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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1953

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“Jap buying of U.S. wool could hurt us”

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 May 1953 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tues.: If American woolbrokers and the Government succeeded in their endeavours to sell Japan…

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Commercial Fat Cattle Sales

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 May 1953 · page 12

MELBOURNE, Wed.: Best bullocks were a shade easier, while young cattle firmed at the Newmarket sale-yards today. The yarding of 1755…

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Wheat and Meat and the Record of Achievement

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 7 May 1953 · page 2

In the course of a broadcast over 2RG Griffith, on Tuesday, 27th April, Mr. Hugh S. Roberton, M.P. for…

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5 p.c. Rise in Wool at Newcastle

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 May 1953 · page 12

NEWCASTLE, Wed.: Prices for [?] of wool rose another 5 per cent at the Newcastle wool sales today [?] made the price of…

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Snowy will give 2500 more irrigated farms in Murrumbidgee Valley

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 May 1953 · page 6

CANBERRA, Wed.: Australia’s food producing capacity will be greatly augmented by the Commonwealth decision to proceed with £56 million worth of new works on the Snowy Mountains hydro-electric scheme…

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Higher Freights Will Affect Farmers Most

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 May 1953 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Wed.: Primary produce will be the worst hit of the Australian experts by the increase in shipping freights,…

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Wool and Stock

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 May 1953 · page 2

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

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Merino Wool Sells Well

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 May 1953 · page 19

GOULBURN, Thurs.: The market for 3322 bales of merino wool at Goulburn today was at the highest point of the season. Prices were very…

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Wool Consumption Exceeds Production

The Pastoral Times · Friday 8 May 1953 · page 8

The Commonwealth Economic Committee (London) this week, issued significant statistics revealing that world consumption…

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Sheep dog trials for next Show

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 May 1953 · page 8

Sheep-dog trials will probably be held in conjunction with the annual spring exhibition of the Albury Show Society…

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Argentina Turns to Fine Wool

The Pastoral Times · Friday 8 May 1953 · page 6

A challenging trend to finer wool in Argentina is reported by Dalgety’s Bradford Correspondent. He said Yorkshire importers…

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Coonara Overseer for Trial on Sheep Stealing Charge

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 May 1953 · page 2

FORMER overseer at "Coonara" Station, Carrathool, Ronald Mervyn Beardmore, was sent for trial by Mr. K. Smithy S.M., from the Hay Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday on a charge of sheep stealing…

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Albury is to have a Coronation Sheep Show

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 May 1953 · page 24

Albury 1953 Sheep Show will be known as the Coronation Show. This change was decided yesterday by the…

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Wool prices set two NSW records

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 May 1953 · page 14

NEWCASTLE Thurs.: Wool from the Armidale district today, set what are to believed to be two NSW records at the closing:…

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Commercial Wool Values Main-tained at Geelong

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 May 1953 · page 22

MELBOURNE, Thurs.: The firm note of the opening day was maintained when the ninth series of Geelong wool sales closed. today. A total…

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“Trade-Net-Aid” Boost For Wool

The Pastoral Times · Friday 8 May 1953 · page 2

The “Trade-not-Aid” policy of U.S.A. is expected to play an important part in intensifying the use of wool. According to…

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Wool Outlook Rosy Despite Possible Japanese Defection

The Pastoral Times · Friday 8 May 1953 · page 3

Never has the outlook for wool been so rosy, says “Dalgety’s News Service” in its current “The Week in Wool.”…

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M.i.a. As Beef Cattle Centre Prospects for £2½ Million Industry

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 May 1953 · page 4

Prospects of vast numbers of beef cattle being raised on the M.I.A. are promising—a start has in fact already been made…

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News features for the man on the land What is a reasonable wool price? (By our Wool and Sheep Expert)

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 9 May 1953 · page 10

Throughout the history of Australian wool growing industry, and more so at this present period, opinions regarding what constitutes e reasonable production price for wool appears to be very difficult to define, and there…

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To Offer 1680 Sheep

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 9 May 1953 · page 10

A total of 1680, 1494 of them merinos, have been catalogued for sale at the Sydney Sheep Show and Sales on May 21 and May 25…

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