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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1954

1,514 stories in Murray's papers · page 46 of 76

Riverina Sheep Stealing by Truck

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 20 July 1954 · page 2

Police believe sheep stealers who have been operating extensively in the Riverina during the past year are making a huge…

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Albury Stages State's Biggest Sheep Show

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 20 July 1954 · page 2

With 380 sheep spectacularly displayed on the show floor of Dalgety's Albury Wool Store, the annual Albury Sheep Show last…

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To Decide Stand on Wheat

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 20 July 1954 · page 11

SYDNEY, Mon. : State Cabinet will decide tomorrow the stand it will take at the wheat conference, in Canberra next Monday…

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Position, Farm Supplies

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 20 July 1954 · page 4

The supply of most steel products required for the farm has deteriorated very markedly in the last six months…

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150 at Walliston Farm Field Day

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 20 July 1954 · page 6

An afternoon’s demonstration of channel [?] and land grading was given to about 150 district [?]ers by the Rural Supply Company. [?] Wednesday at [?]…

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Sheep farming in U.K.

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 21 July 1954 · page 17

Here are some interesting facts regarding sheep farming in the United Kingdom : ENGLAND As you travelled round the…

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Dairymen want people to eat more butter

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 21 July 1954 · page 14

MELBOURNE, Tues.: “A comprehensive plan for financing a campaign to promote increased local soles of butter and cheese will be placed before dairy industry organisations at meetings in Sydney next week,” the…

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Sheep Inspections Extended

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 21 July 1954 · page 9

SYDNEY, Tues.: Final date for inspections of merino and Corriedale sheep to be exhibited at the 1955 Sydney Sheep Show has…

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Commercial Wagga Special Sheep Sale

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 21 July 1954 · page 22

Younghusband Ltd. and Dalgety and Co, Ltd., Wagga, held their July special conjunctional sheep sale last Friday, July 16, when they yarded…

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New Wool Ship for Here

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 21 July 1954 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tues.: A new Mon-ton freighter, the Ballarat. built in England for the P. and O. Steam Navigation Co., will…

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“ ‘Cold War‘ Smashing Wheat Markets" U.s. Blamed for Fall in Our Sales

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 21 July 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues,: Wheatgrowers were told today that the “cold war” was one of the main reasons why Australia could not find wheat markets…

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Farmers‘ leader critical of the Colombo Plan

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 21 July 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.: The Colombo Plan was today criticised by the vice-president of the Wheatgrowers’ Union (Mr. R. K. Tilson). He was addressing the…

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Cohering, bararrongements at Sheep Show criticised

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 22 July 1954 · page 11

Catering and bar arrangements at the recent Albury Sheep Show were criticised by the health inspector, Mr…

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Will Seek Levy for Wheat Research

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 22 July 1954 · page 12

SYDNEY, Wed.; The Wheatgrowers’ Union of N.S.W. will seek a levy of one eighth of a per bushel of wheat imposed…

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Drought could wipe out wheat surplus: Minister

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 22 July 1954 · page 14

SYDNEY, Wed.: The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Graham) told wheatgrowers today that one drought could wipe out the local wheat surplus. He was addressing the…

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Wants refrigeration units imported for testing on dairy farms

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 22 July 1954 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wed.: The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Stonecham, will ask the Commonwealth to import special…

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Dogs Kill, Maim Sheep

Border Morning Mail · Friday 23 July 1954 · page 2

Landholders adjacent to the town of Yarrawonga, and agents who paddock sheep for special sales, are faced with the problem of…

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Wool and Stock

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 July 1954 · page 2

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

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Wool Clip Estimate

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 23 July 1954 · page 4

The estimate for the 1954-66 Australian wool clip of 3,900,000 bales would be an Increase over 1983-64 of 94,000 bales,…

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This Week in Wool

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 July 1954 · page 1

Analysis of the season's Wool statistics reveal that though Australia's wool cheque at £390.7 million was lower than that of last…

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