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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1952

1,691 stories in Murray's papers · page 40 of 85

Still Sowing Wheat?

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 5 June 1952 · page 6

A recent survey by Mr. G. R. Godden, District Agronomist, indicated that not more than about 25 per cent. of the area intended…

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Butter to rise by 11d a lb

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 5 June 1952 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wed.: The retail price of butter to the Australian housewife will increase by about 11d per lb. on July…

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4/- bale wool tax from July 1

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 5 June 1952 · page 12

CANBERRA, Wed.: On and after July 1 next a wool tax of 4/-per bale will be imposed on all Australian wool for the ensuing…

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Crop position is “very grim”

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 5 June 1952 · page 1

Senior agronomist at Albury (Mr. G. C. Bartlett) yesterday described the crop position in south-eastern Riverina as “Very grim” owing to the continued wet weather…

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New Plan for Dairymen

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 5 June 1952 · page 8

CANBERRA, Wed.: Provided State Governments agree to refer to the Commonwealth power to control the ex-factory price of…

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Bank’s review of farm and pastoral conditions

Border Morning Mail · Friday 6 June 1952 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Mon.: In its monthly summary of Australian trade and finance, the Commonwealth Bank states that during…

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Still Sowing Wheat?

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 June 1952 · page 1

A recent survey, by Mr. G. R. Godden, District Agronomist, indicated that not more than about 25 per cent of the area intended for sowing in his district had in fact been sown by the end of May, and that a considerable number…

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Melbourne Wool Sale

The Pastoral Times · Friday 6 June 1952 · page 5

Melbourne woolbrokers report that at the twelfth series of wool sales for the 1951/52 season held recently, the average price…

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Wool Pro[?] Taxab[?]

The Pastoral Times · Friday 6 June 1952 · page 2

Mone[?] Wool Realish[?]ented [?] N.S.W. Depu[?]…

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Registered Seed Wheat Scheme

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 June 1952 · page 1

This year 98 farmers in various parts of the wheat belt will be growing foundation seed wheat for production of…

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Attack on wool tax

Border Morning Mail · Friday 6 June 1952 · page 2

CANBERRA, Thurs.: At a time when primary production should be assisted, the Government had completely abandoned its…

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Stock Routes Near Town Cut Up by Cattle

The Pastoral Times · Friday 6 June 1952 · page 6

ALTHOUGH feed is excellent on reserves carrying a quantity of old feed, close to towns where feed is short, the reserves have been cut about by cattle and growth had been slow during cold weather, Mr. E. Scott…

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You’ll See Them at Albury Sheep Show

Border Morning Mail · Friday 6 June 1952 · page 6

Australia’s No. 1 male mannequin, tall, handsome John Rasey, of Melbourne, will show men’s fashions at…

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This Week in the Wool Market

The Pastoral Times · Friday 6 June 1952 · page 2

With Continental. British and Japanese buyers still dominating the bidding, wool mines generally firmed a little in Sydney…

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Wool Classing Officer to Visit Henty

The Observer · Friday 6 June 1952 · page 1

An officer of the Wool Classing section of the Albury Technical College, accompanied by a teacher from the same…

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Our wool cheque nearly halved CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Friday 6 June 1952 · page 6

Australia exported 697,696,000 lbs greasy wool, valued at £242,213,000, during the 10 months ended April, 1952,…

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Grim Outlook on Wheat Production in South-east Riverina

The Observer · Friday 6 June 1952 · page 5

The seasonal conditions have been most unfavourable in South-east Riverina, says the Senior Agronomist at Albury (Mr. G. C. Bartlett), in his monthly crop report…

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N.z. Farmers Pay More Tax—produce More

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 6 June 1952 · page 1

"Although New Zealand primary producers pay appreciably more in taxes than Australians their output has increased more than ours…

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District Farmers Will Benefit by Lifting Of Super. Rail Ban

The Observer · Friday 6 June 1952 · page 1

Mr. D. G. Padman, M.L.A., in a letter received at the quarterly meeting of the Culcairn District Council of the F. & S. Association, held at Culcairn on Monday, said he bad discussed the matter of the restriction placed…

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Farm Seizure Threat

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 June 1952 · page 1

If the N.S.W., Labour Government was able to improve its majority of only one it would restart the socialisation of the…

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