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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

1,842 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 84 of 93

Low Rates Loans For Farmers SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 14 November 1940 · page 7

Replying to Mr. G. Wilson C.C.P., Dubo, who asked if fresh application forms were available at branches of the Rural Bank throughout New…

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Sydney Sales. Sheep Cheaper

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 15 November 1940 · page 7

Messrs Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd., report 63,800 sheep and lambs, chiefly of medium quality, were yarded yesterday. The market for lambs was…

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The Unfavorable Pastoral Outuook. Report by the Stock Inspector

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 15 November 1940 · page 3

In his report covering the month of October, submitted to the monthly meeting of the Denman-Singleton Pastures Protection Board on Tuesday, the…

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Wheat for Starving Stock Graziers Informed

The Scone Advocate · Friday 15 November 1940 · page 3

Graziers have expressed concern about the short supplies of necessities for feeding starving stock. Linseed, the bulk of which is imported from…

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Petrol Rationing. Concession to Dairymen

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 15 November 1940 · page 4

The reduction in petrol consumption for the dairying industry has been liberalised as the result of a conference between rpresentatives…

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New Terms. Loans Fob Farmers

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 15 November 1940 · page 3

The Premier, Mr. Mair, has announced that the scheme of assistance already announced for the relief of drought-stricken farmers had been…

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Waste on the Farm Loss Through Neglect of Machinery

Singleton Argus · Friday 15 November 1940 · page 3

A serious cause of loss on many farms is that due to neglect of farm machinery. Such loss takes place in many ways. It may be put down…

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Heavy Loss 240 cattle Poisoned QUIRINDI

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 16 November 1940 · page 6

The A. A. Co. lost 240 of their best shorthorn breeders and other cattle in two nights by thistle poisoning at Windy Station, out of 320 beasts that…

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Fodder Crops R. A. S. Successions

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 16 November 1940 · page 7

Because at heavy [?] being made by the drought on [?] fodder [?] appeal to graters and farmers to make…

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Shipped From Britain to Four Continents Horses, Cattle, Sheep and Pigs

Singleton Argus · Monday 18 November 1940 · page 2

Four Continents have been making purchases of British pedigree livestock since Germany's invasions cut breeders off from…

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Wheat Scheme Criticism Of Mr. Mair’s Plan Inefficient Men Melbourne

Maitland Mercury · Monday 18 November 1940 · page 1

At Canberra to-day the Premier of Victoria, Mr. Dunstan, expressed strong opposition to the wheat stabilisation plan suggested by the…

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Wheat Stabilisation

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 19 November 1940 · page 4

THE Federal Cabinet’s decision to increase the suggested price of wheat from 3/6 to 3/10 per bushed at ports would seem to make possible agreement on a most important issue, and no doubt mean the implementing of a Wh[?] Stabilisation…

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Wool Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 19 November 1940 · page 5
Also in The Scone Advocate

The Farmers and Graziers Co-Op. Co., Ltd., reports on the 18th inst.:—We submitted our appraisement Catalogue No. 35 (the 11th of the current…

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Wool Appraisements

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 19 November 1940 · page 1

By N.Z.L. & M.A. Co., Ltd.: MML/ Avoca (Scone), at 18d, 10 at 17¾d; HN/Paradise (Murrurundi), 3 at 18½d, 7 at 18d, 9 bkn 15½d…

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240 Cattle Poisoned Serious Loss at Windy

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 19 November 1940 · page 2

We learn with dismay that the A.A. Co. lost 240 of their best shorthorn breeders and other cattle in two nights by thistle poisoning at Windy…

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Wheat Price Federal Cabinet Decides On Increase CANBERRA

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 19 November 1940 · page 5

The Federal Cabinet, decided to increase the guaranteed price under its Wheat Stabilisation Scheme from 3/6 a bushel [?]gged wheat for ports to…

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3/10 a Bushel for Wheat New Stabilisation Plan Canberra

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 19 November 1940 · page 1

A new wheat stabilisation plan to cover the 1941-42 harvest was adopted by a conference of representatives of the Federal and State…

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To-day’s Leaders Wheat Stabilisation Whistling in the Dark Hitler Missed His Chance Henderson Tells (A.a.p. Service) LONDON Nov 18

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 19 November 1940 · page 1

On September 25 [?] [?] old not have a [?] and only one of the [?] [?] [?] we had [?] [?]…

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Petrol for Dairying Industry

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 19 November 1940 · page 2

Misunderstandings about the application of petrol rationing to the dairying industry have been cleared up following a conference between…

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