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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1942

1,683 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 69 of 85

"Theoretical Advisers." Butter Subsidy. Mr. Abbott's Criticism

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 20 October 1942 · page 3

The Hon. J. P. Abbott, M.H.R. (Country Party, N.S.W.) said that the recent Act passed by the Commonwealth Parliament to assist the…

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Shearing Held Back Wool Scheme Changes

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 20 October 1942 · page 3

As a result of lack of shearers in the more closely settled areas, many woolgrowers, in addition to their ordinary work in the sheds,…

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Junior Farmers' Notes

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 20 October 1942 · page 4

This week I feel that I have very good news for all Junior Farmers. It was decided at a meeting of our club advisory committee to hold a…

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The Dairying Industry HON. J. P. Abbott's Views

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 20 October 1942 · page 2

The Hon. J. P, Abbott, M. H. R. for New England, said last week that the recent Act passed by the Commonwealth Parliament to assist the…

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Criticism of Dairying Subsidy Act

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 October 1942 · page 3

Mr. J. P. Abbott MHR (CP NSW) said to-day that the recent Act passed by the Commonwealth Parliament to against the [?]…

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Soviet View of Farming “Front Line Work”

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 October 1942 · page 2

“Front-line work” is how M Kalinin, Chairman of the Supreme Soviet Presidium, de scribes farming In the Soviet…

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Labour Pools to Assist Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 21 October 1942 · page 2

The necessity to arrange the best use of the remaining manpower on farms by stimulating the formation of labour pools by…

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To-day’s Leader: The Solomons Situation [?]Ooling Farm Machinery

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 21 October 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY Wednesday—Experts [?]f the Department of Commerce [?]lieve It farmore arrange among [?]hamselves to pool their farm…

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Compensation for Cattle Destroyed with Tuberculosis

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 22 October 1942 · page 4

With the introduction of a proposed Bill through the Parliament of New South Wales, which is about to take place the following information will be of…

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Wheat Growers Condemn Mortgage Bank

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 October 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY Thursday.— The Federal Mortgage Bank scheme was condemned by the executive of the Wheatgrowers Union of New South…

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The Dairy Industry

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 22 October 1942 · page 4

The Honorable J. P. Abbott, M.H.R. said that the recent Act passed by the Commonwealth Parliament to assist the dairying industry would be of little…

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Stabilising the Dairy Industry Subsidy the First Step

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 October 1942 · page 2

The Minister for Commerce Mr. Scully told a meeting of the District Council of the Primary Producers Union at Tamworth that the allocation of £2,000,000 as a subsidy for dairymen was only the first step by the Government to…

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Huge American Wool -Heeds – Store Sheep Position

Singleton Argus · Friday 23 October 1942 · page 4

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report: The Government wool requirements of the United States for the fighting forces during 1942 are…

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Cattle Slaughtering

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 October 1942 · page 6

Catting slaughterings in the Kearsley Shire during the past fortnight were Bovine 583, sheep 1627, riles 175. Condemnations: Bovine 1, sheep 1, pigs 4…

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Transport of Wheat Harvest

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 October 1942 · page 4

Hon. J. P. Abbott (in the House of Representatives): I have been approached by the Manilla branch of the Farmers and Settlers'…

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DAIRYING Careless Winter Methods Mean Dairying Troubles in Spring

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 23 October 1942 · page 3

Temperature plays an important part in the occurrence of bacterial defects in milk and cream. It is possible during the cooler weather of…

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The Farm Home a Useful Vegetable

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 23 October 1942 · page 4

Where chokos are obtainable for planting, it will be found a worthwhile investment to find a place in the garden suitable for the raising of a vine. A planting made now will yield a…

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Dairy Subsidy

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 23 October 1942 · page 2

The Minister for Commerce, Mr. Scully, addressing a meeting at Tamworth, said that if the £2,000,000 was found insufficient to meet the…

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Destroying Apple Crop

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 October 1942 · page 2

A Bathurst fruit-grower, Mr. E. Ray, is destroying the whole of his potential Granny Smith apple crop this season, because the price he…

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School Notes Junior Farmer Activities

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 October 1942 · page 4

Mr. F. J. Purkiss, Supervisor of Junior Farmers' Clubs, who has been visiting Scone during the week, inspected the various Junior Farmer…

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