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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1941

1,644 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 50 of 83

Meat for Russia Solution For Sheep Men SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Friday 8 August 1941 · page 1

The Minster for Agriculture (Mr. [?] stated to-day that if New South Wales were able to secure a substantial contract for the supply of…

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Alleged Failure To Travel Sheep P.P. Board Prosecution P.M Reserves Decision

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 August 1941 · page 6

In the Singleton Police Court yesterday afternoon, Mr J. McElroy, P.M., reserved his decision in a case of considerable interest to local stockmen, and one which is said to be the first of its kind in this court…

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Germans Admit Large Reserves of Wheat and Flour Could Feed Greeks If They Wished

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 August 1941 · page 4

The Germans themselves admit they have under their control large reserves of wheat and flour part of which could, if the…

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Dairy Employees

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 8 August 1941 · page 2

Referring to statements made about child slavery on dairy farms, the Minister for Labour and Industry, Mr. Knight, stated last week that he…

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Wingham Dairymen At Monster Meeting City Milk Supply

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 8 August 1941 · page 2

Mr. R R. Alley, chairman of directors of the Wingham Rural Co-operative Society, presided over one of the biggest meetings of dairymen, in the…

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Used Language Farm Hand Fined SINGLETON Friday

Maitland Mercury · Friday 8 August 1941 · page 8

Harold Hellwell . A singleton farmhand was convicted but Singleton Court [?] a charge of having used indecent [?] at the Singleton Show Ground on…

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Subsidy for Dairymen Disappointment Singleton At SINGLETON

Maitland Mercury · Friday 8 August 1941 · page 5

"Iam disappointed that the producers were not given the increase of 4d per gallons as recommended by the Milk Board, and I…

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Conscript Manpower and Wealth Farmers and Settlers' Proposal

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 August 1941 · page 4

Conscription of manpower, wealth and production for the duration of the warwas advocated at the annual conference of…

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Citrus Crops Dry Weather and Frosts

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 9 August 1941 · page 5

Dry weather has prevailed throughout the the citrus growing areas, whilst heavy frosts have made their appearance states the chief of the State…

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Farmers Plan Cheap Gas Units

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 9 August 1941 · page 6

The conference of the Famers and Settlers Association, which was told on Wednesday or an efficient gas producer unit which a member had made…

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Junior Farmers to Buy Ambulance Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 9 August 1941 · page 5

Each of 8000 member’s of Junior Farmers” Clubs In New South Wales will be asked to give at least 1/8 to a fund to buy an ambulance for the…

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Mineral Deficiency in Cattle a Serious Cause of Wastage

Singleton Argus · Monday 11 August 1941 · page 4

It is from the apparently minor complaints of cattle, neglected until their consequences can no longer be ignored, that the most…

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World's Largest Wheat Order Means 9,500,000 Loaves a Day for Britain

Singleton Argus · Monday 11 August 1941 · page 2

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

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Dairy Company Directors

Singleton Argus · Monday 11 August 1941 · page 2

When nominations for the election of three directors for the Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Co. Ltd. closed last Friday, the nominations…

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Flemington Sales Sheep Cheaper : Cattle Firm

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 12 August 1941 · page 6

Messrs. Schute, Bell, Badgery, Lumby report that 34,360 sheep were penned at Flemington yesterday, including 19,200 lambs. The market…

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Lumpy Cattle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 12 August 1941 · page 2

When the stock inspector, Mr. F. J. Madden, was demonstrating on wormy sheep at the Manilla showground to members of the Farmers…

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Butter Supplies Arrivals Lower In Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 12 August 1941 · page 8

In a review of the butter industry, Prescott Pty. Ltd., report that in some centres production is still shrinking, whilst in others output is…

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Conditions in Dairy Industry. "Difficult and Complex"

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 12 August 1941 · page 5

The condition of the milk industryis one of the most difficult and complex problems confronting my Government to-day. Drought and the…

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The Farm Home When Applying Fertiliser, to a Lawn Sand Advisable As a "Filler"

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 12 August 1941 · page 4

When applying fertiliser to a lawn care should be taken to distribute [?] evenly, so as to avoid burning the grass. It is advisable to use a filler…

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Petrol for Farmers

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 12 August 1941 · page 4

The Minister for Transport, Mr. O'Sullivan, said in the Legislative Assembly that the Commonwealth authority had directed that petrol…

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