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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

1,842 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 50 of 93

Japan Could Buy More Wool

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 June 1940 · page 5

Australians should not worry about the contraction of wool markets in Europe, an executive member of the Japanese Chamber of…

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European Wool Imports Sheepskins Affected

The Scone Advocate · Friday 28 June 1940 · page 6

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report: Some idea of the loss of consumers of imported wool occasioned by the war is shown by the fact that the…

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Wool Agreement Value of Far-sighted Deal

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 28 June 1940 · page 6

Australian wool-growers have had good reason to be thankful for the contract between the United Kingdom and Australian Governments…

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Far Sighted the Wool Agreement. War Necessities

The Scone Advocate · Friday 28 June 1940 · page 6

Australian wool-growers have had good reason to be thankful for the contract between the United Kingdom and Australian Governments,…

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PASTORAL. The Fat Lamb Industry. Recommendations of Australian Committee on Animal Production

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 28 June 1940 · page 3

A recommendation to the Australian fat lamb industry to endeavor to maintain the quality of its product during the war is issued by the Australian…

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Wool Promotion Vital. (Issued by the Graziers' Association of New South Wales)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 28 June 1940 · page 8

There still lurks in the minds of many woolgrowers the idea that in war time wool promotion is unnecessary. This dangerous manifestation of…

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R.S.L. Defence Crops Branch Formed at Cessnock

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 June 1940 · page 3

A branch of the Returned Soldiers' League Volunteer Defence Corps was formed in Cessnock last night at a…

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Message for Farmers

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

"Improve your farms, work them in every possible way and produce more of every variety of product." This was part of a message by Sir…

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The Farm Home Signs of a Good Farmer a Trim Homestead and Surroundings

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 28 June 1940 · page 3

His observations had inclined him to agree that you could tell a good farmer by the appearance of the home in which he lived, said Mr…

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More Efficient Dairying Feeding and Testing Preferential Grazing

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 28 June 1940 · page 4

The technical sub-committee on dairy cattle production of the Australian Committee on Animal Production advocates preferential rotational…

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Farm Home Trim Suroundings Signs of Good Farmer

Maitland Mercury · Friday 28 June 1940 · page 5

His observations had inclines him to agree that you could tell a good farmer by the appearance of the home in which he [?]d, said…

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Free to Farmers and Home Lovers

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 June 1940 · page 2

Packed with ideas of interest to farmers and home-lovers, the new 80- page booklet issued by Cyclone Pty. Ltd. has been in popular demand…

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Control of Soil Erosion a New Handbook for Farmers

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 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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For The Man On the Land Agriculture and Pastoral Notes

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 29 June 1940 · page 6

(There New are leaves by [?] of the [?]…

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Wheat Acreage Decrease This Year SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 29 June 1940 · page 6

The Director of Marketing, Mr. A. A. Walson. states that this [?] wheat [?]ling is expector to he after 4,506,000 acres,…

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Farmers’ Co-op Society Branch for Quirindi QUIRINDI

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 29 June 1940 · page 7

“Addressing the [?] branch of the Frances [?] Association, Mr. Ca[?] of the Carnival Branch [?] in belief…

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Butter for Overseas British Contract Expires

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 July 1940 · page 6

The contract [?] which the entire Australian [?] of butter was sold to [?] Britain [?] yesterday and [?] are…

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Butter Supplies Shrinkage in Some Centres Weekly Review

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 July 1940 · page 6

Prescott Pty., Ltd., reports that there is a marked falling of in production in some dairying centres, whilst reports from other areas…

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England's Sheep on Move Air Raids Cause Evacuation

Singleton Argus · Monday 1 July 1940 · page 2

Thousands of sheep have been "evueuated" from pastures near the South-east Coast of England to inland farms, owing to air raids…

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