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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

1,842 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 66 of 93

Australia Will Benefit South African Wool For Britain CANBERRA

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 September 1940 · page 4

Federal officials expected that the Australian wool industry will benefit by the completion of the agreement between the United Kingdom had…

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Farmer’s Death Killed By Train

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 September 1940 · page 5

A verdict of accidental death was returned by the Gresford district Corner (Mr. A. R. Brown) who held an inquest at Paterson Courthouse…

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Cattle Firm Sales At Homebush SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 September 1940 · page 7

Winchcombe Carson Ltd report 46,600 sheep panned Prime were firm [?] again dall swes [?] wethers [?]…

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Raymond Terrace Dairy Co

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 5 September 1940 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Raymond Terrace Dairy Company was held, at the Factory rooms on Wednesday at 11 a.m. Mr. L. B. Fisher, Chairman of Directory…

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Poultry Farming Reminders For September

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 September 1940 · page 5

See that the coloury houses and start are in a clean and sanitary condition ready to service the early chickens. Where it is desired to increase the…

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Farm Home Value of Lime

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 September 1940 · page 11

Lime fulfils -many facetious which are essential to [?] fertility its most useful action (states a departmental [?] on manorial practice as…

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Sheep and Cattle. Yesterday' S Sales

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 September 1940 · page 6

Messrs Pitt. Son and Badgery. Ltd, report that 46,572 sheep and lambs were yarded yesterday.A moderate number were prime, with an…

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Local Butter Quality

Maitland Mercury · Friday 6 September 1940 · page 4

The Director of Dairying, Mr. O. C. [?] reports that daring the last week of August 90 per cent, of the boxes of butter examined by the…

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Wheat Guarantee

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 September 1940 · page 8

An unqualified assurance the the Government will not allow the wheat industry to be destroyed by war time difficulties in marketing…

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Third Advance on Wheat

Maitland Mercury · Friday 6 September 1940 · page 3

The Minister for Commerce, Mr. Cameron, announced yesterday that a third advance of [?] per bushel on wheat of the 1938-39 [?]…

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Pioneers of Glen William Early Day Settlers of Mid North Coast Wheat, Sugar and Tobacco Before the Butter

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 6 September 1940 · page 5

Glen William, situated on the Williams River near Clarence Town, may be celebrating on Saturday the 50th anniversary of its Public School, but…

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Big Fall in Butter West Maitland

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 September 1940 · page 7

The report of the directors of the Raymond Terrace Dairy and Produce Co., presented to the annual meeting at Hexham, showed to what extent…

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Wool Clip Appraisements In Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Friday 6 September 1940 · page 3

Early [?] wools are being [?] in Sydney, the bulk of the selection comprising north-West[?] and far western [?] The [?] was…

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The Nation's Need Increased Dairy Farm Production

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

Purely from the farmer's own point of view of personal gain and from a national economic point of view, increased production in all spheres of…

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Market Notes Singleton Store Cattle Market 2000 Head for September 13

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 September 1940 · page 1

Messrs. W. Bailey & Sons announce the first important cattle sale in the Hunter Valley for Friday, 13th September, at Singleton. The yarding…

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Australia Will Benefit South African Wool for Britain Canberra

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 September 1940 · page 4

Federal officials expected that the Australian wool industry will benefit by the completion of the agreement between the United Kingdom and…

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Future of Butter Increased Production Urged Heavier Carrying Capacity First Essential Safe Market for Two or Three Years After War

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 6 September 1940 · page 3

Declaring that from Dungog to the Comboyne not 10 per cent. of the cows wore really fit to work—they were as poor as crows—Mr. E. F…

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Mr. Gollan's Campaign Policy for Farmers

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 September 1940 · page 1

Mr. W. E. Gollan, candidate for the Hunter Mat, speaking at East Maitland, land that as the son of a farmer, and as Chairman of the committee…

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Drought Relief Assistance for Dairymen

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

The State Treasurer (Mr. Richardson) announced on Thursday that because of the drought the position of milk suppliers within the area from…

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Dairy Herd Production Improvement Scheme

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 6 September 1940 · page 3

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Reid) announces that he does not feel entirely satisfied that the Herd Recording Scheme in this State is…

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