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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

1,842 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 55 of 93

Australia's Wheat Position

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 23 July 1940 · page 5

Sales of Australian wheat to July 15 totalled 118,000,000 bushels, to which may be reasonably added anticipated sales…

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Pastoral. a New Outlook. Made Possible by Pasture Improvement

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 23 July 1940 · page 5

Without grassland improvement holdings would have to become progressively larger instead of smaller, and the rural population would…

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Wool Appraisement New Season Opens August 19

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 23 July 1940 · page 3

The Chairman of the Central Wool Committee (Mr. Alec. Bell) stated in Melbourne at the week-end that the opening appraisement for the 1940-41…

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SCHOLARSHIPS For Junior Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 23 July 1940 · page 4

Mr. E. Brenkwell, organiser of Junior Farmers’ Clubs [?] N South Wales, announced yesterday that a scholarship to the Hawkesbury…

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Farmers Warned Contagious Diseases in Swine SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 23 July 1940 · page 5

[?] of the district [?] officers in New South Wals reported the presence of con[?] months in swiner…

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Coastal Cattle

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 24 July 1940 · page 8

A line of six bullocks from J. W. Wallis, Wingham, made £12/17/ per [?] Winchcombe Carson’s Homebush auction last Monday. The supply…

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Problem of Food Supply for Britain Wheat, Meat, Dairy Produce

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 July 1940 · page 2

Reviewing Britain's problems of food supply in a broadcast talk on Monday night, Professor S. Wadham, of the Agricultural School of…

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Cattle Driven on Footpaths Hexham Complaint

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 24 July 1940 · page 1

Residents or Hexham have again complained to Tarro Shire Council regarding the driving of stock along the footpaths…

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Storage for Wheat Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 24 July 1940 · page 8

The Minister for [?] Mr. Reid, said yesterday that, although probably only half of last season’s bulk wheat would have been shipped…

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Military Needs Wheat From Egypt (“Mercury” Service) LONDON, July 23

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 24 July 1940 · page 8

The British decision to provide for military needs here by large purchases of Egyptian wheat caused gratification. Before that there had been a great drop…

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Farmer Defied Law Gun Battle With Police (“Mercury” Service) LONDON, July 23

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 24 July 1940 · page 2

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Tobacco Crop Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 24 July 1940 · page 8

The decision to try to double Australia’s production of yellow leaf tobacco has been welcomed by [?] The principal increase will probably…

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Butter Market

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 25 July 1940 · page 1

Prescott Pty. Ltd. report: N. S. Wales:—Almost all dairying districts are going through a long spell of dry cold weather and production is…

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Australia's Wheat Position

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 25 July 1940 · page 4

Sales of Australian wheat to July 15 totalled 118,000,000 bushels to Which may be reasonably added anticipated sales for local consumption and export flour…

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Dairy Farm Competition Hunter Division

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 25 July 1940 · page 4

The dairy farm competition for the northern zone of the Milk Board competition has been Won by Mr. F. V. Sparke, of Stradbroke, Woodville, with…

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Maitland Stock Sales Cattle Values Higher

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 26 July 1940 · page 1

Although the supply of fat cattle at Campbell's Hill saleyards, West Maitland, on Monday won not up to recent standards, the demand was…

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Wool Supplies and Consumers

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 26 July 1940 · page 6

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:—In Australia, those interested in wool arc anxious to see a steady flow of shipments maintained in the first…

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Grazier’s Gift Sheep for Patriotic Fund

Maitland Mercury · Friday 26 July 1940 · page 5

If was briefly slated a few days ago last at Coonamble a grater gold 1900 sheep and gave the proceeds to [?] funds…

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The Wattle Club Eating Up the Wool

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 26 July 1940 · page 2

The Wattle Club ladies have 45 pairs of socks waiting to be forwarded to Greta camp as soon as advice from the camp is to hand…

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