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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1941

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Junior Farmers Essay Prizewinners

Maitland Mercury · Friday 19 December 1941 · page 6

An event of outstanding interest in Junior Farmer circles during October was the essay competition, conducted by the Junior Farmers’ Clubs’ State…

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Stored Fodder Championship Winner Farm Necessity

Maitland Mercury · Friday 19 December 1941 · page 4

Mr. S. O. Masters, of Raworth, Winner of this year’s district fodder conservation competition, and also winner of the coastal championship,…

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Junior Farmers' Essay Competition List of Prizewinners

Singleton Argus · Friday 19 December 1941 · page 2

An event of outstanding interest in Junior Farmer circles during October was the essay competition conducted by the Junior Farmers Clubs' State…

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Broke-cessnock Road and Oakley Farms Telegram From Minister for Army

Singleton Argus · Friday 19 December 1941 · page 6

The secretary of Broke Bureau, Mr T. Moran, has received the following telegram from the Minister for the Army, Melbourne, Victoria…

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Broke Junior Farmers' Club

Singleton Argus · Friday 19 December 1941 · page 6

The Broke Junior Farmers held their final meeting for the year, with President Onus Bailey in the chair…

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£15,000,000 for State's Wool

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 20 December 1941 · page 6

SYDNEY Saturday —The apprising of new south Wales wools for the first half of the season finished in Sydney yesterday The quantity appraised…

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On the Land Agriculture Notes Seed of Root Crops

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 20 December 1941 · page 6

The growing demand for root vegetables makes a commencement in local seed production advisable if shortage such as was experienced…

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POULTRY The Stick fast Flea Caution to Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 20 December 1941 · page 7

The stickfust fleas ( Echidna phage gallinacean) an introduced pest of poultry which has hither to been recorded in this country…

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Pleuro in Dairy Cattle

Maitland Mercury · Monday 22 December 1941 · page 5

Referring to further outbreaks of pleuro in dairy cattle in the Maitland district, the Chief of the Division of Animal Industry said that in their…

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Singleton Cattle

Singleton Argus · Monday 22 December 1941 · page 4

Sales of district cattle at Winchcomeb Carson's Homebush auction last Thursday included W. J. Hope, Singleton, 11 vealers to £9/2/,…

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Rain Urgent Need Dairying Conditions

Maitland Mercury · Monday 22 December 1941 · page 3

In a review of the dairy industry. Prescott, Pty. Ltd., states that reports from the North Coast indicate that almost everywhere pastures are…

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Plane Crashes Into Farmhouse

Maitland Mercury · Monday 22 December 1941 · page 3

LONDON, Dec. 21.—A man and wife, and their two young sons were killed when an R.A.F. plane crashed on to a farmhouse. The plane’s crew…

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Farm Workers' Military Service Provisions for Exemptions Explained

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 23 December 1941 · page 3

The entry of Japan into the war and the consequent far-reaching changes in Australia's military position have involved a considerable…

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Clearing Dairy Sale

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 23 December 1941 · page 2

Tom Hicks reports having conducted a clearing dairy sale account estate late Christopher Lean at Bulliac on Tuesday last. Owing to the…

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Farmers And Daylight Saving

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 23 December 1941 · page 1

SYDNEY Tuesday.—The secretary of the Primary Producers’ Union, Mr. Shute, said to-day that the farmers would not grumble at the…

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Pastoral Industry Effects of the Call-up

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 December 1941 · page 4

The manpower position, which has became so acute during the past three months has been brought to a climax by the…

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Newcastle Wool Appraisement Centre

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 December 1941 · page 5

On the 16th and 17th December, Nenco submitted Appraisement Catalogue No. 36, being the ninth of the 1941/42 season and consisting of…

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Farmers Buy Wine Direct From Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 December 1941 · page 3

Many farmers and country business men are now buying their wine at a very reasonable price direct from a Sydney vintner. As a…

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Rural Electrification in the United States 30 Per Cent. of Farms Served

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 December 1941 · page 3

When the United States R.E.A. (Rural Electrification Administration) began work in 1935, 10 per cent, of United States farms…

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No Shipping Space for Wheat

Maitland Mercury · Friday 26 December 1941 · page 6

The Minister for Commerce (Mr. Scully) announced that the first advance to wheatgrowers on the 1941-42 crop would, be paid on or after…

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