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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1942

1,683 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 46 of 85

£35 for Fortnight Left Farm For Workshop

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 25 July 1942 · page 2

When addressing-a meeting of milk producers in West Maitland last night, Mr. H. G. Miller, of Gerringong, spoke of the…

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CO-OPERATION Of Farmers Urged

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 25 July 1942 · page 5

The old days of rugged individu[?] must give way under war need to co-operative effort, in which groups of terms and…

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Stock Values At Farmington

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 25 July 1942 · page 5

Schuta Bell Badgery [?] Limited report of Flemington sales or Thursday slighly better [?]were obtained to better…

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Cattle Dearer At Homebush

Maitland Mercury · Monday 27 July 1942 · page 3

Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd. report.— 32,238 sheep and lambs pennen Medium quality generally Prime lambs were stronger,…

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Fat Cattle Dearer at Maitland

Maitland Mercury · Monday 27 July 1942 · page 3

Upwards of 1000 fat cattle and steers and bulls were yarded at the Campbell’s Hill sales to-day The quality was mixed, but…

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Power Alcohol From Wheat

Maitland Mercury · Monday 27 July 1942 · page 2

CANBERRA Monday.— The Minister for Supply and Development Mr. Beasly, on Saturday [?] the first disillery in…

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Want £2/5/- Per 100 Sheep Threat of Strike by Srearers

Singleton Argus · Monday 27 July 1942 · page 1

Shearers in the Warren district have threatened a stride unless they are paid at the rate of £2/5/- a 100 sheep. Between…

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Breeding Merinos for Wool Building Up the Small Flock

Singleton Argus · Monday 27 July 1942 · page 4

The small flock owner who is breeding for wool should have an ideal in his mind. He must have in view the sheep that will grow…

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Children Collect Crops

Maitland Mercury · Monday 27 July 1942 · page 4

LONDON July 26.— Whills Rostov is fighting for its fire, an [?]nent call is being made on collective farmers of the Caucasus…

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Children Collect Caucasian Crops

Singleton Argus · Monday 27 July 1942 · page 1

While Rostev is fighting for its life, an urgent call is being made on collective farmers of the Caucasus to collect the…

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Remaining Manpower in Rural Production Farmers to Form Labour Pools

Singleton Argus · Monday 27 July 1942 · page 2

To arrange for the best use of the remaining man-power in rural production, labour pools will be formed between groups of…

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Australia's Sheep Millions

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 28 July 1942 · page 4

Despite the fact that pastures have experienced the worst drought for over 20 years, Australian holdings are now carrying 127,000,000 sheep,…

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SHEEP, 3d EACH

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 28 July 1942 · page 4

A N.S. Wales Department of Agriculture expert disclosed that dry conditions would have killed thousands had not rains come just in time…

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Organising For The Big Jobs Co-operative System for Heavy Work on Dairy Farms

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 28 July 1942 · page 3

Co-operative effort as a partial solution of the manpower problem on farms was suggested during the last few days by two men who…

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Want £2/5/ Per 100 Sheep Threat of Strike by Shearers

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 28 July 1942 · page 1

Shearers in the Warren district have threatened a strike unless they are paid at the rate of £2/5/ per 100 sheep. Between forty and…

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Farming in Syria

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 28 July 1942 · page 1

Captain B. P. Dawson, writing to Mr. E. Weekes from Syria, gives some sidelights on farming and dairying in that country…

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Remaining Manpower in Rural Production Farmers to Form Labour Pools

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 28 July 1942 · page 1

To arrange for the best use of the remaining manpower in rural production, labor pools will be formed between groups of farmers…

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Vegetable Crops Growing Under Contract

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 28 July 1942 · page 2

Mr. G. T. Dawson, of the Agricultural Departments, visited Maitland district again yesterday and to-day. In connection…

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Dairy Producers’ Board

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 28 July 1942 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tuesday—The Australian Dairying Producers’ Board held their annual meeting today. The chairman and all…

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Boys and Masters Offer for Farm Work

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 28 July 1942 · page 4

Recently the N.S.W. Teachers’ Federation announced that 1000-teachers had undertaken to make their services available…

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