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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1942

1,683 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 73 of 85

Organising Labour for the Wheat Harvest

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 November 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY Wednesday.—The New South Wales Director of Manpower Mr. Bellemore, to-day, announced the [?] of…

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Wool and Price Control Duration of British Contract

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 November 1942 · page 4

Winchombe Carson Ltd. report: Price control has become more farreaching month by month since the war started. Canada has for years…

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Superphosphate Orders May Be Placed for Wheat and Pastures

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 November 1942 · page 4

The Fertiliser Rationing Officer advises that users of superphosphate who are not eligible for a special ration for priority crops…

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Escaped From Prison Farm : Recaptured

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 November 1942 · page 6

SYDNEY Wed.—Harold Leslie James, 19, who was serving a sentence of two years for breaking and entering and stealing,…

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Half Lemon Crop To Be Released

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 November 1942 · page 3

The chairman of the Hunter Valley Citrus. Fruit Juice Committee (Mr. E. C. Armstrong) has been un[?]fied by the New…

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Wool Report

Singleton Argus · Friday 6 November 1942 · page 3
Also in The Muswellbrook Chronicle, The Scone Advocate

The Farmers & Graziers' Co-operative Co. Ltd. reports on November 4: We submitted our appraisement catalogue No. 90 on Monday, November…

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Wool Reports

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 November 1942 · page 5

Report on appraisement No. 50, held by the A.M.L. and F. Co., Ltd., Newcastle, on 31st ult.: Our selection comprised mostly average wools,…

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Maitland Store Cattle Market

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 November 1942 · page 1

J. Enright reports selling 1098 head at Maitland on Tuesday last. Buyers were present from all parts of the Hunter and Goulburn Rivers,…

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Tabulam Cattle Market. 1750 HEAD : FRIDAY, 20th INST

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 November 1942 · page 1

Another important offering of quality cattle is listed for Tabulam on Friday, 20th inst. The number is 1750 head, and very largely com-…

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Superphosphate. Orders May Be Placed for Wheat and Pastures

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 November 1942 · page 1

The fertiliser rationing officer advises that users of superphosphate who are not eligible for a special ration for priority crops…

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Superphosphate Orders May Be Placed for Wheat and Pastures

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 6 November 1942 · page 1

The Fertiliser Rationing officer advises that users of superphosphate who are not eligible for a special ration for priority crops may now…

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The Farm Home Use of Honey in Cooking Recipe for Steam Pudding

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 6 November 1942 · page 3

As a sweetening agent in every-day cooking, honey has for many years now been almost entirely superseded by cane sugar, but it can often be…

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Prisoners as Farmers

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 November 1942 · page 3

Italian prisoners in camps in southern N.S. Wales have gained on an average nearly a stone in weight since they reached…

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Rains Benefit The Potato Crop

Maitland Mercury · Friday 6 November 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY Friday.—An official of the Department of Agriculture stated that it may be some tveeks before the public is able to enjoy…

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Thousands Leave Farms for War Plants

Maitland Mercury · Friday 6 November 1942 · page 1

WASHINGTON Nov. 5 — Last year 1.600.000 workers left the farms for war plants or the armed services, services, the secretary, Mr…

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Activity of Junior Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Friday 6 November 1942 · page 4

MUSWELLBROOK Friday — Muswellbrook Junior Farmers are striving to make their own homes self-sufficient, and- so ifghten the…

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Conservation of Fodder for Small Farmers Federal Grant

Singleton Argus · Friday 6 November 1942 · page 3

Mr. R. King, secretary of the Warialda branch of the A.L.P., has received a letter from Mr. W. J. Scully, Minister for Commerce,…

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Maitland Stock Sales Small Yarding Of 650 Fat Cattle

Maitland Mercury · Monday 9 November 1942 · page 3

The smallest yarding of fat cattie forward for some time was on offer at campbell’s Hill saleyards with in choppers and buils…

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