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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1954

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Farmer’s lucky escape. when train hits car

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 30 January 1954 · page 1

LISMORE, Fri. : A farmer escaped with minor injuries when his car was hit by a train and carried 100 yards along the…

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Wheat Carting

Border Morning Mail · Monday 1 February 1954 · page 2

Wheat carting has been completed in the Springhurst district. About 107,500 bushels have been brought to the Springhurst…

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Deniliquin Wheat Harvest

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 2 February 1954 · page 1

More than 250,000 bushels of wheat, compirising the district's harvest, were brought into Deniliquin up to last Friday when the…

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Australian Wheat Championship

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 2 February 1954 · page 9

Winner of the Australian Wheat Championship—Mr. J. W. Wall of Stony Creek, Narrabri, N.S.W., and his son…

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Schoolboy's Essay on Wheat

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 2 February 1954 · page 4

The complexities of wheat marketing often confound the experts, so it is not surprising that a country schoolboy…

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Wheat yields at Holbrook

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 2 February 1954 · page 5

Wheat grain samples were good for the season and bushel weight was most satisfactory the agronomist from Tumst…

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Home Consumption Wheat Price Dispute

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 2 February 1954 · page 5

Victorian State Cabinet has to decide today whether to join the other States in adopting a five-year wheat stabilisation…

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Wool and Beef Production Very Encouraging

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 2 February 1954 · page 1

THE production of wool and beef during the past year was above die target set by the Agricultural Council for 1956-57. The Council believes increased output is due to…

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Mr. Graham Endeavours to Have Wheat Stabilisation Plan Altered

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 2 February 1954 · page 4

At the Australian Agricultural Council meeting in Melbourne on January 27, the N.S.W. Minister for Agriculture and Food Production, the Hon, E. H. Graham, M.L.A made strenuous efforts to have altered the method of financing…

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Recovery of Wool Values to Highest Point of Year

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 2 February 1954 · page 5

With buyers for Iron Curtain countries dominating the Continental bidding at Brisbane last Monday, and at…

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Rain causes heavy currant crop losses

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 2 February 1954 · page 2

MILDURA Mon.: Heavy rain caused thousands of pounds’ worth of damage to currant crops in the Mildura district…

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Indigo farmer wins Wangaratta Gift

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 2 February 1954 · page 10

Sensations packed the final of the £345 Wangaratta Gift run over 130 yards last night After a dead-heat in the final of the event between Indigo farmer, D. J. Shelley, and world sprint champion,…

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“Phenomenal” Harvest. Follows Wide Trend To Better Farming

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 2 February 1954 · page 2

An all-round improvement in farming technique since the war was a trend likely to continue, the Acting Principal Agronomist (Extension) of the Department of Agriculture (Mr. Nicholson) said last week…

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Farm Scarcities Fading

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 2 February 1954 · page 2

Record amounts of fencing wire, galvanised iron and steel fence posts were made in the year to June 30 last, announces…

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Schoolboy’s Essay on Wheat

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 3 February 1954 · page 10

The completion of wheat marketing often confound the experts so it is not surprising that ,a country schoolboy…

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Vic. wants ballot on wheat plan

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 3 February 1954 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tues.: The Victorian Government, sole dissentient to the proposed five-year wheat stabilisation plan, telegraphed the Commonwealth today asking for all States to conduct…

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Wheat Variety Trials in the Berrigan District

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 3 February 1954 · page 5

“After a lapse of many years, wheal Variety trials were con. ducted again last year by the [?] of Agriculture in…

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Japan Might Cut Wool Imports

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 4 February 1954 · page 14

TOKIO, Wed.: Japan may be forced to cut her imports of Australian raw wool, a Japanese Ministry of Trade spokesman…

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Commons Decision on Our Surplus Wheat

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 4 February 1954 · page 12

LONDON, Wed.: The question of surplus Australian wheat was discussed both during sessions of the Sydney Commonwealth…

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£2 mill, wool cheque from lost Albury sale

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 4 February 1954 · page 2

A total of £2,002,755 was paid for 21,482 boles of wool at the wool sales held in Albury on January 13 and 14. The average price per…

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