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Farming & the land, 1954

1,932 stories in Riverina's papers · page 52 of 97

Survey of Pastoral Conditions

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 July 1954 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Friday: The following information as to existing pastoral conditions has been received by the Graziers' Federal Council of Australia…

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Today's Homebush Market Cattle Dearer

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 19 July 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday — The Commonwealth Wool and Produce Co., Ltd. report that there were 8965 sheep and 12,558 lambs…

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Gangs of sheep thieves in Riverina

Daily Advertiser · Monday 19 July 1954 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sunday: Police believe sheep stealers who have been operating extensively in the Riverina…

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Far East and Australian Wheat Big Scope for Work By Delegation

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 19 July 1954 · page 4

State secretary of the Country Women's Association, Mrs. J. M. Campbell, told a meeting of the…

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Wheat Crop Prospects

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 20 July 1954 · page 6

Mr. George Nicholson, Cereal Specialist of the State Department of Agriculture, advises that at mid-June conditions generally…

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Albury Sheep Show Most Successful

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 20 July 1954 · page 3

Albury Sheep Show—judging by this year's encouraging experience—seems to be growing in importance and popularity…

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Faulty Feeding May Kill Sheep in Drought Time

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 20 July 1954 · page 2

Graziers should remember that starvation is not the only cause from which sheep die in time of drought, points out Mr. F. W…

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Grow Less Wheat Is the Latest Cry Appeal to Delegates at Annual Conference

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 20 July 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday—Delegates to the 25th annual conference of the N.S.W. Wheatgrowers' Union today were urged to restrict wheat acreages and help restore "sanity" to the wheatgrowing…

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Single-phase Most Economic Farm Electricity Supply

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 20 July 1954 · page 7

The most economic electricity supply for the farm is from single-phase mains, advises the Rural Electricity Officer of the…

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Lamb Trials at Leeton Experiment Farm High Prices Obtained at Flemington Markets

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 20 July 1954 · page 2

The Minister for Agriculture and Food Production, the Hon. E. H. Graham, M.L.A., states that the first truck of lambs from the departmental experiments at Leeton Experiment Farm were marketed at Flemington on…

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Farmers Didn't Dissolve

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 20 July 1954 · page 5

While farmers in every M.I.A. district were combining to attack their district problems through Extension Groups,…

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Gloomy wheat future seen

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 21 July 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: A gloomy picture of the future of the wheat industry was given today to wheatgrowers, when the executive council of the…

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Post-mortem Showed Gauze, Wool in Body

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 21 July 1954 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday: What appeared to be a piece of gauze and cotton wool found in a dead woman's respiratory passage after an operation had been…

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American "Cold War" Blamed for Australia Not Selling Wheat

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 21 July 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Wheatgrowers were told today that rite "cold war" was one of the main reasons why Australia could not find wheat markers. The N.S.W. sellers' representative on the Australian…

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Women's Realm White Wool Alpaca Winter Evening Meal Suggestions

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 21 July 1954 · page 2

Many housewives wonder what to give the family for tea on winter week-ends. Nothing elaborate is wanted but the meal…

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"Holiday" Period in Wool Trade. Many Avenues To Be Discussed

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 21 July 1954 · page 5

The recent London wool auctions early in July cannot be taken as a safe criterion of the present world…

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Colossal Cheque for Wool Clip in Australia. Avenge Price Showed a Sight Drop

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 21 July 1954 · page 3

Analysis of the season's wool statistics reveal that though Australia's wool cheque at £390,700,000 was…

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Farmer criticises Colombo Plan

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 21 July 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The Colombo Plan was today criticised by the vice president of the Wheatgrowers' Union (Mr. R. K. Tilson)…

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Riverina beef cattle contest

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 22 July 1954 · page 2

Four areas of the State have been selected to conduct country district beef cattle contests…

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Transport Kills Travelling Sheep

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 22 July 1954 · page 1

On Monday last a heavily ladened transport crashed into a mob of travelling sheep owned by Mr. Carl…

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