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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1941

1,644 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 49 of 83

Tabulam Cattle Market. 1200 Head. Friday, 8th August

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 5 August 1941 · page 1

Another important sale of New South Wales-bred quality cattle is announced for the Tabulam yards on Friday next, 8th August, by…

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DAIRYING Irrigation on Coastal Dairy Farms As a Safeguard Against Shortage of Feed

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 5 August 1941 · page 1

The frequency of dry spells in the coastal belt, together with the scarcity of natural feed at such times, suggests the need for some form of…

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Low Prices "Sweated Labour on Dairy Farms". Duty of Governments

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 5 August 1941 · page 4

When the agenda paper for the annual conference of the Victorian Dairymen's Association was under discussion at the annual meeting of…

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44-Hour Week Claimed by Wool Packers SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 5 August 1941 · page 6

Claiming that they now consider a five-day week practicable, members of the Storemen and Packers’ Union yesterday cought…

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Death of Mr. M. P. Dunlop, M.l.c. Good Friend of Dairymen

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 5 August 1941 · page 4

Mr. M. P. Dunlop, O.B.E., M.L.C., whose death occurred at his home at Eastwood on Friday night, was one of the best-known dairy authorities in…

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The Farm Home Care of the Lawn Limited Value of Soil Top-dressing

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 5 August 1941 · page 2

There is a considerable amount of misapprehension amongst householders regarding the practice of topdressing lawns with soil, abserves Mr…

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World's Largest Wheat Order Bread for Britain

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 August 1941 · page 7

The United Kingdom's Ministry of Food, largest buyer of wheat in the world, has broken own record with an order for…

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Huge Sum for Wool (A.a.p. Service) LONDON Aug 4

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 August 1941 · page 5

It is authoritatively stated that the Minister of Supply so far has spent £125,000,000 sterling in the purchase of wool from the Dominions…

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Japanese Crops Flooded (A.a.p. Serive) TOKIO, Aug. 5

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 August 1941 · page 2

The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. H. (Inb, after al[?]bour of flood areas in the Chilba and Ibaraul Prefeetures, said he was surprised at the…

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Monster .Crop in Russia (A.a.p. Service) LONDON, August 5

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 August 1941 · page 2

The London "Daily Telegraph's" Moscow correspondent says old men, women, and children are gathering the monster crop…

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Gathering Monster Crop in Russia

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 6 August 1941 · page 2

The London "Dally Telegraph's" Moscow correspondent says old men, women and children are gathering the monster crop. They work day…

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Cost of Gas Units Farmer’s Criticism

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 7 August 1941 · page 8

A Walbundrie farmer told delegates to the Farmers and Settlers’ Conference In Sydney that he had found It possible to make an efficient gas producer for only…

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Reminder to Poultry Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 7 August 1941 · page 4

The Returning Officer (Mr, A.A. Watson, Chief of Division of Marketing dealers to remind poultry farmers in that part of New South…

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Conscription of Manpower and Wealth Farmer’ Proposal SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 7 August 1941 · page 6

Conscription of manpower, wealth, and production for the duration of the war was advocated at the annual conference of the Farmers and Settlers’…

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Tamworth Sheep Sale

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 August 1941 · page 1

On Friday next, 15th inst. at 1.30 p.m., Mahoney & Co., Pty., Ltd., of Tamworth, will hold a special sale of woolgrowers at the Tamworth…

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Sheep at Merriwa

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 8 August 1941 · page 8

The market for sheep and lambs was very irregular at the Homebush auction last Monday. Values for prime lots were easier to 1/- lower, plain…

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Wool Report

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 August 1941 · page 2

The Country Producers' Selling Co., Ltd., report:—The roster for the new season's forthcoming appraisements has been…

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Wool Appraisements

Maitland Mercury · Friday 8 August 1941 · page 2

The third season of appraisements under the Imperial Purchase Wool Scheme opens in Sydney next week, During the opening round from…

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Power Alcohol From Wheat

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 August 1941 · page 3

The Commonwealth Government has lost no time in giving effect to its decision to assist the wheat industry by affording it an opportunity…

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Maitland Stock Sales Cattle Values Firm

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 8 August 1941 · page 1

With equal proportions of cows and bullocks of good quanty, values for cattle were maintained at the Campbell's [?] saleyards, West Maitland…

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