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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1951

1,729 stories in Murray's papers · page 57 of 87

Sheep shot : Wodonga graziers incensed

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 1 September 1951 · page 2

Deliberate shooting of valuable sheep in the Wodonga district has brought a storm of protest from local graziers…

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Big Butter Air-lift to Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 1 September 1951 · page 7

PERTH, Sun.: The air lift of butter from Perth to Sydney, which began about three months ago when several thousand lbs…

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Butter 3/2 a Lb. Today in Victoria

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 1 September 1951 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Fri.: The price of butter in Victoria, S.A., Tasmania and W.A. will be increased by 11½d to 3/2…

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N.Z. to set up own wool scheme

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 1 September 1951 · page 4

WELLINGTON (NZ), Friday : The NZ Wool Board will set up an independent marketing scheme for NZ now that the Post Joint…

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Sells butter, but loses on it!

Border Morning Mail · Monday 3 September 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sun.: For every pound of Victorian butter Mr H. G. Bullsells in his shop on the Wynyardramp— and he’s been selling it at…

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Wool for Spring Coats

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 4 September 1951 · page 4

Downy soft and white as a snow flurry, this Mangone coat is in Julliard's virgin wool basket weave fabric—high in porosity for…

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Commercial Highly Successful Special Cattle Sale

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 4 September 1951 · page 1

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd., in conjunction with Robert Bradshaw, Esq., report having conducted a…

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Clothing Wont Drop with Wool

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 4 September 1951 · page 1

Even though wool prices fell last week, clothing prices are not expected to drop, because wage rises will offset the benefit of the…

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Wool values firm at Brisbane

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 4 September 1951 · page 5

BRISBANE, Mon.: Values at the opening of the new season’s wool sales today were firm on Sydney closing…

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Expects wool values to hold

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 4 September 1951 · page 7

SYDNEY, Mon.: Providing prices do not show any further marked fall, Australia will experience another year…

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Butter to Go 3/1½ in N.s.w.?

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 4 September 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.: Distributors believe the butter famine will force the State Cabinet to increase the price from 2/8 a lb to 3/1½ a lb. The Premier (Mr. McGirr) and his Cabinet are silent on the price…

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Ducks for the Table Fire Prices Attract New "Farmers"

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 4 September 1951 · page 1

The increase in the umber of ducks raised in New South Wales for table purposed may be attributed to the consistently…

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Echuca Farmers Seek Possum Permits

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 4 September 1951 · page 3

The Echuca Police have issued more than 20 permits to landholders authorising the destruction of possums since…

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Butter Price talks today

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 5 September 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tues.: A deputation from the Dairy Industry Equalisation Committee will meet the Premier [?]…

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Wool Values Harden

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 5 September 1951 · page 7

BRISBANE, Tues.: With the exception of good style warp length wools, values showed a hardening tendency at the sales today…

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Commercial Fat Sheep, Lamb Prices

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 5 September 1951 · page 19

MELBOURNE, Tues: Sheep sold at prices firm to easier on recent [?] at Newmarket today. Lambs were [?] per head dearor, but stores were…

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Successful Junior Farmer

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 5 September 1951 · page 7

The second year of the competition, for the best Junior farmer in each District Supervisor’s district, sponsored by the Rural Bank of N.S.W. has…

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Items of News Corowa Sheep and Wool Classes

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 6 September 1951 · page 2

Students of Corowa sheep and wool classes visited Mr J. Hartley’s property on Monday for a practical demonstration by their…

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Butter “racket” in Albury

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 6 September 1951 · page 1

The butter position in Albury has already reached the “racket'” stage. Yesterday some shops were…

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Wool Values Static

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 6 September 1951 · page 10

BRISBANE, Wed.: Values at the wool sales today were unchanged. Bidding was widely distributed with the Continental section…

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