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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1951

1,729 stories in Murray's papers · page 48 of 87

“Wool Plan No Benefit”

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 August 1951 · page 5

Sir,—I have just received a booklet, “Plan Of Minimum Re serve Prices for Wool,” together with ballot paper to be completed…

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They Rushed the Butter

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 August 1951 · page 2

Delegates from Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra who attended the Jubilee Convention which closed at Corowa yesterday were…

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Wheat crop down 25 p.c. in S.E. Riverina

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 August 1951 · page 7

There was a 25 per cent reduction in the area under wheat—some 285,000 acres being sown—in south-east Riverina this year. Nearly 90,000 acres of oats had been sown, about 10…

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U.k. Took Most Wool

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 August 1951 · page 4

CANBERRA, Wed.: United Kingdom outstripped other everseas countries in shipments of wool from Australia in the year…

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Wheat Stabilisation Fund What About a Refund?

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 2 August 1951 · page 3

Mr. Hugh S. Roberton, M.P., Federal Member for Riverina, asked the following questions in the House of Representatives…

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Letters to the Editor Reserve Price Wool Plan

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 August 1951 · page 11

Sir,—Whatever envy there is against the individual woolgrower for making a large amount of money in the past two years, it…

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Claim for Dairy Workers

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 August 1951 · page 14

MELBOURNE, Wed.: “In supporting an application by dairy workers for a 40-hour week, or whatever the statutory working…

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Butter Production Down

Border Morning Mail · Friday 3 August 1951 · page 8

CANBERRA, Thurs.: Production of factory butter in Australia is steadily declining, according figures released by the…

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Less Wheat Sown

The Pastoral Times · Friday 3 August 1951 · page 6

Wheat sowing in New South Wales has been almost completed with an area for grata and hay of approximately…

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Wool and Stock

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 3 August 1951 · page 2

Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Co. Ltd. (incorporating the business of Wilkinson & Lavender Ltd.) wired under…

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Wool Clip Price Record

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 3 August 1951 · page 1

Buyers paid a record £636,330,574 for the Australian wool clip in the 1950-51 season. This amount was shared by 91,000 graziers. The…

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Wool Classes for Holbrook

Border Morning Mail · Friday 3 August 1951 · page 2

A new Department of Technical Education service in the principles of wool classing and sheep husbandry will commerce at…

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Farmers’ spokesmen adopt a “Yes-No” attitude on J.O. wool referendum

Border Morning Mail · Friday 3 August 1951 · page 6

SYDNEY, Thurs.: A motion urging that the Formers and Settlers’ Association of NSW advocate a “no” vote at the forthcoming Post J.O. wool marketing referendum was defeated at the…

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“World demand for wheat never greater”

Border Morning Mail · Friday 3 August 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY; Thurs.: Chairman of the Australian Wheat Board ( Sir John Teasdale) said today the world demand for wheat had never been greater and would increase even more in…

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It was the Mannequins Who Made Sheep Show

Border Morning Mail · Friday 3 August 1951 · page 10

Official openings at future Albury Sheep Shows should be discontinued because of the lack of public Interest…

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Local and General Wheat Pool Payment on August 21

The Observer · Friday 3 August 1951 · page 2

Definite arrangements had been completed between the Board and the banks of the payment of the second advance of 1/- per bushel on all wheat…

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Standard of some rams offered at Albury Sheep Show sales attacked

Border Morning Mail · Friday 3 August 1951 · page 10

Merino rams should be inspected before they were allowed to be offend et Albury Sheep Show sales to raise the standard and eliminate “mongrels.”…

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Minister meets dairymen; no comments

Border Morning Mail · Friday 3 August 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thurs.: Beyond commenting that he had confer red in Melbourne today with representatives of the dairying in…

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Farmers want wheat plan to go on

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 4 August 1951 · page 4

SYDNEY, Fri.: The annual conference of the Farmers and Settlers’ Association today carried a resolution urging the…

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Ministers Refuse to Freeze All Prices No Decision on Butter

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 4 August 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Friday.—State Prices Ministers to-night refused to agree to freeze all prices in Australia. Conference chairman, Mr. Fin[?], suggested “the freeze” on lines introduced recently by the N.S.W. Government…

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