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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1955

132 stories in Riverina's papers · page 6 of 7

Editorial Wheat Storages

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 9 September 1955 · page 1

In the Federal Parliament last week a Bill was read the second time, authorising the…

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Record Sheep Dog Trials Local Owner’s Success

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 9 September 1955 · page 7

There were about 30 entries in the Coolamon Show Sheep Dog Trials, many dogs giving…

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Coolamon Farm And Fodder Comp

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 9 September 1955 · page 4

Five entries were received in the Farm and Fodder Competition conducted by the Coolamon A. & P. Association in conjunction with the R.A.S…

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Grim Overseas Wheat Position

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 16 September 1955 · page 3

Mr. Hugh Ackland, Member of the W.A. Parliament, had the following to say, when…

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Albury Wool Sales

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 23 September 1955 · page 1

At the opening Albury Wool sales on Wednesday, the top local price was obtained by J.V…

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F. & S.a. on Wheat

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 23 September 1955 · page 6

The F. & S. A. Executive decided at its meeting last week that it would make no decision…

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Imported Sheep Meet with Show Success

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 30 September 1955 · page 6

During August, a consignment of 320 Border Leicesters, bred in New Zealand, arrived in…

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Reduction of Wheat Areas

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 7 October 1955 · page 2

A reduction in the area under wheat was advocated at the Conference of the Wheat…

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Forbes Farm For Ballot

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 7 October 1955 · page 3

A seventy acre open competition Crown land farm near Forbes, will be thrown open for…

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Wool Report

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 13 October 1955 · page 4

Sales during the past week have been conducted in Brisbane, where last Monday the second series of sales for the 195556…

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Farmers Must Issue Receipts

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 14 October 1955 · page 6

Under a prevision of the Stamp Duties Bill just passed by the State Parliament…

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Semi-trailer Crashes Into Mob of Cattle

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 27 October 1955 · page 1

A semi-trailer loaded with pines crashed into a mob of cattle on Wednesday afternoon, killing four and…

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Summer Fodder Crops

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 27 October 1955 · page 7

Although sasonal conditions are excellent at the present time and more than adequate pasture growth is available for grazing purposes, farmers and graziers should nevertheless have in mind at this time of the year…

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Grong Sheep Sale

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 28 October 1955 · page 4

Thirty different local growers submitted offerings of, mainly sucker lambs, at the special…

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Crop Damage Complaint

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 28 October 1955 · page 1

At last Monday’s meeting at Temora, T. Holden of Ganmain, wrote complaining that…

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Wool Report

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 10 November 1955 · page 6

On Monday, October 31, wool auctions were resumed in Sydney, when the fifth series of sales for the current season in this market…

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Judge Reports On Growing Crop Competition

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 18 November 1955 · page 2

Mr. R. I. Johnson, District Agronomist, Junee, who judged the Coolamon Growing Crop Competition for 1955, repprts as follows:—…

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First Advance on Wheat

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 25 November 1955 · page 7

The Minister for Commerce and Agriculture, Mr. McEwen, announced last week that a first…

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Ardlethan Field Wheat Competition

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 25 November 1955 · page 4

Fourteen competitors entered in the Field Wheat Crop Competition sponsored by the Ardlethan A. & P. Association in 1955. Entries come from…

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Season’s First Crop Fire

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 25 November 1955 · page 4

The first crop fire this season in the Riverina occurred in an oat crop owned by Mr. J…

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