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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1954

1,514 stories in Murray's papers · page 25 of 76

Henty Cattle Breeder Wins Trophy

Border Morning Mail · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 8

The judge in the beef cattle breeders’ competition for the Central and Upper Murray region (Mr G. H. Simpson), beef…

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Wheat Payments Next Month

The Observer · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 2

The Australian Wheat Board will pay to certain wheatgrowers £9,166,O0O on 11th May next. In making this…

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Ointment Treatment for Pink Eye in Cattle

The Observer · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 2

Ophthalmia, or "Pink Eye" of cattle is generally seen in its most severe form during the late summer or autumn,…

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Frank exchanges at meeting of wheat men

Border Morning Mail · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 14

PERTH, Thurs.: References to Victorian responsibility for failure to achieve wheat stabilisation, made after the opening…

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Big carry-over of Australian wheat is forecast

Border Morning Mail · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 14

MELBOURNE, Thurs.: On the present rate of sale the Wheat Board's latest figures indicated probable carry-over of about 10,000,000 bushels of Australian grain this year…

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Wool worth £248 million sold overseas in 8 months

Border Morning Mail · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 4

CANBERRA, Thurs.: Australia exported 665,750,000 lb. of greasy woo! worth £248,494,000 in the eight ended February lost. This was on increase of…

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Junior Farmers to Hold Filed Day

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 2

Members of the Hay Junior Farmers are invited to attend a field inspectors at Coonara by the courtesy of Dr. W. A…

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Further Rain Needed for Pastures and Cropping Programmes

The Observer · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 1

Further rain would alleviate the feed position, which was already serious on some district properties, and would help in the cropping programmes, the Stock Inspector (Mr. M. R. Barry) reported to the Albury P.P…

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Lion farmer badly mauled

Border Morning Mail · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thurs. : A lion tamer was attacked by a lion in a cage at Pilliga tonight. His right arm was. severely…

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Farmers Sentenced to Death

Border Morning Mail · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 18

ALOR STAR, Thurs.: A Kedah State Assize Judge today overruled the opinions of his two Malay assessors and…

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Dairy utensils were unclean, court told

Border Morning Mail · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 11

Two dairymen were fined in Albury Court yesterday by Mr. McDonald, S.M., when they pleaded guilty to charges of having unclean dairy utensils, and one pleaded guilty also to a charge…

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Britain to be asked to buy more of our wheat

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 24 April 1954 · page 24

PERTH, Fri.: The Australian Wheatgrowers’ Federation will ask the Federal Government to approach the British Government to purchase greater quantities of Australian wheat and to…

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News Features for the man on the land Ointment treatment for pink eye in cattle

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 24 April 1954 · page 10

Ophthalmia, or “pink eye” of cattle, is generally seen in its most severe form during the late summer or autumn, and is highly contagious to both dairy and beef cattle…

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City blonde who “went down on the form” seeks £1000 from farmer

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 24 April 1954 · page 24

MELBOURNE, Fri.: A blonde divorcee claimed £1000 damages in the County Court today from a Nhill farmer and grazier—a widower —for injuries in two alleged assaults and for breach of contract…

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Modern farm and industrial equipment demonstration

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 24 April 1954 · page 10

This modern farm and industrial equipment, showing a David Brown tractor, fitted with hydraulic controlled Iront mounted horndraulic loader and rear mounted ripper, was recently demonstrated by E. C. Milthorpe, Male St., Albury, Albury and District Dealers for David Brown Tractors, Prior to delivery to Mr. E. W. pooley Burnawartha…

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Getting started in farming

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 24 April 1954 · page 10

A new printing of the NSW Department of Agriculture book, “Getting Started in Farming,” is now available…

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Wool Textile Geelong

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 27 April 1954 · page 2

The C.S.I.R.O. Wool Textile Research Laboratory, Geelong, in collaboration with the Gordon Institute of Technology is…

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Striped Wool Jersey

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 27 April 1954 · page 3

From Milan comes Marucellis' dress in brightly striped soft wool jersey with buttons and hip treatment…

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This Week in Wool

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 27 April 1954 · page 4

With the clip down by 115,000 bales in Victoria and South Australia, and by 37,600 bales over all States, as compared with the…

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Commercial Melbourne Wool Sales No reaction to Soviet’s decision

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 27 April 1954 · page 14

MELBOURNE, Mon,: There was to reaction in the Melbourne wool market today to the decision of the Soviet Government to…

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