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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1954

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Wool stocks down in America

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 26 June 1954 · page 1

NEW YORK, Fri.: Trade stocks of wool in the US were in a poor position to meet any pronounced recovery in consumption the…

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Farmers attack on the N.S.W. railways

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 26 June 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Fri.: Delegates to the annual conference of the NSW division of the Australian Primary producers Union today…

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Leadership School for Young Farmers

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 26 June 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY, Fri.: A leadership school for young farmers is to be held at Evans Head between August 16 and 17…

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U.s Farm Price Scheme Rejected

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 26 June 1954 · page 22

WASHINGTON, Fri.: The Senate Agricultural Committee yesterday rejected the Eisenhower Administration’s flexible farm…

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Hans and Royal Eagle should each win al Warwick Farm

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 26 June 1954 · page 23

Hans and Royal Eagle look a likely double Warwick Form this after Form of candidates is as follows :— SILVERDALE NOVICE…

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Boom in Wool Forecast

Border Morning Mail · Monday 28 June 1954 · page 4

LONDON, Sun.: Australia seemed headed for one of the best wool seasons in its history, second only to the boom year…

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New Wheat Plan May Come From Premiers’ Talks

Border Morning Mail · Monday 28 June 1954 · page 16

CANBERRA, Sun.: Proposals for a new plan for the wheat industry may emerge from the Premiers’ conference this week. The Victorian Premier (Mr. Cain) is expected to call for discussion on the future of the Australian wheat industry…

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Blind Farmer’s Dash by Air to Gravely Ill Mother in London

Border Morning Mail · Monday 28 June 1954 · page 1

PERTH, Sun.: A blind farmer, Mr. John Frank Radford, of Mukinbudin, left Perth by air yesterday for London to visit his 80-year-old mother, a recent victim of London’s “cosh boys.” The old lady, Mrs…

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Young Tallangatta farmer killed in collision

Border Morning Mail · Monday 28 June 1954 · page 1

A 20-year-old Tallangatta farmer was killed when the motor cycle he was riding hit the side of utility on the Murray Valley Highway near Little River bridge on Saturday morning…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 29 June 1954 · page 4

At last week's wool sales, the final for 195354 season, Goldsbrough Mort offered a catalogue of 7300 bales. Tup price of the…

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Possible Increase in Butter Price

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 29 June 1954 · page 1

A possible increase in the retail price of butter in Australia Will be considered by Federal Cabinet shortly…

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Record entries come in for Albury Sheep Show

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 29 June 1954 · page 3

Record entries hove been received for the Albury Sheep Show on July 13 and 14 next. Last evening they had totalled 875 and it is…

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“Another slug at the dairy farmer”

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 29 June 1954 · page 5

“The Cain Labor Government is determined to slug the dairy farmer on every possible occasion.” stated Mr. A. K. Bradbury, MLC…

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Two Scholarships for Farmers

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 29 June 1954 · page 6

CANBERRA, Mon.; The Nuffield Foundation is offering two travelling scholarships to enable Australian farmers to spend…

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Wheat pool payment

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 30 June 1954 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tues.: The general meeting of the Australian Wheat Board (Mr c. J. Perrett) today announced that…

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Corowa district farmers want drastic action taken against drunken drivers

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 30 June 1954 · page 16

Corowa District council of the Farmers and Settlers’ Association , at a meeting on Monday night, urged that drastic action be taken against drunken drivers of motor vehicles…

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Welding school for farmers in full swing at Albury

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 30 June 1954 · page 10

A working knowledge of welding is almost a necessity to the farmer of today, as a means of cutting down production costs on his highly-mechanised property With this in mind, D. J…

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Wool Sales

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 1 July 1954 · page 2

Messrs Younghusband Limited report under date of 23rd June:— We held our final Sale…

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Wheat Pool Payments

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 July 1954 · page 2

General manager of the Australian Wheat Board (Mr. C. J. Perrett) has announced that payments of 1-6 a bushel on bulk…

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£390m. from wool sales

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 July 1954 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Wed. : Wool sold during the wool-selling season just ended will amount to £390 million—the third…

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