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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1951

1,729 stories in Murray's papers · page 9 of 87

£800,000 Wool Store Fire in N.z

Border Morning Mail · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 3

AUCKLAND (N.Z.), Thurs: A fire in Dalgety and Company’s store destroyed wool valued at £500,000 and caused £300,000…

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Wool Tax Challenge in High Court—february 13 SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 7

The hearing of the action brought against the Commonwealth Government and the Taxation Commissioner, by two Victorian graziers, Mr. D. G. Moore and Mr T. J. Darcy,…

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Technical Education More Support Wanted for Weekly Wool Class in Corowa

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 1

The above class is held on Monday in each week at 10.30 to 3.30 day class and 7 till 8 p.m., evening class…

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Extended Guarantee for Dairy Industry Price Problem

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 1

The dairying industry's existing price and market guarantee will be extending a further 10 years, the Minister for Commerce and…

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Wheat Quality Down, Is Claim

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 10 February 1951 · page 4

SYDNEY, Fri.: Millers would have difficulty in milling this year’s wheat because it was not as good as last year’s, chairman of the…

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Wheat men to Get £17 Million

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 10 February 1951 · page 19

MELBOURNE, Fri.: The Australian Wheat Board announced today that it was seek tor approval of the Minister of Commerce for…

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Wool Prices Soar in N.z

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 10 February 1951 · page 8

WELLINGTON (NZ). Fri.: Continental interests paid £1 per lb. for stud merino ewe wool from Marlborough to set an easy NZ…

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Wool Destroyed in Fire, Coveted by Insurance

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 10 February 1951 · page 7

AUCKLAND (NZ), Fri.: [?] valued at half a million pounds, destroyed by fire in Dalgety & Company’s store last night was…

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"Those Collins St. Farmers" (By "Contributor")

Border Morning Mail · Monday 12 February 1951 · page 2

From time to time we hear adverse criticism of wealthy city business and professional men for buying up snug country properties. Recently the “Mail” opposed the suggestion…

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Farmer Ready to Fight

Border Morning Mail · Monday 12 February 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sun.: A Tocumwal district farmer will stand guard with a shotgun and savage dogs tomorrow to prevent Government…

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Wool Values Decline

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 13 February 1951 · page 14

MELBOURNE, Mon.: The eighth series of Melbourne wool sales opened today when 12,000 bales were offered…

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Refund for Wheat Growers

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 13 February 1951 · page 3

After prolonged discussion, the Australian Wheat Board had agreed to seek approval from the Minister for Commerce(Mr. McEwen) for a…

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Reserve Prices for Wool

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 13 February 1951 · page 1

THE Australian Woolgrowers' Council, the Australian Wool and Meat Producers' Association and the Australian Primary Producers' Union had agreed to the principle of a revolving fund to allow continuous turnover of growers' capital in a…

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Record for Scoured Wool

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 13 February 1951 · page 3

BRISBANE, Mon.: A new Queensland record for scoured wool was established at Brisbane wool sales today…

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Five Bales of Wool Bring £2125

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 13 February 1951 · page 3

In Sydney on February 7 a 5 bale line of Super AAA E of the clip of Mr S.F. Coventry, of Armidale was sold by Dalgety and Co. for a new mainland Australian record price of 340d a lb. The five bales…

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U.s.a. to Expand Wool Purchases

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 13 February 1951 · page 2

It is expected in London that American wool buyers will soon resume their purchasing on a heavier scale. Most recent reports from Washington…

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Home Price for Wool Alternative to Deduction Scheme Canberra, A.C.T.

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 13 February 1951 · page 1

"Critics of the wool sales deduction scheme have failed to produce any acceptable alternative" says the Bulletin of the Bulletin of the Federal…

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Myxomatois Farmers Will Supply Inflected Rabbits

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 13 February 1951 · page 1

Farmers in the Murray Valley and other affected area are now offering to supply rabbits infected with myxomatosis to any farmer…

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Farmer Pickets Hold Back Government Officials Prevent Seizure of Neighbor’s Estate

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 13 February 1951 · page 1

Government officials were yesterday prevented by a picket formed by neighboring landholders from taking possession of portion of Geraki Estate, the Tocumwal property of one-armed Mr R. Johnson, for soldier settlement purposes…

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Commercial Albury Sheep Market

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 16

The following is the order of sale at today’s Albury sheep market: John McNamara and Co., Farmers and Graziers Young husband Ltd., New…

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