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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

1,842 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 20 of 93

Easter Show Beef Cattle Five States Represented

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 1 March 1940 · page 6

Australia's leading beef cattle studs have entered outstanding teams for the 1940 Royal Easter Show. Entries total 552, and while this…

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World Wool Output Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 March 1940 · page 3

World supplies of wool this teasel will roach a record high figure[?] pill Son and Badgery Ltd. Sh[?] from the five argest [?]…

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Wool Appraisement Pitt, Son and Badgery

Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 March 1940 · page 2

Pitt son a Bedgery Ltd report Our [?] was [?] on Friday of last week, with satisfactory results…

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Wool Control Release Problem MELBOURNE

Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 March 1940 · page 7

The chairman of the Australian Wool Board, Sir Daiziel Kelly, said so seriously din the board view the failure of the British Wool Control…

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Wheat Variety and Fertiliser Trials Upper Hunter, 1939-40

The Scone Advocate · Friday 1 March 1940 · page 4

Mr. G. T. Dawson, Agricultural Instructor, reports:— Variety and fertiliser trials with wheat for grain were conducted in…

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Wool Clip N o Change in Purchase Scheme MELBOURNE

Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 March 1940 · page 2

Tie Federal Government will not alter the existing system of [?] of the wool clip. The Minister for Commence, Senator…

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A.i.s. Herd Enterprise of Stroud Road Dairyman

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 1 March 1940 · page 1

Congratulations are to be conveyed to the enterprising and enthusiastic Mr. Tom Wenham, of Stroud Road, in his recent purchase of five cows…

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Government Help for Farmers Urged

The Scone Advocate · Friday 1 March 1940 · page 2

MUSWELLBROOK, Wednesday. The need for the Government to help farmers was emphasised at the annual meeting of the Upper Hunter…

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Cirrus Fruit Review of Conditions Crop Prospects Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 March 1940 · page 8

The [?] district have has [?] to a [?] of had and dry [?] W[?]…

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Potato Crops Conditions Reviewed SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 March 1940 · page 4

Owing to the exceptionally dry and windy weather experienced through the main potato-producing districts of New South Wales. crops…

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Junior Farmers Visit To Show Newcastle Valuable Week Broke

Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 March 1940 · page 2

Miss Joyee [?] reparative of the Broke [?] Club spent a [?] and [?]…

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Broke Girls at Newcastle Show Junior Farmer Camp. (Contributed.)

Singleton Argus · Friday 1 March 1940 · page 2

As guests of the Newcastle Show committee Misses Joyce Burgmann and Rita Thompson, Broke Junior 'Farmers, spent an enjoyable and…

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Relief For Necessitous Farmers Advances for Hunter Valley Farmers

Singleton Argus · Friday 1 March 1940 · page 6

As a result of representations made to the Premier, Mr Mair, by Mr D'Arcy Rose, M.L.A., it has been arranged for advances to be…

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For The Man On the Land Agriculture and Pastoral Notes

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 2 March 1940 · page 4

There [?] are [?] of the [?] the [?] [?] and are [?] the [?] the [?] [?] [?] referred to there [?]…

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Butter Fat Test Record for Wingham Show WINGHAM

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 2 March 1940 · page 8

The batter-fat competition at Wingham Show created a deal of interest in class 83 Mr. Syd. Smith’s cow was first. In the 24 hours this cow…

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Crop Position Hunter Valley — Central Coast Drought Effects

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 2 March 1940 · page 6

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Junior Farmers Show at Raymond Terrace

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 2 March 1940 · page 6

The Raymond Terrace Junior Farmers will hold the annual show on Saturday, March 9. Despite the weather, the committee is assured of a good…

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Cattle From Gresford

Singleton Argus · Monday 4 March 1940 · page 3

A draft of 19 steers from Jupp Bros., East Gresford, made to £10/7/, avg. £9/11/10, and 6 heifers £8/15/, at Winchcombe Carson's Homebush…

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Wheat for Japan Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Monday 4 March 1940 · page 1

A small fleet of Japanese freighters has been placed in the Australian service to lift 200,000 loss of wheat which Japan bought [?] the end of last year…

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Sale of Wool to British Government Criticism for Alleged Secrecy. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 4 March 1940 · page 2

To-day's meeting of the Australian Woolgrowers' Council, which met in Sydney, strongly criticised the Federal Government for its alleged…

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