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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1953

1,616 stories in Murray's papers · page 7 of 81

Famous Sheep Dog Event For Deniliquin P. & A. Society to Stage Cooper Trial

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 1

The 1955 competition for the famous Cooper utility trophy for working sheep dogs is to be held at…

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Wool Sales

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 3

Messrs Younghusband Limited report:-— We offered our first catalogue for he New Tear on 21st…

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R.a.s. Wheat Championships

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 10

SYDNEY, Tues.: The NSW Royal Agricultural Society this year will conduct field wheat championships in six divisions…

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Australia will help world out with wheat

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 10

WASHINGTON, Tues.: Forty-two wheat importing nations will be able to purchase full quotas of grain this year under the International Wheat Agreement because of Australia’s improved crop position…

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Over £2 million from last wool sales

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 1

Recent wool sale in Albury amounted to £2,044,297 for 21,200 bales, the chairman of the Albury Woolbrokers’ Association, Mr. A. A. Rogers, said yesterday…

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Trophy for “star” junior farmer

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 16

SYDNEY, Tues.: President of the Rural Bank, Mr. C. R. McKerihan, today presented a trophy, awarded by the Rural…

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Dairymen Re-elect President

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Tues.: At a meeting of the Federal Dairying Committee of the Australian Primary Producers’ Union today, Mr…

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Higher Prices Wanted for Wheat

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 5 February 1953 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Wed.: The United States has firmly informed wheat-importing nations that it wants higher…

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Big Shipment of Wheat to Japan Soon

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 5 February 1953 · page 3

The State Superintendent of the Australian Wheat Board, Mr. G. G. Nicholls, stales that 18,200 tons of wheat worth £560,000 would be…

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Wool and Stock

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 2

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

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Big increase wanted in wheat prices

Border Morning Mail · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 6

WASHINGTON, Thurs.: The United States has informed the International Wheat agreement nations that it wants almost a…

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Sheep Can’t Come to Albury by Air

Border Morning Mail · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 2

Sixty-two stud ewes will leave Launceston at 10.30 a.m. today to fly to Corowa by A.N.A. freight plane on the first stage of their trip to Wymah. It was originally planned…

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Wool Sales at Best for Week

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 2

Under intensified demand from Japan for shorter free 64's, 70's quality, Sydney wool sales closed yesterday at the best-point of the…

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Caddis Fly Damages Rice Crops

The Pastoral Times · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 7

During January the Caddis Fly was reported to be causing damage to many of the rice crops in the district,…

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Rice Crop May Be Record

The Pastoral Times · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 3

Record rice yields per acre may be expected if the present hot and humid weather conditions continue, writes the Barham…

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Correct Prices for Tea, Butter

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 7 February 1953 · page 4

Sir,—A Thompson, Wagga (“Mail.” 5/2/53) states there is great disparity in prices of tea and butter at Albury and…

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Schools’ essay on wool

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 7 February 1953 · page 7

Plans have been made by the Albury wool week promotion Committee for a school essay competition in the Albury…

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Prize sheep for Wymah air freighted to Corowa

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 7 February 1953 · page 2

A Dakota freight plane touched dawn at Corowa yesterday with a load of prize merino ewes because it was not permitted to land at Albury. The ’plane carried 62…

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Big wool show floor at Hobart

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 7 February 1953 · page 4

This wool store is reputed to have the biggest show floor in the world. It is owned by A. G. Webster and Sons…

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Refuse to drop wheat price demands

Border Morning Mail · Monday 9 February 1953 · page 12

WASHINGTON, Sun.: Canada and Australia have refused to drop their price demands towards levels wanted to Britain and other…

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