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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1952

1,691 stories in Murray's papers · page 36 of 85

Weather Interrupts District Cropping Programme

The Observer · Friday 16 May 1952 · page 3

"Too much rain has fallen in the Albury P.P. Board district, and it is interfering seriously with cropping programmes," the Stock Inspector (Mr. E. J. McBarron) told a meeting of the Board on Friday…

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Henty Farmers Want Rabbit Destruction Board Abolished

The Observer · Friday 16 May 1952 · page 1

Henty branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, at its monthly meeting on Tuesday, passed a conference resolution urging that the State Government be asked to abolish the Rabbit Destruction Board…

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Attracting Wo[?] to Farms

The Pastoral Times · Friday 16 May 1952 · page 6

The time [?] houses built for [?] their manager [?] would have [?]…

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Urge Farm Separate Dept. Full-Time Minister Wanted

The Pastoral Times · Friday 16 May 1952 · page 6

After speakers had stressed that the Minister and officers of the Department of Commerce and Agriculture had to spend…

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Commercial Wagga Sheep Market

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 17 May 1952 · page 18

The associated agents of Wagga (AML & F. Coy., Younghusband, Farmers & Graziers, R. H. Blake & Co., Dalgety and New Zealand Loan)…

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Too Much Rain, Border District Wheat Farmers Claim

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 17 May 1952 · page 1

Acreage sown to whet in the border districts would be at least 20 per cent down on present estimates unless there were some weeks of dry weather. Mr. J. M. Wilson,…

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“Subsidy Withdrawal Will Out Wheat Production”

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 17 May 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Fri.: A retarding effect on wheat production was likely as a result of the Federal Government’s decision to…

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Claims States hold key to butter problem here

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 17 May 1952 · page 4

CANBERRA, Fri.: There would be no obstacle to the adoption of a satisfactory stabilisation plan for the dairying industry, provided the State Governments transferred the control…

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Items of News Rail Siding for Dairy Farmers

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 17 May 1952 · page 2

A dairy farmers’ rail siding a mile and a half from Albury, near the racecourse, will be opened on Monday. A railway spokesman…

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S .E. Riverina can increase production of wool, beef, mutton, says district expert

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 17 May 1952 · page 2

Output of wool, beef, mutton and other stock products in the South-East Riverina could be stepped up 50 per cent In three to five years, agronomist Mr G. C. Bartlett said yesterday at Albury. The increase would be…

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New tax system for farmers

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 17 May 1952 · page 10

CANBERRA, Fri.: Legislation for a new form of provisional taxation will be introduced into the House of Representatives…

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Thousands of cattle begin death march

Border Morning Mail · Monday 19 May 1952 · page 1

BRISBANE, Sun.: Thousands of cattle are following an “impassable” stock route from the Northern Territory…

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Commercial Albury Sheep Sale

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 20 May 1952 · page 14

John McNamara and Co. held A special sheep sale at Albury on Friday. A particularly good offering of 12,730 sheep were submitted, of which…

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Pastoral award hearing going to Coonamble

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 20 May 1952 · page 6

SYDNEY, Mon.: Federal Conciliation Commissioner, Mr. J. R. Donovan, said today he would resume the hearing of claims…

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Buck Wool Corduroy

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 20 May 1952 · page 2

Schiaparelli's swagger two-piece in black wool corduroy strikes a novel note with its shoulder to hem patch pockets. A draped…

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Wheat Goes to Waste

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 20 May 1952 · page 1

Wheat which would have made many loaves of bread has been ruined in a stack in Barnawartha railway yards. Bags containing the wheat burst following their saturation by recent heavy rains and the grain now lies about the yards,…

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Melbourne Wool Values Firm

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 20 May 1952 · page 14

MELBOURNE, Mon.: The 12th series of Melbourne wool sales commenced today when 11,000 bales were submitted to auction. Although late in the…

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Good Rise in Wool Prices

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 20 May 1952 · page 2

There was a rose of from 25 to 30 per cent. in prices for most descriptions of wool at the Brisbane sales yesterday. The increase was…

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Wheat carting ban in Coreen Shire

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 20 May 1952 · page 14

Victorian Wheat Board officials at Corowa would not comment last night on the Coreen Council’s decision yesterday , to close…

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Steep Rise in Brisbane Wool Prices

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 20 May 1952 · page 14

BRISBANE. Mon.: Values at the opening day of the Brisbane wool sales today were 20 to 30 percent higher than the Brisbane…

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