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Farming & the land, 1969

92 stories in Murray's papers · page 4 of 5

New Saving and Service to Farm[?]rs

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 19 August 1969 · page 4

A new and [?]nsiderably cheaper fertilia[?] service has come to [?] district last week, which it is…

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Cash Crop Expansion

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 19 August 1969 · page 4

Growing of cash crops of coarse grains is expanding out of all expectations in the Riverina and,…

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District Wheat Storages: There will be space

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 2 September 1969 · page 1

Last week it was established that considerable space will be available in district storages for the coming wheat harvest, and this paper’s findings were confirmed by Mr Milton Taylor, Member of the Grain Elevators’ Board…

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Temporary Wheat Storage: Site Work Commenced

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 9 September 1969 · page 1

Site preparation work has commenced for the temporary bulk wheat storage adjacent to the silos at…

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Poor attendance at wheat woolgrowers’ meeting

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 16 September 1969 · page 2

If the attendance at the Berrigan branch of United Farmers’ and Woolgrowers’ Association recently is any…

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Member claims wheat storage problem solved

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 23 September 1969 · page 1

The Country Party Member for Riverina, Mr A. A. (Bill) Armstrong, said that the announcement made in Parliament by the Minister for Primary Industry, Mr J. D. Anthony, had brought d successful conclusion to negotiations that he arid his Country Party sub-committee had carried…

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Maize Crop: Seed Wheat Warning

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 30 September 1969 · page 3

Wheat famers throughout Australia are warned not deliver any of their unused treated seed wheat to bulk…

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Wheat Bill Change Likely

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 30 September 1969 · page 3

The State Government may accept amendments to the Wheat Quotas bill proposed by the Opposition and…

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Editorial OPINION New Wool Plan - Not New

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 30 September 1969 · page 8

The proposal by the Minister for Primary Industry (Mr Anthony) to establish and enforce higher standards of clip preparation and the enforcement thereof, including the elimination of…

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Extension Farm Negotiations Unsuccessful

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 30 September 1969 · page 10

The Chairman of the Murray Research and Extension Committee, Mr S. Butler, in his report for…

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Wheat Warning

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 7 October 1969 · page 1

A warning of the danger of political delays in a settlement of the wheat surplus crisis has been…

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Storage for All Wheat

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 7 October 1969 · page 8

The Grain Elevators Board has advised that it is confident of being able to receive all quota wheat…

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Farm land tax reduced

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 14 October 1969 · page 9

The N.S.W. Premier (Mr. Astein) in speaking on the 1969/70 budget said land tax on primary-production land…

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Wheat quotas a burning question Says Mr R. O’NEILL

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 21 October 1969 · page 8

Wheat quotas are a burning question with many people who feel that they may be done an injustice by…

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Damage to crops has reduced predictions

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 4 November 1969 · page 6

The Wheat Board is now predicting a total of 400 million bushels as Australia’s wheat harvest, which is a figure well below estimates of about a month ago, but the exacted block market in…

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Riverina wheat judging

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 11 November 1969 · page 8

Judging of the Riverina division of the Royal Agriculture Society of N.S.W. 1969 championship field…

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increased wheat price hope

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 11 November 1969 · page 7

The Trade Minister of Canada expressed hope last week of an increase in Canadian wheat prices in the…

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Wool preparation upgrading welcomed

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 11 November 1969 · page 8

Whether or not the Federal Government’s wool marketing proposals were finally accepted by woolgrowers, the…

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Wheat Trials Field Days

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 18 November 1969 · page 8

A field day was held by ICIANZ in conjunction with the Murray Research and Extension Committee on the…

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Top dairy herd at Finley

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 18 November 1969 · page 6

The top butterfat producing herd of all breeds in N.S.W. of 47 Fresian cows owned by during the year was a group…

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