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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

1,842 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 4 of 93

Root Crops for Stock Valuable Winter Feed

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 12 January 1940 · page 1

In northern European countries and parts of Canada root crops are grown extensively for feeding to stock, and in Great Britain many of…

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Dairy Board Triennial Election Preparing Rolls

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 12 January 1940 · page 5

The period for which the representatives at present on the Australian Dairy Produce Board were elected will expire on April 30, 1940. The…

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Producer Gas Traction Work on Farms SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Friday 12 January 1940 · page 1

The Minister for Mines end Forests, Mr. Vincent, and to-day that excellent progress was being made by the committee appointed by Use Cabinet to…

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Potato Trials Use of Fertilisers Hunter Crop Yields

Maitland Mercury · Friday 12 January 1940 · page 5

Further [?] trail with [?] conducted [?]…

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Sub Station Damaged Explosion Near Warwick Farm Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Friday 12 January 1940 · page 7

A gelignite bomb, to which a Ions fuse had been attached, was used in an attempt to destroy a sub-station early to-day close to…

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Pneumatic Tyres for Farm Machinery Bigger Loads Hauled with Less Horsepower

Singleton Argus · Friday 12 January 1940 · page 2

Tests carried out at the Leeton Rice Research Station have shown that many advantages are to be obtained by fitting pneumatic tyres to…

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Attempt to Blow Up Sub-station Outrage Near Warwick Farm Racecourse. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Friday 12 January 1940 · page 6

A gelignite bomb, to which a long fuse was attached' was used' in an attempt to destroy a sub-station early to-day close to the Warwick…

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Warwick Farm Meeting at Randwick Acceptances and Starting Times for To-morrow

Singleton Argus · Friday 12 January 1940 · page 8

Maiden Handicap, about 1 mile (1.3o).—Bonafide 9.0, Aznazu 8.10, Prospector 8.5, Grace Woods 7.13, Fisk 7.12, Ever True 7.12',…

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For The Man On The Land Agriculture and Pastoral Notes

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 13 January 1940 · page 4

There Notes [?] for Agriculture, [?]…

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Cattle Losses Variegated Thistle Poisoning Moree

Maitland Mercury · Monday 15 January 1940 · page 3

Department analysis report that the recent death of travailing stock [?]…

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U.S.A .Wants Wool Dr. Clunies Rose’s Views (“Mercury” Service). LONDON, Jan. 14

Maitland Mercury · Monday 15 January 1940 · page 2

Dr. Clucles Rose Australian member of the international Wool Steretarlri has returned to London [?] two weeks to the [?]…

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Sporting Turf. Warwick Farm Races

Singleton Argus · Monday 15 January 1940 · page 3

Following are results of Warwick Farm races, held at Randwick on Saturday:— Maiden Handicap, 1 mile 27 yards…

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Wool Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 16 January 1940 · page 3

The Farmers and Graziers' Cooperative Co., Ltd., reports on the tenth instant:—Our Appraisement Catalogue No. 10, comprising 12,638bales,…

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PASTORAL Increasing Interest in Pasture Improvement

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 16 January 1940 · page 2

"The activity in regard to the establishment of sown pastures that has been in evidence in recent years was continued during 1038-39, and…

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The Cattle Market "Hereford Steers Are Unprocurable"

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1940 · page 4

At the present time there is a distinct shortage of well-bred Hereford steers in Northern New South Wales and Queensland, and they are almost…

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Wheat Sale to Britain 56,000,000 Bushels

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 16 January 1940 · page 2

The Minister for Commerce (Senator McLeay) announced on Thursday that the British Government had accepted the Australian Wheat Board's…

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Huge Sale 63,000,000 Bushels of Wheat. Statement by Board Chairman

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1940 · page 1

In confirming that the Australian Wheat Board had sold 1,500,000 tons of 1939-40 Australian wheat and 150,000 tons of flour to the Imperial…

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Cost of Drought. Local Farmers Loss

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 16 January 1940 · page 1

A well-known Muswellbrook dairyman yesterday stated that the dry spells over the past five years had meant to him a loss of at least £5000…

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Wealthy Farmer £480 Taxation Fines

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 16 January 1940 · page 2

For failing to lodge income tax returns for six years Walter Ernest HarWood, of the Macleay, was fined a total of £480 and £7/7/ costs, on…

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