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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

1,842 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 85 of 93

Recommended Crops

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 19 November 1940 · page 4

Recommending steps to be taken in the inland districts, the R.A.S. urges that, in view of the light crops of wheaten and oaten hay produced this…

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Junior Farmers Mr. Blacklock Goes To Head Office Broke Farewell Broke

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 19 November 1940 · page 6

Mr. G. W. Blacklock, who has been School Supervisor of Agriculture for twelve years in the Northern [?] has been…

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Dairy Industry Rain on the Coast Weekly Review

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 19 November 1940 · page 6

Prescott, Pty. Ltd., report that many dairying centres, particularly those on the [?] North Coast have experienced some splendid rainfalls…

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Wool Report

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 November 1940 · page 4

The Farmers and Graziers' Cooperative Co. Ltd. reports on the 18th inst:— We submitted our appraisement…

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Cotton Wool for Hospital Newcastle

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 20 November 1940 · page 3

Because of rising cosis newcastle Hospital Board last might adopted -a recommendation by the drug committee that a year's supply of. cotton…

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Gift of Wheat to Greece Canberra

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 20 November 1940 · page 8

The Prime Minister Mr. Me[?] has received from the Council General for Greece. M, [?]a telegram of [?] for the Commonwealth’s…

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Australia's Gift to Greece 10,000 Tons of Wheat

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 November 1940 · page 1

A gift of 10,000 tons of wheat or the equipment in flour by Australia to the Greek Government was announced on Monday night by the…

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Butterfly and the Farmer Corsipletitig Remarkable World Map

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 21 November 1940 · page 3

Any Australian who knows the ways of [?] months, and flying insects is asked to help compacts the most remarkable…

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Goorangoola Wool

Singleton Argus · Friday 22 November 1940 · page 8

Appraisements in Winchcombe, Carson's Sydney wool catalogue last Wednesday included Ritter Bros., Goorangoola, wethers 17 3/4d, 16d, 15 1/4d,…

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Wool Appraisements

The Scone Advocate · Friday 22 November 1940 · page 2

By F. & G. Co.-op. Co., Ltd.: GN/B (Blandford), 6 e 17½d, 4 at 17¾d, 5 at 14½d 7 at 13¼d, 7 at 10½d; SB/Pentlands (Murrurundi) 4 sup a w 21d, 5…

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Maitland Stock Sales Fat Cattle Unchanged

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 22 November 1940 · page 4

Cows made a large proportion of the 800 fat cattle yarded at the Campbell's Hill saleyards, West Maitland, on Monday. Cattle varied from…

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3/10 for Wheat New Stabilisation Plan

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 22 November 1940 · page 4

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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Petrol for Dairying Industry

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 November 1940 · page 10

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

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Prevention of Soil Erosion. Need for Diversified Farming

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 22 November 1940 · page 4

Whereas in older countries farmers looked upon the soil as their asset and their capital, to be made use of but not to be drawn upon, farmers in Australia…

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Warwick Farm Races Selections

Singleton Argus · Friday 22 November 1940 · page 5

Following are selections for the Warwick Farm meeting at Randwick to-morrow:— Maiden Handicap.— Red Pete,…

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Wool Stores Buildings At Newcastle NEWCASTLE

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 23 November 1940 · page 6

The second wool store at Maryville erected for the New South Wales Wool Board, was completed yesterday. It will be banded over at once. The…

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For the Man on the Land Agricultural and Pastoral Notes Agricultural Club Root of Cabbages

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 23 November 1940 · page 8

Club road of [?] caulidpwers and related plants is caused by a [?] [?]…

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Wheat Stabilisation Plan 10 Years' Scheme Suggested

Singleton Argus · Monday 25 November 1940 · page 2

It is essential, if the maximum benefit is to be obtained from the Federal Government's wheat stabilisation scheme, that the States…

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Pitt Son & Badgery, Ltd[?]'s Wool Sale

Singleton Argus · Monday 25 November 1940 · page 4

On Friday, 22nd November, Messrs Pitt, Son & Badgery Ltd., Newcastle, offered an attractive catalogue of 2735 bales drawn mainly from the…

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Newcastle Wool Apraisements

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 November 1940 · page 4

Top price for the catalogue submitted by Messrs Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd. at the Newcastle wool appraisements, on the 22nd inst., was 27½d…

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