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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1956

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Melbourne Wool Sales Victorian Producers Co -Operative Co. Ltd

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 29 May 1956 · page 3

This company offered their eleventh catalogue comprising 7,365 bales. The selection was an attractive one, being drawn…

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Jerilderie Cattle Sale Record Yarding for Jerilderie

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 31 May 1956 · page 5

John McNamara & Co. Pty. Ltd. and M. Fenaughty, Auctioneers in conjunction report a highly successful…

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N.S.W. Wheat Crop “Appreciably Less” Than Last Year

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 5 June 1956 · page 2

Nearly three million acres of wheat were sown in New South Wales last year, but it is expected the area sown this…

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Record Low Area Sown To Wheat

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 5 June 1956 · page 5

Only 1500 acres of oats and 2000 acres of wheat have been sown in the Deniliquin district so far this season,…

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Dairying District Mooted For Koraleigh

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 5 June 1956 · page 2

Establishment of a dairying district at Koraleigh is foreshadowed by Mr. D. R. Scott, district dairy officer, in his…

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Wool Sales Disrupted by Strikes

The Pastoral Times · Friday 8 June 1956 · page 4

For the third time this season, wool sales have been disrupted by strikes of waterside workers, shearers and…

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Contact Your Dairy Officer

The Pastoral Times · Friday 8 June 1956 · page 3

Dairy farmers who contemplate re - building or who plan to commence dairying are advised to get in touch with Mr…

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Only 1/3 Rice Crop Harvested

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 12 June 1956 · page 6

Only about one-third of [?] [?] rice crop has been [?] so far this season at [?] reports Mr. R.A. Williams[?]…

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Farming and Irrigation in U.S.A.

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 12 June 1956 · page 4

Finley pastoralist, Mr. Norman Eagle, tells of his visit to irrigation farms in the San Francisco area during the coarse of his recent torn abroad, and of buying some of the new creeping lucerne which he has since…

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District Heavily Stocked With Cattle

The Pastoral Times · Friday 15 June 1956 · page 7

“There is a big demand for breeding and fattening cattle and landholders are stocking more heavily with cattle than…

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Melbourne Wool Sales Victorian Producers’ Co-op

The Pastoral Times · Friday 15 June 1956 · page 2

This firm commenced the 12th series of wool sales last week when they submitted a catalogue of some 7,550 bales drawn…

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Vaccinate Sheep Against Enterotoxaemia

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 19 June 1956 · page 6

Enterotoxaemia, or pulpy kidney, can be prevented by an efficient vaccination programme, according to the C.S.I.R.O,, which on Friday released information on procedure to be followed and precautions to be…

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Cattle £2 Up At Friday’s Special Sale

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 19 June 1956 · page 5

New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd., Deniliquin, (Inc. Robert Bradshaw), report having held a very…

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Melbourne Wool Sales Elder, Smith & Co. Ltd

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 19 June 1956 · page 2

The twelfth series of Melbourne wool sales concluded last week when this company offered 3,939 bales of wool…

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Wool Sales

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 21 June 1956 · page 3

Elder, Smith & Co., Limited Melbourne, report 11th June: The twelfth series of Melbourne wool sales opened on…

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Ten More Farms for Soldier Settlers

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 21 June 1956 · page 5

Ten more soldier settlement farms in the Orange district will be thrown open for application by the…

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Farm Equipment Field Day

The Pastoral Times · Friday 22 June 1956 · page 7

Nearly 100 people attended the demonstration Field Day of Ferguson tractors conducted by British Farm Equipment…

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Junior Farmers

The Pastoral Times · Friday 22 June 1956 · page 6

Members of the Mathoura Junior Farmers organisation are making preparations [?] conduct a fancy dress hall…

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Geelong Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 26 June 1956 · page 2

The Geelong Woolbrokers’ Association reports that at the final series of wool sales in the 1955/1956 season held on June…

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Sheep Dog Trials at Echuca

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 26 June 1956 · page 5

Echuca and District A and society sheep dog trials ever three days last week [?] good entries, and…

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