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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1942

1,683 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 76 of 85

Wool Appraisements

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 November 1942 · page 3

On Thursday last, Messrs Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd., Newcastle, submitted to appraisement approximately 2400 bales, comprising clips from the…

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Choice Butter From Stroud Road

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 17 November 1942 · page 4

During the period August 1, 1941, to October 31, 1942, 448,309 lbs. choicest butter, representing 100 per cent. of the total cream received and…

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Sheep Blowfly Crutch Strike Control at Last. Strike Reduced to 1 Per 1000 Sheep

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 November 1942 · page 4

The Australian Wool Board announces that effective control of sheep blowfly crutch strike has been achieved at last. Results, just…

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Junior Farmers' Notes

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 November 1942 · page 4

My first duty this week is to express our gratitude to two very gener ous benefactors of our club. I refer to Mr. K. W. D. Humphries and Mrs…

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Dairymen Want Rise in Prices

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 17 November 1942 · page 2

The president of the Australian Dairy Farmers’ federation (Mr, George Howey) giving evidence before the Tariff Board,…

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Men on Holidays Asked to Help Farmers

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 17 November 1942 · page 2

The Deputy Director of Manpower (Mr. Bellemore) appealed to all men who are an Will be on holidays during the next four weeks to register, at a dt M W Agricultural…

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[?]igh [?]Cattle

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 18 November 1942 · page 5

[?]cattle sale [?]by E. W. [?]of the [?] [?]of store…

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Wool Sales

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 November 1942 · page 4

The Farmers & Graziers' Co.-op. Co. Ltd. report on the 17th inst.: We submitted our appraisment catalogue No. 91 on Wednesday, November 11,…

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Thousands Help In Wheat Harvest

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 18 November 1942 · page 5

CANBERRA Wednesday — Thousands of voluntary helpers were now assisting farmers with wheat-harvesting, said the…

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Newcastle Wool Appraisement Centre Singleton District Sales

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 November 1942 · page 4

On the 11th and 12th November, Nenco submitted, catalogue No. 51, being the eighth of the 1942/43 season, and consisting of 3400…

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Assistance for Farmers Appeal to Men on Holidays

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 November 1942 · page 1

The Deputy Director of Manpower (Mr Bellemore) appealed to all men who are, or Will be, on holidays during the next four weeks to…

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Caterpillar Plague Likely Imperilling Fruit and Vegetable Crops

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 November 1942 · page 1

Swarms of caterpillars, which have wiped out many big vegetable crops in the Murrumbidgee irrigation areas, threaten to reach plague…

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Labour During Holidays Assistance to Farmers

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 November 1942 · page 2

At the monthly meeting of the Singleton branch of the Teachers' Federation, there was discussion on the problems of…

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Butter - Cheese increase Sought

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 19 November 1942 · page 2

MELBOURNE Thursday — An Immediate increase in the price of dairy produce to be pressed for by the Australian Dairy…

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Wool Price For Manufacturers

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 19 November 1942 · page 3

MELBOURNE Thurs. — The Prices Commissioner has decided that the price of wool to local Manufacturers shall be 10 per…

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The Dairymen's Subsidy

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 19 November 1942 · page 4

The Federal Government's subsidy of up to £2,000,000 a year to the dairying industry was described by the leader of the Federal Opposition. (Mr. A. W. Fadden,…

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Potato Crop

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 19 November 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY Thursday.—The Minister for Commerce, Mr. Scully, said to-day that as soon as the present potato crop matured…

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Potato Crop Will Be Record

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 19 November 1942 · page 1

CANBERRA Thursday—There should not be another potato shortage, said the Minister for Commerce, (Mr. Scully)…

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Merriwa Wool Better. Gum Ridge Sheep at Trangie

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 November 1942 · page 3

Three years ago last September, officers of the Department of Agriculture, Dr. Belshner, Mr. Henderson (manager of the Government…

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Wool Report. the Farmers and Graziers

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 November 1942 · page 3

CO.-OP. CO., LTD., reports on the 17th. inst.:—We submitted our Appraisement Catalogue, No. 91, on Wednesday, 11th…

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