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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1954

1,514 stories in Murray's papers · page 61 of 76

Pastoral Outlook Has Deteriorated in New South Wales

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 12 October 1954 · page 2

With no rain of any consequence during September, pastoral and crop outlook has deteriorated over the entire centre of…

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Large Loss of Sheep on Trip From Hay

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 12 October 1954 · page 2

Between 300 and 400 sheep were lying dead last Saturday morning in the vicinity of the Coonamble railway truck yards…

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District N.z.l Wool Prices

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 12 October 1954 · page 3

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Limited, report having held their second sale for the 195455…

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18,000 bales of wool to be offered at Albury to-morrow

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 12 October 1954 · page 1

Albury woolbrokers will offer 18,000 bales at the second sale of the 1954-55 season tomorrow and Thursday, when a big attendance of buyers is expected…

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Wool Stealing

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 13 October 1954 · page 5

A youth from Jerilderie, and another from Melbourne pleaded guilty last week in the Deniliquin Court of Quarter Sessions,…

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Wool Market Irregular

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 13 October 1954 · page 17

SYDNEY, Tues.: The irregularity quoted yesterday was more in evidence at the Sydney wool sales today. Values for dusty and burry merino fleece…

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Vote for Wheat Plan

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 13 October 1954 · page 17

ADELAIDE Tues.: The ballot of South Australian farmers on the wheat stabilisation plan resulted in 8907 in favor and 760 against…

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Britain Has New Wheat

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 13 October 1954 · page 10

LONDON, Tues.: A new spring wheat—known as Peko—which is said to be faster growing and tougher than any England has…

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Wheat Council meeting

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 14 October 1954 · page 1

LONDON, Wed.: The 16th session of the International Wheat Council, described by Sir John Teasdale. chairman of the…

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Belter services planned for N.S.W. farmers

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 14 October 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed.: Plans to improve services to formers and graziers in N.S.W. were outlined in the Legislative Assembly today by the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Graham)…

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Young Farmers’ Display

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 14 October 1954 · page 11

Whorouly South Senior Young Farmers’ exhibit at the Wangaratta Show…

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The Home Garden Crop rotation

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 14 October 1954 · page 15

To obtain the best results in the Vegetable garden it is essential that crops of a similar nature do not regularly follow one another:…

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Wheat crop failures in W.A.

Border Morning Mail · Friday 15 October 1954 · page 2

PERTH, Thurs.: A 100 wheat belt crops not worth stripping are being fed to sheep, and many farmers are selling their stock…

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Sheep Values Easier at Henty Market

The Observer · Friday 15 October 1954 · page 5

The Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Co. Ltd. conducted their usual monthly stock sale on Friday last, when…

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Prices Good At Large Fat Sheep Yardings

The Pastoral Times · Friday 15 October 1954 · page 3

Prices have been satisfactory at a number of very large yardings of fat sheep in Deniliquin and Finley lately…

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Commercial Merino Wool Values Firm

Border Morning Mail · Friday 15 October 1954 · page 14

SYDNEY, Thurs.: Values for merino fleece, other than the broader and very burry wools, ruled very firm at the closing auctions of the Sydney…

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Faulty Dip May Harm Wool Clip

The Observer · Friday 15 October 1954 · page 6

A faulty dip for external parasites of sheep this season may cost graziers thousands of pounds in wool value next year, a veterinary officer of the Department of Agriculture said this week…

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Good competition for wool oddments yesterday

Border Morning Mail · Friday 15 October 1954 · page 9

Albury woolbrokers yesterday submitted the oddments portions of their catalogues, which met with good competition. Following are individual firms’ reports:—…

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Melbourne Wool Sales Dennys. Lascelles Ltd

The Pastoral Times · Friday 15 October 1954 · page 6

Dennys, Lascelles Limited offered their first catalogue of [?] new season’s [?] recently The selection amounting to…

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Slow Handling of Wheat at Henty Silos

The Observer · Friday 15 October 1954 · page 5

The unsatisfactory handling of Last year's wheat crop at the Henty silos was recalled and discussed at length at the…

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