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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1957

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Sheep Dips- Arsenic or Dieldrin?

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 18 July 1957 · page 3

The common decision graziers are faced with making in selecting a sheep dip is whether to use an arsenical…

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Wool Thief Gaoled

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 23 July 1957 · page 1

A Hay man who admitted stealing four bales of work from a local property was today sentenced to nine months imprisonment by Judge F. E. Hidden. He was Clive James Williams…

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Junior Farmers

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 24 July 1957 · page 4

The local Junior Farmers’ Club met in the C.W.A. Rooms on Thursday last, when a further 23 new members joined the Club,…

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Family Held at Gunpoint Seven Hour Ordeal In Isolated Farm House

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 30 July 1957 · page 1

A mother and two children were held prisoner in an isolated house on s district property for seven hours on Saturday by a 17 year old farm hand armed with a shot gun…

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Wagga Special Sheep Sale

The Pastoral Times · Friday 2 August 1957 · page 1

Dalgety’s and Younghusbands report having held their special conjunctional sheep sale at Wagga on Tuesday, July 30,…

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Pastoral Workers’ Award. Many Increases in Pay

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 6 August 1957 · page 6

Pay increases, with hours re. ricted to 44 a week, were la[?] week announced for station h[?]ls working under the Federal…

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Unique Triumph At Melbourne Sheep Show

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 6 August 1957 · page 1

Mr R. [?] Wettenhail of Stanbury Stud. Cares Victoria exhibited the champion Corriedale ram and ewe at the…

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Initial 900 Farms From Gogeldrie

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 6 August 1957 · page 2

First stage of the Gogeldrie Weir development should mean [?] of the Murrumbidgee River and 475 north, plus 106 on Kooba, it was stated at the Murrumbidgee Water Users’ Association…

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800 Cattle From North

The Pastoral Times · Friday 16 August 1957 · page 1

800 “Burleigh” station bred Steers and Bullocks crossing Edward River, Deniliquin sold at Deniliquin by Australian Mercantile Laud & Finance Co. Ltd. on August 14, 1957, account Daymar Pty. Ltd., Blackbille, averaging £28/10/- per head…

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Overall Average [?] £28[?] Special Cattle Sale

The Pastoral Times · Friday 16 August 1957 · page 2

The [?]ustra[?]…

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Farm Development Survey Being Conducted

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 20 August 1957 · page 1

Five hundred farmers are being interviewed in a farm development survey being conducted by the Department of…

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Monday’s Cattle Market

The Pastoral Times · Friday 30 August 1957 · page 5

About 400 fat cattle and 200 store cattle were yarded yesterday for the fortnightly cattle sale conducted by the…

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Melbourne Wool Sales DALGETY & Co. Ltd

The Pastoral Times · Friday 30 August 1957 · page 4

Sydney, Monday.— Dalgety’s Brisbane, reported that the wool market opened with prices generally 2½ per cent lower for…

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Special Sheep Sale At Wagga

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 3 September 1957 · page 6

Younghusbands and Dalgetys report having held their monthly special conjunctional sheep sale at Wagga on Tuesday…

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Soon Sheep Will Grow Shrinkless Wool Amazing Discovery Reported in U.S.A.

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 5 September 1957 · page 1

Two American scientists believe they have solved the secret of growing shrinkless wool. This remarkable story…

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Wool Sales

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 5 September 1957 · page 5

The Australian Estates Company Ltd, report:—The first series of sales for the season 1957-58 opened today…

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No Wheat Silo for Deni

The Pastoral Times · Friday 6 September 1957 · page 1

Because of reduced acreages of wheat in the district, the Grain Elevators Board has decided against the…

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Melbourne Wool Sales Victorian Producers’ Co-op. Co. Ltd

The Pastoral Times · Friday 6 September 1957 · page 2

The Victorian Producters’ Co-Operative Company Limited report the first series new season’s wool sales commenced in…

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84 Farms in Herd Recording Unit

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 10 September 1957 · page 6

The fourth Herd Recording unit commenced operations during August, and a total of 84 farms in the Berriquin-Wakool…

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