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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1954

1,514 stories in Murray's papers · page 48 of 76

Fat Sheep, Lambs Dearer

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 28 July 1954 · page 18

MELBOURNE, Tues.: Prime fat sheep and lambs were 3/ to 5/ dearer at Newmarket today. QUOTATIONS—Wethers : Top quality woolly £5 to…

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Pleased with wheat decision

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 28 July 1954 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tues.: Wheatgrowers will be pleased that the deadlock over the stabilisation plan has ended…

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N.Z. has good wool season

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 28 July 1954 · page 11

WELLINGTON (NZ), Tues.: New Zealand’s wool cheque for the season just ended was £66,648,000, the second highest in…

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Wheat Board head “not so optimistic”

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 28 July 1954 · page 3

PERTH, Tues.: Chairman of the Australian Wheat Board (Sir John Teasdale) said tonight he did not fully share the optimistic feelings expressed at Canberra about the immediate…

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Wodonga young farmers urged to hold high ideals

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 28 July 1954 · page 8

Chief supervisor of the Young Farmers’ Association (Mr Simpson) and Mr Jones urged delegates to a conference of young…

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Wants more dollars for farmers

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 28 July 1954 · page 11

CANBERRA, Tues.: The Australian Agricultural Council today urged the Commonwealth Government to make more…

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Commercial Albury Sheep Market

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 29 July 1954 · page 11

The Associated Agents report that their fortnightly sheep market at Albury yesterday they yarded 10,822 head, comprising 7506 fats and 3316…

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Victoria has big wheat carry-over

Border Morning Mail · Friday 30 July 1954 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thurs.: Victoria will have a wheat carryover exceeding the 26 million bushels indicated early this year…

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Farmers Listening to an Expert’s Advice

Border Morning Mail · Friday 30 July 1954 · page 6

Farmers listen to advice on cutting and storing hay, offered by district agronomist of the N.S.W…

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994 Sheep in Melbourne Show

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 31 July 1954 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Fri.: A generally improved standard of sheep breeding was reflected in the near-record entry to the 72nd…

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Early Vote for Growers on Wheat Stabilisation

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 31 July 1954 · page 12

The N.S.W. Minister for Agriculture and Food Production, Mr Graham, stated this week that the five year wheat stabilisation plan, agreed to by all States and…

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Tests to Get Quick Improvement in the Quality of Wheat

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 31 July 1954 · page 12

A number of promising wheat varieties been distributed in selected areas of New South Wales by the Flour Millowners’ Association of N.S.W. for testing…

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Two price cuts shock dairymen

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 31 July 1954 · page 20

WARRNAMBOOL, Friday : Warrnambool district dairymen expresses widespread indignation today, following a surprise…

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Britain seeks cheaper butter

Border Morning Mail · Monday 2 August 1954 · page 5

LONDON, San.: A Danish trade delegation in London announced on Friday that they had rejected a British request for a…

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Albury district crop report

Border Morning Mail · Monday 2 August 1954 · page 5

Mr. G. R. Godden, district agronomist, in his monthly crop report issued at the weekend, said that the average rainfall…

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Sheep Had Wrong Earmarks

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 3 August 1954 · page 1

James Johnstone was charged with having sheep in a trailer with earmarks that did not correspond with his permit…

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Shearing Contests at June Sheep Show

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 3 August 1954 · page 1

HAY P. and A. Association decided on Saturday not to hold the proposed shearing contests at the Hay Show in September, but to stage these in conjunction with the June Sheep Show, which will be expanded…

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Canada may have wheat stockpile of 1000m. bush

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 3 August 1954 · page 16

OTTAWA, Man.: Chances were increasing that Canada’s wheat holdings might exceed 1000 million bushels before the end of the year, giving her her biggest stockpile in history, according to a Canadian Press report…

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Future for wheat not very bright, farmers’ leader says

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 4 August 1954 · page 24

SYDNEY, Tues.: Because of the recent change in world markets, the future of wheat was not very bright, the president of the Farmers and Settlers’ Association, Mr. W. R. Scilley, said today…

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N.S.W. wheat men to vote on new plan

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 4 August 1954 · page 24

SYDNEY, Tues. : Wheatgrowers throughout NSW will be asked to vote on a proposed stabilisation wheal scheme…

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