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Farming & the land, 1962

234 stories in Murray's papers · page 7 of 12

Big Merino Studs Not Interested in January Sydney Sheep Show

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 10 July 1962 · page 3

The large Boonoke sheep stud will not exhibit at the 1964 Sydney Sleep. Slow, according to a report in tie Albury “Morning Mail”. The Sydney Sheep Show in that year will…

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Lalaty Junior Farmers’ Ball

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 10 July 1962 · page 5

All who attended "the Lalalty Junior Farmers’ Club Ball, held in Berrigan recently, voted the function a most…

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Difficult Times for the Poultry Farmer

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 10 July 1962 · page 8

A rise in the gross value of production of the Australian poultry industry form [?] million in 1950/51, to about £62 million in 1960/61 is no real pointer to the prosperity…

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Farmers Give Generous Help to Deniliquin Legacy

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 17 July 1962 · page 1

In five years the Deniliquin Legacy Group has raised over £800 through annual wool and lamb appeals. Last year district…

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Deniliquin Sheep Sale

The Pastoral Times · Friday 20 July 1962 · page 7

At Deniliquin yesterday the Associated agents yarded a total of 17,000 fat and store sheep…

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Cattle Sale

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 24 July 1962 · page 4

There were about 900 fat cattle yarded for the Deniliquin fortnightly cattle sale yesterday. Store cattle…

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Floor Price for Wool

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 24 July 1962 · page 3

A large public meeting of woolgrowers at Corowa last Thursday voted strongly in favour of Floor Price…

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Restrictions on Sale of Lousy Sheep

The Pastoral Times · Friday 27 July 1962 · page 4

New restrictions on the sale of lice-infested sheep will be in operation from August…

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Last Cattle Sale Could be Biggest in ‘yards History

The Pastoral Times · Friday 27 July 1962 · page 10

More than 1,100 fat and store cattle were yarded at Deniliquin last Monday in what is believed could be the biggest fat cattle sale yet in the district…

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“Cattle Carters” on Gmv6

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 31 July 1962 · page 4

An award winning film which opened the recent Melbourne Film Festival is to be televised by GMV6 at…

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New Loading Race for Sheep

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 31 July 1962 · page 4

A Wodonga stock-carrier has invented a new loading race for sheep. It is designed to speed up loading and…

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Pig Farmers and Agents Criticised Over Swine Fever

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 7 August 1962 · page 5

The pig industry in New South Wales is threatened, by certain irresponsible farmers and stock agents, the District…

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Junior Farmers’ Meeting

The Pastoral Times · Friday 10 August 1962 · page 9

The monthly meeting of the Junior Farmers and Advisory Committee was held at the…

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Cotton Crops in Valley Receive High Grading

The Pastoral Times · Friday 10 August 1962 · page 3

High grading was received from the bulk of the cotton crops in the Murray Valley 1961-62 picking season just concluded. Making this report, Mr. R. Williamson, district…

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Wool Marketing To the Editor

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 14 August 1962 · page 6

Mr T. L. Bull appeals to floor price advocates to forget the 40-year battle for improvement to our unprotected wool…

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Electricity on the Farm

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 14 August 1962 · page 4

Keen to encourage the use of electricity on farm properties, Murray River County Council will send two officers…

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Rise during July in sheep losses

The Pastoral Times · Friday 17 August 1962 · page 3

There had been a big increase in sheep losses during July, veterinary officer, Mr. E. Scott Rogers, reported to the Deniliquin Pastures Protection Board recently…

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Wants water earlier for wheat crops

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 21 August 1962 · page 1

The president of the Deniliquin Wheat Growers’ Advisory Committee, Mr. Bruce Holloway, said…

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Varieties for Wheat Comp

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 21 August 1962 · page 7

Varieties eligible for the Royal Agricultural Society of N.S.W. 1962 championship filed wheat…

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Ideal Rain for District Farms

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 21 August 1962 · page 1

Following widespread rain over the weekend district farmers are looking forward to ideal pastoral conditions until the spring falls. A total of 57 points…

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