fight to compete with the manufacturer of luxuries, the…

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No new butter price for three weeks

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 11 July 1951 · page 6

SYDNEY, Tues.: Prices Minister (Mr. Finnan) said today that a decision on the new butter price would net be made…

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Wheatgrowers see danger in stockpiling wheat overseas

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 11 July 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.: The N.S.W. Wheatgrowers’ Union sees a danger to Australian wheatgrowers in stockpiling wheat and other grains overseas. This forecast was contained in the annual report of the union’s executive council presented to the 22nd…

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Less than week’s supply of butter in Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 11 July 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.: Prospects of butter supplies returning to normal in the near [?] were dashed today when spokesmen for both suppliers and producers forecast more serious shortage. With this came the revelation that in Sydney butter stocks have dwindled and…

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CORRYONG Dairymen’s Meeting

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 11 July 1951 · page 8

Corryong branch of the VDA carried the following motions at its last meeting: That in the interest of dairy farmers, this branch…

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Rabbits, mice menacing wheat crops

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 July 1951 · page 11

SYDNEY, Wed: The Department of Agriculture reports that crop prospects made a marked improvement during June…

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Pig, poultry and dairymen have to pay special price for wheat

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 July 1951 · page 12

SYDNEY, Wed.: The Minister for Commerce and Agriculture (Mr. McEwen) said today he was investigating a proposal of the Agricultural Council to establish a special price for stock feed for the pig, poultry and…

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Next week’s sheep show will be outstanding

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 July 1951 · page 14

Exhibitors have been “teeing” things up over the post few days for Albury’s sixth sheep show, which will open on Tuesday next in Dalgety’s wool store in Young st. According to the…

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Butter and cheese may be dearer under six year plan

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 July 1951 · page 5

CANBERRA, Wed.: Butter and cheese may be dearer under the six-year stabilisation plan the Government had for the dairying industry, the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. McEwen) said today. The Government wanted to boost production and…

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To spend £50,000 on dairy stud farm

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 July 1951 · page 6

SYDNEY, Wed.: A coffee planter from South Africa who arrived in Sydney today plans to spend £50,000…

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