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Farming & the land, 1959

216 stories in Murray's papers · page 8 of 11

Suspect Cattle Disposal

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 11 August 1959 · page 5

Many landholders are not sure of the procedure to be adopted when disposing of a “suspect” or “diseased” animal…

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Wool Inquiry Concluded

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 11 August 1959 · page 1

The wool inquiry was completed last week and Mr. Justice Cook , will now prepare a report for the…

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Demand Widens for Store Sheep

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 11 August 1959 · page 5

A widening, general demand for store sheep has been reported by Dalgety’s news service. The demand followed a bounteous spring over most of…

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72 Per Cent of Farms Are Connected

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 11 August 1959 · page 7

At least 72 per cent of farms in the MRCC area were power-connected, the MRCC chief electrical engineer, Mr…

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Wool Output at New Peak

The Pastoral Times · Friday 14 August 1959 · page 3

Wool production in Australia for the 1958-59 season was the highest ever recorded, returns from exports…

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Confident of Wool Future, Says Bolte

The Pastoral Times · Friday 14 August 1959 · page 7

Except on the merchandising side, nothing was wrong with the wool industry the Victorian Premier (Mr. H. Boite)…

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Big Increase in Rail Wool Handling

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 18 August 1959 · page 1

MANY graziers hae heeded recent warnings about the need to support the railways and have switched from road to rail transport to send their wool away. In doing so they may help in averting the ever…

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Loading Wheat

The Pastoral Times · Friday 21 August 1959 · page 5

The last of the wheat in the Deniliquin grain bulkhead is now being loaded into rail trucks. A scene at the bulkhead this week…

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Loading Wool Bales

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 1 September 1959 · page 1

BALES of wool being loaded at the Deniliquin railway yards recently. Local carrier Norman Lee is at left looking towards Bill Maher and Len Crossley back to camera)…

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Trees in Demand for Farm Planting

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 1 September 1959 · page 2

Purchase of trees from the Forestry Commissions nurseries to the end of July were 27½ per cent higher than in…

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Dry Weather Forces Cattle Sale Pace

The Pastoral Times · Friday 4 September 1959 · page 4

DRY times in recent months have forced many owners to sell cattle which they would otherwise hold. This is shown in the number of special sales to be held…

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Farmers Back Co-operative

The Pastoral Times · Friday 4 September 1959 · page 1

SHARE capital was subscribed in a new co-operative meat venture centred in Melbourne at a meeting in the…

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40 Tons More Butter

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 8 September 1959 · page 1

BERRIQUIN Co-operative society made 745 tons of [?]ter over the past year—40 [?] more than the previous…

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Price Decline At Cattle Sale

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 8 September 1959 · page 8

Deniliquin Associated Stock & Station Agents held their fortnightly cattle sale yesterday. The sale was attended by buyers…

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Big Store Sheep Auctions Listed

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 8 September 1959 · page 8

More than 220,000 store sheep have already been booked for special auctions in N.S.W. during September, auguring the…

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[?]rip-dry Wool: “Most Exciting”

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 8 September 1959 · page 1

Further details of the new C.S.I.R.O. [?]rip-dry woollens have been announced the Australian Wool Bureau. First word of the new development appeared in the…

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Quantity of Wool Stolen

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 15 September 1959 · page 7

A large quantity of wool (approximately 3 bales), was stolen from Tuppal Station, the property of Messrs…

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Drip Dry Wool Will Take the Lead

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 15 September 1959 · page 6

Wool has reached the highroad along which it may now make swift progress into the greatest era in its age-old…

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Clouds Stay Overhead Keeping Hops Alive But So Far Farmers Unanimous That Falls Have Been Disappoint

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 15 September 1959 · page 1

RAINFALL over western Riverina yesterday and last night averaged a disappointing 15 points. Falls were lightest in the dry west and heaviest, towards Echuca. Fall at the Deniliquin Post Office to 9 a.m. was only…

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Dairy checks by rained men

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 15 September 1959 · page 1

Dairy supervision should be carried out by men trained by the Department of Agriculture and not by local councils…

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