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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1942

1,683 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 37 of 85

Employees on Beef Cattle Stations Restriction on Call-up Sydney

Singleton Argus · Friday 12 June 1942 · page 2

A restriction on the call-up of men employed on beef cattle stations was announced by the Director of Manpower to-day…

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Live Stock Use Of Wheat As Stock Food Some Common Objections Examined

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 12 June 1942 · page 4

With wheat now available for stock-feeding purposes as low as 3s. per bushel in country areas, many opportunities are provided for the economic…

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Girl Farmers Deciding Factor. "Carry on or Cease Operations."

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 June 1942 · page 1

"Yesterday I saw a practical example of how city girls can become efficient rural workers in a very short time," declared Mr…

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DAIRYING Milking Machine Rubbers Shortage of Supply Makes Care Essential

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 12 June 1942 · page 2

The serious shortage of raw rubber resulting from the war, and the consequent severe curtailment of manufacture of rubber parts imposed upon…

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Fit Gas Producers to Farm Lorries, Utilities, Etc

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 12 June 1942 · page 3

The Liquid Fuel Control Board has advised the Department of Agriculture that the petrol position is such that primary producers would be well…

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Girl Farmers Deciding Factor "Carry on or Cease Operations"

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 12 June 1942 · page 4

"Yesterday I saw a practical example of how city girls can become efficient rural workers in a very short time," declared Mr. A. W. Skidmore…

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Citrus Crop Conditions

Maitland Mercury · Friday 12 June 1942 · page 6

In a review of citrus crop conditions as at June 1, the State Marketing Bureau states that good rains associated with…

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Women Helping Farmers Excellent Work Being Done

Singleton Argus · Friday 12 June 1942 · page 6

Cut 30 tons of chaff, 1400 bales of hay, harvested 75 acres of beans and pulled 12 tons of peas. This is only portion of the work…

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Sale of Goods Through Farmers' Union

Singleton Argus · Friday 12 June 1942 · page 3

At the annual meeting of Singleton Farmers' Union a summary of the farm and dairy produce sold on account Singleton Farmers'…

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Wool Report

Singleton Argus · Monday 15 June 1942 · page 4

The Farmes and Graziers' Cooperative Co. reports on the 12th instant: The final round of appraisements…

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Wool Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 16 June 1942 · page 3

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co. reports on the 12th inst.:—The final round of appraisements of the 1941/'42 season will extend from…

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Wool Reports

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 16 June 1942 · page 1

The Farmers & Graziers' Co-operative Co. reports on the 12th inst.: The final round of appraisements of the 1941-42 season will extend…

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Wool For Comforts Fund Workers

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 16 June 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY Tuesday—Workers for the Australian Comforts Fund who in the past have bought their own wool are [?]…

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Farms, Ships Exempt New Labor Order

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 16 June 1942 · page 1

The Director-General of Manpower (Mr. W. C. Wurth) stated at the week-end that the Minister for Labor and National Services…

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Scone Junior Farmers' Club Vegetable Growing to Assist the War Effort

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 16 June 1942 · page 1

Owing to the shortage of vegetables existing throughout the State at present, an appeal has been made by the authorities to grow more…

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Truck Impressments Complaint By Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 16 June 1942 · page 2

A complaint by a member of Port Stephen’s Shire Council reger[?] the im[?] of trucks by the military has…

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Sheep Stolen at Homebush

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 June 1942 · page 1

The first case of sheep stealing in the metropolitan area for half a century occurred at Homebush State Abattoirs on Monday night, when 15…

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War Time Wool Consumption Merit of Woollens

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 June 1942 · page 4

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. reports: Despite the elimination of wool users on the Continent, the quantity passing into consumption is…

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Decline in Dairy Farming

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 June 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY Wed.—The president of the Primary Producers’ Union, Mr. George . W. Gordo, stated that a drop in butter production…

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Cattle Poisoned on North Coast Ergot Problem

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 18 June 1942 · page 2

Never before in the history of the Far North Coast has [?] poisoning been observed over such a wide area and affecting…

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