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Farming & the land, 1956

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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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Limited feed for Sheep

The Pastoral Times · Friday 29 June 1956 · page 10

In the midst of plenty, many holdings in the area are finding it difficult to find sufficient feed for stock due to the unusable state of many paddocks…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Friday 29 June 1956 · page 5

The Australian Estates. Company Ltd., report that in the thirteenth and final series of wool sales which began on…

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More Soldier Settlement Farms

The Pastoral Times · Friday 29 June 1956 · page 3

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

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Successful Special Cattle Sale

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 3 July 1956 · page 5

The Australian. Mercantile, Land & Finance Co. Ltd. report having held a highly successful Special Sale of Shorthorn Cattle…

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Growth Too Rank For Sheep

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 3 July 1956 · page 5

Despite the prolific growth of native pastures the feed is of lower standard than in seasons of more normal rainfall…

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Wool In Strong Position

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 3 July 1956 · page 8

Wool closed a difficult year on June 30 in a strong position with prospects healthy for the 1956-57 season, the acting chairman…

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Last of Wool Series Goldsbrough, More & Co. Ltd

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 3 July 1956 · page 2

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. Ltd. report as follows :— This week’s series of Melbourne wool sales drew down…

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Deniliquin Special Cattle Sale

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 5 July 1956 · page 6

The Australian, Mercantile, Land and Finance Co. Ltd., report having held a highly successful Special Sale of…

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Special Cattle July 10 Postponed to a Date to Be Fixed

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 5 July 1956 · page 1

Messrs Elder, Smith & Co. Pty. Limited advise that their Special Cattle Sale, previously advertised for July 10 at…

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World Using More Wool

The Pastoral Times · Friday 6 July 1956 · page 6

World wool consumption in the first quarter of 1956 and about 5 per cent highter than in the preceeding three months…

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No Fears for New Wool Season

The Pastoral Times · Friday 6 July 1956 · page 2

With Japan still bolstering fine wools at the highest values since October 1954, and Bradford more tightly…

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New Cattle Steward

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 10 July 1956 · page 6

At Monday’s meeting of the P. and A. Society committee meeting Mr. Geo Mills (a past president) was appointed head…

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Olympic Sheep Slow

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 10 July 1956 · page 8

The Australian Wool Bureau will stage an Olympic sheep and wool show in Melbourne’s Treasury Gardens from…

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Wool Sales

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 12 July 1956 · page 4

On Monday 2nd instant, New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd., Sydney, brought forward a…

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Petrol Won't Eradicate Footrot in Sheep

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 12 July 1956 · page 5

Petrol is of no value whatever in the control and eradication of fotrot in sheep, stock-owners were…

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Message to all Wool Growers

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 12 July 1956 · page 1

A message to all Wool Growers from Melbourne Woolbrokers.— "The 1956/57 wool sales will…

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Butter, Cheese Prices Rise

The Pastoral Times · Friday 13 July 1956 · page 5

Price of butter has risen in Deniliquin from /6 to 4/7½ a pound. The price of bread has also…

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District Sheep and Wool Fungus

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 17 July 1956 · page 4

Although there was little doubt that there was a considerable amount of wool fungus amongst sheep in the Deniliquin district, stock inspector (Mr. E. Scott Rogers) said yesterday that he did Hot consider it was…

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Deni. Makes Big Swing to Cattle

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 17 July 1956 · page 5

During the past twelve months there has been a substantial increase in the number of beef cattle in the Deniliquin district, according to a report provided by Mr. Des Keely, Deniliquin’s District Agronomist…

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