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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1959

216 stories in Murray's papers · page 4 of 11

New Oat Varieties Impress Farmers

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 10 March 1959 · page 6

In reporting the results of Oat Variety Trials conducted last season in co-operation with Mr R. B. McKenzie,…

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Wool Promotion Going Well

The Pastoral Times · Friday 13 March 1959 · page 3

SUPPORT for the Deniliquin wool promotion campaign had been good, said the president of the Chamber of Commerce (Mr. Norman Sheehan) this week. Mr. Sheehan said that the work of the campaign…

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Rayon Trousers Sold As Wool Gabardine

The Pastoral Times · Friday 13 March 1959 · page 2

A SYDNEY woman was fined £30 in the Grafton Industrial Magistrate’s Court this week for having sold rayon trousers…

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Junior Farmers’ New Executive

The Pastoral Times · Friday 13 March 1959 · page 6

The Junior Farmers Club and the Advisory Committee met last Friday night and held their annual meeting. The advisory…

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Shoes for Sheep

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 17 March 1959 · page 7

If you saw a paddock full of sheep wearing shoes no doubt you would feel that you were suffering from a…

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Wool Sweater Lasted For Over 20 Years

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 17 March 1959 · page 5

Star item in the wool promotion display at the Show arranged by the Chamber of Commerce was a cream woollen sleeveless sports sweater. This garment had been bought in 1938 but was still…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Friday 20 March 1959 · page 7

The Melbourne Woolbrokers report that at the ninth series of wool sales for the 1958/59 season held March 2 - 5, the…

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Council Seats Not For Wool Parade

The Pastoral Times · Friday 20 March 1959 · page 7

DENILIQUIN Municipal Council have refused to lend Town Hall seating to die Wool Promotion Committee for an all-woollen mannequin parade in the Picnic Turf Club hall next Tuesday night…

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Wool the Keynote of Fashion Show

The Pastoral Times · Thursday 26 March 1959 · page 1

Wild duck and pumpkin shades will be most favoured colours this Autumn and Winter, Melbourne fashion expert Mrs. Barbara Permezel, told the 300 patrons at Tuesday night’s mannequin parade…

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Wheat Handling - Better Deal Is Being Sought

The Pastoral Times · Friday 3 April 1959 · page 1

Inadequacy of facilities for handling of wheat at the Deniliquin bulkhead were discussed by district wheatgrowers and carriers at a meeting at the Royal Hotel last night…

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Wool Prices Up

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 7 April 1959 · page 8

Prices of all types of merino fleece and skirtings rose from 5 to 71 pot cent, at the Sydney sales yesterday…

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Cleaning Wool On Sheep’s Back

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 7 April 1959 · page 8

A revolutionary process of cleaning wool on the sheep’s back has been patented by Mr. Rowley Fitzgerald, a Sydney…

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Early Rice Crops Close to Harvest

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 7 April 1959 · page 1

CROPS of Early Caloro rice are maturing rapidly and paddocks are being. Harvesting should begin next week. This opinion was given by the district agronomist…

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Wool Films Shown Next

The Pastoral Times · Friday 10 April 1959 · page 6

FINAL item in the program of the Wool Promotion [?] mittee will be a film next Tuesday…

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Wheat Tests Give Increased Yields

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 14 April 1959 · page 2

Different methods of tillage used by wheat farmers have produced major differences in wheat yields in trials in N.S.W…

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Council Told About Wheat Handling

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 14 April 1959 · page 5

MURRAY Shire Council [?] had explained to it the [?]cumstances surrounding building of wheat…

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This is a Sample line Cast; on our New Ludlow Line Caster New Plant Bought for Pastoral Times

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 14 April 1959 · page 5

LAST week the Pastoral Times took delivery of two new imported items of plant—a Ludlow typograph and a Funditor…

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Big Junior Farmers’ Convention Today

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 21 April 1959 · page 1

STATE Executive of the Junior for Farmers organisation is in Deniliquin today to meet combined district chubs…

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Public Enthusiasm For Wool

The Pastoral Times · Friday 24 April 1959 · page 1

The Australian Wool Bureau and been overwhelmed by a have of public enthusiasm for [?]the chairman (Mr. W. A…

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Junior Farmer School at Leeton in May

The Pastoral Times · Friday 24 April 1959 · page 5

DISTRICT Junior Farmers advisory committee delegates meeting in the Deniliquin High School library on Tuesday…

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