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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1941

1,644 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 58 of 83

Farmers and Petrol Restrictions

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 September 1941 · page 4

Mr. Haig, on behalf of the Scone branch, moved that the central executive be asked to urge that primary producers be allowed to save their…

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Farm Tragedy Almost Headless Body Found MELBOURNE

Maitland Mercury · Friday 5 September 1941 · page 1

Detectives from the C.I.B. are inquiring into the finding of the body of John Baker 77 farmer of Tyabb near Frankston in a paddock on his…

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Farmer’s Debts Debate In State House Amendment Bill

Maitland Mercury · Friday 5 September 1941 · page 6

Several country members spoke in support of the Farmers’ Relief (Amendment) Bill , when the debate was Continued in the Legislative…

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Farmer's Body Found in Paddock Mutilated by Animals

Singleton Argus · Friday 5 September 1941 · page 1

With the head almost, severed, the body of John Baker, 77, farmer, of Tyabb, near Prankston (Vic), was found in a paddock on his farm…

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High Prices for Cattle

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 6 September 1941 · page 6

At Krambach stock sale Messrs Paterson, Easton and Co. sold a cow and [?] steer on account of Mr. W. H, Lynch, of Mountain Home,…

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Rice Grass in England Wartime Cattle Fodder

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 6 September 1941 · page 5

Seeds accidentally takes to England last century to the holds of American [?] ships have given Britain’s farmers a valuable war-time cattle…

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Difficult Period Bowthorne Butter Factory’s Meeting Higher Price Needed

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 6 September 1941 · page 7

The report of the directors submitted to the half-yearly meeting of sahareholders [?] Co-operative Butter Factory- yesterday afternoon [?] a loss of £36. on the period. That was attributed to the seasonal conditions. The…

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Dairy Farmers Co-op Milk Company Huge Increase In Sales of Milk

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 6 September 1941 · page 2

Shareholders at the annual meeting of the Dairy Farmers’ Co-operative Milk Company, Limited, in Sydney yesterday, were unanimously of the opinion that the company had been efficiently managed during the year, and they expressed…

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For the Man on the Land Power Alcohol From Wheat

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 6 September 1941 · page 6

The decision of the Commonwealth Government to proceed with a scheme for the production of power alcohol from wheat will…

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Farm Home Cypress Pine Beetle Control Methods

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 6 September 1941 · page 6

This beetle infests a number of species of cypress pines, including Ca[?] and Cupreasus and at times causes damage to cypress hedges…

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Farmers' Debt Relief Premier's Statement

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 6 September 1941 · page 8

“Interesting highlights have appeared during the debate on the Bill now before the Legislative Assembly.the Farmers Relief…

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Wool Appraisement

Singleton Argus · Monday 8 September 1941 · page 3

On Friday, the 5th September, Messrs Pitt, Son and Bodgery. Ltd., Newcastle, offered a representative catalogue of 2881 bales, drawn…

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Upper Hunter Wool

Singleton Argus · Monday 8 September 1941 · page 3

Mrs E. I. Mitchelhill's Inglewood clip, from Muswellbrook, was appraised in Winchcombe Carson's Newcastle catalogue last Friday at…

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Setting Up New Milking Records Thousand-year-old Cattle

Singleton Argus · Monday 8 September 1941 · page 2

Park cattle, descendants of the gigantic white beasts that once roamed wild through Britain's forests, are to-day setting up new…

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Record Turnover By Dairy Farmers' Milk Coy. HANDLED 23,000,000 Gals. of Milk During Year

Singleton Argus · Monday 8 September 1941 · page 4

A plea for some drastic change in the system of milk distribution to correct the anomaly of a fixed selling price regardless of the rising costs of production and handling was made by the Hon. A. N. Binks, M.L.C, chairman of the Dairy Farmers…

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Donation of £12/10/- T0 Canteen Order Appeal Action by Employees of Singleton Central Co-op. Dairy Co

Singleton Argus · Monday 8 September 1941 · page 2

At a meeting this afternoon the employees of Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Co. Ltd. decided to donate £12/10/- to…

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Farmers Buy Wine Direct From Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 8 September 1941 · page 3

To make certain that they get the finest quality as well as the exact type of Port or Sherry, etc., that they prefer, many farmers now buy their…

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Dairying Menace to Butter Quality. Week-end Carelessness on the Farm

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 9 September 1941 · page 3

With the approach of warmer weather there must be faced again the problem presented by such conditions in relation to the maintenance of…

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DAIRYING Menace to Butter Quality Week-end Carelessness on the Farm

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 9 September 1941 · page 3

With the approach of warmer weather there must be faced again the problem presented by such conditions in relation to the maintenance…

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Wool Appraisements

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 9 September 1941 · page 5

On Friday, 5th September, Messrs. Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd., Newcastle, offered a representative catalogue of 2881 bales drawn principally…

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