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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1955

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Next Co-op. Butter Factory for Deniliquin ?

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 20 September 1955 · page 1

A butter factory will have to be established at Deniliquin in the future to cope with the increased volume of diary produce. Mr. Walker. Producers Distributing Society representative, told a meeting of Berriquin Co…

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Berriquin Co. Made Over Lbs. of Butter

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 20 September 1955 · page 5

More than one million pounds of butter were manufactured by the Berriquin Co-operative Society ltd. it was disclosed at the annual general meeting of shareholders in Deniliquin on Friday night…

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Decline Continues at Melbourne Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 20 September 1955 · page 3

The declining pattern evident over the past week or so continued when the initial sales of the 1955/56 season for the Melbourne centre commenced on Monday, September 12, Goldsbrough, Mort, & Co. Ltd. report…

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Urana Sheep Sale

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 22 September 1955 · page 5

There was a large attendance of buyers and stock agents at the Urana Special Off-Shears Sheep sale on 15th…

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Japan To But More Wool

The Pastoral Times · Friday 23 September 1955 · page 8

Japanese wool purchases in the present financial went m reach [?] mates accurate to an uncou[?]…

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[?] Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 27 September 1955 · page 1

Melbourne Woolbrokers that at the first series of [?] for the 1953/56 season. [?] September 12 to 15, the…

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Yesterday’s Cattle Market

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 27 September 1955 · page 5

The Deniliquin Associated Agents report having conducted their usual fortnightly cattle sale yesterday, when…

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Finley Butter Factory

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 28 September 1955 · page 1

More than one million pounds of butter were manufactured by the Berrigan Co-operative Society Ltd., it was disclosed at the…

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Cattle Sale Report

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 29 September 1955 · page 6

John McNamara & Co. Pty. Ltd. and M. Fenaughty (Auctioneers in conjunction) report having held a very…

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Appeal On Sheep Stealing

The Pastoral Times · Friday 30 September 1955 · page 7

President of the Graziers’ Association of N.S.W. (Mr D. W. Bucknell) on Monday appealed to graziers to combine in an…

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Mathoura Traders’ Directory Letters to the Editor Editor “Pastoral Times”

The Pastoral Times · Friday 30 September 1955 · page 6

Sir—I have been requested by the mayoress. Mrs. J. P. Burchfield on behalf of the Flood Re[?] Ladies’ Committee to extend…

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F. & S. Dairy Farm Competition

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 4 October 1955 · page 5

The District Judging in the Farmer and Settler Dairy Farm Competition has now been completed, and the final…

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This Week in Wool

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 6 October 1955 · page 1

Continued hardening of values and more confident bidding in wool salerooms at Sydney and Melbourne this…

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District Sheep Sales Drop by One-Third

The Pastoral Times · Friday 7 October 1955 · page 1

With three quarters of the year gone, sheep sold in the Deniliquin saleyards total approximately 150,000, less than one third of the sheep sold last year. Figures for sheep despatches by rail during the year…

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Dairy Farmer Loses Ten Calves

The Pastoral Times · Friday 7 October 1955 · page 9

Losses of dairy calves have been reported to the district according to Mr. D. R. Scott, district dairy officer, who state…

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Record Sheep Population

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 11 October 1955 · page 6

Australia’s sheep population at March 31 last reached the record figure of 130,100,000. Figures which the Acting…

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Wheat Area Reduced; Growth Satisfactory

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 11 October 1955 · page 7

The reduced acreage of wheat this season is now making very satisfactory progress, about 10 per cent, of the crops…

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Junior Farmers’ Film Evening

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 11 October 1955 · page 5

Deniliquin High School Parents and Citizens’ Association conducted a very successful film evening for the benefit of…

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Jerilderie Cattle Sale

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 13 October 1955 · page 2

Dennys. Lascelles Limited and Elder, Smith & Co. Limited, Jerilderie, report having conducted a cattle sale in…

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Jerilderie Sheep Sale 22,356 Sheep Average £3/14/- Per Head

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 13 October 1955 · page 3

Dennys, Lascelies Ltd. and Elder Smith & Co. Ltd., Jeriderie report having offered 30,000 seep at their off-shears…

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