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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1954

1,514 stories in Murray's papers · page 41 of 76

The Week in the Store Sheep Market

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 2 July 1954 · page 2

With the advent of the new financial year, activity in the store sheep market made a strong revival this week over a wide…

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Special high level talks to be held on wheat

Border Morning Mail · Friday 2 July 1954 · page 20

CANBERRA, Thurs.: State Premiers and State Ministers for Agriculture will hold a special meeting here on July 26 with the Commonwealth Government in a last-minute bid to reach agreement on a new live-year wheat stabilisation scheme…

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Windbreaks Important in Farm Economy

The Observer · Friday 2 July 1954 · page 6

Windbreaks and shelter belts play an important part in the economy of farm management. Practically every district in…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association Meeting of Corowa District Council

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

A meeting of the Corowa District Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held at Balldale on Monday…

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Farmer on Grave Charge

Border Morning Mail · Friday 2 July 1954 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thurs.: When he knocked on the back door of a house in Mossiface, via Bruthen Gippsland, on Tuesday night, Elvn,…

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Farmer on driving charge given bond

Border Morning Mail · Friday 2 July 1954 · page 9

A Yarong Creek farmer, charged with driving under the influence, said in Corowa Court yesterday that the drinks he had affected him, but did not make him drunk…

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Round-up of Australian and World Sporting Items Prince O’ Scots may make it four in a row at Farm

Border Morning Mail · Friday 2 July 1954 · page 19

SYDNEY, Thurs.: Consistent front-runner Prince O’ Scots should prove to be one of the best best of the day at Warwick Farm on Saturday. Prince O’Scots, to contest the one mile George’s River Handicap, is unbeaten in his last three starts, and subsequent form of horses he has beaten ougurs well for him in…

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Wool and skin firm changes hands

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 3 July 1954 · page 15

The Albury wool and skin firm trading as Hulme and Mitchell has been purchased by a newly-formed company, registered to…

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Sees swing back to wool in America

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 3 July 1954 · page 3

NEW YORK, Fri.: There is growing evidence among manufacturers and retailers in the United States of a swing back to wool, according to Mr. Ewen Waterman, Australian member of the International Wool…

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W. Cook on three favorites at Farm

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 3 July 1954 · page 22

SYDNEY, Fri.: Jockey Bill Cook has been engaged to ride three favorites and a second favorite at Warwick Farm tomorrow. The favorites are Ocean…

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Windbreaks important in farm economy

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 3 July 1954 · page 15

Windbreaks and shelter belts play an important part in the economy of farm management…

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News features for the man on the land Dairy Cows Need Clean Water Clean Water and Plenty of It

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 3 July 1954 · page 15

Dairy cows are heavy consumers of water. The average dairy cow can consume up to 40 gallons of water daily, and the quality of the water can affect the quality of the milk produced. This was stressed by Mr…

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Albury wool cheque £11 million

Border Morning Mail · Monday 5 July 1954 · page 1

Mr. T. S. Ware, acting chairman of the Albury Wool Brokers’ Association, said yesterday that during…

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Sheep Drench Drug Dose

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 6 July 1954 · page 3

Reduction in the done rare of phenothiazine--a drug used to drench sheep against worms is not warranted. the…

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C.w.a. Wool Drive

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 6 July 1954 · page 4

If two litterateurs are right, the Hay branch of the C.W.A. may expect good results from its wool drive instrumented by its…

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15,000 ac. Wheat in District

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 6 July 1954 · page 1

An estimated 15,000 acres will be under wheal this season in the Deniliquin district. District agronomist (Mr. Des…

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Wool Classing Course Starts at Echuca

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 6 July 1954 · page 1

Thirty-five students yesterday attended the opening day of the Echuca Technical College’s wool classing course…

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Monthly Crop Report Albury District

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 6 July 1954 · page 3

Mr. G. R. Godden, District Agronomist, reports for June: SEASONAL CONDITIONS Temperatures during Juno were…

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Commercial Wodonga Cattle Market

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 7 July 1954 · page 15

The Associated Agents conducted their weekly cattle market at Wodonga yesterday, when they yarded 2283 cattle, comprising 769 fats, 640…

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Wheat is Vulnerable

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 7 July 1954 · page 2

THE task of holding the wheat market together Australia and of avoiding any crippling slide in…

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