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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1941

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Wool and Fat Stock Review

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 13 May 1941 · page 5

An advanced copy of the "Annual Wool Review" of Winchcombe Carson, Limited, contains a comprehensive account of wool trade activities…

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Important to Dairy Farmers. Cure for Mammitis

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 13 May 1941 · page 3

Mr. W. K. Wharton, chairman of directors of the Quirindi Co-operative Dairy Society, Ltd., and ex-Sconeite, has asked us ("Quirindi Advocate")…

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Shortage of Farm Labor. Neighbors Help Each Other. Caring for Soldiers' Interests

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 13 May 1941 · page 6

During a discussion at yesterday's meeting of the Shire Council it was stated by Cr. R. G. Bray that it was practically…

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Dairy Industry Production Decline

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 13 May 1941 · page 6

Prescott, Pty. Ltd. report in their weekly review to the dairy industry that production is declining and will continue to do so for some time…

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Farmers' Returns

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 13 May 1941 · page 5

Farmers are advised thottheir agricultural and pastoral returns, Forms for which were sent out recently, must…

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Rain Needed Pastoral Outlook Not Promising Plenty of Dry Feed Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 May 1941 · page 8

The pastoral outlook is not promising and milk production has decreased considerably, stated Mr. W. B. Harding, stock inspector in a report…

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Wool Needs Clothing American Army Page’s References Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 May 1941 · page 1

Sir Earle Page, Minister for commerce, to-day expressed the opinion that the United States might shortly seek large…

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Wheat Stocks on Hand 58,000,000 Bushels to Be Disposed Of

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 14 May 1941 · page 2

Sales of wheat by Australia to May 1 amounted to 30,400,000 bushels, leaving 58,100,000 bushels to be disposed of before the end of 1941. The…

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MUSWELLBROOK Shire Council Meets Help on Farms Muswellbrook

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 May 1941 · page 5

At the monthly meeting of the Shire Connell, discussion again took place regarding the difficulty experienced in getting help…

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Found by Farmer How Hess Landed. London, May 13

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 May 1941 · page 7

When Rudolf Hess baled out from his Messerschmitt with a parachute and landed in a field on the Duke of Hamilton’s estate at…

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Wool Appraisements

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 16 May 1941 · page 3

Messrs Winchcombe Carson, Ltd., report that 3648 bales of wool were appraised at their Sydney catalogue on Tuesday. Results included: H. C…

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Wool Appraisement Scheme

The Scone Advocate · Friday 16 May 1941 · page 5

Pitt, Son & Badgery, Ltd., write: —The statement issued on Wednesday by the Chairman of the Central Wool Committee revealed the…

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Wool to Clothe Its Forces U.s.a. May Take Enormous Amount

Singleton Argus · Friday 16 May 1941 · page 5

The Commerce Minister (Sir Earle Page) said on Wednesday that the United States would probably require an enormous amount of wool to…

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15 Years Ago (Taken from "Argus" files of May 11, 13 and May 15, 1926.) Singleton Butter Output

Singleton Argus · Friday 16 May 1941 · page 2

The quantity of butter maufactured by the local factory during April was 82 tons, as compared with 41 tons for the previous month, and 90…

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Turkey’s Crops Saved by British Scientists

Maitland Mercury · Friday 16 May 1941 · page 5

Turkey is dressing 200,000 tons of wheat seed with a British preparation which arrests a deadly crop scourage…

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GLOUCESTER Police Magistrate Welcomed Dairy Output Gloucester

Maitland Mercury · Friday 16 May 1941 · page 4

Mr. G. M. Brown, who has been appointed police magistrate for this district, was welcomed by Mr. W. W. Hawdon or behalf of…

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Gresford Show Opens In Fine Weather Labour Shortage Affects Dairy Sections

Maitland Mercury · Friday 16 May 1941 · page 7

Although in some pavilion displays and in the dairy cattle section Gresford Show Society’s annual exhibition to-day fell somewhat behind the standard achieved in previous years, taken as a whole the exhibition is a very favourable one…

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Sale of Gloucester Cattle

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 17 May 1941 · page 4

Local sales at Winchcombe Carson’s Homebush auction last Thursday included D. R. Campbell, Gloucester, 26 cows and heifers to £8/57…

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Wool Shipments Newgastle

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 17 May 1941 · page 9

According to a statement made at a meeting of the council of the New castle Chamber of Commerce, two more wool [?] will soon begin…

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America to Take Big Share of Wool Clip Canberra

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 17 May 1941 · page 1

America will take about £33,000,000 worth of Australian wool this year—£20,000,000 worth for her own defence needs and £13,000,000 worth to…

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