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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1941

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Wheat Board Chairman Honored

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 5

Sir Clive, McPherson, recently knighted by the King, is…

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Crop Warning to Wheatgrowers Canberra

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 8

Wheatgrowers were warned by the secretary of the Commerce Department, (Mr. J. F. Murphy) against increasing their average acreage this…

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Maitland Stock Sales Cattle Market Easier

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 3

Values were slightly easier in the fat cattle market at Campbell's Hill saleyards, West Maitland, on Monday. Cattle were forward in large…

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Wool Sales Sydney Catalogue

Maitland Mercury · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 3

Ptit, Son and badgery Ltd. report that wool apprainement work was resumed this week in Syndney, when they submitted 5686 bales. Wools…

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Bright Report by Stock Inspector the Pastoral Outlook

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 7

The monthly report submitted by the Stock Inspector to the Denman-Singleton Pastures Protection Board, at its meeting on Tuesday, was the…

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Official Warning to Wheat Growers CANBERRA

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 1

Australian wheat growers to-day were warned by the Secretary of the Commerce Department, Mr. J. F. Murphy, against increasing their…

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They Work Overtime, Too Strong Case for Dairy Farmers

Singleton Argus · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 7

"If the Government capitulates to the claims leading to the ban by metal trade workers on overtime, dairy farmers will be provided with…

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Sheep Stealing Charge Case Heard at Merriwa Court. Stranger Fined £15

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 5

At the Merriwa Police Court on Saturday last, before Mr. J. R. Telfer and Mr. Wm. Miller, Justices of the Peace, George Vernon, a stranger to…

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Shortage of Young Wool-Cutters Store Stock in Demand. Conditions in Queensland

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 4

Recent rains over nearly ail the pastoral areas, other than the south-eastern corner of the State, will augment immensely the primary produce…

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Oil and Fibre Crops Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 5

According to the New South Wales Department of Agriculture oil and fibre crops have been increasingly important since the outbreak of war,…

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Wheat Stabilisation Board Canberra

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 18 January 1941 · page 2

The appointment of a Wheat Stab' [?]satioh Board to' administer ' the Common wealth Government's wheat marketing scheme, was announced…

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Wool Prices Appraisements At Newcastle

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 18 January 1941 · page 7

Messrs. Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd, Newcastle, offered an average catalogue of 1127 bales, drawn mainly from the New England, Hunter Valley,…

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Gresford Cattle

Singleton Argus · Monday 20 January 1941 · page 4

G. J. Champain, East Gresford, secured 12 steers £14/5/; Jupp Bros., East Gresford, 21 vealers to £9/18/, averaging £8/lf/10, at Winchcombe…

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Singleton Wool

Singleton Argus · Monday 20 January 1941 · page 4

Mr J. A. Clarke's wool clip from Westbrook was appraised in Winchcombe Carson's Sydney catalogue last Friday at ewes and wethers 17¾d,…

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Stock Sales, Cattle Market Values Decline

Maitland Mercury · Monday 20 January 1941 · page 5

Because of the number good Quality cattle forward at the Campbell's Hill stock sales/ West Maitland, values to-day…

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Pitt, Son & Badgery's Wool Sale Singleton Offerings

Singleton Argus · Monday 20 January 1941 · page 4

On Friday last, Messrs Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd., Newcastle, offered an average catalogue of 1,123 bales drawn mainly from the New…

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Defects in Dairy Utensils Value of Knowledge of Soldering

Singleton Argus · Monday 20 January 1941 · page 4

No farmer has to use tinware of various desriptions to the same extent as the dairyman, or will find more profitable an elementary…

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Wood Wool

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 2

Many people are familiar with the fibre packing in which goods arrive, I but few know it by its name of "wood wool." This is now being…

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Wool Running Low

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 4

Stocks of wool, of which the United Kingdom holds the world's monopoly, are reported to be running law. The "Yorkshire Post" says that…

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Fats in Demand Cattle Market At Denman DENMAN

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 2

Edward Higgins, Parkinson and Coy, Denman, report having a good yarding of cattle at the fortnightly sale. There was a very large…

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