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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1954

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Twenty sheep killed when semi-trailer overturns

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 February 1954 · page 7

Three people had a narrow escape from serious injury when a semi-trailer loaded with sheep become detached from the prime mover near Springhurst and overturned. Twenty sheep were killed…

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New "Messmate" broadcaster is the farmer's friend

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 February 1954 · page 8

The new "Messmate" fan type broadcaster is one of the most popular farm implements In this district…

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Dairy Ballot

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 February 1954 · page 8

Nominations of candidates for election as members representing butter and cheese factories on the Australian Dairy Produce Board…

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Summer fodder grazing crop useful sideline (By a Special Correspondent.)

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 February 1954 · page 8

The provision of summer fodder grazing crops is useful for weaning, for maintaining milk production and for topping up purposes. Further, the extension of green, succulent grazing…

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Wheat Price Deadlock

Border Morning Mail · Monday 15 February 1954 · page 2

The reiterated decision of the Victorian Government not to come into line with the other States on the five-year…

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£2000 Fire on Farm

Border Morning Mail · Monday 15 February 1954 · page 2

A fire broke out in a machinery shod on the property of Mr. A. S. Mulquiney, about 13 miles from Yarrawonga, at 2 p.m. on…

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Farmer Killed in Horses’ Stampede

Border Morning Mail · Monday 15 February 1954 · page 6

SYDNEY, Sun.: A 55-year-old farmer was fatally injured in a horse stampede at Tenterfield showground yesterday afternoon…

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Farmer’s thoughtful gesture (By a “Mail” staff reporter)

Border Morning Mail · Monday 15 February 1954 · page 6

On Saturday the thoughtful gesture of a farmer in the Mangoplah district saved me from what could have been a nasty…

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£2500 Loss with Sheep

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 4

When 470 wethers and owes died from arsenic poisoning, Messrs. Roy and Bob Munro, Esmond, five miles from…

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Costs of Production of Wheat

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 1

The Acting Minister for Commerce and Agriculture (Senator McLeay) announced on December 3, 1953, that the costs of production of wheat for the season commencing on December 1, 1953, had been accessed at 127 per bushel. This…

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£300 Sheep Dog Trials at Sydney Show

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 2

Australian working dogs at their best will be seen by visitors to this year's Royal Easter Show when sheep-dog trials' will be…

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Wool Prices Firm in Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 14

MELBOURNE, Mon.: Prices, compared with closing rates in other centres, ruled fully firm with any change in sellers’ favour at Melbourne wool…

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Wool cheque up by £26m

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.: Australia’s wool cheque for the first seven months of the current season—July to January— was £26,169,874 higher than for the same period of last season. Wool sold so far this season brought £236,631,875. Prices were slightly higher,…

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Ley Fallow Urged Aid to Wheat Quality

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 1

Wheat farmers were urged to adopt on a much wider scale the lay method of fallowing their land between crops…

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Wheat Stabilisation Ballot to be Held in New South Wales if Other States Accept Commonwealth Plan

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 3

The Minister for Agriculture and Food production, the Hon. E. H. Graham, M.L.A., informed the Acting Minister for…

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Dairy Champions Need Training for Show

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 2

The untrained champion in any field is a myth and farmers planning to show the quality of their dairy stock at the local or…

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Migrants from Bonegilla to pick S.A. fruit crop

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 5

Several hundred German, Austrian and Greek migrant will be helping take off the South Australian fruit crop less than a week after their arrival at Bonegilla tomorrow night…

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Wangaratta News Items Wangaratta, Tuesday. Good Wheat Yield

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 17 February 1954 · page 2

From north of Bowser, through Byawatha across to Springhurst and to the boundaries of the Rutherglen shire, the yield of…

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Young Farmers’ field day

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 17 February 1954 · page 7

Tawonga and District Senior Young Farmers’ Club will hold a field day on Wednesday, March 31 Spray and flood irrigation will be…

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Finley Sheep Sale

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 18 February 1954 · page 5

John McNamara & Co. Pty. Ltd. direct special attention to the above sale to be held to-day (Thursday), when they…

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