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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1954

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Wheat Ship in “Filthy Condition”

Border Morning Mail · Friday 21 May 1954 · page 11

GEELONG, Thurs.: The freighter Springbank now loading wheat at North Geelong was in a “filthy condition” watersiders claimed…

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Two Million Sheep Sold at Premier W. Riverina Centre

The Pastoral Times · Friday 21 May 1954 · page 1

NEARLY two million sheep changed hands in the Deniliquin Municipal Saleyards in the six year period from 1948 to 1953. This was revealed at the…

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Over 2000 Sheep at Sydney Show

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 22 May 1954 · page 10

Over 2000 sheep, worth at least £½ million, will appear at the Sydney showground early next month…

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“Labor will stabilise wheat industry”

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 22 May 1954 · page 21

“Labor’s 10-point wheat plan will give a stability to an industry which, until the John Curtin Government came to power, had…

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Warning on over-grazing of land by sheep

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 22 May 1954 · page 10

Greater damage to the land came from over-grazing by sheep than from rabbit infestation. Col. H. F. While, of Bald Blair Pastoral Co., Guyra, said this at a meeting of…

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W.A. farmers anxiously await rain

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 22 May 1954 · page 21

PERTH, Fri.: Farmers are still waiting anxiously for opening rains in the West Australian wheat belt, but the position will…

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“Farmer is prosperous under Libs”: Spooner

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 22 May 1954 · page 24

“By our policy of incentives and increased materials supply, the man on the land has increased his production by 21 per cent, and farm incomes have increased by 33 per cent, since 1949/,” declared the Minister for…

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Bread and butter election—Mr. Dan Byrnes

Border Morning Mail · Monday 24 May 1954 · page 5

Mr. D. Byrnes, Labor candidate for Farrer, speaking at Lockhart on Friday, declared that this was a bread and butter election. When the Chifley…

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Butter Quality Down

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 25 May 1954 · page 6

SYDNEY, Mon.: Quality of butter produced in NSW had fallen in the past few months, the Department of Agriculture reported…

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More Sheep Killed

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 25 May 1954 · page 1

Dogs continue to play havoc with sheep in accommodation paddocks near Deniliquin. sheep, each valued at £6,…

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Dairy Industry Facing “Crisis”

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 25 May 1954 · page 8

SYDNEY, Mon.: “The export dairy industry is faced with serious problems,” Mr. J. K. Donaldson. general manager of…

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Corowa Rotary Club crop sown (Contributed)

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 25 May 1954 · page 9

Thanks to daylight-to-dark efforts for two days last week by Mr. Jim Smith, of Lowesdale, and Mr. Wes. Black, of…

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Jerilderie Cattle Sale

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 26 May 1954 · page 3

John McNamara and Co. Pty. Ltd, and M. [?] agents in conjunction, report having held a very successful special…

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Dairy Science Schools

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 26 May 1954 · page 15

The Minister for Agriculture and Food Production, Mr Graham, announced this week that a series of dairy science schools…

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Fall in Milk, Butter Production

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 May 1954 · page 13

CANBERRA, wed.: Australian whole milk production for the nine months ended March was 30,500,000 gallons…

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No change in wool tax

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 May 1954 · page 9

CANBERRA, wed.: Existing rates of the wool tax will not altered for next financial year. Regulations providing for this…

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Minister criticises Labor’s part in wheat plan

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 May 1954 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Wed.: The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. McEwen, said tonight that he had not the slightest doubt that the Victorian Labor Government's obstruction of the wheat stabilisation plan had been inspired by the…

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Sewerage Farm Committee Recommendations

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 May 1954 · page 10

Albury City Council last night adopted a report from its sewerage farm committee, with recommendations…

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“Pastoral Times” 95th BIRTHDAY

The Pastoral Times · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 1

Yesterday “The Pastoral Times” entered the 96th. year of publication. Founded by Dr. David…

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Peculiar Condition in Sheep Causing Concern

The Pastoral Times · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 3

Peculiar changes in the sexual behaviour of sheep grazing subterranean clover which has been troubling sleep breeders in West Australia for many years, is now being experienced in flocks on sub-clover in the…

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