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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1941

1,644 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 17 of 83

The Dairy Farmers' Co-op. Milk Co

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 12 March 1941 · page 3

How heavy rain at one critical stage in its existence saved the Dairy Farmers' Co-op. Milk Co. from liquidation is told in the…

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Dairy Industry Output Declines In Some Districts Weekly Review

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 12 March 1941 · page 6

In their weekly review of the dairy industry in New South Wales, Prescott, Pty., Ltd, report that although there is evidence of a falling off in…

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Millet Crops Review Of Conditions Fibre Yields

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 12 March 1941 · page 6

The State Marketing Bureau reports that producers of broom millet have been favoured with markedly better growing…

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Wool Is High Fashion

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 13 March 1941 · page 3

The fashion picture this year is a kaleidoscope in wool. Leading style authorities of the world have acclaimed leadership for…

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Army Farm in Northern Territory Canberra

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 13 March 1941 · page 8

To provide fresh fruit and vegetables tor the Darwin Army Garrison, an army agricultural farm has been started at Adelaide River, in…

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Dry on the South Coast Maize Crops “Burnt” Off SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 13 March 1941 · page 5

A considerable portion of the South Coast is suffering for the want of rain as a result of which there is little growth of feed and milk…

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Tick Fever Charge Against Farmers Failed to Help Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 13 March 1941 · page 7

Farmers on the North Coast were charged by the Minister for Agriculture Mr. Reid, in the Legislative Assembly to-day with having failed to…

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Sheep and Cattle Cheaper Sales At Remington

Maitland Mercury · Friday 14 March 1941 · page 5

Schute Bell, Badgery, Lumby, Ltd, report an increased number of sheep and Iambs forward at Flemington, when 44.470 were penned, this number…

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Special Dairy Cattle Sale

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 14 March 1941 · page 2

E. W. Sparke Pty. Ltd. report a satisfactory demand from a large attendance of buyers at their West Maitland sale on 11th inst. Buyers…

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Maitland Stock Sales Fat Cattle Easier

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 14 March 1941 · page 1

The falling off in quality was responsible for fat cattle being easier at the Campbell's Hill saleyards, West Maitland, on Monday. Quality…

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Wool Arrivals Next Appraisement

Maitland Mercury · Friday 14 March 1941 · page 5

Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd, report —Wool is arriving. Into store in moderate quantities, and it is anticipated that the next appraisement of grow…

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Bags of Wheat Slashed "Senseless Vandalism."

Singleton Argus · Friday 14 March 1941 · page 5

Believed by the police.to have been the work of children, scores of bags of wheat stacked at Leeton have been wantonly slashed. Bags of…

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Refrigerated Storage for Butter £500,000 Federal Scheme Is Proposed

The Scone Advocate · Friday 14 March 1941 · page 6

Additional refrigeration storage for butter, costing about £500,000, it is reported, will be provided immediately, following decisions of a…

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Co-operation and Milk How Producers Have Organised Their Industry Romance of the Dairy Farmers' Co-operative No. 2

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 14 March 1941 · page 6

The first article in this series told of the chaotic conditions which forced milk producers to band themselves together in a…

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The Dairy Farmers' Co-op. Milk Co

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 14 March 1941 · page 2

How heavy rain at one critical stage of its existence saved the Dairy Farmers' Co-op. Milk Co. from liquidation is told in the…

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Wool for U.S.A. Orders Now Total 461,000 Bales MELBOURNE

Maitland Mercury · Friday 14 March 1941 · page 1

The Chairman of the Central Wool Committee (Sir Owen Dixon) stated that commercial order from the United States for Australian…

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Army Farm in Northern Territory Providing Fresh Fruit and Vegetables

Singleton Argus · Friday 14 March 1941 · page 5

To provide fresh fruit and vegetables for the Darwin Army Garrison, an army agricultural farm has been started at…

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Wool Clip Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 15 March 1941 · page 6

The year’s wool revenue for the Commonwealth is again likely to exceed £60.000,000. During the last pre-war season,…

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High Priced Wool Launceeton

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 15 March 1941 · page 8

What is believed to be an Australian record of 23¾d was pall for Mr R. P. Gibson’s half-bred wool, grown at Eak Vale, Epping at the March…

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Drought Relief Loans To Dairy Farmers Repayment Terms

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 15 March 1941 · page 5

The secretary of the Federated Milk Producers, Mr. J. McKeachie, of Aberglassiyn, is in receipt of the following letter from the…

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