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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1951

1,729 stories in Murray's papers · page 54 of 87

McGirr defends butter price decision

Border Morning Mail · Friday 24 August 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thurs.: The increase of 6d a lb which the State Government had agreed to would more than cover the actual increase in costs to the farmer as [?] by the Joint…

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Wool Tax to continue

Border Morning Mail · Friday 24 August 1951 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thurs.: The wool tax of 20 per cent, on all wool sold will be applied at least to the commencement of…

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Future Albury Wool Sales

Border Morning Mail · Friday 24 August 1951 · page 2

Over 60,000 bales of wool will be offered at Albury wool sales before Christmas. This has been revealed by the Albury…

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Commercial Successful Special Sheep Sale, Finley

The Pastoral Times · Friday 24 August 1951 · page 6

The New Zealand Loan Mercantile Agency Co, Ltd in England) report having ducted a successful special…

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[?]Appu Suggestion on Wool Vote

Border Morning Mail · Friday 24 August 1951 · page 5

CANBERRA; Thurs;: The Australian Primary Producers ’ Union has suggested to the Commonwealth that in the event of…

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£10 Fine for Attempting to Sell Lice Infested Sheep

The Pastoral Times · Friday 24 August 1951 · page 6

F. W. Naughton, 20 Bank Place, Melbourne, was fined £10 for attempting to sell lice infested sheep at the…

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Mixed reception for decision to keep wool auctions

Border Morning Mail · Friday 24 August 1951 · page 8

LONDON, Thurs.: Australia’s decision opposing any form of a wool allocation scheme and the imposition of price ceilings on wool has evoked conflicting reactions in London and…

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Wet Winter Takes Toll of Wheat, Sheep

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 25 August 1951 · page 18

Many wheat crops in the Home (Holbrook) PP Board area might not recover from the severe [?]back caused by…

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Wool Subsidy Upset

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 25 August 1951 · page 2

CANBERRA, Fri: The subsidy of £20 millions introduced by the Commonwealth Government last year to reduce the impact of the…

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Butter on ’black’ at 6/- 1b

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 25 August 1951 · page 7

SYDNEY, Fri.: Interstate butter smuggled into NSW was sold openly at blackmarket prices of 5/ and 6/ per lb in Sydney…

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Butter price still up sit air

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 25 August 1951 · page 2

PERTH, Fri.: With NSW and Queensland representatives standing firm against any increase of…

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Labor M.L.A. Criticises Butter Price Decision

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 25 August 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.; The Labor MLA, for Liverpool plains (Mr. R. Nott) today criticised the action of the NSW and…

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Govt. to Pay Wool Growers £108 Mil.: Price Plan Rejected

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 25 August 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: The Federal Government will have to pay woolgrowers £108,000,000, a Government spokesman said to-night. He said this money was made up of £45 m…

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Wheat target failure

Border Morning Mail · Monday 27 August 1951 · page 6

BRISBANE, Sun: Because of reduced sowings and drought, Australia faced failure to meet International Wheat Agreement…

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Vital Wool Sales Begin Today

Border Morning Mail · Monday 27 August 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.: The highly important Sydney wool auctions, which open the new wool selling season…

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Wool Committee Fails to Agree on all Prices

Border Morning Mail · Monday 27 August 1951 · page 3

CANBERRA, Sun.: The Wool Committee of the international materials conference at Washington adjourned without…

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Exports blamed : butter shortage

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 28 August 1951 · page 9

SYDNEY, Mon.: The Premier (Mr McGirr) today blamed the Federal Government for the butter shortage…

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Butter 2/8 a lb-- tomorrow

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 28 August 1951 · page 15

[?] Mon.: The retail [?] of butter in Queensland [?] NSW will be increased by [?] to [?] per [?] from…

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Fall in Wool Consumption

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 28 August 1951 · page 4

During June, the rate of wool consumption in the United Kingdom textile industry declined sharply for the tenth month in…

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Wool Reserve Plan Rejected

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 28 August 1951 · page 2

It was announced in Canberra at the week-end, that a majority of wool growers voted against the proposed wool…

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