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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1957

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Mathoura News. Wheat Yield Halved

The Pastoral Times · Friday 4 January 1957 · page 6

It is expected that about 35,000 bushels of wheat will be delivered at the wheat storage shed in Mathoura when carting ceases in a week’s time. This will be less than half the…

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Many Dairymen Fail To Register

The Pastoral Times · Friday 4 January 1957 · page 5

With the rapid expansion of dairying in the district over the last few years many dairymen mave failed to register…

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[?]ior Farmers’ [?]ivities

The Pastoral Times · Friday 4 January 1957 · page 5

[?] report of the district [?]visor of the Central Mur[?] District (Mr. M. L. Hind[?] has been received for…

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Dairy Production Above Last Year’s Level

The Pastoral Times · Friday 4 January 1957 · page 8

Dairy cattle are in [?] condition throughout the [?] trict and production is [?] being maintained at a [?]…

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[?]ce Crops Slow, [?]neven, Says [?] ronomist

The Pastoral Times · Friday 4 January 1957 · page 1

[?]Rice crops throughout the [?]trict are very slow and un[?] for this time of the year, [?] Mr. R. A. Williamson,…

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Little Wheat This Season

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 8 January 1957 · page 1

First wheat for the season was brought in to Deniliquin last Tuesday, the Grain Elevators Board…

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Final N.S.W. Wheat Forecast

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 8 January 1957 · page 4

About 29 million bushels of wheat will be harvested in N.S.W. this season from approximately 1,600,000 acres,…

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[?]Oost for Wool and [?]Aek Funds

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 8 January 1957 · page 1

A “Wool Week,” highlighted by the Australasian [?] Sheep Dog Championship, will be held in Deniliq[?] early in April. [?] week, which will be…

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205 Teams in [?] Cattle Breeders’ Competition

The Pastoral Times · Friday 11 January 1957 · page 8

The entries in the [?] Beef Cattle Breeders [?]petition constitute the [?] number of beef cattle [?]…

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Wool Testing Houses Planned for Australia

The Pastoral Times · Friday 11 January 1957 · page 7

Investigation have shown that a system of testing for moisture content in wool, if generally adopted, was capable of increasing Australia’s export income from scoured and carbonised wool by at least £350,000 a…

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Melbourne Wool Sales Dennys, Lascelles Ltd

The Pastoral Times · Friday 11 January 1957 · page 3

This company offered the first catalogue of the New Year on Tuesday and Wednesday. The selection, amounting to…

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Council To Control Dairy Farms

The Pastoral Times · Friday 11 January 1957 · page 8

Over 60 dairy farms in the Conargo Shire will come under the direct control of Council as from March 1…

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Wheat Output Inadequate For Asian Larder

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 15 January 1957 · page 5

Australia’s wheat production is inadequate to enable her to become the natural larder for the over-populated and…

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[?]uture Dairy Farms by [?]e Hundred

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 15 January 1957 · page 3

[?] of the most amazing land [?]ment schemes ever under[?] in Victoria, is [?] at Heytesbury, in the…

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Dairy Produce Board Elections

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 15 January 1957 · page 7

Voting will take place early in June to choose the eight elected members of the Australian Diary Produce Board,…

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Queen's Dressmaker to Model New Wool, Fabrics in Australia

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 17 January 1957 · page 3

The Queen's dressmaker, Mr. Norman Hartnell will visit Australia, New Zealand and South Africa this autumn to…

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36 Farms for Soldier Settlers

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 17 January 1957 · page 1

Subdivision of the well-known "Ghoolendaadi" estate, between Gunnedah and Boggabri will provide 36 farms…

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Japan Dominates Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Friday 18 January 1957 · page 2

Japan was the dominating influence at the opening of the second half of the Melbourne wool season on Monday, and…

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This Week in the Wool World Tension Still Widening Wool Demand

The Pastoral Times · Friday 18 January 1957 · page 7

Wool opened the second half of the season with its values restored to within a few pence of the peak level of two years, reached six weeks ago. The uptrend stemmed predominantly from pressure by Japan,…

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Melbourne Wool Sales Younghusband Ltd

The Pastoral Times · Friday 18 January 1957 · page 5

This company on Monday offered a good selection of 8,200 bales which included wool form all districts supplying this centre…

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