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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

1,842 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 71 of 93

Importance of Junior Farmers, Clubs Impetus to Production

Singleton Argus · Monday 23 September 1940 · page 4

There was a tendency for Junior Farmer Clubs, in view of present conditions, to cease to function. That was a mistake, as the clubs could…

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Record Butter Production

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 24 September 1940 · page 3

Butter production in Australia during the year ended 30th June, 1940, attained the record figure of 212,680 tons, an increase on the…

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Wool Report

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 24 September 1940 · page 3

Pitt, Son & Badgery, Ltd., under date 20th inst., report:— Arrangements for the early shipment of a substantial quota of the…

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Newcastle Wool Appraisements

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 24 September 1940 · page 3

The secretary of the Newcastle Wool Selling Brokers' Association reports that appraisements will take place at that centre on September 26th and…

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Hunter Drought Hits Spending Power Decline in Butter Production

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 24 September 1940 · page 2

"The severe drought during the past six months has reduced the spending power of the Hunter River district by £250,000."…

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Stock Fodder. Raymond Terrace Co-op. Dairy Company. Special Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 24 September 1940 · page 5

A special general meeting of the Raymond Terrace Co-op. Dairy and Produce Company Limited will be held at the company's office on September…

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Dairying. Herd Production Improvement Scheme. Modification of Rules

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 24 September 1940 · page 4

A recent announcement of the Minister for Agriculture (Hon. A. D. Reid, M.L.A.) draws attention to certain alterations to be made in the rules of…

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Record Figures Butter Production At Tumut TUMUT

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 25 September 1940 · page 6

Record figures for butter production to the Tumut district were established last year as a result of [?]dressing of pastures, subdivision of…

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Dairy Products Criticism of P.P.U. Chairman in Reply

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 25 September 1940 · page 7

[?] to a statement by Mr. J. H. King, a member of the Australian Dairy Produce Beard, that the union was falling in is dairy by…

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Lead Wanted Australia’s Dairying Industry Overseas Prospects

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 25 September 1940 · page 4

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Many Farmers Thrown Into Unemployment Conditions in the Northwest

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 25 September 1940 · page 3

Few years in the history of the north-west have paralleled the present lean, period in the Nafrabri district. The complete lack of…

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Pastoral Good Management

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 26 September 1940 · page 10

Good pasture is worthy of good management—many of the shortcomings of out pastures can the traced to improper treatment observes a…

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£12 an Acre for Pastoral Land

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 26 September 1940 · page 5

Spirited competition was experienced for a block of 1133 acres, freehold, of the Eramble Estate, Molong, offered at action on Tuesday on…

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Sheep Cheaper Values at Homebush SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 26 September 1940 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. report [?],000 sheep penned Lambs were c[?]aler to 1/ cheaper and grown sheep fully 1/ lower. Mutton 2[?]d to [?]…

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Wool Report

Singleton Argus · Friday 27 September 1940 · page 3
Also in The Muswellbrook Chronicle

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative. ,Co. Ltd. reports on the 24th instant;:— Our appraisement catalogue No. 29…

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Pastoral Progress Departmental Monthly Report

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 27 September 1940 · page 1

Reports for August show that the position in the live stock industries caused by the abence of rain is still very serious over the greater part of…

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Butter Factory Waste Waters

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 27 September 1940 · page 1

In further reference to the subject of treatment of waste waters from Dungog butter factory, the Department of Health, in reply to Dungog…

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Butter Production Increased Canberra

Maitland Mercury · Friday 27 September 1940 · page 2

Factory production of butter in Commonwealth for the financial ye 3538-4 C reached 4,075,155 cwt T was on increase of 179.489 est,…

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Sydney Wool Appraisements

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 27 September 1940 · page 8

Messrs Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report that 7598 bales of wool were appraised in their Sydney catalogue yesterday. Results included: John J…

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