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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1942

1,683 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 30 of 85

Drove Cattle On Main Road

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 14 May 1942 · page 2

Tarro Shire Council inspector (Mr. T. G. Atkinson) has reported to the council that on Tuesday morning last, at 9.15, a large…

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Prime Cattle Firm Sales at Hombush

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 14 May 1942 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson’s report— 1690 cattle yarded. Prime exceptionally strong, others irregular. Best vealers to 58/ per 100lbs…

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Dairy Herds Being Sold Manpower Shortage

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 14 May 1942 · page 6

When consideration of the loan estimates was resumed in the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Vincent (UCP, Raleigh) complained…

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Limit to Man’s Capacity Labour For Farming

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 14 May 1942 · page 2

In his report to the department, Mr. E. C. Powell, agricultural instructor for the Parkes area, said that the farm labour…

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Sheep and Cattle

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 15 May 1942 · page 8

Messrs Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd. report a penning of 36,631 sheep and lambs yesterday. The yarding was mostly fair to medium condition…

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Tobulan Cattle Sale

Maitland Mercury · Friday 15 May 1942 · page 2

Attention is directed to the Tabulam cattle sale advertised in this issue some splendid lines in all totalling 1500 bead will be…

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British Wool Price Increased

The Scone Advocate · Friday 15 May 1942 · page 3

The Ministry for Agriculture has decided to grant a further increase of 2d per lb to the British sheepowner for the 1942 clip, because of…

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Tabulam Cattle Sale. Friday, May 22: 1500 Head

The Scone Advocate · Friday 15 May 1942 · page 6

A further outstanding sale of quality cattle, all N.S.W. bred, is liste for the Tabulam yards on Friday 22nd inst., commencing at 1 p.m…

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Price of Wool Question in Assembly

Singleton Argus · Friday 15 May 1942 · page 1

Replying to a question in the Legislative Assembly, asked by Mr. R. G. Hamilton (Lab., Namoi), the Premier (Mr. McKell) said the wool…

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British Wool Price Increased. Mutton Exports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 15 May 1942 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:—The Ministry of Agriculture has decided to grant a further increase of 2d per lb. to the British sheepowner…

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Manpower Drain on Dairy Farmers

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 15 May 1942 · page 3

At Tuesday's meeting of the Wallarobba Shire Council, the President (Cr. J. B. Carlton) referred to articles in the local Press and other…

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Dairying. Mammitis. Susceptibility of Cows Varies

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 15 May 1942 · page 3

From investigational work on bovine mastitis (mammitis) at Glenfield Veterinary Research Station, evidence is accumulating that the factor which…

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Vegetable-growing Contracts. Additional Crops Now Required

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 15 May 1942 · page 3

For some time the Department of Agriculture, acting on behalf of the Commonwealth Defence Food Control Directorate, has been arranging…

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Dairy Herds Being Sold Manpower Shortage

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 15 May 1942 · page 7

When consideration of the loan estimates was resumed in the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Vincent (U.C.P., Raleigh) complained of the effect of the…

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Light Potato Crop State Yield Much Below Normal

Maitland Mercury · Friday 15 May 1942 · page 2

Extremely light yields are being harvested in the main potato growing districts of New South Wales…

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Silver Fox Farming

Maitland Mercury · Friday 15 May 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY Friday —A suggestion has been made by a committee on for farming that consideration be given to the…

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Dairying Water As a Source of Cream Contamination

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 15 May 1942 · page 6

Faults in milk and cream can frequently be traced to stagnant water. While the popular belief that the drinking of such water is, in itself…

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Bulk Handling of Wheat

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 16 May 1942 · page 1

The Government [?] over control of the bulk handling of wheat throughout Australia, the Assistant Minister for Commerce…

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Rise in British Wool Rates

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 16 May 1942 · page 5

SYDNEY Saturday.—The decision of the British Minister for Agriculture to increase values paid to British sheep farmers for…

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Sale of Store Sheep

Singleton Argus · Monday 18 May 1942 · page 2

Messrs. W. Bailey & Sons will hold a sale of store sheep on Wednesday next at the Shire saleyards, when they will offer 400 two-tooth merino…

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