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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1954

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Commercial Associated Walla Special Sheep Sale

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 12

Dalgety and Company Limited and Younghusband Limited, in association with their Walla agents conducted a special sheep sale at Walla on…

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Bakers Request for Better Wheat

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 1

Victorian bread standards would improve, only when wheat qualities were improved, said Mr. C. H. Jeffrey, bakers' representative on the Victorian Wheat Advisory Committee…

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Price of Wool Packs Reduced

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 1

The Acting Minister for Commerce and Agriculture (Senator George McLeay) announced that the price of…

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Stealing Wool Stealing Youths Charged

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 1

During the last three weeks a large quantity of wool has been stolen in the Jerilderie district. On Sunday, police arrested two young men in Jerilderie and the men were charged in connection with the stealing…

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Melbourne Wool Sales Melbourne Woolbroker’s

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 5

The Melbourne Woolbrokers report that the tenth series of sales was continued on Wednesday, when approximately 10,000…

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“Hard to sell wheat in grades”

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Mon.: Many people who have suggested Australia should adopt the Canadian system of selling wheat on grades…

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Wool Up 7½ Per Cent at Sydney Sales

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 8

Sydney, Monday: The wool market continued on an upward course today under strong pressure from the Continent…

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Dairy Industry Investigation Committee

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 1

The Chairman of the recently appointed Dairy Industry Investigation Committee, Mr. A. A. Fitzgerald, said last week…

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Information to Free Farmers

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 1

New or revised publications now available free to farmers through the Extension Services of the Department of…

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Junior Farmers

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Junior Farmers' Advisory Committee will be held in the Municipal Council Chamber on…

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District Dairymen Do Better

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 3

Dairy production in the southern Riverina is 40% higher than March 1953 and 90% higher than March 1952…

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Graham backs wheat plan

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 31 March 1954 · page 9

SYDNEY, Tues. ; Labor’s new 10-year wheat stabilisation plan was a “realistic and constructive approach” to the problem,…

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Conditions for next wheat season are at present satisfactory

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 31 March 1954 · page 3

Although continued dry weather was causing some delay in seedbed preparation, the situation with regard to the forthcoming wheat sowing season was at present satisfactory…

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NSW wool production at 556 million Ib.—highest ever recorded in State

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 31 March 1954 · page 7

SYDNEY, Tues.: NSW wool production in 1952-53 of 556,552,000 lb. (greasy) was the highest ever recorded, Government Statistician (Mr Carver) has revealed…

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United States will not sell farm produce to Soviet

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 31 March 1954 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Tues.: Agriculture Secretary Ezra Benson told a Press conference here that the United States was not negotiating any sales of surplus farm commodities to Soviet bloc…

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Warning on Sheep Blowfly Strike

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 April 1954 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wed, : The sheep blowfly strike menace might reach an all-time peak this year unless it is checked, Mr Eric…

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“Cain Govt, prepared to sacrifice wheat industry”

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 April 1954 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Wed: The Cain Government’s opposition to the five-year wheat stabilisation plan would crumble if the present Federal Government was returned after the May elections,…

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P.P. Board will take action against “rabbit farmers”

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 April 1954 · page 8

Hume Pastures Protection Board decided at its meeting yesterday to take action against landholders who fail to carry out satisfactory rabbit eradication work “without fear or favor to persons.”…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Friday 2 April 1954 · page 8

The Australian Estates [?] report that the following district wool prices were received [?] sale to Melbourne last week…

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Labour's 10 Year Wheat Plan

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 April 1954 · page 1

The Minister for Agriculture and Food Production the Hon, E. H. Graham, M.L.A., said on Tuesday that Labour's new ten year wheat stabilisation plan announced by Dr. Evatt last week was one which would do a great deal to ensure long term…

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