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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1951

1,729 stories in Murray's papers · page 61 of 87

Dairy herd sold to the butchers

Border Morning Mail · Monday 17 September 1951 · page 15

SYDNEY, Sun.: A Clarence River dairy farmer sold his herd on Saturday at slaughter yard prices though , it was a good one, the…

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Socks increased butter price demand

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 18 September 1951 · page 10

SYDNEY, Mon: The case put by the Opposition for am immediate Increase in in the price of butter was [?] the…

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Mathoura News Butter Famine Unless Price Anomaly Adjusted

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 18 September 1951 · page 2

Mathoura residents will Shortly suffer a butter famine unless some negotiations as to prices can be reached…

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Wool Charge Reduced

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 19 September 1951 · page 14

CANBERRA. Tues.: The acting Minister for Commerce and Agriculture (Senator McLeay) said today that it had been decided to…

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Alleges Over-export of Butter

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 19 September 1951 · page 2

BRISBANE, Tues.: Acting Premier of Queensland (Mr. Gair) claimed tonight that Australia was exceeding its normal…

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Dearer butter in NSW certain

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 19 September 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tues.: The State Parliamentary Labor Ca[?] is almost certain tomorrow to advise Cabinet to Increase the…

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Wool 15 Per Cent. Lower in Adelaide

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 19 September 1951 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Tues.: Values at Adelaide wool sale today were 15 per cent lower for best of quality fleece than the average…

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Albury Wool Sales Heavy Buying by Japan Expected

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 19 September 1951 · page 8

First Albury wool sale for the 1951-52 season will open at the Wool Exchange today. In the vicinity of 15,000 bales will be…

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Farmer’s strange will

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 19 September 1951 · page 10

ANDERSON (Miss[?]) Tues.: A 64-year-old Missou[?] farmer stands to inherit a 14,000 dollars farm in Kansas if a 59-year-old…

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Butter price shock

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 20 September 1951 · page 12

SYDNEY, Wed.: A “sacred agreement” between N.S.W. and Queensland was today responsible for Caucus refusing to increase the retail price of butter in N.S.W. from 2/8 to 3/1…

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Wool down at Albury

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 20 September 1951 · page 1

Drop of from 5 to 7½ per cent in values at yesterday’s Albury wool sales has brought growers to earth with a sudden jolt. It was the first sale of the 1951-52 series…

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Caution at London Wool Sales

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 20 September 1951 · page 14

LONDON, Wed.: Prices at yesterday’s London wool sales showed a reduction in line with the Dominion markets, with Merinos…

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Farmhand detained : body in home

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 20 September 1951 · page 15

MELBOURNE, Wed.: Police detained a 25-year-old farmhand after, the body of a man aged 50 was found with a bullet wound…

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More Sheep, But Less Wool

Border Morning Mail · Friday 21 September 1951 · page 9

SYDNEY, Thurs: Wool produced in NSW during the year ended March 31 last was less than in the preceding 12 months,…

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Wet Weather Takes Toll of Wheat and Sheep

The Observer · Friday 21 September 1951 · page 7

Many wheat crops in the Hume (Holbrook) P.P. Board area might not recover from the setback caused by the recent…

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Burn Fingers Over Butter

Border Morning Mail · Friday 21 September 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.: Speculators, anticipating a rise in the price of buffer in N.S.W., have been caught with thousands of pounds of Victorian butter…

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Wool prices ease in Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Friday 21 September 1951 · page 15

MELBOURNE, Thurs: Although competition remained strong at today’s woolsales, prices eased slightly in buyers’ favor…

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No Butter Here at N.s.w. Price

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 21 September 1951 · page 1

Because the price of butter for sale retail in N.S.W. has been fixed in conformity with the N.S.W. wholesale price, and local traders…

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Lower wool prices may mean cheaper Sunday joint

Border Morning Mail · Friday 21 September 1951 · page 15

You will be able to thank, the drop in wool prices if that Sunday joint is a few shillings cheaper by the end of next month. Butchers want a drop in…

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Lifiting of Export Restriction On Wool Not Purchased At Auction

The Pastoral Times · Friday 21 September 1951 · page 4

The Acting Minister for Commerce and Agriculture (Senator McLeay) has announced the lifting of the prohibition of the…

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