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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1952

1,691 stories in Murray's papers · page 55 of 85

Body of Missing Farmer Is Found Believed died of heart attack

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 August 1952 · page 6

body of 52-year-old Bolga farmer, Roy Patching, was found yesterday morning less than half a mile from his home. Police…

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High Wool Yield of Wonga Sheep

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 7 August 1952 · page 4

Eight specially selected rams, ranging from fine to bold medium in wool quality, will be consigned to the…

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Dangerous cattle disease at Jingellic

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 August 1952 · page 2

The dangerous cattle disease pleuro-pneumonia has broken out again in the Deniliquin and Jingellic districts…

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Not fair play, says wheat man

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 August 1952 · page 8

SYDNEY, Wed.: The history of the Nelungaloo wheat case was such as to shake the faith of the people In the maintenance…

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Position of wheat industry critical, says F.S. president

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 August 1952 · page 8

SYDNEY, Wed.: Position of the wheat industry had now become critical, Mr. W. R. Scilley told the annual conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association today. Mr. Scilley is general president of the association…

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Farmers Warned of Rust Menace

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 7 August 1952 · page 6

Rust is stealing hundreds of thousands of pounds a year from the pockets of Australian farmers, according to Mr. C. A. Gregory,…

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Electricity Doesn't Cost —It Saves Progress on N.S.W. FARMS

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 7 August 1952 · page 2

"The slogan for the use of electricity on the farm should be that 'it doesn't cost—it saves,'" says the Supervising Electrical…

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Special Cattle Sale

The Pastoral Times · Friday 8 August 1952 · page 8

Messrs. Robert Bradshaw and New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd., agents in conjunction, report having…

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Farmers Have New Wheat Selling Plan

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 August 1952 · page 9

SYDNEY, Thurs,: The annual conference of the Farmers and Settlers’ Association today approved a new wheat marketing…

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Farmers’ standstill on wheat until the price is increased

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 August 1952 · page 8

SYDNEY, Thurs.: Delegates to the 59th annual conference of the Farmers and Settlers’ Association made it clear in their debate on wheat today that there would be no increase in…

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Wool Defence Fund

The Pastoral Times · Friday 8 August 1952 · page 7

A.P.P.U. delegates at their annual meeting at Moulamein recently were informed that the total amount subscribed to the…

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Wheat Bulkhead Ready This Season

The Pastoral Times · Friday 8 August 1952 · page 8

Construction of the bulkhead at Deniliquin is expected to commence in about two weeks’ time, Mr R. W. Reynolds…

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Dread cattle disease spreads in south-eastern NSW

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 August 1952 · page 5

Pleuro-pneumonia, dread cattle disease, has now struck at three sectors of south-eastern N.S.W. Yesterday a steer was shot…

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Infected Cattle Reach Deniliquin Stock Owners’ Co-operation Sought

The Pastoral Times · Friday 8 August 1952 · page 5

A hundred and fifty cattle affected by an outbreak of bovine Pleuro-pneumonia, have at length walked through to…

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[?]W Replaced by Gymkhana With State Sheep Shearing Championships

The Pastoral Times · Friday 8 August 1952 · page 1

[?] full committee meeting of the Pastoral and Agricultural Society in the Royal Hotel last night, it was [?] after a very lengthy and animated discussion to on any attempt to hold the Annual Show this year…

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New Sheep Yard At Pretty Pine Should Prove Satisfac[?]

The Pastoral Times · Friday 8 August 1952 · page 2

In an add[?] to the Pas[?] on Tuesday. [?] Jerilderie [?]…

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Good stocks of wool for first sales

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 August 1952 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thurs.: Despite the delays to shearing by rain and floods in some Riverina districts, good stocks of wool should be…

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Small Areas Sown To Wheat, Oats Wet Conditions To Blame

The Pastoral Times · Friday 8 August 1952 · page 5

It was estimated last month that about 50 per cent, of the intended area of non-irrigated cereals would be sown, and the…

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Farmer fears rising costs will end in big crisis

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 August 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.: The secretary of the Australian Wheat-growers’ Federation (Mr T. C. Stott) said today that the Federal Government-s failure to halt spiralling costs would end in an economic crisis. Mr Stott…

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Farmer shoots himself dead

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 August 1952 · page 15

SYDNEY, Thurs.: A 58-year-old retired farmer today shot and wounded a 60-year-old man share-farming on his property…

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