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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1941

1,644 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 56 of 83

Wheat Requires Rain Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 September 1941 · page 1

According to the Minister for As [?] Mr. Dunn unless there is good rain soon the Commonwealth’s policy of restricting wheat acreage…

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Cattle Firm Sales At Hormebush SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 September 1941 · page 3

[?] Carson Ltd report [?] 25 025 Denned The market was [?] best [?] to [?] [?] [?] haggles [?] [?] lambs [?] [?]…

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Dairy Farm Buildings

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 September 1941 · page 2

The Minister for Agriculture Mr Dunn her agreed to a request [?] the Primary Producers Union that on farme where choice cream is…

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Dairy Farmers Make Fine Progress In Spite Of Setbacks Profit of £1816 for the Financial Year Annual Meeting of Shareholders

Singleton Argus · Monday 1 September 1941 · page 4

In spite of many difficulties which have prevailed, principal of which are drought conditions and the effect of the war, it was revealed at the annual meeting of shareholders of the Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Company Ltd., which was held…

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Theft at Greta Charge Against Farm Hand

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 September 1941 · page 2

William Hawkins 18 pleaded guilty at West Maitland Police Court to-day to having on August 33 in the dwelling of Charles. Beswick, at Greta,…

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Diary Farmers’ Returns Reference In Parliament

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 September 1941 · page 2

An answer was given in the Leglelative Assembly by Mr. R.L. Fitzgerald M.L.A. when discussing the milk question, to a…

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Butter Price

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 2 September 1941 · page 3

There is an attempt being made to increase the price of butter. The Australian price is quite high enough. It is the overseas price that is the…

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Wool Report

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 2 September 1941 · page 2

Pitt, Son & Badgery, Ltd., report on 29th August, 1941. Wool appraisements are now proceeding apace and the work is going…

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Wool Report

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 2 September 1941 · page 5
Also in The Muswellbrook Chronicle

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

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Control of Sheep Blowfly

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 2 September 1941 · page 6

A new sheep blowfly dressing containing boric acid, tar oil, bentonite, and a wetting agent in water is described by F. G. Lennox in a recent…

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How to Estimate Cattle Weights

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 2 September 1941 · page 4

A method of determining cattle weights by measurements has been worked out by the University of Minnesota. This method is determined…

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Sheep Drive for Hospital Quirindi

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 2 September 1941 · page 3

A very good idea is: being put .into effect by Quirindi Hospital Board. They are running .a, fat sheep drive throughout most of the- district to aid…

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Wool in the War Effort

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

During June, the International Wool Secretariat held a display of wool service wear. Two of the least conspicuous exhibits, namely, woollen…

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Dungog Co-op. Butter Factory Annual Meeting Successful Year

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 2 September 1941 · page 3

The year's operations of the Dungog Co-operative Butter Factory were very successful and the financial returns to suppliers and…

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Supplies to Milk Board Raymond Terrace Dairy Co.'s Good Year

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 2 September 1941 · page 4

Interesting figures relating to the quantity and value of milk supplied to the Milk Board through the Singleton, Branxton,…

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District Crops Shortage of Labour Hunter Valley

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 2 September 1941 · page 4

In his report on the condition, of crops in the Hunter Valley and central coast for August, the district agricultural instructor…

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Demand for Higher Butter Price Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 3 September 1941 · page 7

Efforts are being made in New South Wales and Victoria to have the price of butter increased by twopence or threepence a pound. Both…

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Tenant and Share Farming Premier’s Statement SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 3 September 1941 · page 3

“The system of tenant and share farming has been allowed by previous Government to become one of our gravest rural problems in this…

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Butter for Camps Questions In Assembly SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 September 1941 · page 1

Mr. R. M. Beale (Ind South Coast) asked the Minister for Health in the Legislative Assembly it it was a fact that a mixture of margarine and…

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