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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1954

1,514 stories in Murray's papers · page 75 of 76

Farm Produce Harder to Sell

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 21 December 1954 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Monday: Increased competition as the result of the government-to-government trading had made marketing…

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Butter and Cheese Production Up

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 22 December 1954 · page 24

CANBERRA, Tues.: Substantial increases Id the production of nearly all dairy products were recorded during the first…

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Corowa P.P. Board Cattle Loading Ramps and Yards

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 22 December 1954 · page 6

At the last meeting of Corowa P.P. Board, Dir Bott said he considered- cattle loading ramps should be built at…

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Advice to farmers on rejected wheat

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 23 December 1954 · page 8

SYDNEY, Wed.: Wheat rejected by silo authorities should be put into new bags and, when dried out, tendered to the nearest bag wheat agent, State superintendent of the Australian Wheat Board (Mr. G. G. Nicholls)…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Thursday 23 December 1954 · page 4

“The Melbourne Woolbrokers report that the fifth series of wool sales in Melbourne this season was concluded last week…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Thursday 23 December 1954 · page 4

The Melbourne Woolbrokers’ report that at the fifth series of Wool Sales for the 1954/55 Season, held on December 13 to 16…

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Geelong Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Thursday 23 December 1954 · page 4

The Geelong Woolbrokers’ Association reports that at the fourth series of wool sales in the 1954/55 season held on 7th, 8th,…

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Price of Wool Packs

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 23 December 1954 · page 12

Melbourne, Geelong and Albury wool brokers announced yesterday that the price of wool packs as from January 1, 1955, will be 14/9…

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Rutherglen Wheat Silo Opens To-day

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 23 December 1954 · page 14

Meeting of wheatgrowers of Rutherglen district called by Mr. W. P. Gilfuis on behalf of the Australian Wheat Board last…

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Growers’ Protest Brings Action On Wheat Dispute

The Pastoral Times · Thursday 23 December 1954 · page 1

Angry Deniliquin wheatgrowers protested on Monday about the refusal to receive wheat at the local bulkheads. They told Mr. G. Jones, the receiving officer, they could see no valid reason why the wheat receivals…

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Wool Sales the Australian Estates Company Ltd. Report

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 23 December 1954 · page 6

The fifth series of sales opened in Melbourne on 13th and on the 15th we submitted a catalogue of 7,689 bales. All…

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What Albury City Council Did Last Evening Decision on wool and skin store in Townsend street reaffirmed

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 23 December 1954 · page 13

City Council lost night reaffirmed its refusal to permit the building of a wool, skin and hides store on o site in Townsend street adjacent to Alpine cordials factory. Belbridge, Hague and Co.,…

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U.S. farm surpluses

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 23 December 1954 · page 12

WASHINGTON, Wed.; The United States has set up machinery for consultation with friendly nations about the disposal…

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District Rice Crop Worth £½ Million Last Season

The Pastoral Times · Thursday 23 December 1954 · page 8

Rice harvest for 1953/54 season totalled 74,415 tons, of which 12,532 tons came from the Wakool Tullakool area. Average price per ton was £40, which means the…

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Sheep, Cattle Die in Smash

Border Morning Mail · Friday 24 December 1954 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tues.: Several, sheep and some cattle were killed early this morning when a goods train was derailed between…

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Wool and Stock

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 24 December 1954 · page 2

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

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Whats News in Wool

The Observer · Friday 24 December 1954 · page 5

This delightful wool council or [?] sweater by PRINGLE OF SOUL AND is in Carnival [?]by most interesting feature in the flattering, [?]…

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Synthetic blends fail to improve wool

Border Morning Mail · Friday 24 December 1954 · page 10

Synthetic fibre blends had failed over the past two years to enhance the qualities of states the world’s leading authority…

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Wool Season’s First Half Closes

Border Morning Mail · Friday 24 December 1954 · page 10

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: Although the first portion of the 1854-55 wool selling season closed with values showing a slight…

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Yarrawonga dist. farmers “will ploy the game”

Border Morning Mail · Friday 24 December 1954 · page 16

Supper room of Yarrawonga Shire Hall was packed to capacity on Wednesday when district farmers met to consider o telegram from Mr. H. H. Glowery, chairman of the Grain Elevators’ Board, in reference to the…

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