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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1951

1,729 stories in Murray's papers · page 83 of 87

Vic. wheat yield 46 mil. bushels

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 6 December 1951 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Wed.: The wheat yield in Victoria this year is estimated at 46.900,000 bushels—5,000,000 less than last…

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Wool prices did not inflate clothing prices

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 6 December 1951 · page 11

The present world-wide slump in the textile trade, attributed in every country to consumer resistance to high clothing prices,…

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W.A. holds up ratification of stock feed wheat plan

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 6 December 1951 · page 6

CANBERRA, Wed.: The refusal of the W.A. Parliament to ratify the wheat for stock feed plan might result in other State Governments refraining from proclaiming their legislation, the Minister for Agriculture…

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Soil Agronomist's Monthly Crop Report

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 6 December 1951 · page 4

The following monthly Crop report for Eastern portion of the Central Murray Region for November 1951, has been supplied by the…

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Lockhart Wheat Crop Competition

The Observer · Friday 7 December 1951 · page 6

Mrs. A. Clancy, with the aid of a share-farmer (Mr. A. Sherwood), of Urangeline East, had the winning crop in the…

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Albury Special Sheep Sale

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 December 1951 · page 3

Dalgety and Company Limited and New Zealand Loan and M.A. Co. conducted a special sheep sale at Albary, when a…

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Freight Charge on Wheat

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 December 1951 · page 1

On November 14 Mr. D. E. Fairbairn, Member for Farrer, asked a question of Mr. Mc. Ewen Minister for Commerce…

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Commercial Melbourne Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Friday 7 December 1951 · page 8

The Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Co. Ltd.. report sales were continued in Melbourne last week when the fifth…

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Wool Values Going Upward

Border Morning Mail · Friday 7 December 1951 · page 11

SYDNEY, Thurs.: Values for all descriptions of merino ruled at the highest point of the week at the Sydney wool sales today…

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New Type Wheat Bulk-head

Border Morning Mail · Friday 7 December 1951 · page 3

Believed to be the first of its type for receiving wheat in the north-eastern districts of Victoria and the southern Riverina, this bulk-head was opened at the Sloane railway siding, about five miles from Yarrawonga, on Monday. The…

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Bill Introduced 10 Give Wheat Growers 16/1 for Stock Feed Wheat

The Observer · Friday 7 December 1951 · page 5

A Bill to give wheatgrowers 16/1 a bushel for wheat sold for stock feed in Australia was introduced into the Legislative…

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Wool to 35/- a Lb

Border Morning Mail · Friday 7 December 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thurs.: wool reached the highest price for the season’s clip when two [?] of Merino lambs wool…

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Attack on M.H.R. over wheat

Border Morning Mail · Friday 7 December 1951 · page 11

SYDNEY, Thurs.: The Minister for Agriculture (Mr Graham) today [?] the Federal Country Party member for…

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Wool Prices Not Cause of Textile Trade Slump

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 7 December 1951 · page 1

With most of England's textile mills down to 30 per cent. of normal production and very little prospect of improved orders for…

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"Dalrye" Crop Wins The Rock Crop Competition

The Observer · Friday 7 December 1951 · page 1

The wheat crop competition conducted by The Rock P. and A. Society, attracted six entries, and all crops judged were…

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Fires cost farmer £40

Border Morning Mail · Friday 7 December 1951 · page 12

ARMIDALE, Thurs.; Archibald Gray, of Jeogia, was today fined £30 in Armidale court on a charge of having…

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U.K. wool consumption down

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 8 December 1951 · page 15

LONDON. Fri.: Britain’s wool consumption rate is now 35 per cent lower than a year ago. This is reported by the industry’s…

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Wool in Demand in London

Border Morning Mail · Monday 10 December 1951 · page 14

LONDON, Sun.; All tyres of wool were again in strong demand when the London sales resumed on Friday. Merinos were often 2¼…

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Juniors Farmer’s field day at Walwa

Border Morning Mail · Monday 10 December 1951 · page 8

Junior Farmers’ field day was held at Walwa. The children’s work was prepared under the supervision of Mr C. Findlay,…

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4lm. bushel crop in N.S.W.

Border Morning Mail · Monday 10 December 1951 · page 7

SYDNEY, Sun.: A final review of the wheat crop position in NSW [?] a yield of 41,000,000 bushels of grain and…

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