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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1954

1,514 stories in Murray's papers · page 66 of 76

Labour for Wheat Harvest

The Observer · Friday 5 November 1954 · page 5

With the advent of the 1954 wheat harvest, even though the crop has been severely affected by the drought…

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This Week in Wool

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 5 November 1954 · page 4

Under repercussion of the U.K. waterfront strike, wool values continued to sag in Sydney, Geelong, Perth and Dunedin, but the…

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Scabby Mouth in Sheep Becoming Prevalent

The Observer · Friday 5 November 1954 · page 5

Scabby mouth in sheep is becoming prevalent in the district of Mr. R. H. Falk, District Veterinary Officer at…

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Market Report Rand Special Sheep Sale, 11154

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 November 1954 · page 3

New Zealand Loan & M.A. Co. Ltd., Corowa, and J. M. Smith & Co., Rand (agents in conjunction). report having conducted…

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This Week in the Store Sheep Market

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 5 November 1954 · page 2

Confidence in store stock trading has become general throughout the State as the result of widespread follow-on rains that…

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Wool store men stop for 24 hours over bonus

Border Morning Mail · Friday 5 November 1954 · page 21

MELBOURNE, Thurs.: Thirteen hundred wool store workers staged a 24-hour stop-work meeting today to protest against the refusal of employers to tell them in advance the amount of their bi-annual bonus…

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Mastitis Causes Wastage And Loss of Production in Dairy Herd

The Observer · Friday 5 November 1954 · page 7

Cases are on record where the production from herds has been increased by 30 per cent merely as a result of control and prevention of mastitis, states the District Veterinary Officer at Cootamundra, Mr. R. H…

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Crops and Stock — at Barham

The Pastoral Times · Friday 5 November 1954 · page 3

Brief reports on agricultural activity in the Barham district from Mr. Colin Hood:— PUMPKINS.—Due to a price rise…

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Record output by Kiewa Butter Factory

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 6 November 1954 · page 19

Kiewa Butter Factory mode an oil-time record of 322 of butter, and paid £148,331 to suppliers for October. At the board meeting on Thursday it was reported that for October the total production of butter, milk and…

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Two Wool Sales Suspended

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 6 November 1954 · page 28

MELBOURNE, Fri.: Because of the waterside workers’ Australia-wide strike, the series of wool sales scheduled to commence in…

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350 miles non-stop car dash with a sick child: Wheat groin in lung

Border Morning Mail · Monday 8 November 1954 · page 15

SYDNEY, Sun.: The parents of a three-year-old girl made a 350-mile non-stop car dash to Sydney from Ganmain yesterday to get specialist medical attention for their daughter…

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Will discuss problems of the farmers

Border Morning Mail · Monday 8 November 1954 · page 5

CANBERRA, Sun. : The Australian Agricultural Council will meet at Hobart on December 6 and 7…

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“Wheat situation improves”

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 9 November 1954 · page 13

CANBERRA, Mon.: The world wheat situation had improved considerably from the point of view of recent huge surpluses, Mr J…

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Monthly Crop Report Albury District

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 9 November 1954 · page 3

In his monthly report on seasonal, conditions, the Albury District Agronomist, Mr. G. R. Godden, states that although…

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Strikers load cattle at Darwin

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 10 November 1954 · page 19

DARWIN, Tues.: Waterside workers on strike in Darwin lifted a ban on the loading of 600 head of cattle because they…

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A Sharp Drop in Wool!

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 10 November 1954 · page 17

There was a “sharp drop” in wool yesterday morning when a load fell from a truck in Smollett street. Uneven…

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10 million more bushels of wheat

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 10 November 1954 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tues.: Rain in the wheat areas should lift production by about 10,000,000 bushels, the acting principal agronomist,…

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Of interest to border farmers (“Mail” Special)

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 10 November 1954 · page 22

With a lengthy agenda of subjects relating to all phases of Australia’s primary industries, the final session of the…

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Don't Starve Drenched Sheep

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 11 November 1954 · page 4

Danger of varying plane of nutrition when carrying out drenching operations with carbon tetrachloride was…

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Vitamin A Requirements of Sheep

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 11 November 1954 · page 2

Vitamin A supplements can be very valuable when given to sheep in the right circumstances. However, reports…

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