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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1952

1,691 stories in Murray's papers · page 14 of 85

Wool and Stock

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 2

Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Co. Ltd. (incorporating the business of Wilkinson & Lavender Ltd) wired under…

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Wool Market Firm

Border Morning Mail · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 14

SYDNEY, Thurs.: The market at the Sydney wool sales today ruled firm at the previous day’s levels for best descriptions of…

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Newmarket Cattle Sales, February 20

The Pastoral Times · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 4

A smaller yarding of 1185 bullocks, including a fair selection of well fattened, medium and heavy weighs mostly from…

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Newmarket Sheep Sales February 19

The Pastoral Times · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 4

Dalgety’s report that approximately 50,000 fat sheep were yarded, the quality was inferior, good trade wethers were in short…

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Sheep Die From Chronic Copper Poisoning

The Observer · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 8

"Many cases of sheep dying from chronic copper poisoning have been reported lately from the Orange, Holbrook, and…

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Lower wool values at Geelong

Border Morning Mail · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 14

MELBOURNE, Thurs.: The Geelong wool sales closed today with a general tendency [?] wards lower values…

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Dry Condition Affecting Sheep Keports P.P. Board Inspector

The Observer · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 5

"The condition of stock overall is harely satisfactory," the Stock Inspector(Mr. E. J. McBarron) told the Albury P.P. Board on Monday. "Young sheep and old ewes reflect the effects of dry feed with little or no…

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Tax Free Income From Wheat Suggested by Growers

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 4

With wheat still the top priority food production problem the Australian Wheat Growers' Union has evolved a…

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Farmers Urged to Grow Oats

The Observer · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 2

District farmers are urged to sow as much oat crops as possible for grazing purposes, particularly in areas burned out…

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New Farms Envisaged in Vast Food Production Projects for Riverina

The Observer · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 7

A vast food production plan for Southern Riverina has been recommended to the State Government. The plan provides for the creation of 1862 farms between the Billabong Creek and the Murray River within three years…

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Kiewa Valley Senior Young Farmers

Border Morning Mail · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 2

At monthly meeting of Kiewa Valley senior young farmers at Kergunyah on Monday, preparations were made for the field…

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Farm industries defended

Border Morning Mail · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 7

SYDNEY, Thurs.: Almost all Australian primary products could be sold profitably at world market prices, but the same…

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Kiewa butter factory production

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 23 February 1952 · page 13

At a meeting of the directors of the Kiewa butter factory the report of the general manager (Mr W. F. Stoner) revealed that…

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Wool Prices Drop in New Zealand

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 23 February 1952 · page 2

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Friday: Wool values dropped 7½ to 10 per cent at Invercargill sales today compared with prices ruling at…

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Wool prices still downward in N.Z.

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 23 February 1952 · page 3

WELLINGTON (NZ), Fri.: The downward trend of the New Zealand wool market continued today at the second main sale of the…

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Critical Wheat Position in Australia Wheatgrowers at meeting at Lockhart express alarm in a wire to the P.M.

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 23 February 1952 · page 3

A meeting of wheatgrowers of Lockhart yesterday sent a telegram to the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies), expressing alarm at the critical wheat position in Australia…

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Govt. aid promised to burnt-out farmers in the Upper Murray

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 23 February 1952 · page 3

Victorian members of Parliament who attended a public bush fire relief meeting at Tallangatta yesterday gave burnt-out farmers in the Upper Murray heartening promises of State…

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Commercial Wodonga Special Cattle Sale

Border Morning Mail · Monday 25 February 1952 · page 14

In conjunction with Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd., Sydney, Younghusband Ltd., Albury conducted a successful cattle sale at Wodonga, on Friday. The…

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Butter Exports May Soon Cease to Britain

Border Morning Mail · Monday 25 February 1952 · page 1

CANBERRA, Sun.: Possible abandonment of Australian butter exports to the United Kingdom within the next six months is being investigated by top-line marketing experts of the Department of Commerce…

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“N.s.w. Will Soon Need 10,000 More Dairy Farms” Minister’s hope in irrigation

Border Morning Mail · Monday 25 February 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sun.: The Minister for Conservation (Mr. Weir) said today he was satisfied that in another decade N.S.W. would need an extra 400,000,000 gallons of milk a year. This was equivalent to an extra 10,000 dairy farms…

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