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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1954

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Strong Trend in Wool Demand Continues

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 2 April 1954 · page 2

A new upward turn in the wool market began at. Newcastle last week, when on the second selling day urgent telephone calls to…

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Round-up of Australian and World Sporting Items Priory should repeat his Farm win faking Autumn Handicap

Border Morning Mail · Friday 2 April 1954 · page 19

SYDNEY, Thurs.: Promising young stayer Priory, who scored o record-breaking win on the course lost Saturday, is expected to prove one of the best bets at Warwick Farm on Saturday in the…

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Sell wood has mount in every race at the Farm

Border Morning Mail · Friday 2 April 1954 · page 19

SYDNEY, Thurs.: Leading jockey Neville Sell wood has months in every race at Warwick Farm on Saturday, Sell wood has been engaged to ride Silver Phantom,…

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Our dairy herds grow in numbers

Border Morning Mail · Friday 2 April 1954 · page 18

CANBERRA, Thurs.: Australia is building up its dairy herd, after a steady decline since 1950. Whole milk production is on a…

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Effect of Rice Cropping on Local Clays

The Pastoral Times · Friday 2 April 1954 · page 6

RICE CROPPING improves the friability of Riverina clay soil said a Deniliquin scientist on Wednesday…

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Breed better type of wool sheep advice to graziers

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 3 April 1954 · page 10

It was time graziers bred a better type of wool producing sheep so as to combat the influence of synthetics which were displaying strong competition at present. This was stated yesterday…

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Commercial Wagga Sheep Market

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 3 April 1954 · page 22

Associated Agents of Wagga held their weekly sheep market on Thursday, when 9371 were yarded, comprising 7161 fats and 2210 store sheep…

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Cattle station sold for £155,000

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 3 April 1954 · page 10

Croydon Station, a Central Queensland cattle breeding property, formerly operated by the Queensland British Food…

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News features for the man on the land Grading of Wheat

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 3 April 1954 · page 10

With a genuine desire to improve the protein content of Australian wheat, thereby tending towards a better loaf, many suggestions have been made to abandon selling Australian wheat on an F.A.Q. basis, adopting in…

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Police Praise Wodonga Farmer Helped at Scene of Accident

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 3 April 1954 · page 1

Police praised the help of a Wodonga West farmer at the scene of a road accident last night…

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Hydrogen, Silver Phantom good Farm double

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 3 April 1954 · page 23

Champion Hydrogen should have no difficulty in winning the W.F.A. Chipping Norton Stakes at Warwick Farm this afternoon. Silver Phantom, in the Liverpool Handicap, appeals as…

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Sees Long Hold-up of Wheat Plan

Border Morning Mail · Monday 5 April 1954 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Sun.: It was doubtful if the necessary legislation to provide stabilisation in the wheat industry would be…

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Floods trap many farmers

Border Morning Mail · Monday 5 April 1954 · page 4

BAGHDAD, Sun.: Thousands of Iraqi farmers, trapped when floodwaters from the Tigris swept over their Fields,…

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Corowa Junior Farmers' Club

Border Morning Mail · Monday 5 April 1954 · page 12

At the annual meeting of the Corowa Junior Fanners’ Club advisory committee there were present; Mr A. E. Mitchell (chairman),…

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Sheep farmer flies ’plane from England

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 6 April 1954 · page 3

BRISBANE, Mon,: A New Zealand sheep farmer, who flew from England in a two-engined Dragon Rapide, arrived at Eagle Farm…

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Wool and Synthetics

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 6 April 1954 · page 2

Extract from J. F. Guthrie's proposed book on the History of Wool in Australia. The world's consumption of…

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Wool Lace Cocktail Frock

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 6 April 1954 · page 6

This beautiful hand-knitted wool lace ballet length cocktail frock in midnight blue comes from Madeleine and has a matching stole…

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Wool and Synthetics Match Test

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 6 April 1954 · page 4

The Deputy Leader of the State Country Party (Mr. S. D. Dickson, Temora) had to burn two samples of material to find…

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Boree Farm Sold for 62/- Per Acre

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 6 April 1954 · page 1

Boree Farm, of 6635 acres, of freehold and conditional lease in the Gunbar district, offered by Messrs. R. C: McKinney and Co…

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Corowa Junior Farmers' Club

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 6 April 1954 · page 1

The annual meeting of the Corowa Junior Farmers' Club Advisory Board was held at the Council Chambers on…

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