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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1951

1,729 stories in Murray's papers · page 73 of 87

More Migrants for Farms

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 31 October 1951 · page 4

CANBERRA, Tues.: More migrants would be allocated to rural industries next year, the Migration Minister (Mr. Holt)…

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40,000 workers leave farms

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 31 October 1951 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Tues: The Australian agricultural industry had lost 40,000 workers in the past 10 years, despite the fact that…

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Farmers’ leader at Albury conference hits Fadden Budget

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 31 October 1951 · page 11

Two points in Sir Arthur Fadden’s “austerity” budget were described as “unhealthy and unsound in principle” by Mr I. T. Serjeant, acting Federal president of the APPU,…

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Jerilderie Cattle Sale

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 1 November 1951 · page 9

John McNamara and M. Fenaughty Auctioneers in conjunction report a very successful Cattle Sale at Jerilderie on Monday last…

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Wheat Plan Attacked

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 November 1951 · page 10

It was high time wheatmen altered their policy and [?] the Government they wanted a just profit, Burrumbuttock wheat…

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Windfall for Wheat Growers

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 November 1951 · page 2

CANBERRA, Wed: Senator McLeay said in the Senate today when introducing the Wheat Industry Stabilisation (Refund of Charge)…

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Of Eggs and Wheat

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 November 1951 · page 2

A LOT of nonsense is being talked about the alleged dire effects on the community of the decision to make the stockfeed price of wheat the same as the export price. The truth is that the price of eggs makes the feeding of wheat to poultry…

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Sydney wool sales off

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 November 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.: The Sydney wool sales due to have commenced on Monday have been can celled because of an industrial…

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Public School Notes Junior Farmers Club

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 1 November 1951 · page 1

On Monday, 22nd October the monthly meeting was held in the school, Betty Buik, the President being in the chair…

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Junior Farmers' Club

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 1 November 1951 · page 8

Last week the local school was honoured by the presence of Mr. G. M. Blacklock, State Organiser of Junior Farmers Clubs of New…

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They Decide Farmers’ Problems

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 November 1951 · page 6

Some of the 50 delegates from four States who are attending the second annual Federal conference of the A. P. P. U. in Albury pictured during a debate yesterday. The conference will conclude today…

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Next 10 Years Critical Period for Farmers

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 November 1951 · page 3

Farmers faced their most critical period in the next 10 years, noted food expert, Prof. Sir C. Stanton Hicks, told delegates to the Federal conference of the A. P. P. U. at Albury yesterday…

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Big Sheep Losses

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 2 November 1951 · page 1

At least 60,000 sheep and lambs died when there was a cold snap on the Monaro during shearing last month. Smaller graziers, and…

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Sheep Dog Trials

The Pastoral Times · Friday 2 November 1951 · page 1

About 40 of Victoria’s best sheep dogs are in Deniliquin to compete in the sheep dog trials today and tomorrow at the…

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Commercial Melbourne Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Friday 2 November 1951 · page 8
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The Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Co. Ltd., report that at the opening of the third series of sales in Melbourne,…

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Cattle Values Up at Henty Stock Market

The Observer · Friday 2 November 1951 · page 1

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-op. Co., Albury, and J. H. Wehrman and Co., Henty, report having held their usual…

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Wool prices firm in Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Friday 2 November 1951 · page 15

MELBOURNE, Thurs.: Merino and comeback prices at Melbourne wool sales today were fully firm on yesterday’s rates, and…

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Not Quilty of Wool Stealing

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 November 1951 · page 3

At Berrigan Court, before Mr. Smith, S.M., Robert Verne Kernaghan, John Thomas Eddy and Francis Charles Walliss, all of…

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