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Farming & the land, 1960

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All Must Share Wool Promotion

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 22 November 1960 · page 1

That all sections of the wool industry—not just the producers—should contribute to the cost of wool promotion was claimed by Deniliquin district graziers at a meeting on Thursday. Speaking at the branch…

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Will Inspect New Wheat in Chile

The Pastoral Times · Friday 25 November 1960 · page 11

An Australian type wheat new being grown commercially in Chile will be in pasted by the Director of the…

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All-Time Wheat Harvest Record Tipped for Aust

The Pastoral Times · Friday 25 November 1960 · page 3

The Australian Wheat Board has forecast that it expects a record wheat harvest this season for the…

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Australian Estates Wool Store Extension Opened

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 29 November 1960 · page 7

The Premier of Victoria opened the extension to the wool store of The Australian Estates Company Ltd., Sunshine Road, West Footscray, yesterday. The new store is not only…

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Seventh Series of Wool Sales at Melbourne

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 29 November 1960 · page 7

The Melbourne woolbrokers submitted catalogues totalling 15,582 bakes at the seventh series of sales last week. The selection was an attractive one made up of approximately…

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Infected Sheep Result in Fine for Local Man

The Pastoral Times · Friday 2 December 1960 · page 9

Attempting to sell sheep infected with lice brought fine of £8 for a Deniliquin resident at the Court of [?]atty Sessions last week. Leonard Wragge, of…

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Heavy Oat Crop

The Pastoral Times · Friday 2 December 1960 · page 4

A heavy crop of 15 million bushels was forecast today by the Hon. Roger Nott, Minister for Agriculture…

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Wheat Dockages

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 6 December 1960 · page 4

The Australian Wheat Board have advised dockages and arrangements for handling wheat for No. 24 Pool and…

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Quality Cattle At Local Sale

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 6 December 1960 · page 7

The A. M. L. & F. Co. Ltd, and Elder Smith & Co., agents in conjunction, report having sold 1,005 store cattle…

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First Advance on Wheat

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 6 December 1960 · page 1

The General Council of the Farmers and Settlers’ Association At the meeting in Sydney last Tuesday, condemned the…

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Three Records Set Here at Store Sheep Sale

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 6 December 1960 · page 7

Three record prices for sheep in he Deniliquin district were obtained at the special store sheep sale here last Thursday. The A.M.L. & F. Co. Ltd.,…

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First Deliveries of This Season’s Wheat Harvest Brought in

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 6 December 1960 · page 1

The first loads of bagged wheat in the expected record harvest for the Deniliquin district have been delivered in the past four days to the Deniliquin receival depot. By late yesterday, mare than 730 bags were already stacked at the storage site…

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Farm Priorities

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 6 December 1960 · page 7

A meeting of the Special Land Board is being held at Leeton this week to allot priorities in the allocation of the…

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F.S.A. Protest Ok 1st Wheat Advance

The Pastoral Times · Friday 9 December 1960 · page 4

The Executive Council of the Farmers’ and Settler’ Association has strongly protested to the Federal…

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Rice Crops 3 to 4 Weeks Later Than Usual at Barham

The Pastoral Times · Friday 9 December 1960 · page 4

Due to the late planting season and the cool days and cold nights experienced daring the past month, all Barham district rice crops are about three to four weeks later than usual and only a few crops have reached the…

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Wool Prices

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 13 December 1960 · page 7

The Australian Estates report having offered 7,000 bales at the current Melbourne series of wool sales…

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15,000 Bushels Bulk Wheat Since Yesterday

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 13 December 1960 · page 10

Fifteen thousand bushels of wheat have been delivered to the bulk storage at Deniliquin since yesterday morning…

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Wool Production For Past Year Showed A Rise

The Pastoral Times · Friday 16 December 1960 · page 10

The Riverina’s wool production during the year ended last March showed an upward trehd, the Bure[?] of Census and Statistics revealed today. The total clip from shearing…

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News From Mathoura Junior Farmers Conclude Year With Trophies

The Pastoral Times · Friday 16 December 1960 · page 14

The Junior Fanners held a combined meeting and social evening this week when visitors from Deniliquin and Barham as well as local visitors were present. The President (Mr. K…

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Bloodworms Found in District Rice Crops Reports Agronomist

The Pastoral Times · Friday 16 December 1960 · page 12

Ricegrowers would be well advised to inspect crops closely to determine whether bloodworms were present, the district agronomist (Mr. Paul R. Druitt) said today…

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