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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1956

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2600 Farms

The Pastoral Times · Friday 6 January 1956 · page 2

New farms provided during 1955 under the war service land settlement scheme have brought the total for New…

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Geelong Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 10 January 1956 · page 3

The Geelong Woolbrokers’ Association reports that at the fourth series of wool sales in the 1955/56 season held on December…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 10 January 1956 · page 3

The Melbourne Woolbrokers report that at the sixth series of wool sales for the 1955/56 season, held on December 12 to 15,…

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Only Half Wheat This Season

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 10 January 1956 · page 2

Wheat receivals at Deniliquin bulkhead this season are expected to be less than half the 200,000 bushels received from each of the previous two harvests. Mr. D. F. Keely, district…

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“Does Dairying Pay?”

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 10 January 1956 · page 6

The Australian dairying industry is in a vulnerable position economically, and therefore politically, according to A.N.Z…

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Wheat Well Up to Standard

The Pastoral Times · Friday 13 January 1956 · page 1

Although less than half last season’s quantity of wheat has been delivered to the bulkhead this season, quality has been well up to standard, Mr. P. H. Walter, officer in charge of the bulkhead, said today…

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Beef Cattle Breeders’ Competition

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 17 January 1956 · page 2

A total of 143 entries were received in the 1955/56 cattle Breeders’ competition which is conducted by the Agricultural…

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20,299 Bales Wool Railed in 1955

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 17 January 1956 · page 1

[?]ECORD LOW receival of wool at the Deniliquin Railway Station in 1955 is considered to be primarily [?]to unrestricted competition by road transport. Only 20,299 bales of wool were…

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New Crawler Tractor for Farming and Industry

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 17 January 1956 · page 8

A completely new British crawler tractor was shown at the forthcoming Smithfield Show and Agricultural Machinery Exhibition which was held at London’s Earls Court on December 5 and 9 last…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 24 January 1956 · page 3

The Australian, Mercantile, Land & Finance Co Ltd. offered 6,772 bales of wool at their seventh series of the 1955/56…

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This Week In Wool

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 24 January 1956 · page 2

Lower prices have now turned the tide.—Demand for wool is increasing all over the world.— Trade confidence has been…

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Wool Payment

The Pastoral Times · Friday 27 January 1956 · page 1

Melbourne Woolbrokers advise that owing to shipping delays caused by the waterfront strike it is necessary, under the…

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World Wheat Production

The Pastoral Times · Friday 27 January 1956 · page 7

World production of wheat 1955 is now estimated at 7300 million bushels by the U.S. Foreign Agricultural Service…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Friday 27 January 1956 · page 1

The Melbourne Woolbrokers report that the seventh series of Wool Sales for the 1955/55 season, held on January 16th to…

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Treatment Of Mastitis In Cattle

The Pastoral Times · Friday 27 January 1956 · page 5

(This is the first, of a series of articles on livestock problems in this district written by Mr. D. A. Tynan, Veterinary…

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Time Limit For Cattle Comp. Claim

The Pastoral Times · Friday 27 January 1956 · page 7

“Owners of cattle will in future be required to lodge their claims for compensation under the Cattle Compensation…

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No Bulk Wheat Buying By U.K.

The Pastoral Times · Friday 27 January 1956 · page 3

Bulk purchase of Australian wheat by Britain “would hardly be possible.” the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of…

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Melbourne Wool Sales [?]Torian Producers’ Co-operative Company Limited

The Pastoral Times · Friday 27 January 1956 · page 5

[?] company submitted a [?] of some 9,312 bales. catalogue indicate another forward in the company’s…

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Indian Farmers Study Our Methods

The Pastoral Times · Friday 27 January 1956 · page 1

A party of 15 Indian farmers brought to Australia under the Colombo Plan arrived in Deniliquin yesterday morning to inspect our irrigation layout and meet famers and graziers. They left for the Yanco…

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This Week in the Wool

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 31 January 1956 · page 8

With the Australian water front idle and no immediate prospect of shipping facilities demand for wool showed no…

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