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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1942

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Cattle Breeder’s Death

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 1 January 1942 · page 3

Mr. Tom Lindsay, a well known breeder of Ayrshires, died at Unanderra on Sunday. For many years his cattle had been in the…

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WINGHAM Farmers’ Difficulty Labour Shortage

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 1 January 1942 · page 6

Farm labour is as difficult to obtain in this district at the present time as household domestic labour. The lads—for the most…

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Dairy Produce Control

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 1 January 1942 · page 4

CANBERRA Thursday. —The replacement of Sir, Clive Mc Pherson on the dairy Produce Control Committes by Mr. Albert…

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Wool Scheme to Easter

Maitland Mercury · Friday 2 January 1942 · page 5

Pitt. Son and Badgery. Ltd. report that wool appraisements will be resumed In Sydney on Monday next, and a continuous…

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Wool and Stock Perishable and Nonperishable

Singleton Argus · Friday 2 January 1942 · page 3

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. reports: The pastoral industry is at present experiencing the marketing difference between a perishable and…

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Farmers Buy Wine Direct From Sydney

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 January 1942 · page 3

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

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Resignation From Board of Dairy Co

Singleton Argus · Friday 2 January 1942 · page 2

Owing to the call of military duties, Lieut. Richard Binnie has resigned from the Board of Directors of the Singleton Central Co-op…

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More Cheese: Less Butter

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 3 January 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY Saturday.—The Minister for Commerce (Mr. Scully) night made an appeal to farmers throughout the…

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Stock Values Increase at Maitland Sheep Prices Decline

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 January 1942 · page 3

There were upwards of 1000 fat cattle and about 40 suckers, calves and bulls yarded at Campbell's HIII saleyard's to-day. The…

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Decay of the Dairy Industry Tweed Shire Council Alarmed at Position

Singleton Argus · Monday 5 January 1942 · page 4

The time is coming when, if dairy farmers are not given a better price for their product, the Government will have to keep…

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Butter and Cheese

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 6 January 1942 · page 4

The Minister for Commerce, Mr. W. J. Scully, recently commented on the position which had arisen in the dairying industry consequent upon the…

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Denman Cattle Market

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 6 January 1942 · page 4

Edward Higgens, Parkinson & Co., Denman, report holding their usual fortnightly sale on Friday last. The yarding was small, comprising a few…

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Danger of Tick Fever in Cattle

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 6 January 1942 · page 2

The following heats with matter which is of consideration importance to your district and it is trusted that will receive…

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Soviet's Amazing Discovery Perennial Wheat

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 6 January 1942 · page 5

Our Soviet ally has already shown the world that she is not behind the most advanced countries in modern military technique…

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Wool and Stock. Perishable and Non-perishable

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 6 January 1942 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:—The pastoral industry is at present experiencing the marketing difference between a perishable and…

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Decay of the Dairy Industry Tweed Shire Council Alarmed at Position

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 6 January 1942 · page 1

The time is coming when, if dairy farmers are not given a better price for their product, the Government will have to keep many families who…

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Sorry Plight of District Farmers. Drought Crippling Many

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 January 1942 · page 3

So serious is the water supply shortage that many of our dairy farmers are now compelled to carry water to their stock…

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[?]Pneumonia [?]In Cattle

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 8 January 1942 · page 3

Referring to recent outbreaks [?] of pleuro-pneumonia in the Maitland district, the departmental [?] veterinary officer for that…

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Wheat Acreage

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 8 January 1942 · page 4

CANBERRA Thursday.—Australian wheatgrowers are advised to base their sowing for the coming season on the acreage…

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Junior Farmers Club

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 8 January 1942 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the above Club was held in the Publia School on Thursday evening 18th last. There was a good attendance of members representing…

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