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Farming & the land, 1951

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Australia Leads the World in Wool

Border Morning Mail · Monday 16 July 1951 · page 16

Australia is the principal wool-producing country in the world, growing more than one quarter of the whole of the world’s wool, some 36 per cent of the world’s apparel wool, and more than one half the world’s Merino…

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The world needs more of Australia’s wool

Border Morning Mail · Monday 16 July 1951 · page 15

Australian sheep population and consequently wool production have, in the past, been largely governed by drought. For instance, in 1943-44, after a series of good…

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Most Remarkable Season in Australia’s Wool History

Border Morning Mail · Monday 16 July 1951 · page 11

Last month’s sales in all wool-selling centres of Australia brought to a class the most remarkable auction season in the country’s history. An insatiable world demand for wool created an extraordinary range of values, and the return for the 3,561,000 bale clip was £640,000,000…

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[?] May Mean [?] Butter

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 July 1951 · page 7

[?]EY, Mon.: Heavy raining districts would prob[?] [?] the butter short[?] [?] manager of the…

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Albury Sheep Show Opens This Morning

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 July 1951 · page 8

General opinion among committeemen last night was that Albury’s sixth Sheep Show, opening this morning, would…

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The Wool Referendum (To the Editor)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 17 July 1951 · page 3

Sir.--Mr. T. C. Sanger, president, Riverina Graziers' Association has written to a number of leading country newspapers--reasons why…

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Shearing Dispute at Kooba Station On Lice Infested Sheep

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 17 July 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Kooba Station in the Darlington Point district, has been quarantined by the Narrandera…

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To the Editor “Vote Yes on wool”

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 July 1951 · page 2

Sir,—Many growers may still be wondering, about the way the post J.O, scheme for wool is going to work. In past years we have put…

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Sheep Bites a Man !

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 18 July 1951 · page 11

Sheep Show history was made when a judge was bitten on the thumb by a Dorset Horn ram at Albury…

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Victoria’s small butter holdings

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 18 July 1951 · page 18

MELBOURNE, Tues.: There were 761 tons of batter in cool stores in Victoria on June 30, the Minister for Agriculture…

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Outstanding Display of Stud Sheep

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 18 July 1951 · page 11

Albury’s sixth annual Sheep Show provided a display of outstanding sheep and leading studmasters of two States paraded teams Showing excellent condition and a wealth of breeding. Inclement weather had…

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Butter subsidy not to be increased

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 18 July 1951 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Tues.: The subsidy on butler will not be increased. A telegram received by the…

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Problem of Wool Subtitutes Experts differ on new threat

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 18 July 1951 · page 7

A bitter controversy broke out at the week-end in United States on an ail-important subject. Mr. Eric Johnston, director of economic stabilisation in America, stated on July 3 that the Defence Department had…

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Albury Sheep Show Off to an Excellent Start Yesterday Today Is People’s Day

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 18 July 1951 · page 10

With a larger attendance than on the first day of the show last year, Albury’s 6th annual Sheep Show opened auspiciously yesterday in Dalgety’s spacious wool store, despite overcast skies. If the weather holds good, a record crowd is expected for People’s Day today…

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Govt. Attitude on Butter Price

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 19 July 1951 · page 11

CANBERRA, Wed.: The Commonwealth has officially disclaimed responsibility for the delay by Prices Ministers in reaching a…

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Saw Mannequin Parade at Sheep Show

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 19 July 1951 · page 8

A section of the large crowd which attended the mannequin parade at the sheep show yesterday…

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Albury Sheep Show Standard Higher Than Previously

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 19 July 1951 · page 8

“The Albury Sheep Show of 1951 is of higher standard than previous years and reflects the confidence of the men who started it six years ago,” said Mr. Fairbairn, M.H.R., at the…

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Wool allocations in the offing?

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 19 July 1951 · page 9

CANBERRA, Wed.: Commonwealth authorities had been unable to find any .alternative to the allocation system of wool proposed by America. Adoption of the allocation principle would mean the…

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Plenty Australian butter in Tokio-8/6 lb

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 19 July 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.: Mr. MacDonald, managing director of a Melbourne engineering firm, who arrived in Sydney from Tokio today, said Australian butter could be bought there in unlimited quantities at 8/6 a…

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The grand parade of champions at the Sheep Show yesterday

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 19 July 1951 · page 8

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