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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1952

1,691 stories in Murray's papers · page 81 of 85

Cahill Wants Farmers to Work Harder

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 3 December 1952 · page 20

SYDNEY, Tues.: The Premier, Mr. Cahill, today urged primary producers to increase production to the limit…

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Wool Sales

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 4 December 1952 · page 7

Young husband Limited report:- "For our fifth sale of the season we offered a good style catalogue of about 6,200 bales. The selection…

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Suffocated in Wheat Silo

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 4 December 1952 · page 5

WAGGA, Wed.: A Temora man was suffocated this afternoon when he was buried under six feet of wheat at the Temora silos…

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Want Control of Wool, Skin Sales

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 4 December 1952 · page 7

BRISBANE, Tues.: Queensland graziers want “satisfactory” control of wool and skin sales, to stop illegal traffic in the trade…

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£1,250,000 Dairy Efficiency Grant

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 4 December 1952 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wed.: Cabinet decided today to provide a dairy efficiency grant totalling £1,250,000 to be spread over the next five years. The grant will make £250,000 available annually…

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Convicts field farmer’s wife prisoner

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 4 December 1952 · page 24

PITTSBURGH, Wed.: A farmer’s wife told police today five escaped convicts held her prisoner in her home with her two small…

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New Sheep Research Centre

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 5 December 1952 · page 2

C.S.I.R.O. reports the appointment, with the agreement of the University of Sydney, of Dr. C. W. Emmens (Professor of Veterinary…

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FARMERS & GRAZIERS 115½d for Jindera Wool

Border Morning Mail · Friday 5 December 1952 · page 12

Oddment portion, consisting of lambs, locks and crutchings, was offered yesterday to the usual trade operators, when values were fully firm to five…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Friday 5 December 1952 · page 6

The Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Co. Ltd., report on the filth series of wool sales held in Melbourne from…

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“Butter sold at loss Overseas”

Border Morning Mail · Friday 5 December 1952 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Thurs.: Australian butter and cheese returns from every world market failed cover production costs,…

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44m. bush. wheat yield in Victoria

Border Morning Mail · Friday 5 December 1952 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thurs.: The Victorian wheat crop for the 1952-53 season was estimated at 44 million bushels, the Director…

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Higher Yield From Wheat Expected This Year

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 December 1952 · page 3

Latest estimates are that 42,000,000 bushels of wheat will be harvested from 2,300,000 acres in New South…

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Wheat Price Rise of 1/11 Per Bushel

The Observer · Friday 5 December 1952 · page 5

The price of wheat sold in Australia by the Australian Wheat Board for human consumption and for stock feed…

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Dairy Output Increase in Berriquin Area

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 5 December 1952 · page 1

An indication of the increased dairying production of the Berriquin district is shown in the October figures of the Berriquin…

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Monthly Crop Report. Corowa-berrigan District

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 December 1952 · page 1

SEASONAL CONDITIONS Weather during November was mainly cool and showery, rainfall registration ranging from…

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First of Season’s Oats Leaves Farm

Border Morning Mail · Friday 5 December 1952 · page 20

The first load of this season’s oats, totalling 500 bags, was delivered to the Tungamah railway station yesterday from the…

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“Butter price should be reduced 7½d a lb”

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 6 December 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.: Secretary of the N.S.W. Housewives’ Association (Mrs. D. Lawson) said today a reduction of at least 7½d a lb in the price of butter should be made immediately…

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Wheat harvest prospects diminishing in S.E. Riverina as rain keeps on falling

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 6 December 1952 · page 2

Although reports indicated there would be good wheat yields in other parts of the State, prospects for any sort of a harvest in South-Eastern Riverina were diminishing with the continual rain…

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Poor reward for farmer’s good deed

Border Morning Mail · Monday 8 December 1952 · page 3

Early last month Mr C. Righetti, of Waggarandall, was driving along the road near St. James when two…

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Mungadal Scores at Bathurst Sheep Show

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 9 December 1952 · page 2

A Mungadal ram topped the bidding at 230 guineas at the first Show and Sales held at…

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