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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1943

1,539 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 30 of 77

“Farmers Want Justice”

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 25 May 1943 · page 3

“The dairy farmer has a genuine grievance end unless his claims receives recognition, Justice end true consideration the position of food…

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Seed Potatoes For Small Farmer

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 25 May 1943 · page 3

Referring to representations on behalf of the District Council of the PPU for the supply of seed potatoes to small farmers, the…

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Taxation of Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 25 May 1943 · page 3

Replying to representations for a deduction of income tax in respect of a special reserve to meet future expenditure the general secretary…

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Electricity to Farming Areas

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 25 May 1943 · page 3

A request from Raymond Terrace branch of the PP Union, before to-day’s meeting of the Lower Hunter and Gloucester…

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Butter May Be Dearer

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 26 May 1943 · page 2

The Prices Commissioner (Professor Copland), at Grafton, speaking: to representatives of the dairy industry, said there…

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Farmers’ War Job in Britain

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 26 May 1943 · page 4

LONDON May 25—Giving facts about results of the British farmers’ war Job, the Department of Agriculture states that the…

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Decline in Milk Supplies Farmers’ Chance to Press Claims

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 26 May 1943 · page 2

With [?] interrupting supplies in the city milk producing areas, country dairy farmers might receive a sympathetic…

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Not Taking "No" Answer-yet Chamber of Commerce and Farmers' Clothing

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 26 May 1943 · page 2

Notwithstanding letters which have been received from the Rationing Commission pointing out that wear and tear of…

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Probable Butter Price

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 27 May 1943 · page 4

The prices Commissioner, Professor Copland, told a meeting of dairying representatives in Grafton, last Saturday that he calculated that, under the butter…

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Jews Herded Like Cattle

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 27 May 1943 · page 4

LONDON May 26.—Only 5000 of 55,000 Jews remain in Salonica after recent deportations to Poland, says the Istanbul…

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Sheep Prices Firm At Homebush

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 27 May 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY Thursday—Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd. report.—27,656 sheep and lambs penned, the general slightly…

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Mechanization of Dairy Farming

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 27 May 1943 · page 4

In discussing the New South Wales Government's scheme under which farm machinery will be made available to farmers, the Minister for Agriculture (Hon…

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Problems Of Dairy Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 27 May 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY Thursday.—The perviser of Dairy Exports, Mr. F. Wigan, speaking at the conference of dairy factory…

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Raymond Terrace Dairy Co

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 27 May 1943 · page 2

During the last month the Raymond Terrace Dairy Co. manufactured 69 tons butter and received 544,352 gallons milk. Butter pay to suppliers was 14¾d per lb:…

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Control of Dairy Produce

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 27 May 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY Thursday—Announcing that control of dairy produces would be assumed by his department almost immediately the…

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Sheep and Cattle

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 28 May 1943 · page 2

Messrs Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd., report that 27,656 sheep and lambs were penned yesterday. Prices generally were firm on last Monday's…

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Sheep Farmer Charged with Murder Hailed As "Hero" Two Weeks Earlier

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 May 1943 · page 4

A fortnight ago Harry Hartley, 21year-old sheep farmer, of Trinidad (Colorado), was hailed as a hero for having attempted to save his wife,…

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Sheep and Fox Values Extraordinary Market

The Scone Advocate · Friday 28 May 1943 · page 5

A most remarkable development has occurred in the value of rural products (states Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd.)…

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Dairy Farmers' Problems

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 28 May 1943 · page 2

A belief that the subsidy to the dairying industry would do nothing to increase production unless something was also done to help with…

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