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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1951

1,729 stories in Murray's papers · page 77 of 87

Lambs’ wool to £1/9/1¾ a lb

Border Morning Mail · Friday 16 November 1951 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thurs.: Merino Iambs’ wool brought £1/9/1¾ a lb at the Geelong wool sales today…

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Walla Farmers Discuss Hay Prices

The Observer · Friday 16 November 1951 · page 7

About 50 farmers attended a meeting called by the Wheat-growers' Union and Farmers and Settlers' Association at…

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Farmers fined for lighting fires

Border Morning Mail · Friday 16 November 1951 · page 3

MURWILLUMBAH, Thurs.: A man who pleaded guilty to lighting a fire without a permit was told by Mr Thompson, SM, in the…

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Sheep Stud for Young Rutherglen farmers

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 17 November 1951 · page 8

Some district sheep farmers at Rutherglen are to put the recently formed Young Farmers’ Social Club on a practical basis…

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Butter Sales Are Down

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 17 November 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri: A drop of 35 per cent was evident in NSW butter sales in the last week…

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Albury Special Sheep Sale

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 17 November 1951 · page 22

Goldsbrough Mort and Young[?] Ltd. held their annual November off-shears sale at Albury yesterday. Owing to delayed shearings…

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Farmer Dragged to Ms Death

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 17 November 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Fri.: A young newly married farmer was dragged to his death over [?] miles of rough ground by a…

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More butter, cheese for Britain

Border Morning Mail · Monday 19 November 1951 · page 8

LONDON, Sun.: The Food Ministry announced yesterday that Britain had accepted the NZ offer of an extra 4000 tons of butter…

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Wheat Crop Competition

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 20 November 1951 · page 3

We have been advised by the secretary of the Corowa P. A. & H. Society (Mr. W. T. Easdown) that judging in…

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Wool values down in Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 20 November 1951 · page 18

SYDNEY, Mon.: Values at the Sydney wool sales today compared with, the close on October 25 showed a fall of fully…

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Feed wheat at 12/- a bushel ?

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 20 November 1951 · page 18

CANBERRA, Mon.: A proposal that wheat for the pig, dairy and poultry industries should be made available at 12/ a bushel…

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Wool down to 20 p.c. in Perth

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 20 November 1951 · page 18

PERTH, Mon: Compared with last Wool sale at Perth in October, the market opened 10 to 20 per cent, easier today, comeback…

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“Overseas funds depend on farmers”

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 20 November 1951 · page 13

SYDNEY, Mon.: We must depend on primary produce for our overseas funds because manufactures could not be…

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“[?] sheep can be exported”

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 21 November 1951 · page 7

SYDNEY, Tues.: A move to retain the ban on the export of merino sheep was test today at a joint spee[?] meeting of the…

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Wool values maintained

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 21 November 1951 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Tues: Satisfactory competition prevailed throughout Melbourne wool sales today, showing little change…

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Commercial Holbrook Special Sheep Sale

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 21 November 1951 · page 18

Dalgety & Co. submitted 4000 district breeders’ surplus sheep at their special sale at Holbrook yesterday and the offering, consisting mainly of…

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Lower wool prices warning

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 21 November 1951 · page 19

CANBERRA, Tues.: The effect wool price falls could have on the Australian economy was frightening. Mr Atkinson told the…

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Wangaratta News Wangaratta, Tues. Wheat Bulkhead

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 21 November 1951 · page 9

Peechelba district farmers ere busily engaged erecting a 75,000 bushel wheat storage at Peechelba East Grain Elevators’ Board…

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Border Wheat Freights Adjusted Mr. O’neill’s Representatives Succeed

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 21 November 1951 · page 7

Mr. R. A. O’Neill Grower Member of the Australian Wheat Board, has been successful in getting the Board be agree to charge border wheat…

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Liberals Urge Better Deal for Farmers

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 21 November 1951 · page 3

CANBERRA, Tues.: The Liberal Party Council here today carried a resolution stressing the Urgency of protecting primary…

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