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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1941

1,644 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 54 of 83

“Never Been on a Diary Farm” M.L.A.’s Reply To Ex-Minister

Maitland Mercury · Monday 25 August 1941 · page 4

“Evidently the hon. member has never been on a dairy farm, and I suggest to him that he would have an entirely differnet…

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Peeps Into the Past Representations For Experimental Farm Project That Never Came 50 Years Ago (From issues of the "Argus" dated August 19 and 22, 1891.) Experimental Farm in Singleton

Singleton Argus · Monday 25 August 1941 · page 4

Following representations by prominent members of the district the local member, Hon. A. J. Gould, M.P., received the following letter from…

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Dungog Butter Factory

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 26 August 1941 · page 2

The annual general meeting of the above will be held in the Soldiers' Memorial Town Hall on Saturday, August 30, at 10 am. Reference to…

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Wool Report

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 26 August 1941 · page 6
Also in The Muswellbrook Chronicle

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co., Ltd., reports on the 21st instant:— We submitted our appraisement…

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Newcastle Wool Appraisements

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 August 1941 · page 6

Top prices at Messrs Pitt, Son and Badgery Limited's wool appra sements at Newcastle on Friday were secured for four bales of AAA Com W,…

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Sale of A.i.s. Cattle

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 26 August 1941 · page 4

Edward Higgins, Parkinson and Co., Denman, in conjunction with W. Bailey and Sons, Singleton, report holding a highly successful sale of…

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Dairy Farmers' Co-op. Co. Annual Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 26 August 1941 · page 2

The annual meeting of the above company will be held on September 5, when a very, satisfactory balance sheet and report will be presented…

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Plight of Dairy Farmers On Upper Hunter SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 26 August 1941 · page 5

Mr. Darcy Rose, C.P. Taember for the Upper Hunter, in the Legislative Assembly, said to-day that drought conditions in the Upper Hunter…

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Alterations to Dairy Premises

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 August 1941 · page 4

As a result of representations made to him by the Primary Producers' Union, the Minister for Agriculture has agreed to allow structural…

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The Farm Home Control of Silverfish an Effective Poison Bait

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 26 August 1941 · page 2

A poison bait which has been found effective in controlling silverfish may be prepared with the following substances:…

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For Farmers

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 26 August 1941 · page 2

Attention is drawn to an announcement of importance in this issue by Mr. J. H. Stuart, local agent for tho International Harvester Company…

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Fears Felt New Season’s Wheat Crop SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 August 1941 · page 1

The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Dunn, to-day desc[?] the position of the new season’s wheat coop in New South Wales as very critical…

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Control of Sheep Blowfly New Boric Acid Dressing

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 August 1941 · page 7

A new sheep blowfly [?] containing Boric sold, tar oil, [?] and a wetting agent in water is described by F. G…

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Another Wool Store For Newcastle NEWCASTLE

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 August 1941 · page 2

Another wool store, to cost £82,000 a shortly to be erected at Wickham, It will be erected for the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile…

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Angular Beats Wheat Sheaf at Mentone Melbourne

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 August 1941 · page 5

The improved sprinter, Angular finishing better, narrowly beat Wheat Sheaf, who was reappearing after a speel, in the…

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5713 Bales of Wool Appraised Winchcombe, Carson's Sydney Catalogue

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 27 August 1941 · page 4

Messrs Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: 5713 bales of wool were appraised at our Sydney catalogue yesterday. The results included:—…

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Wartime Cattle Fodder for Britain Seeds Taken in Old-time Sailing Ships

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 27 August 1941 · page 4

Seeds accidentally taken to England last century in the holds of American sailing ships have given Britain's farmers a…

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Consumption of Wool in United States Record Demand From Australia

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 27 August 1941 · page 3

Consumption of wool in the United States last May reached the record monthly figure of 85,536,000lb. Stocks of apparel class wool in the…

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Dairy Company Directors Re-elected

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 August 1941 · page 5

Messrs. P. Barry, A. S. Bowman, M. J. Crump, J. Dalton, L. B. [?]sher, C. CH. Lynch, R. J. Pepper, F. V. Snarke, s. E. Storey and A. J. Windeyer were…

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