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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1953

1,616 stories in Murray's papers · page 55 of 81

Jap Opposition to Wool Imports Cut

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 August 1953 · page 7

TOKIO, Wed.: Japan’s wool spinning industry is vigorously opposed to a reported plan by the Finance Ministry to cut raw…

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Reduction of wheat acreage is advocated: to eliminate overcropping

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 August 1953 · page 7

SYDNEY, Wed.: A reduction in the acreage of land sown to wheat was today advocated by a leading N.S.W. wheat authority, Mr. L. S. Harrison. Mr. Harrison said this…

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Average of 85.76d a lb. for N.S.W. wool-but production costs 50.08d

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 August 1953 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wed.: Wool clips in N.S.W. last season realised an average price of 85.76d per lb., according to a statement by Dalgety and Co. Ltd…

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New labor device may benefit farmers

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 August 1953 · page 3

LONDON, Wed.: Britain’s latest radar device for accurate high altitude weather forecasting is considered to be most…

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N.z. Commission’s Move on Butter

Border Morning Mail · Friday 28 August 1953 · page 3

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Thurs.: The new Dairy Products Marketing Commission is planning to enter the distributing trade in…

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Review of the Wool Season

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 28 August 1953 · page 2

The 1952-53 wool season was highly satisfactory from almost all points of view. Growers were well pleased with a record clip…

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Minister warns on wheat marketing hold up

Border Morning Mail · Friday 28 August 1953 · page 20

CANBERRA, Thurs.: The Minister for Commerce (Mr. McEwen) tonight issued a warning on the failure to decide arrangements for future marketing in the Australian wheat industry…

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Wool prospects bright for coming selling season

Border Morning Mail · Friday 28 August 1953 · page 1

CANBERRA, Tues.; The 1952-52 wool season must be regarded as one of the most favorable in Australia’s history, states the Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics in its quarterly review issued today…

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Goolgowi Farmers Want Roads Sealed

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 28 August 1953 · page 2

Bitumen surfacing of sections of the Griffith-Hillston road, and of the Mid-Western Highway to Grenfell were among the matters…

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Wool goes under hammer here September 23-24

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 29 August 1953 · page 9

Wool is coming in fairly freely from all parts of the Riverina and other border areas for the opening of the…

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‘Margarine equal to butter’

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 1 September 1953 · page 5

SYDNEY, Mon. : A submission that the nutritional value of margarine was equal to that of butter would be made by…

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Commercial Wodonga Cattle Market

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 1 September 1953 · page 14

Following is the order of sale for Wodonga cattle market today: Goldsbrough Mort and Co., Gippsland and Northern Co-op. Co., John McNamara…

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Wool and Stock

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 1 September 1953 · page 2

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

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 1 September 1953 · page 1

Under wide competition from [?]and the Continent with Moderate support from Japan [?] negligible buying by local…

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Minister on Wheat Crisis

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 1 September 1953 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Mon. : Extension of the present wheat stabilisation plan would overcome the crisis on wheat prices, the…

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Wool Production Costs 4/2½ Lb

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 1 September 1953 · page 4

Wool clips sold in N.S.W. last season realised an average price of 85.76d. per lb.; this has been exceeded only once in history,…

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U.S. may buy more wool here

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 1 September 1953 · page 1

LONDON, Monday: The United States might be forced to buy more wool in Australia this season, “The Financial…

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New wool selling season starts well: Prices up

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 1 September 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.: The new wool selling season got off to a good start at Sydney today. Values, when compared with the closing…

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Original Correspondence Wool Clip Price (To the Editor of "The Riverine Grazier.")

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 1 September 1953 · page 2

Sir,—The following is an extract from a letter from B.F. Guthrie, Kangaroo Ground, Victoria:—…

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"Star" Junior Farmer Competition

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 1 September 1953 · page 4

Every Junior farmer in New South Wales is a potential competitor in the "Star" Junior Farmer Competition being…

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