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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

1,842 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 21 of 93

Dairy Industry Review Of Conditions Weekly Report

Maitland Mercury · Monday 4 March 1940 · page 3

Prescott. Pty. Ltd. in their weekly report of the dairy industry, report that arrivals last week showed a slight improvement…

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Wool Control

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 5 March 1940 · page 8

Dr. Connies Ross, Australian representative on the International Wool Secretariat In London, arrived in Sydney by flying-boat yesterday, and…

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Japanese Ships to Take Wheat

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 5 March 1940 · page 3

Japanese freighters in Australia and others on the way are expected to carry away by the end of March half the Australian wheat, totalling…

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Australian Wool. Requirements for Fighting Forces. Dr. Ian Clunes Ross Confers with Wool Council. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 5 March 1940 · page 2

Doctor Ian dunes Boss, the Australian representative of the International Wool Secretariat in London, who arrived in Sydney by flying…

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Primary Producers' Union Annual Meeting of District Council Menace of Butter Substitutes

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 5 March 1940 · page 4

"We have been fighting against this menace for years, and it is deplorable to admit that we do not seem to be any farther ahead with…

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Necessitous Farmers. How To Obtain Relief

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 5 March 1940 · page 5

Mr. D'Arcy Rose, M.L.A., telephoned the "Chronicle" this afternoon from Sydney, stating that he had been in further communication…

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Wool Report

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 3

The Farmer and Graziers' Cooperative Co. Ltd. reports on the 4th instant We submitted our 16th catalogue,…

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Cattle Market Sale at Denman DENMAN

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 2

Edward [?] report having a good yarding of mixed cattle at their usual sales. A good attendance of buyers operated keenly…

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Dairy Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 4

Sir,—I agree with your correspondent “Fairplay.” that we either unite and fight for justice, or go down the victims of No[?] A…

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Relief for Farmers MUSWELLBROOK

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 3

Following further representation Mr. D’Arcy rose M.L.A., has advised that farmers in [?] of present relief should supply to…

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Obtaining of Relief by Necessitous Farmers

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 2

Mr D'Arcy Rose, M.L.A., telephoned the "Argus" this afternoon from Sydney, stating that he had been in Iurtner communication with the…

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Price of Butter

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 7 March 1940 · page 1

At the Raymond Terrace Dairy Co.'s meeting on the 28th February, the price of butter was fully discussed and it was agreed that the Commission should be…

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Local Butter Quality

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 7 March 1940 · page 11

The Director of Dairying, Mr. O. C. Ballhausen, reports that, during last week 91.1 per cent of the boxes of butter examined by the New South…

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Junior Farmers Show

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 7 March 1940 · page 3

On Saturday next, the Fourth Junior Farmers' Show will be held in the Saleyards paddock. The season is bad for shows, and particularly the crops that…

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Kicked by Horse Farmer’s Skull Fractured

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 7 March 1940 · page 7

Ernest Todd, 45, a farmer, of Smith’s Lane, East Maitland, was [?] injured this morning when he was kicked in the head by a horse…

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Handling Wheat Crop

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 5

When it was suggested that the Government could not realise its responsibility to the wheatgrower, the Leader of the Opposition was…

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Wool Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 8

The 'Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co., Ltd., reports on the 4th instant:—We submitted our 16th catalogue,…

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Price of Wheat Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 1

The Australian Wheat Board’s quotations for expert wheat were unchilled to-day Bulk lots were quoted at 3/9/¾, and bagged lots at 4/0½…

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"Use More Wool" Campaign American Growers Advertise

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 1

The decision of the United States woolgrowers to impose a voluntary levy on wool to promote sales in America is expected to yield about…

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Position of Dairy Farmers Mr J. McKEACHIE ACTIVE

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 6

Mr J. McKeachie, secretary of Federated Milk Producers, sent the following urgent wire this morning to the Milk Board:—"Dairy farmers…

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