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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1954

1,514 stories in Murray's papers · page 30 of 76

Brand-stained Wool Can Be Prevented

The Observer · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 6
Also in The Riverine Grazier, The Corowa Free Press

Brand - stained wool, frequently the result of a "rough and ready" outlook near enough fifty years ago, had…

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Commercial Wool Values Firm at Newcastle

Border Morning Mail · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 20

NEWCASTLE, Thurs.: Newcastle wool sales closed today under strong competition from Great Britain, the Continent and Japan. Values for…

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Mr. Fairbairn on Problems Of Wheat Industry

The Observer · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 2

Mr. D. E. Fairbairn, the Liberal Party member for Farrer electorate, in a political broadcast this week, dealt with two major problems facing the wheat industry today…

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Wool prices up despite absence of Russian buyers

Border Morning Mail · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.: Wool prices had continued to rise throughout Australia despite the withdrawal of Russian buyers, the National Council of Wool Selling Brokers said in its monthly report today…

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Round-up of Australian and World Sporting Items New rider for Frandore at the Farm to-morrow

Border Morning Mail · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 19

SYDNEY, Thurs.: W. Cook will replace F. Hickey on Zealander Frandore in the Moorebank Handicap of Warwick Form on Saturday. The handicap will be Frandore’s third start since…

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Lucky Stride should show way home in Flying at Warwick Farm

Border Morning Mail · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 19

SYDNEY, Thurs.: Promising sprinter Lucky Stride, who ran on eye-catching first-up third to Magic Touch three weeks ago, is expected to twin he Flying Handicap at Warwick Farm on Saturday. Lucky Stride was having…

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Commercial Wagga Sheep Market

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 15 May 1954 · page 18

The associated agents of Wagga report that they held their weekly market on Thursday. They yarded 16,172 head, comprising 12,360 fats…

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Move to Produce More Wool

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 15 May 1954 · page 15

LONDON, Fri.: Representatives of Australia, New Zealand and South Africa have agreed that every effort must be made to…

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Last wheat yield 199 mill, bushels

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 15 May 1954 · page 5

CANBERRA, Fri.: Australia’s 1953/54 wheat crop yielded 199 million bushels. This is 25,500,000 bushels more…

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Brand stained wool can be prevented

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 15 May 1954 · page 10

Brand-stained wool, frequently the result of a “rough and ready” outlook near enough fifty years ago had little justification…

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News features for the man on the land New drench for worms in sheep

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 15 May 1954 · page 10

Recent statements in the Press about “a new phenothiazine drench” for worms in sheep have given graziers the impression that the efficiency of phenothiazine has been so greatly increased that the dose rate can be…

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Young farmers’ field day at Kergunyah

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 15 May 1954 · page 16

Kiewa valley Senior Young Farmers’ Club’s second annual machinery field day on the property of Mr. A. E. Jarvis, Kergunyah.,…

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Books will offer “fair” odds on Farm favorites

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 15 May 1954 · page 22

SYDNEY, Fri.: Bookmakers are almost certain to offer punters reasonable odds about favorites at Warwick Farm tomorrow. Fields are bigger and the class of horses…

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Race Selections, Previews, Fields and Other Sport Liberal King, Frandore to win at the Farm

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 15 May 1954 · page 23

Liberal King, who has done well since an easy win at Randwick, should win the May Handicap at Warwick Farm today. New Zealander, Frandore, improved by two runs in Sydney, should…

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Industrial and farm workers on strike

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 15 May 1954 · page 24

ROME, Fri.: Communist led industrial workers came out on a one day strike for higher pav and pensions at Rome…

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Labor and the wheat farmer

Border Morning Mail · Monday 17 May 1954 · page 5

The Labor candidate for Farrer (Mr. Dan Byrnes), speaking at a meeting at The Rock on Friday, said that Labor adhered to policies of security and just returns to primary producers…

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Commercial Wodonga Cattle Market

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 18 May 1954 · page 14

Following is the order of sole at today’s Wodonga cattle market: 1, Farmers & Graziers; 2, Gippsland & Northern; 3, New Zealand Loan; 4…

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Wool and Stock

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 18 May 1954 · page 2

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

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