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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1953

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Wool Value Allowance for Shearers to Stay

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 May 1953 · page 2

The wool value allowance for shearers is to remain at the same rate as applied last season. Shearing rates will be £7/4/6 a…

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Schools For Farmers at Agricultural College

The Observer · Friday 22 May 1953 · page 1

The Minister for Agriculture and Food Production, the Hon. E. H. Graham, MLA announces that die undermentioned schools are to be held at Wagga Agricultural College and Experiment Station during the mid-winter…

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“Dairymen denied fair deal”

Border Morning Mail · Friday 22 May 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.: Dairy production in Australia had fallen because the farmer had “never been allowed a fair and just price for his labor,” Mr. Angelo Nardi said today. Mr. Nardi is chairman of…

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Council Moves To Combat T.B. In Dairy Herds

The Pastoral Times · Friday 22 May 1953 · page 6

Municipal aldermen on Wednesday night displayed keen interest in a special report of their Health…

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No butter shortage

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 23 May 1953 · page 10

The outlook for supplies of butter to cover the approaching period of low production appears to be quite satisfactory…

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News features for the man on the land Wool type, style traced to breeding (By Our Wool and Sheep Expert.)

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 23 May 1953 · page 10

Wool type relates to general style. This is largely governed or established foremost by breeding, then climate, district, nutritional intake and management…

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Commercial Albury Special Sheep Sale

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 23 May 1953 · page 22

New Zealand Loan & M.A. Co. and Dalgety & Co. Ltd. report having held a special sheep sale at Albury yesterday, when they offered 4500 local store…

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Wool prospects ore now most promising

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 23 May 1953 · page 10

Confidence in woof buying for most countries has been illustrated by the widespread competition experienced at this season’s Australian auctions. The only consuming country…

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Governor on importance of wool industry

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 23 May 1953 · page 8

SYDNEY, Fri.: “City people do not realise exactly how much they depend on the wool industry,” the N.S.W. Governor (Sir…

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Special Duty on Wool Tops

Border Morning Mail · Monday 25 May 1953 · page 13

SYDNEY, Sun.: The US Government next months will impose a special duty of wool tops imported from Uruguay, an…

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Border farmers would welcome fine, warm weather

Border Morning Mail · Monday 25 May 1953 · page 2

After waiting for nearly two months for enough rain to fall to allow them to plough and sow crops, border district farmers are now hoping that a spell of fine, warm weather will follow…

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Commercial Wodonga Cattle Market

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 26 May 1953 · page 10

The following is the order of sale at today’s Wodonga cattle market: Gippsland and Northern, John McNamara and Co., AML and F Co.,…

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Warns of buyer resistance to butter

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 26 May 1953 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Mon. : No matter how much a rise in the price of butter might be justified from the casting angle, buyer…

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Reds’ dramatic wool buying

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 26 May 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.: The dramatic re-entry of full scale Russian competition in the wool market has dictated a new seasonal peak for the better general utility wools and has become another highlight of a memorable selling season, according to Dalgety & Co…

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Border studs to sell cattle in N.T.

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 26 May 1953 · page 2

WAGGA, Mon.: Four Riverina shorthorn studs will be represented at a show and sale to be held at Brunette Downs Station, in the…

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“Scooped pool” at Sheep Show

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 27 May 1953 · page 1

Mr. Walter Merriman, of Merryville Stud, Yass, “scooped the pool” at the Sydney Sheep Show, winning three blue rib and events—grand champion ram, grand champion ewe, and the Stonehaven Cup for the best five Merinos. In this photograph…

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Horses Die After Eating Wheat

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 27 May 1953 · page 2

Two of three horses, which Mr. Jones, of Melbourne, Was travelling through Tungamah at the week-end, died after eating from…

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Blankets, knitting wool re-controlled

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 27 May 1953 · page 12

SYDNEY, Tues.: The NSW Prices Minister, Mr. Landa, tonight announced re-control of certain clothing items,…

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C.W.A. Wool Day

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 27 May 1953 · page 4

Held [?] by the C.W.A. this year’s effort was[?] Noticed among a large attendance were visitors from…

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Minister’s Appeal to Dairymen

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 27 May 1953 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tues.: The Minister for Conservation (Mr Enticknap) today appealed to dairy farmers to co-operate with his…

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