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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

1,842 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 49 of 93

Renewal of Imperial Butter Contract Murwillumbah

Maitland Mercury · Monday 24 June 1940 · page 3

Hope that the butter contract with the Imperial Government would be renewed on similar terms as in the previous year was expressed by the…

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Stock Sales Cattle Market Firm Useful Quality

Maitland Mercury · Monday 24 June 1940 · page 5

There was no outstanding quelled In the yarding of fat cattle at the Campbell’s Hill [?] West Maitland, to-day. However,…

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Queensland Girls Train As Farmers

Singleton Argus · Monday 24 June 1940 · page 2

Queensland's first women's land force plan has been initiated by the Women's auxiliary Transport Service. It is designed to train women for…

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Builiding Our Nation's Fitness How Producers Can Co-operate (By Mr Percy V. TURK, Editor of Australian Milk & Dairy Products. Journal.)

Singleton Argus · Monday 24 June 1940 · page 3

Our ability to make the fullest use of the resources of our Empire will depend in the long run on the health of our people. Good health promotes endurance. Interest in health and its relation to national fitness is more…

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Wool Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 25 June 1940 · page 6
Also in The Scone Advocate

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co., Ltd., reports on the 21st instant:— We submitted our Appraisement…

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Big Stores Handling Wool at Newcastle

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 25 June 1940 · page 3

Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd., wool-brokers, who were recently granted permission to handle wool for appraisement at Newcastle, are rapidly…

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Far Sighted The Wool Agreement War Necessities

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 25 June 1940 · page 5

Australian wool-growers have bad good reason to be thankful for the counsel between the United Kingdom and Australian…

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Control of Soil Erosion a New Handbook for Farmers

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 25 June 1940 · page 1

Gulliver, during his travels, expressed the opinion that "whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades of grass, to grow upon a spot…

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Stroud Road Junior Farmers' Concert

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 25 June 1940 · page 3

The Parish Hall at Stroud Road was filled to overflowing on Saturday night, June 15, and the audience enjoyed the best concert held at Stroud…

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Shelter for Dairy Stock As a Factor in Feeding Economy

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 25 June 1940 · page 3

Where proper shelter is not provided for stock, not only is their resistance to disease reduced, but much food material is wasted in "warming…

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More Efficient Dairying Feeding and Testing Preferential Grazing

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 25 June 1940 · page 5

The technical subcommittee on dairy cattle production of the Australian Committee on Animal Producers advocate preferential…

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Wool Report

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 26 June 1940 · page 3

The Farmers & Graziers Co-operative Co. Ltd. reports on the 21st instant: We submitted our Appraisement…

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Interest-free Loans and Gifts Donation by Employees of the Dairy Company

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 26 June 1940 · page 2

Residents of Singleton and district are again reminded that if there are still some who feel that they would like to help the…

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Sheep Cheaper Sales at Homebush SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 27 June 1940 · page 7

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd, report: 2000 cattle yarded. The market was firm. Best vealers 49/ per hundred 1bs, steers 43/ heifers 39/, bullocks…

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Sheep and Cattle. Yesterday's Market

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 28 June 1940 · page 3

Messrs. Pitt, Son and Badgery., Ltd., report that 56,513 sheep and lambs were penned yesterday. Sheep were 1/to 2/- lower. Lambs were weaker to…

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North Coast Cattle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 28 June 1940 · page 2

Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd. report: At Flemington on Monday we sold account Couplacurripa Station, Bundook, 26 heifers to £9/15/, averaging…

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Not Affected Export of Newcastle Butter

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 28 June 1940 · page 5

The export of butter from Newcastle has not been affected by the war. The manager of the Hexham…

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