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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1943

1,539 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 26 of 77

Perennial Wheat

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 8 May 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY Friday—A perennial wheat yielding up to three harvests a year without replacing has been developed in Russia…

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Sheep Drive for Red Cross

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 8 May 1943 · page 3

QUIRINDI Saturday—The nett proceeds from a sheep drive recently organised by the Cattle Creek and Blackville branches…

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Payment of Wool Dividend

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 8 May 1943 · page 3

Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd. report that immediately the wool season closes in June and the final figures are available the…

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One Organisation For Mill Producers Support From District Dairymen

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 8 May 1943 · page 2

Delegates who attended a meeting of the Federated Milk Producers in West Maitland last night decided to support the Milk Zone Dairymen’s Council formed in Sydney recently with the object of getting milk producers into one [?]…

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Sheep Cheaper at Homebush

Maitland Mercury · Monday 10 May 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY Monday.—Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd report 43,452 sheep and lambs penned, the average quality somewhat…

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Wool Estimated to Return £71,000,000 Annual Review by Winchcombe Carson Ltd

Singleton Argus · Monday 10 May 1943 · page 3

Estimated revenue from Australia's 1942-43 wool clip is £71,000,000, this being a record. Earnings since the war are £65,096,483 in 1939-40, and…

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Case on Behalf of Farmers

Singleton Argus · Monday 10 May 1943 · page 2

Matters which were aired and discussed fully at the special meeting of Singleton branch of the P.P.U. during last week were presented at a…

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No Baby Farming in Britain Early Operation of Act That Had Been Shelved

Singleton Argus · Monday 10 May 1943 · page 1

Provisions of an Act which is to come into force on June 1 will prevent baby farming and other forms of traffic in children in Britain,…

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Prime Sheep At. Maitland Yards

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 11 May 1943 · page 2

The fat sheep denned at camp bell’s Hill yesterday included some of the best quality consignments seen in the yards for many…

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PASTORAL Burning-off Operations Minister Grants Exemption From Clause 8

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 11 May 1943 · page 1

Tho Chief Secretary, Mr. Baddeley, draws attention to the fact that under the terms of a notification published in the Government Gazette of 22nd…

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Mechanisation of Dairy Farming State Backs The Scheme

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 12 May 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY Wed.—The Premier, Mr. McKell, announced that the Government had decided to back the mechanisation of dairy farming to the extent of £100,000 free of [?] He characterised the Government’s decision as a plan to [?]…

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Aid for Dairymen

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 12 May 1943 · page 2

WHETHER or not the necessity for severe milk rationing in city area had anything to do with the State…

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To-day's Leaders Aid For Dairymen Hotbeds of Vice Suspension of Shire Clerk

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 12 May 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY Wed-When the in quiry into the suspension of Major Hain, Shire Cleric at Baulkham Hills, was resumed by…

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Agricultural, Dairying and Pastoral Returns

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 13 May 1943 · page 2

Farmers and others will have received from Sergt. Collins, the forms necessary to furnish returns of crops, livestock etc. for the season 42/43…

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Cattle Cheaper At Homebush

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 13 May 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY Thursday.—Pitt. Son and Badgery Ltd., report: 48,460 sheep and Iambs penned, mostly fair to medium quality. Lambs…

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The ,Decide Dairy Output

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 13 May 1943 · page 5

SYDNEY Thurs.—Some idea of the decline in production on dairy farms is conveyed by an announcement by the Dairy…

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More Rain Needed For Citrus Crops

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 13 May 1943 · page 4

The State Marketing Bureau reports that long spell of dry weather was relieved in many of the coastal citrus growing…

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Prospects of Maize Crop

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 13 May 1943 · page 3

In a review of maize crop conditions the State Marketing Bureau states that conditions favourable to the grwoth of maize…

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Conditions In Dairy Districts

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 13 May 1943 · page 3

In a review of conditions In dairying districts, Prescott Pty. Ltd slate that since last report. rain has callen on the…

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