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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1953

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Wool prices here to-day should hold

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 14 October 1953 · page 5

Prices for wool offered at today’s Albury sales are expected to be maintained at the level of last auctions, when the top…

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Federal Government moves to set up orderly marketing of wheat

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 14 October 1953 · page 20

CANBERRA, Tues,: The Commonwealth tonight took positive steps to provide for the orderly marketing of wheat within Australia and for ratification of the international Wheat Agreement. It introduced into the House of Representatives two Bills to give…

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“Overseas balances depend on farmers”

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 14 October 1953 · page 20

MELBOURNE, Tues.: “Australia’s overseas balances are dependent on rural production and so far secondary industries have…

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McEwen on fight for farmers

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 14 October 1953 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tues.: The Federal Minister for Agriculture (Mr. McEwen) told the fourth annual Federal…

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Wool Sales

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 15 October 1953 · page 4

The New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. reports having held their 2nd Sale for the 1953/54 Season…

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Successful Sheep Sale at Jerilderie

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 15 October 1953 · page 6

John McNamara & Co. Pty. Ltd. Melbourne and M. Fenaughty, Jerilderie, auctioneers in conjunction report a most…

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Russia Buys Our Wool

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 15 October 1953 · page 1

Most prominent buyer at yesterday’s woo! sales in Albury was Russia. Top price was 131d. a lb for…

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Wheat futures trading to start again

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 15 October 1953 · page 8

LONDON, Wed.: Trading in wheat futures will begin in Liverpool on December I, the first time for 14 years that wheat…

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Albury wool market buoyant: Prices op

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 15 October 1953 · page 9

Albury woolbrokers yesterday offered l 6,000 boles to a large and representative attendance of buyers. Much interest was shown by growers, who packed the gallery from the outset. Bidding was keen animated and full clearances were made…

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Wheat Bill before N.S.W. Parliament

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 15 October 1953 · page 16

SYDNEY, Wed.: A bill to provide for the orderly marketing of wheat by the Australian Wheat Board for the next three years was…

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P.m. Has Good Word for Farmers

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 15 October 1953 · page 6

CANBERRA, Wed.: The prosperity of Australia fluctuated fairly accurately with, the prosperity of its export Industries…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 16 October 1953 · page 3

The Melbourne Woolbrokers report that at the second series of wool sales for the 195354 season, held on September 28th to…

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Geelong Wool Sales

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 16 October 1953 · page 3

The Geelong Woolbrokers' Association reports that at the first series of wool sales in the 195354 season held on 6th, 7th and…

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Wealth from wool wax

Border Morning Mail · Friday 16 October 1953 · page 13

The C.S.I.RO. Division of Industrial Chemistry reports a major advance m chemical techniques for producing wool wax…

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Improved Values at Local Sheep Sales

The Pastoral Times · Friday 16 October 1953 · page 1

Nearly 32,000 sheep were sold by auction at two Deniliquin sales this week. Improved values were maintained in each instance. At the saleyards yesterday The…

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Limit Raised for Sydney Sheep Show

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 16 October 1953 · page 1

N.S.W. merino breeders may apply next year for official shearing inspection of a maximum of 5500 sheep in any one block…

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50 years of progress by Myrtleford butter factory

Border Morning Mail · Friday 16 October 1953 · page 8

Fifty years of progress were reviewed at the annual fined meeting of the Myrtleford and District Co-operative Butter Factory Co. Ltd., when figures presented revealed that, from the first…

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Wool Outlook "Sound As a Bell"

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 16 October 1953 · page 1

WITH a clearance of nearly 800,000 bales after six weeks' selling, the market steadily, trending in growers favour, and the avidly-sought super styled spinners' wools yet to come into the market, the world wool…

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Russia “Made” Wool Prices at Albury Sales

Border Morning Mail · Friday 16 October 1953 · page 17

Russia boosted the sale of wool in the second, series of the new Albury season to such an extent that buyers were astounded with…

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