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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1941

1,644 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 28 of 83

Maitland Seat Mr. Lindsay’s Campaign Amongst the Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 May 1941 · page 8

Mr. W. R. Lindsay on Saturday spent the whole of the day meeting the farmers of the Stanhope and Lamb’s Creek districts…

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Denman Cattle Market Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 6 May 1941 · page 2

Edward Higgens, Parkinson & Co., Denman, report holding their usual fortnightly sale on Friday last.. The yarding was small, comprised mainly…

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Cattle Market Sales At Denman

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 6 May 1941 · page 5

Edward Higgens Parkinson and Co Denman report that the yarding of cattle the fortnightly sale was comprised mainly of vat and beefy…

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Butter Supply Production Falling Off Weekly Review

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 6 May 1941 · page 3

Prescott Pty. Ltd., in a review of the dairy industry, report that production is falling off, the decline being more noticeable in some districts than…

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Rain Needed Wheat Growers Anxious Dry Inland Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 6 May 1941 · page 1

Mr. A. H. McDonald, chairman of the division of Plant Industry of the Department of Agriculture said to-day that general dry weather over the…

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Now in A.I.F. Managing Director of Wool Firm

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 6 May 1941 · page 4

Mr. J. D. MacLeod managing director of Pitt, Son & Badgery Ltd, has enlisted in the A.I.F. An exacting wool season, which…

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Dry Conditions Over N.S.W. Wheat-sowing Held Up. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 6 May 1941 · page 2

Mr. A. H. McDonald, Chief of the Division of Plant Industry of the Department of Agriculture, said to-day that the general dry weather over…

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District Crops Instructor's Report Green Maize

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 6 May 1941 · page 1

In his report on condition of crops in the Hunter Valley and Central Coast during April, the district agricultural instructor (Mr. G. T…

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Nazi Threat Imprisonment of French Farmers (A.A.P. Service) LONDON, May 5

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 6 May 1941 · page 2

The French Vice-Premier, Admiral Darlan, has arrived back to Vichy from Paris and has reported to the Leader of the French State (Marshal…

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Dairy Produce Quotas

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 6 May 1941 · page 5

The Minister for Agriculture on the recommendation of the New South Wales Dairy Products Board has determined the following quotas…

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City Milk Farmers Dissatisfied Labour Address Gresford

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 6 May 1941 · page 6

At Gresford Mr. W. J. S. Morgan J.P. endorsed Official Labour candidate for the Gloucester electorate speaking at Gresford…

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Wool Demonstrator at Galtons

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 May 1941 · page 5

Galton’s in pursuing their policy of giving every possible service to their cleints, have arranged for Mrs. Veness Paton and Haldwin’s…

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Barter Basis Japan’s Desire For Wool SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 May 1941 · page 1

The Minister for Commerce, Sir Earle Page, replying to Japan’s desire for bigger supplies of Australian wool, to be paid on the [?] basis, said…

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The Maize Crop

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 May 1941 · page 5

A preli[?] estimate of the New South Wales ma[?] harvest for this season is 4,200,000 b[?] against [?] last year. If this…

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Petrol and Dairying Supply Position in Australia Grave

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 May 1941 · page 4

Tlie Dairy Produce Petrol Rationing Committee established recently at the request of the Liquid Fuel Control Board (New…

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Gloucester Cattle

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 8 May 1941 · page 11

At Homebush last Monday Wichcombe Carson’s sales Inolded Co bark Pastoral Co Gloucester [?] cows and [?]…

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Wheat Areas

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 8 May 1941 · page 4

Applications by farmers for registration under the wheat stabilisation scheme have r[?] claims for largely increased to wing area…

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Homebush Sales Fat Cattle Firm

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 8 May 1941 · page 7

Winchombe Carson report that 1532 cattle were yarded, today. The market was equal to Monday's best rates. V[?]alers 45/ hundred 1b., steers…

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DUNGOG’S 54th SHOW One of the Most Successful On Record Horses and Fat Cattle Outstanding Dungog

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 8 May 1941 · page 9

The view was general on opening day yesterday that Dungog’s 1941 show is one of the best in the association’s 54 years’ history. Horse and fat and beef cattle constitute a record while…

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Field Day Congewai Junior Farmers Creditable Display Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 8 May 1941 · page 7

The boys and girls are to be congratulated upon their work, said the president at the Cessnock Agricultural Association (Mr. M…

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