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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

1,842 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 79 of 93

Warwick Farm Meeting at Randwick Selections

Singleton Argus · Friday 25 October 1940 · page 2

Warwick Farm Trial.—Airoon, Dewar, Irak. Greystanes- Juvenile Stakes.—lt's Funny, Magi, Goldbrook…

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Pleuro Outbreak Cattle From Queensland

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 26 October 1940 · page 2

The stock Inspector, Mr. E. A. Lucas, to-day referred 10 the outbreak of [?] in the Maitland Board district, to which reference is…

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Criticism of Wheat Brokers Melbourne

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 26 October 1940 · page 6

“Parasites on the Industry” was how brokers were described at the conference of the Australian Wheat gowers’ Federation. Mr. W. S…

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COST £12,000 Second Wool Store Completed NEWCASTLE

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 26 October 1940 · page 7

The second wool store to be [?] Newcastle this year has been completed at a cost of £12,000 Built in [?] for the Australian…

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Petrol Scheme Position of the Dairy Industry SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 26 October 1940 · page 1

The Secretary of the State Liquid Fuel Control Board, Mr. W. L. Carter, sold to-day that the position of the dairying industry under the petrol…

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World's Wheat Production Expected to Decrease

Singleton Argus · Monday 28 October 1940 · page 2

The world wheat production this year is expected to be 4,025,000,000 bushels, according to Department of Agriculture estimates…

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Wheat Price Federal Proposal Not Acceptable Sydeny

Maitland Mercury · Monday 28 October 1940 · page 1

The State Minister of Agriculture, Mr. Reid. sold today that more than hair this wheat growers of New South Wales were small…

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World’s Wheat Total Production Lower (A.A.P. Service) WASHINGTON, Oct, 27

Maitland Mercury · Monday 28 October 1940 · page 2

The United States Department of Agriculture states that fragmentary reports indicate that this year’s world wheat production will total…

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Advance to Farmers Terms of Loans

Maitland Mercury · Monday 28 October 1940 · page 5

The minister for Agriculture [?] to-day the [?] which advance would be made to whentgroers dairy farmers…

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Potato Crop Coastal Harvest SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Monday 28 October 1940 · page 3

The potato harvest on the North Coast in disappointing, returns averaging only two to three tons to the acre. Late plantings are ungently to…

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Rhubarb Is Latest War Weapon Crop For Munitions (From a Special Correspondent) (By Air Mail) LONDON, Sept. 30

Maitland Mercury · Monday 28 October 1940 · page 5

The latest war weapon is [?] experiments [?] by Mr. Selwyn wade a workshire farmer have led [?] to believe that [?]…

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Dairy Factory Aid for War Victims Further List of Contributions

Singleton Argus · Monday 28 October 1940 · page 2

Donations in cash already acknowledged, £53. Received since :C. P. S. Webber, £1/1/; O. Thompson, £1; A Knodler, 5/-. Total, £55/6/-…

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Safeguarding the milk Supply a Reply to "Eye-wash" (By PERCY V. TURK, Editor of Australian and Dairy Products Journal)

Singleton Argus · Monday 28 October 1940 · page 4

In the last five years, the consumption of milk in Sydney and Newcastle has considerably increased. likewise, the measures adopted to protect its safety as a food have also increased…

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Cattle From Queensland

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 29 October 1940 · page 3

The stock inspector, Mr. E. A. Lucas, on Saturday referred to the outbreak of pleuro in the Maitland. Pastures Protection Board district, to…

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Wheat Price Deadlock Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 29 October 1940 · page 1

The Premier, Mr. Mair, said that if the Commonwealth Government could not be induced to increase the wheat price offered thousands of New…

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Gloucester Markets Special Spring Store Cattle Sale

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 29 October 1940 · page 2

W. E. Sparke (Gloucester) Pty. Ltd. report having held a very successful store cattle sale on Tuesday when 1215 head were clared by…

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For The Man On The Land Agriculture and Pastoral Notes

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 29 October 1940 · page 5

(There Notes are issued by direction of the [?] the Minister for Agriculture, and are based [?] on the experience of the Department. [?] on the land not [?] in to those Notes at the time, a [?]…

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Drought Feed for Sheep Vegetables at £1 Per Ton

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 29 October 1940 · page 4

Because of the serious scarcity of feed for sheep in the Upper Hunter Valley, across the Liverpool Range and on to the north-west, fresh…

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