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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1941

1,644 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 74 of 83

Drought Its Dairymen Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Friday 7 November 1941 · page 1

Two hundrted dairymen, who were supplying milk to Sydney, have left their farms in the last two years, and an equal number is on the verge of…

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Australia’s Wheat Harvest CANBERRA

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 8 November 1941 · page 8

Australia’s wheat yield for the current season is estimated' by the Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics at 166,100,000 bushels. This…

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Appeal to Prices Commissioner Dairymen Want Milk Price Honoured

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 8 November 1941 · page 5

Mr. J. Keachie secretary of the Federated Milk Producers has received advise from Mr. H. E Blsbop act lug secretary to the prices Commits sooner that the Federation’s request…

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Claims of the Dairy Industry Price of Milk SINGLETON

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 8 November 1941 · page 6

“At the present moment the objective of the dairying industry is 1/4 a guidon for milk declared Mr. G .N. O’llatloran at the meeting…

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1500 Dairy Farm Families Displaced By Butter Substitutes

Maitland Mercury · Monday 10 November 1941 · page 2

That the [?] in Australia of butter substitutes was displacing 1500 dairy farm families was claimed in the Legislative…

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Cheese From Sheep's Milk Czechs Help British Farmers

Singleton Argus · Monday 10 November 1941 · page 2

Czechoslovak reguees are helping Britain to get cheese from sheep's milk. They have had experience of ewe-mllking in…

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Singleton Wool

Singleton Argus · Monday 10 November 1941 · page 3

Appraisements in Wincheombe, Carson's Newcastle wool catalogue last Friday included J. W. Birdsall, Dulcalmah, Whittingham, wethers…

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Wool Report

Singleton Argus · Monday 10 November 1941 · page 3

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co. Ltd. reports on the 7th instant:— We submitted our Appraisement…

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Bound Over Cattle Stealing. Police Court

Maitland Mercury · Monday 10 November 1941 · page 2

John Vile Russell, 20, pleaded, guilty at West Maitland Police Court to-day to having at Farley on or about September 8, stolen…

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Teachers Meet Junior Farmers Movement SINGLETON

Maitland Mercury · Monday 10 November 1941 · page 6

The final meeting of Singleton branch of the New South Wales Public Schools Teachers Federation was held a the High School on Saturday…

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Big Cattle Drive

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 11 November 1941 · page 2

Do not forget the big cattle drive which Mr. Wally Irwin is organising in aid of prisoners of war. The stock will be sold at Dungog on…

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Wool Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 11 November 1941 · page 3
Also in The Scone Advocate

The Farmers and Graziers' Cooperative Co., Ltd., reports on the 7th instant:—We submitted our Appraisement…

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Butter for the Troops

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 11 November 1941 · page 3

Mr. B. S. Ball (Singleton) moved that our Federal members, Messrs. E. S. Spooner, R. James and J. P. Abbott, be requested to interview the…

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Newcastle Wool Appraisements

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 11 November 1941 · page 4

On Friday last Messrs Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd., Newcastle, submitted to appraisement approximately 1600 bales of best spinners' wools, drawn…

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Hunter Valley Wool

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 11 November 1941 · page 1

Appraisements in Winchcombe, Carson 's Newcastle catalogue last Friday included: J. W. Birdsall, Dulcalmah, Whittingham, wethers 16¼d, 16d, 15¾d,…

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PASTORAL Wind Erosion Over-stocking As a Contributing Cause

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 11 November 1941 · page 3

In the drier areas, farmers and graziers too often feed paddocks out bare and denude them of all vegetable covering. This over-stocking…

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Wholesale Price of Butter Increase Refused SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 11 November 1941 · page 4

The President of the Primary Producers' Union, Mr. G. W. Gordon last sight referred to the refusal of the Assistant Prices Commissioner,…

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Lower Butter Export U.k. Will Take More Cheese

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 11 November 1941 · page 3

Plans to cope with the situation created by a reduced demand for choicest and first-grade butter by the United Kingdom were disclosed on…

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Fleece Wool and Handicrafts Exhibition Friday Next

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 11 November 1941 · page 1

The Country Women's Association annual Fleece Wool and Handicrafts Exhibition is scheduled to take place in the Drill Hall, Scone, on Friday…

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