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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1953

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Wool Bureau Members Named

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 4 July 1953 · page 7

CANBERRA, Thurs.: Personnel of the new Australian Wool Burean which will take over wool publicity and wool use…

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Consumer resistance kept butter price rising: Minister

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 4 July 1953 · page 7

CANBERRA, Fri.: Cabinet’s decision yesterday not alter butter prices for the next year was greatly influenced by advice that consumer resistance to increased charges had reached a critical pitch…

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Albury Sheep Show Should be best yet this year

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 4 July 1953 · page 7

This year’s Coronation Sheep Stow at Albury should eclipse all previous shows. Bath NSW and Victoria are well…

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Henry VII, Liberal King to win at Warwick Farm

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 4 July 1953 · page 19

Henry the seventh and Liberal King look two good wagers at Warwick Farm this afternoon. Form of Candidates is as follows :—FIRST VILLAWOOD NOVICE JUGGLER: A model of consistency…

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“Farmers encouraged to grow too much wheat”

Border Morning Mail · Monday 6 July 1953 · page 3

NEW YORK, Sun.: The necessity for wheat marketing quotos was the fault of unrealistic farm legislation, the New York…

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“Margarine Not Ousting Butter”

Border Morning Mail · Monday 6 July 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sun.: Margarine sales had made no inroads on butter consumption, a margarine industry official said yesterday…

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Dogs Kill Sheep Near Corowa

Border Morning Mail · Monday 6 July 1953 · page 15

Several dogs have been destroyed in the Corowa district following losses of sheep on surrounding farms. Eight sheep were killed…

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Cornishtown senior Young Farmers

Border Morning Mail · Monday 6 July 1953 · page 13

At the fifth annual meeting of the Cornishtown Senior Young Farmers Club, 12 members were present…

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Some farmers miss deductions

Border Morning Mail · Monday 6 July 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.: Many primary producers are unaware that they can claim tax deductions on farm plant and machinery,…

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Farm Prices Puzzle

Border Morning Mail · Monday 6 July 1953 · page 2

Joyful Noises are being made everywhere about wool and its future. The 1952-53 clip turns out to be a record; the average…

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Sheep and cattle to graze park?

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 7 July 1953 · page 9

Chiltern Shire Council will approach Mr. Saunders and Mr. J. G. Byron to see if a suitable arrangement can be reached on…

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Wool Cartage by Lorry

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 7 July 1953 · page 4

The Minister for Transport has told Mr. A. Q. Enticknap, M.L.A., that, permits would not be issued for the cartage of wool by lorry…

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Outlook for wool best and brightest on record—report indicates

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 7 July 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.: The Australian woof market has entered the 1953-54 season in the “statistically strongest position on record,” according to Dalgety and Co.’s report today. The report said 3,821,900 bales had…

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Marked Increase in Wool Clip Goldsbrough Mort Has Record Season

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 7 July 1953 · page 2

Mr. W. S. Moodie manager of the Deniliquin office of Goldsbrough [?] Limited has received from his head office a [?] of the wool season [?] ended on Tuesday [?]…

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Irrigation Serves 305,000 U.s. Farms

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 7 July 1953 · page 2

There are 305,000 farms totaling 25,8 million acres of land under irrigation in the United States according to a recent…

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Information for Farmers

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 7 July 1953 · page 1

Department of Agriculture literature issued free to farmers and market and home gardeners now includes the…

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Farmers Warned: Must Cut Their Costs

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 7 July 1953 · page 16

SYDNEY, Mon.: Many primary producers would have to reduce their production costs if they wanted to continue selling their products overseas, the Liberal Party’s NSW Rural…

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Walla farmer’s “brush” with constable costs £18

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 7 July 1953 · page 10

Walla farmer, Alan Douglas Graetz, was fined a total of £18 by Mr Quiggin, S.M., in Albury Court yesterday after he had pleaded guilty to charges of using indecent language, assaulting Constable Brown, of Walla,…

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Good Crops Coming Away After Rain

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 7 July 1953 · page 6

The District Agronomist (Mr G. A. Crawford) in his monthly crop report for June states under heading…

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Sheep Sale Report

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 8 July 1953 · page 4

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. report an outstanding selection of 10,000 young crossbred sheep at…

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