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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1942

1,683 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 63 of 85

Demand For Higher Butter Price Mr. Anthony’s Statement

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 1 October 1942 · page 2

CANBERRA Thursday—In the House of Representatives Mr. Authony (UCP, NSW) urged an increase of at least 3d aib in the price paid to dairy farmers for butter and immediate Government assistance to the dairy industry…

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[?]Otato Crop [?]Prospects

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 1 October 1942 · page 3

The States Marketing Bureau a revlew of coastal potato [?]condtitions, states that dry [?] weather has…

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Wool Reports

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 October 1942 · page 5

Report on Appraisement No. 86, held by The Australian, Mercantile, Land & Finance Company, Limited, Sydney, 28th September, 1942:…

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Drop in Butter Production

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 October 1942 · page 4

Butter production in Australia in the year ended 30th June, 1942, was 22 per cent, less than that during the corresponding period ending in 1940,…

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Special Store Cattle Sale

Singleton Argus · Friday 2 October 1942 · page 3

W. Bailey and Sons, auctioneers, Singleton, report having conducted one of the most successful and outstanding store cattle sales held for…

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How Cattle Help Mankind

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 2 October 1942 · page 1

Which are the more valuable—cattle of sheep [?] little question suggested itself to me the other day, and the more I considered it the more…

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Newcastle Wool Appraisements

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 October 1942 · page 5

Messrs Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report that 4185 bales of wool were appraised at their Newcastle appraisement on Wednesday. Results included:…

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Rationalisation of Wool Industry

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 October 1942 · page 2

Mr. Dedman admitted in the House of Representatives this week that members, and not representatives, of the Central Wool Committee, the…

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Wool Sales at Newcastle

Singleton Argus · Friday 2 October 1942 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: 4185 bales of wool were appraised at our Newcastle appraisement on Wednesday. Results included: P. V…

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Gunnedah Cattle Sale 1200 Head Thursday, 8th OCTOBER

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 October 1942 · page 1

Messrs. Fleming & Ross (Gunnedah) and Dalgety & Co., Ltd. (Sydney) announce a further outstanding sale for the Gunnedah yards next…

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The Butter Position Mr. L. C. Parker's Interesting Survey

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 2 October 1942 · page 4

At the annual meeting of the M.R. Co-op. Dairy Society at Taree on Thursday last, Mr. L. C. Parker read the following illuminating paper:…

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Wool and Stock Prices. War-time Levels

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 October 1942 · page 6

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. report:—The price of all goods has been more effectively kept in check during the war than in the 1914/'18 period…

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Control Over Dairy Farms

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 2 October 1942 · page 4

The Commonwealth Government is examining the possibility of taking over control of the dairying industry to rescue it from its present uncertain…

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Market Notes Scone Stock Market. 1200 Hereford Cattle for Friday, October 9

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 October 1942 · page 1

An outstanding sale of Hereford cattle is listed for the Scone yards next Friday, 9th October. It is the first total yarding of thi spopular…

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Money From Wool Industry £260,000,000 Since Beginning of War Annual Meeting of Winchcombe, Carson, Limited

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 October 1942 · page 2

In the course of a speech delivered by Mr. Harold Bell, chairman of directors of Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., at the annual meeting of…

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Dairymen Up in Arms. Threat to Strike If No Increased Prices

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 October 1942 · page 3

A meeting of 100 dairy farmers, representing 2000 Macleay and Hastings suppliers, has decided that if their request to the Prime…

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Dairy Cows in Production

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 2 October 1942 · page 3

Replies to a questionnaire sent out recently to Australian dairy farmers, colated by the acting Government Statistician, go to show that more…

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Co-operative Farming

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 October 1942 · page 5

The move by the Commonwealth Government towards co-operative farming was strongly supported by Mr. J. P. Abbott this week…

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Serious Position of Dairying Industry Mr. Anthony's Plea in Parliament

Singleton Argus · Friday 2 October 1942 · page 5

An increase of at least 3d a lb. In the price paid to dairy farmers for butter and immediate Government assistance to the…

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Canada To Grow More Wool

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 October 1942 · page 4

OTTAWA Oct 4.—Canada will have 4,000,000 sheep in 1948, compared with 2,824,000 in 1941. Farmers have responded to the…

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