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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1954

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Believes U.S. wool tariff will benefit Australia

Border Morning Mail · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 14

SYDNEY, Sun.: The woolgrowing industry could be very adversely affected by reduced Australian participation in G.A.T.T., the president of the Graziers’ Federal Council of Australia (Mr. W. A. Gunn) said today…

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Bank’s programme for Junior Farmers

Border Morning Mail · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 13

SYDNEY, Sun.; The Bank of NSW has announced programme of financial support for the junior farmer movement in…

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Pleuro Pneumonia in Cattle

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 2

A further outbreak of contagious pleuro pneumonia among cattle was recently reported from Canowindra, an official of the…

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2020 Tons Wheat Train

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 1

Railway history was made for Bendigo (Vic.) on Saturday last when a double-Diesel train arrived pulling 67 trucks loaded…

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World Wool Output Below Estimate

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 2

Since the closing sales of the first half-season, the official estimate of supplies available for the first half-season, the official…

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Man alleges Shirley Butter was assaulted by mother

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.: A man told the City Coroner (Mr. Forrest) today he had frequently seen Shirley Butler assaulted by her mother, Mrs. Ethel Butler…

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Echuca Man Killed When Bulk Wheat Store Collapsed

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 1

An Echuca man was killed and several others bad remarkable escapes when a building at Echuca flour mill collapsed…

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Wool Cheque Slows Big Increase Over Last Season

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 5

Australia’s wool cheque for the first half of the current season was £20,382,073 higher than for the same period of…

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He Saved the Wool Auction System Tribute to Federal Commerce Minister

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 1

WRITING in the January "Countryman" a correspondent pays tribute to Minister for Commerce (Mr. J. McEwen) for the part he played in retaining the wool auction system when it was threatened by an American…

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Farmer choked with malicious wounding

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 10

SYDNEY, Mon.: Police in Maitland Court today said a man who had been critically injured on Saturday had been hit with a…

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Curlew Wheat Outstanding

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 20 January 1954 · page 7

C[?] variety was the outstanding wheat in the grain trials at Wagga Agricultural College this season. Mr E…

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Starvation and Surplus Wheat (By “Contributor.”)

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 20 January 1954 · page 11

“Australia is worried about finding markets for her surplus wheat.” “America is reported to have £900 million worth of primary produce for which she can find no profitable…

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Wheat Official Says Supply and demand will govern future prices

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 20 January 1954 · page 9

Recently chairman of the Australian Wheat Board, Sir John Teasdale, advocated restricted acreage for Australian wheatgrowers. This was greeted by Parliaments, wheatgrower leaders and other as a policy…

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Report on wheat harvests

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 21 January 1954 · page 11

MELBOURNE. Wed.: The Central Weather Bureau, in co-operation with State Agricultural Departments, has compiled the following…

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Mrs. Butter refutes statements of witnesses

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 21 January 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed.: Mrs. Ethel Butler told the City Coroner’s Court to-day she did not leave her home after 9 o’clock on the night her daughter, Shirley, was murdered. Earlier, two witnesses said on oath they had…

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U.s. Wool Tariff

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 21 January 1954 · page 2

WASHINGTON, Wed.: A higher tariff on wool would worsen the competitive situation of that commodity in relation to…

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United States and Our Wool

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 21 January 1954 · page 2

For Australian woolgrowers and all those connected with the industry, either directly or indirectly, the best…

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N.Z.'s agriculture credit to farmers, says Duke

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 21 January 1954 · page 11

CHRISTCHURCH, Wed,; The Duke of Edinburgh said today he sow no reason to doubt that the solid interlocking of New Zealand's economy that of the United Kingdom would continue…

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Wheat Harvest

The Observer · Friday 22 January 1954 · page 3

The wheat harvest in Yerong Creek district is now complete, and the last of the wheat was delivered to the silos on Friday…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Friday 22 January 1954 · page 2

The Melbourne Woolbroke report that the opening [?] sales for the second half of the Mason in Melbourne commences…

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