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Farming & the land, 1950

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Bulk Wheat Sub-terminals for Four Centres

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 June 1950 · page 6

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The State Government has decided to erect four bulk wheat sub-terminals, each of three million…

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Merino 130½d at Newcastle Wool Sales

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 June 1950 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday: At the Newcastle wool sales today the market remained firm on the closing rates at Sydney sales…

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Australian Records Broken on Third Day of Sydney Stud Sheep Sales

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 June 1950 · page 6

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Two Australian records were established during the third day of the Sydney Stud Merino Sales today. THE RECORDS were:—Total aggregate of £134,759;…

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Russian Farmer Is Slave of Government Individual Needs Are a Poor Second Under “Colective” Farming

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 1 June 1950 · page 4

AUSTRALIAN FARMERS literally live on the fat of the land, in comparison with their far less fortunate counterparts in Soviet Russia. In that country, under the collective farming system the Government has first call on the products, but it is the peasant who bears the…

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Wheat Storage Sub-Terminals to Cost £520000

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 2 June 1950 · page 1

The Government decided to erect four bulk wheat sub-terminals, each of 3 million bushels capacity, at Junee, Temora,…

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Sydney Sheep Sale Best on Record; Average Price £152

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 June 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.: At the conclusion of the 1950 stud Merino sales today buyers and auctioneers were unanimous that it was the most successful sale on record…

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A.P.P.U. Conference "Bombshell" K.C.'s Opinion on Stabilisation Worries Dairy-farmers

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 2 June 1950 · page 2

Counsel's opinion, obtained by the Australian Primary Producers' Union, is that the Dairy Stabilisation Fund does not…

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Prices Representative at Wagga Meeting on Wheat Cartage Rates

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 June 1950 · page 2

A special committee to investigate evidence supporting a State-wide appeal for the revision of wheat cartage rates, last night declined to make a statement following a meeting at the Wagga School of…

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For the Man on the Land Sheep Breeders Refrain From Showing

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 June 1950 · page 6

The New South Wales Sheepbreeders' Association seems to be worried about some candid criticism appearing in the Press regarding the failure of last week's sheep show in Sydney to live up to its…

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Junee Wool Brings High Price at Albury Good Stylet Sell Better Than at Last Sale

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 2 June 1950 · page 1

The Farmers and Graziers' Co op. Co. Ltd., through their local agents, Messrs A. S. Leahy and Co., report as under for the…

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Farmers' School Concludes with Banquet To-night

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 2 June 1950 · page 2

Nearly 40 students drawn from all parts of the irrigation areas assembled at Yanco Experiment Farm for the five-day…

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Aerial Photos of Local Rice Farms May be Seen at Commission Offices

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 2 June 1950 · page 2

The town of Griffith and the M.I. Areas generally should be aware of the activities of a live body of young ex-servicemen from the Air Force…

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M.I.A. Agricultural Extension Notes Empty acres on large area farms Stock numbers could be increased

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 2 June 1950 · page 3

Understocking on large-area farms of the M.I.A. is still the rule despite the fact that the demand for fat lambs is at a peak at the present time. Drawing attention to this, Mr. Frank York, District Agronomist, declared this week that…

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Tea, Butter Rationing to Continue Decision on Price Increases Deferred

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 June 1950 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Friday: The State Prices Ministers today deferred decisions on increases sought in the price of tea, butter and petrol, and decontrolled only two of the 250 items submitted for consideration…

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519 Applicants for 3 Farms at Tumbarumba

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 June 1950 · page 2

For the three farms which are available on "Willlgobung" Estate, 10 miles north of Tumbarumba, 519 applications had…

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Wagga C.p, Candidate Clams Decrease in Dairy Herds

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 June 1950 · page 2

"Since 1943, dairy herds have increased in every State in Australia, with the exception of Queensland and N.S.W.—both of which are controlled by Socialist Governments."…

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Mr. Graham Opens Campaign In Wagga "Will Resign If Farms Or Shops Socialised"

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 June 1950 · page 2

"The day an attempt is made to socialise the individual or his home, farm or shop, that will be the day will vote against Labor and walk out of the party," said the Minister for Agriculture and Member…

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Butter and Tea Rationing May End on July 9th

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 5 June 1950 · page 1

The Federal Government will probably abolish tea and butter rationing after july 9. The government has made no…

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Rapid Decline in Butter Production From N.s.w. Factories

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 5 June 1950 · page 1

There has been rapid decline in butter production from NSW factories during the past few weeks, reports the Division of Dairying of the…

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Wool Market Aspects. Crossbred Clip Up On Pre-War

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 5 June 1950 · page 2

No signs show of any apprecition nor reduction in the value of able decrease in wool consump the sheep’s staple. Competition has…

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