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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1958

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 4 February 1958 · page 6

The Melbourne Woolbrokers report that at the seventh series of wool sales for the 1957/58 season, held on January 13th to…

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Geelong Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 4 February 1958 · page 7

The Geelong Woolbrokers’ Association reports that at the sixth series of wool sales in the 1957/58 season held on 21st…

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Local Poultry Farmers Plight

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 4 February 1958 · page 8

“I very much regret that it is not possible to arrange for poultry farmers in southern N.S.W. to obtain their wheat at…

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"Is Wool Testing Practicable" "Will There Be a Nigger in the Wool Pile?"

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 6 February 1958 · page 4

At the request of important sections of the wool trade, including buyers in Australia and importers and processors…

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This Week in Wool Japan Will Step Up Buying

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 6 February 1958 · page 6

Japanese apprehension, lest a shortage of good length fine-wool types suitable for her textile industries may…

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Sheep Market Shows Improvement

The Pastoral Times · Friday 7 February 1958 · page 5

The Deniliquin Stock and Station Agents’ Association report having conducted their regular fortnightly sheep market…

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Fat Cattle Dearer

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 11 February 1958 · page 1

The Deniliquin Associated Agents report having conducted their fortnightly cattle sale at Deniliquin on Monday, when…

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Cattle Compensation Rate Increased

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 11 February 1958 · page 6

Cattle owners will this fear pay a higher rate under Cattle Compensaion Act following an amendment in the…

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A Nigger In The Wool Pile (?)

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 11 February 1958 · page 5

At the request of important sections of the wool trade, including buyers in Australia and importers and processors overseas, tie Australian Government decided to follow the example of New Zealand by…

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Value of Dairying to Berriquin Distrct £128,000 to District Farmers in Four Months

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 11 February 1958 · page 6

The value of the irrigated summer pastures to the dairying industry, and the value of the dairying industry to the…

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Womboota Farmer Loses Arm In Freak Accident

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 11 February 1958 · page 1

A Womboota farmer, Donald Edward Anderson of Thyra Road, had his left arm amputated at the shoulder…

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This Week in Wool Wool Outlook Is Again Brightening

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 13 February 1958 · page 6

Inch by inch the tide is rising again in the wool market, as confidence crystalises into conviction that the…

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Change Sheep Sales Day, Urges Grazier

The Pastoral Times · Friday 14 February 1958 · page 1

The important feature in improving the existing selling conditions at the local saleyards is an alteration of the selling day for sheep from Thursday to Monday considers well-known local grazier. Mr. A. C. Bradford…

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Rice Crops Growing Well

The Pastoral Times · Friday 14 February 1958 · page 8

The weather has been favourable to rice crops, and crops on the Deniboola and Denimein Irrigation Districts are…

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Well Advanced Rice Crops Ahead Of 1957

The Pastoral Times · Friday 14 February 1958 · page 3

Rice crops generally in the Barham district this year are well advanced, and are about two weeks ahead of the crops…

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Melbourne Wool Sales Younghusband Limited

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 18 February 1958 · page 8

“The Melbourne Woolbrokers report that the eighth series of wool sales in this centre this season concluded on 6/2/58 when…

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Prices Up At Yesterday’s Sheep Market

The Pastoral Times · Friday 21 February 1958 · page 5

Prices at yesterday’s Deniliquin Associated Agents’ sale were 5/- to 7/- higher than at the previous sale, and…

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Smallest Wheat Harvest For 14 Years

The Pastoral Times · Friday 21 February 1958 · page 7

This summer’s wheat harvest of between 90 and 95 million bushels is the smallest since 1944/45…

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Goulburn Wool Stores (To The Editor)

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 27 February 1958 · page 6

Sir,— My Business is selling petroleum products. I am not in the wool business. But I must say I am most concerned to…

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Pastoral Hotel Sold

The Pastoral Times · Friday 7 March 1958 · page 6

The Pastor[?] sold, and the [?] Mrs. Pietseh [?] March 19…

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