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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1953

1,616 stories in Murray's papers · page 35 of 81

Crops devastated by caterpillars

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 6 June 1953 · page 8

CHICAGO, Fri.: Farmers in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, West Virginia, Maryland, and Kentucky face staggering losses as millions…

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Verdict Against Farmer

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 6 June 1953 · page 22

After receiving the “Border Morning Mail” from July, 1948, to August, 1951, Upper Gundowring dairyfarmer, Berthold Philip…

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Farm Schools

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 6 June 1953 · page 10

Undermentioned schools will be held at Wagga Agricultural College and Experiment Station as follow: Tractor maintenance, July…

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Farmer Killed by Car

Border Morning Mail · Monday 8 June 1953 · page 14

MELBOURNE, Sun.: William James Collins 48-year-old farmer, of Smeaton, was hit by a car in Castlemaine st., Smeaton, last…

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W. A. Falkiner Again Leads Rand Farmers

Border Morning Mail · Monday 8 June 1953 · page 2

At the annual meeting of the Rand branch of the Australian Primary Producers’ Union the president, Mr. Allan Falkiner,…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 9 June 1953 · page 1

The Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Company Ltd. report on the thirteenth series of Wool Sales held in Melbourne…

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Commercial Yerong Creek Sheep Sale

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 9 June 1953 · page 14

Younghusband Ltd. and J. W. Gray and Co. conducted' their usual monthly. sheep sale at Yerong Creek yesterday when they yarded 1300 good…

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Wool Course at Echuca

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 9 June 1953 · page 2

The popular wool course, which is to commence at Echuca Technical College on Monday, July 6, will extend for two weeks and…

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Australian Sheep Judge for South America

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 9 June 1953 · page 2

President; of the N.S.W. Sheepbreeders Association, Mr O. McLFalkiner will leave Australia early this month to judge at important…

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Wool Cheque Near £385 Million

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 9 June 1953 · page 1

Dalgety's report that Australia's all-time record wool clip has been nearly cleared. Final estimate of the season's clearance is…

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Seeking the Grand Champion Ram at Sydney Sheep Show

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 9 June 1953 · page 8

The three judges are about to proclaim the Grand Champion ram, the Merryville fine wool champion, second from left in this picture. Third ram from the left is Merryville medium weed champion, which was reserve grand champion ram…

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Last Week’s Wool Sales In Melbourne

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 9 June 1953 · page 4

Principal operators [?] series of Melbourne [?] last week were Great [?] and Japan, with [?]…

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Move to Protect Wool Men on Tax

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 10 June 1953 · page 16

MELBOURNE, Tues.: The Graziers’ Federal Council will investigate means of protesting woolgrowers who have not yet…

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Bush shooting : farmer sent for trial

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 10 June 1953 · page 9

BELLINGEN, Tues. : Carl Gerard Perry, 45, farmer, of Repton, was committed for trial on a charge of murder by the…

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Commercial Sydney Wool Sales

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 11 June 1953 · page 14

SYDNEY, Wed.: The market as compared with yesterday ruled firm for most Merino descriptions at the Sydney wool sales today. There was…

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Not enough in wheat growing areas

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 11 June 1953 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Wed.: Wheat growing areas in Victoria have received light falls of rain during the past two days, but these were…

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Wool and Stock

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 June 1953 · page 2

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

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Sydney Wool Market

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 June 1953 · page 3

While most merino wools at Sydney sales on Wednesday remained at Monday's reduced levels, there were many…

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Wool Sale Here Next Week

Border Morning Mail · Friday 12 June 1953 · page 2

Last wool sale of the season would be held in Albury next Thursday, when about 4500 bales would be offered,…

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Buyers May Refuse Tar Branded Wool

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 June 1953 · page 4

Woolgrowers who persist in using tar-branding oils may soon find themselves with a very restricted market for their clips…

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