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Farming & the land, 1953

1,616 stories in Murray's papers · page 46 of 81

Minister Replies to Mr. Calwell Refutes suggestion of wool collapse after Korean peace

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 16 July 1953 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wed. : There was no foundation for the suggestion that the price of Australian wool would collapse following a Korean peace, the Minister for the Navy (Mr. McMahon) said tonight. To the contrary, the…

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Wool and Stock

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 17 July 1953 · page 2

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

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Mungadal Sheep Score at Albury

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 17 July 1953 · page 4

Stud merino sheep scored well at the Albury Show this week. In the fine wool section, Mungadal won the reserve…

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Tetanus Cause of Heavy Sheep Loss

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 July 1953 · page 6

Heavy mortalities have occurred in the Tamworth and Warlalda districts with grass seed infected sheep affected…

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Wheat Improvement for Better Flour

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 17 July 1953 · page 2

Mr. L. S. Harrison was appointed by the Flour Millowners' Assocaition of N.S.W. to undertake a comprehensive Australian…

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Lecture on New Branding Fluid for Sheep

The Observer · Friday 17 July 1953 · page 5

At the monthly meeting of Yerong Creek branch of the F. & S. Association, held on 5th July, the president, Mr. K. J…

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Stolen Wool Worth £7500 Recovered

Border Morning Mail · Friday 17 July 1953 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thurs.: Detectives today recovered £7500 worth of wool stolen from a semi-trailer at Pyrmont on Tuesday…

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Sheep Show post-mortem (By a Staff Reporter.)

Border Morning Mail · Friday 17 July 1953 · page 2

The comment by the President of the Rural Bank of N. S. W (Mr. McKerihan) that Albury's Sheep Show compares…

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Mr. Graham to Meet Wheat Growers Representatives

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 July 1953 · page 3

The New South Wales Government has accepted the recommendation of the Minister for Agriculture and Food Production, the Hon. E. H. Graham, M.L.A., that legislation be introduced as soon as possible to enable the Australian Wheat…

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"Insult to Wheat Growers" Graham's Talk of "Greed"

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 July 1953 · page 3

Wheat growers, no less than workers, should get fair and reasonable returns for their toil…

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New cotton fabrics ‘threat’ to Aust. wool industry

Border Morning Mail · Friday 17 July 1953 · page 8

SYDNEY, Thurs.: Cotton fabrics which are becoming increasingly popular in the United States represented a threat to the Australian wool industry, Mr. J. M. Shaw said today…

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Wheat Board Claims Dates Notified for Stock Feed Deliveries

The Observer · Friday 17 July 1953 · page 1

The Australian Wheat Board, in a letter read at the monthly meeting of Henty branch of the F. & S. Association, held last Friday, advised that opening dates of country elevators for stock feed deliveries are advised…

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Wool Company's Review of Year Marked Increase in Stock Handled

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 17 July 1953 · page 2

IN a review of the year's operation, Goldsbrough Mort & Co. have reported a market increase in wool handed and the numbers of sheep and cattle sold in the period…

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Monthly Crop Report Corowa-berrigan District

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 July 1953 · page 4

Mr. G. R. Godden, District Agronomist, reports as follows for the month of June:-- SEASONAL CONDITIONS…

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The Business of Farming

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 July 1953 · page 3

Farmers keeping the Farm Record Books designed by the Department of Agriculture find that it does not take them more…

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Border farmers welcome run of pasture-killing frosts

Border Morning Mail · Friday 17 July 1953 · page 2

Rain which has fallen over the border district in the past two days, although only light, has broken the spell off ”pasture-killing” frosts which had cut back growth started by earlier rains. Farmers in the district…

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Don’t Ask Too Much for Butter ! Minister’s warning to dairy farmers

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 18 July 1953 · page 1

CANBERRA, Fri.: A warning that continuous upward price adjustments could bring the butter and cheese industry to a point where stability Would be impossible was sounded by the Minister for Commerce (Mr…

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Commercial Wagga Sheep Market

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 18 July 1953 · page 22

Associated Agents of Wagga held their weekly sheep market on Thursday, when 9376 head were yarded, comprising 6195 fats and 3181 stores…

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Stud sheep sold well

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 18 July 1953 · page 17

These were other results of the stud sheep sales at Albury on Thursday. Young husband Limited Submitted a catalogue of sale rams and were…

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Price Trend for Wool

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 18 July 1953 · page 10

Chief interest in the wool industry is the values likely to rule for the sheep’s staple at next season’s auctions. The…

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