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Farming & the land, 1953

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Hay's Mm Supply Affected by Dairy Farm Sales

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 June 1953 · page 2

It was stated at a meeting of the Hay Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday that the milk supply of Hay was…

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Elect of Imminent Korean Truce on World Demand For Wool

The Pastoral Times · Friday 12 June 1953 · page 3

Expected imminence of a truce in Korea has been reflected in wool sales in Australia and South Africa. World-wide…

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Electricity for Farms Subsidy to be increased

Border Morning Mail · Friday 12 June 1953 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thurs.: The N.S.W. Government would increase its subsidy for supplying electricity to farms by up to 64 per cent on…

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District farmer’s 8000 miles by air around Australia (By a “Mali” Reporter.)

Border Morning Mail · Friday 12 June 1953 · page 9

Some of Tasmania’s big lakes and surrounding rugged country, glimpsed through broken clouds and mists, were some of the highlights on the first part of an 8000 miles air trip around Australia, undertaken by Mr. Otto Schilg, of Burrumbuttock…

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Berrigan Farmer Fined £10

Border Morning Mail · Friday 12 June 1953 · page 10

Berrigan farmer, George Edward Batten, pleaded , guilty to a charge of negligent driving and, was fined £10 at Wodonga court…

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News features for the man on the land The Merino (By Our Sheep and Wool Expert.)

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 June 1953 · page 10

History of the foundation of the breed of the merino sheep, and its subsequent development throughout the last hundred and fifty odd years, is truly romantic. It would appear that providence had kept this great…

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America is using more wool

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 June 1953 · page 10

The United States, with a population of about 150 million people, is the world’s greatest consumer of textile fishers…

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They Saw Australia by Air District farmer saw many interesting things up north (By a “Mail” Reporter.)

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 June 1953 · page 9

The freighting of beef from Glenroy to Wyndham in the north of West Australia and the flight over King Leopold Ranges were the highlights in the last part of the 8000 miles air trip around Australia by 20 Riverina formers and businessmen…

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Wool Bureau

Border Morning Mail · Monday 15 June 1953 · page 6

NSW Sheepbreeders’ Association next month will ask the newly-created Wool Bureau for financial assistance in promoting annual…

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Commercial Wagga Sheep Market

Border Morning Mail · Monday 15 June 1953 · page 15

Wagga Associated Agents held their weekly sheep market on Thursday when 10.343 were yarded, comprising 17295 fats and 3048 stores…

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Wool selling and wool gambling—growers beware

Border Morning Mail · Monday 15 June 1953 · page 2

THE wool market in Australia has been a consistently reliable guide to values and although prices, quite…

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Hew Service for the Farmer

Border Morning Mail · Monday 15 June 1953 · page 11

In order to reduce to a minimum the time lost by farmers as a result of breakages or other mishap with their tractors Ferguson…

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Crop Trials

Border Morning Mail · Monday 15 June 1953 · page 5

As a result of trials carried out in 1952 on the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area by the Horticultural division of the Department of…

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Sheep Shearing Contest

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 16 June 1953 · page 1

The New South Wales State sheep shearing contest which was such a success at the last agricultural show, will be conducted…

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Butter Price Rise Condemned

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 16 June 1953 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Mon. : A rise in the present price of butter would hit sales and it would be wrong to price butter out of the…

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Commercial Wodonga Cattle Market

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 16 June 1953 · page 10

The following is the order of sale for today’s Wodonga cattle market: Farmers & Graziers, Gippsland & Northern, John McNamara & Co.,…

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Wool Market Irregularity

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 16 June 1953 · page 7

While most merino wools at Sydney sales on Wednesday remained firm at Monday’s reduced levels, there were many…

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Gymkhana. Rodeo Added Interest to Sheep Show

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 16 June 1953 · page 2

The gymkhana events staged at the Sheep Show on Saturday, provided keen competition and interest, conforming with the general…

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One year wheat plan approved at talks

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 16 June 1953 · page 3

CANBERRA, Mon. : The Australian Agricultural Council tonight decided to continue the operations of the Wheat Board as a marketing authority to cover next season’s crop. Unless agreement is reached on a new stabilisation plan,…

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Sheep Show Good Exhibition of Flock Ewes, Despite Season

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 16 June 1953 · page 2

DESPITE the dry autumn conditions, the exhibition of flock ewes in Hay on Saturday, was better than last year, not only in numbers, but in the quality of the on the hogget ewes in the Show…

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