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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1942

1,683 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 47 of 85

Wool Sales

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 29 July 1942 · page 4

Messrs. Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report that 3786 bales of wool were appraised at their first catalogue of new season's prices in Sydney…

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Branding of Cattle Practical Hints

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 29 July 1942 · page 6

Useful hints on the branding of cattle are given by B. C. Veech, district veterinary officer of the Department of Agriculture, in an…

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Prices for N.s.w Wheat

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 29 July 1942 · page 2

Rates tired by the Australia Wheat Board are as follow : Millers into: All prices for report: on application to the [?]…

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Annual Meeting of Dairy Co

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 29 July 1942 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Singleton Co-operative Dairy Co. will be held in the C.W.A. rcoms on August 29. An advertisement appearing in…

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Amateur Farmers

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 30 July 1942 · page 2

Quite recently the N. S. W. Teachers' Federation announced that 1000 teachers had undertaken to make their services available during the coming holidays for…

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Changed Outlook In Dairy Country

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 30 July 1942 · page 5

SYDNEY Thursday—As a result of the autumn and winter rains the Camden Vale Meningie Douglas Park dairying country…

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Branding of Cattle Some Practical Hints

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 31 July 1942 · page 4

Useful hints on the branding of cattle are given by B. C. Veech, district veterinary officer of the Department of Agriculture, in an article in…

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Wool Price Extra 2d a Lb. Opposed

The Scone Advocate · Friday 31 July 1942 · page 2

Mr. J. P. Abbott, chairman of the Australian Woolgrowers' Council, said this week that the June woolgrowers' proposal that an increased…

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Fosterton Junior Farmers' Club

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 31 July 1942 · page 1

On Saturday, 21th inst., the inaugural meeting of Fosterton Junior farmers' Club was held. The following officers were elected:—…

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Amateur Farmers Boys and Masters

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 31 July 1942 · page 2

Quite recently the N.S.W. Teachers' Federation stated that 1,000 teachers had undertaken to make their services available during the coming…

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More Farm Vehicles for Britain's 1942 Harvest New Standard Wheel Patterns

Singleton Argus · Friday 31 July 1942 · page 4

Thirty thousand farm vehicles, wanted by British farmers for this year's harvest, will be delivered to time, thanks to two new standard…

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Newcastle Wool Results Winchcombe, Carson Ltd

Singleton Argus · Monday 3 August 1942 · page 4

At the first Newcastle wool appraisement of the season under the improved range of values, Winchcombe Carson Ltd. submitted a…

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25lb. More Wool to Every Bale Urgent Appeal for Assistance

Singleton Argus · Monday 3 August 1942 · page 3

An urgent appeal for assistance from woolgrowers in conserving supplies of woolpacks is being made by the Central Wool Committee…

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Experimental Crop

Maitland Mercury · Monday 3 August 1942 · page 5

SYDNEY Monday.— Among the new farm crops being grown experimentally in Australia is buckwheat, the grain of which…

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Cattle Trekking

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 4 August 1942 · page 2

Mr. Arthur Elliott, well-known cattleman of long and wide Southern Queensland experience, considers that the amount of publicity…

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Wool Report

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 4 August 1942 · page 2

On Friday Messrs. Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd., Newcastle, submitted to appraisement approximately 2200…

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Decline In Butter Supplies

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 4 August 1942 · page 3

Prescott Pty. Ltd.. report that butter production in N.S.W. is still declining and in most districts will continue to do so for…

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Price of Wheat In N.S.W.

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 4 August 1942 · page 2

Rates fixed by the Australian Wheat Board are as follow:— Miller’s lots ; All prices for export on application to the Board,…

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Dairy Plight. Solution is Increased Price. Exodus From Dairy Farms to City Work. Serious Position Ahead

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 4 August 1942 · page 4

"Increased primary production is essential for war purposes, but the dominant factor in that is the price that is paid for farm produce," states…

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James Tyson a Colorful and Picturesque Figure His Romantic Role in the Pastoral Industry

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 4 August 1942 · page 3

From an early publication—it was [?]achined in 1879—the following biographical sketch is culled of Mr. James Tyson, who cut a prominent…

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