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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1943

1,539 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 10 of 77

Dairying Industry Government Accused of "Trickery"

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 February 1943 · page 1

Political tricksters in the Curtin Government had deprived the nation's dairymen of many hundreds of thousands of pounds,…

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High Prices for Dairy Cows

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 February 1943 · page 2

At the Shire saleyards to-day, Messrs W. Bailey & Sons secured £106/17/6 for five Ayrshire and Ayrshire cross cows submitted on…

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Cattle Dearer At Homebush

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 18 February 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY Thursday.—18,884 sheep and lambs penned, the average quality somewhat improved. Good trade ewes and…

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Wheat Board to Import Sacks

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 18 February 1943 · page 1

CANBERRA Thursday.—In future the Australian Wheat Board will import and distribute sacks to wheat and barley growers. In…

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Dairy Products Build Morale

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 18 February 1943 · page 4

Yes, dairy products build morale, not only on the fighting fronts but on the home fronts. Milk and milk products supply what…

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Farmers May Help Each Other

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 18 February 1943 · page 2

A spirit of co-operation—on mutual help—has developed among farmers to a remarkable degree but there are still many farmers who hesitate to undertake…

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Junior Farmers’ Contest

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 18 February 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY Thursday.—The Junior Farmers Clubs’ Sowing Grasses and Clovers State Championship Competition has…

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Sheep and Cattle

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 19 February 1943 · page 5

Messrs Pitt, Son and Badgery report that 18,884 sheep and lambs were penned at Flemington yesterday. For te better quality lines, the market…

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Wool Report

Singleton Argus · Friday 19 February 1943 · page 3
Also in The Scone Advocate, The Muswellbrook Chronicle

The Fanners & Graziers' Co operative Co. reports on the 16th instant: We submitted our Appraisement Catalogue No. 99 on Friday. 12th…

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Still More Cattle Die

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 19 February 1943 · page 2

In a previous issue we stated that Mr. Ike Livermore had serious looses of cattle bought in the Grafton district that had been through the dip…

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Sydney Wool Offerings

Singleton Argus · Friday 19 February 1943 · page 3

At the Sydney wool appraisements last Wednesday Winchcombe Carson's catalogue totalled 6703 bales. It, comprised medium to fine spinners'…

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Store Cattle Sale at Scone

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 19 February 1943 · page 5

Messrs Stan. G. Keene and Co. and New Zealand Loan arid M.A. Co. Ltd. will hold a store cattle sale at Scone on Friday, 26th inst., at 1 p.m., when…

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No Sheep Show Sales As Usual

The Scone Advocate · Friday 19 February 1943 · page 1

There will be no Sheep Show in Sydney this year, but stud sheep sales are to be held as usual. The memino auctions will begin…

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"Political Trickery." P.P.U. View of Butter Subsidy

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 19 February 1943 · page 5

Speaking at to-day's meeting of the Upper Hunter District Council of the Primary Producers' Union, Mr. H. H. Smith (president) said he supported…

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Dairying Industry. Minister Challenged by Mr. Abbott

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 19 February 1943 · page 6

Mr. J. P. Abbott, M.H.R., on Tuesday night last described the Minister for Commerce (Mr. Scully) as a master of fiction…

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Dairy Production. Big Increase Expected. SYDNEY

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 19 February 1943 · page 2

Chiefly as a result of favorable seasonal conditions, N.S.W. dairy production will show a substantial increase this year, declared a dairying…

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High Prices for Dairy Cows

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 19 February 1943 · page 1

At the Singleton shire saleyards on Wednesday, W. Bailey and Sons secured £106/17/6 for five Ayrshire and Ayrshire cross cows, submitted on…

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For Third Successive Year. Junior Farmers' Scholarship to Rural School

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 19 February 1943 · page 1

Bob Preston, a pupil at the Muswellbrook Rural School, and president of the local Junior Farmers' Club, has won the Scholarship…

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