Sheep number nears record
N.S.W. now has more sheep than at any time since 1891, the record year. Sheep numbers were 59,639,000…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Farming & the land, 1954
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Growers’ Men on Wheat Board
CANBERRA, Fri.: The names of growersâ representatives to the Australian Wheat Board from Victoria and South Australia were an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New wheat sub. terminal opened
SYDNEY, Fri.: The Minister for Agriculture, Mr Graham, opened the fourth lose wheat subterminal erected in NS.W. at…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →1000 search for farmer
MELBOURNE, Fri.: The search party for the missing Culgoa wheat farmer, William Hennessy, has now…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →News features for the man on the land Rapid development of inland dairying area
Rapid development of dairying under irrigation in the Berriquin-Barham-Wakool area is making this region one of the most important inland butter producing areas in the State, the district dairy officer at Deniliquin (Mr I. W. Scott) said…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Dairy Industry Urged to Boost Local Sales
The dairying industry was urged to show greater enterprise in exploiting and extending its local…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Farmers’ Tax Aids Sought
A strong and unanimous recommendation to the Federal Government to extend for another five…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Trailer Carrying Sheep Overturns
Sheep were scattered over the Hume Highway late on Friday afternoon when a semi-trailer carrying them turned over at Tarcutta…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →To Study Farming in Britain
CANBERRA Sun.: Two Australian ex-servicemen have been awarded Nuffield Foundation farming scholarships in the United…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Albury Wool Sales Begin
Twenty thousand bales will be offered at Alburyâs fourth series of 1954-55 wool sales, beginning tomorrow for two days…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Four on Wool Stealing Charge
On information received from Dot.-Sergt Morley, of Deniliquin, and Sgt. Ellacott, of Tocumwal, Constables Cassidy and Hunt, of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Goat Farmer Sentenced to Death
Gaston Dominici, 77-year-old goat farmer, of Digne, France, who was sentenced to death on Saturday for a triple murder. Dominica was charged with the murder of Sir Jack Drummond. the British scientist, found slain with his wife and daughter near the Dominici farm at Lars on August 5, 1952. Picture shows Dominici, in genial mood, leans over the dock to read an account…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wheat Advance
The first advance on the ,1954 55. wheat crop will be 10/4 a bushel—an increase of 4d on last year's first adance…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wool Sales Here Today
Alburyâs fourth wool sale for this season will begin at the Wool Exchange at 10.45 a.m. today, when the offering will comprise…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Three Wool Buyers Injured
Three Melbourne wool buyers, who came to Albury for the wool sales today, were injured when a car in which they were…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Sabre Wheat Wins High Award
SYDNEY, Tues.: A crop of Sabre variety won the northern slopes division of the 1954 R.A.S. field wheat championship competition…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →2m. bush. wheat expected at Yarrawonga-Oaklands
Yarrowonga-Ooklands wheatlands were expected to yield at least two million bushels this season, Victorian Grain Elevator Board assistant inspector at Yarrowonga, Mr. A.G. Sharp, declared last night…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Woolgrowers are urged to stockpile wool packs
CANBERRA, Tues.: Australian woolgrowers were urged today to stockpile wool packs before de-control comes into operation on January 1 1955. Mr. Mitchell, M.P., and…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →U.S. Wheat Surpluses a headache for district producers(“Mail” Special)
There is ample evidence in the disclosure by the Federal Treasurer on his return from the United States and Canada a few days ago concerning the enormous accumulation in…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Crop Competition
Mr. D. F. Keely, District Agronomist, who judged the crop competition for the Berrigan A. and H. Society, has…
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