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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1954

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Producers Understand Ley Farming, Claims Minister

The Pastoral Times · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 7

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr E. H. Graham) said recently t[?] fortunately, primary producers in the…

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Sowing Time Big Factor in Successful Wheat Farming

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 March 1954 · page 10

The importance of sowing wheat varieties at the correct time of the season, according to the time of maturity, was a big factor in successful wheat farming, the cereal specialist of the NSW Department of Agriculture (Mr G. Nicholson) said this week…

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Commercial Urana Special Sheep Sale

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 March 1954 · page 22

New Zealand Loan and M.A. Co. Ltd., Corowa, and J. M. Smith and Co., Urana (agents in conjunction), conducted a special sheep sale at…

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F.A.Q. wheat standard fixed

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 March 1954 · page 19

MELBOURNE, Fri.: The F.A.Q. standard for the 1953/54 wheat harvest in Victoria was fixed at the Melbourne Chamber of…

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“Wool men never better off”

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 March 1954 · page 15

CANBERRA, Fri.: The Australian wool industry has never been In a sounder position to meet any setbacks which may…

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This new ramp will be a boon to our farmers

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 March 1954 · page 10

A new rabbit proof romp, which is shortly to come on the market, should be a boon to men…

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Commercial Oaklands Sheep Average 70/1

Border Morning Mail · Monday 15 March 1954 · page 14

John McNamara and Co. Pty. Ltd. and Young husband Ltd. conducted their March conjunctional special sheep gale at Oaklands on Friday. Sheep…

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Commercial Wodonga Cattle Market

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 16 March 1954 · page 14

The following is the order of sale for today’s Wodonga cattle market: New Zealand Loan, Gippsland and Northern, Farmers and Graziers,…

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Russians Forced Up Wool Prices

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 16 March 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon. : Increased pressure from Russian buyers forced values up five per cent, in the last eight days’…

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Wool Cheque Up £19 Million

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 16 March 1954 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Mon.: Although February’s wool prices averaged about 5 per cent, lower than the…

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Commercial Wool Values Firm

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 17 March 1954 · page 18

SYDNEY, Wed.: Rates for medium to broad merino fleece wools and all skirtings ruled fully firm at the wool sales today. Irregularity for the…

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Wangaratta wheal crop competition

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 17 March 1954 · page 9

Crop competition conducted last season by the Wangaratta Agricultural and Pastoral Society attracted 18 entries. The interest shown was greater than for a number of years, and…

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These Cattle Will Be Sold Today

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 18 March 1954 · page 22

Portion of the draft of 1350 Hereford cattle to be offered at today’s special cattle sale at Wodonga by…

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Fine for Unattended Sheep

The Pastoral Times · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 5

A Deniliquin drover was fined £4 and costs on Wednesday for leaving stock unattended, contary to the provisions of a…

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Wool and Stock

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 2

Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Co. Ltd. (incorporating the business of Wilkinson & Lavender Ltd.) wired under…

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Less Irrigated Wheat This Season

The Pastoral Times · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 2

A marked reduction in the area of irrigated wheat in his district is anticipated this season by Mr C. R. Hood,…

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Commercial Lambs’ Wool to 365d

Border Morning Mail · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 18

GEELONG. Thurs.: A distinct movement in sellers’ favor was noticed in wool sales today when the seventh of the Geelong series closed. As on the…

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Farmer Fatally Gored by Bull

Border Morning Mail · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Thurs.: An elderly fanner, taking a bull to be sold because it had attacked his son, was himself attacked and…

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Australia Anxious About Future Farm Produce Sales in Britain: Top commodity expert to be sent abroad immediately

Border Morning Mail · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 10

CANBERRA, Thurs.: An Australian Commodity expert will leave on Saturday for London and the Continent of Europe on a six weeks’ fact finding mission to assess marketing prospects for Australian primary products…

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District Rice Crop Prospects Sound, Says Agronomist

The Pastoral Times · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 6

Wakool and Tullakool rice crop prospects are still very sound Barham district agronomist Mr. C. R. Hood, states…

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