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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1943

1,539 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 35 of 77

Wage for Dairy Industry Court To Fix Award

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 9 June 1943 · page 1

A special announcement will be made regarding the subsidy for the dairying1 industry after the Aribtration Court lias made an award for the industry. This was stated by the Minister for Customs (Senator Keane) yesterday…

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Growing Vegetables and Other Crops Many War Prisoners Prove Good Workmen

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 9 June 1943 · page 1

More than 1500 Italian and German prisoners are growing vegetables and other crops under specialist direction, 500 are cutting firewood…

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Rationing And Dairy Farmers’ Rent

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 10 June 1943 · page 6

MELBOURNE Wednesday.—And [?]…

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Assistance For The Dairy Industry

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 10 June 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY Thursday—The Minister for Commerce and Agriculture Mr. Scully, replied to the statement by the Leader of the…

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For Dairy Industry Announced

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 10 June 1943 · page 3

MELBOURNE Thursday—Employees in the dairy industry and the Australian Workers’ Union have agreed on the terms of an award for dairy workers. The award will not be formally proclaimed until…

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Sheep and Cattle. Yesterday's Sales

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 11 June 1943 · page 2

Messrs Pitt, Son and Badgery report: 52,518 sheep and lambs were penned yesterday. Prime lambs were unchanged, and medium lambs were…

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Infertility in Cattle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 11 June 1943 · page 2

The cow (1942) is a wonderful animal. She maintains an abnormal lactation through twelve-thirteenths of her adult life, produces offspring…

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"New Way" Butter Machine

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 11 June 1943 · page 1

A "New Way" butter machine is being shipped to London for use in the reconstitution of dried fat into commercial butter. According to the…

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Miners Seek More Butter

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 11 June 1943 · page 1

At the end of their shift on Monday afternoon, Abermain No. 2 employees decided at a pit-top meeting to ask the Miners' Federation to urge the…

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Butter Strikes. Advice by Miners' President

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 June 1943 · page 1

About 300 miners at the Excelsior mine on the South Coast stopped work as a protest against butter rationing. The mine produces 900 tons of coal…

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Butter Ration Will Not Be Increased

Maitland Mercury · Friday 11 June 1943 · page 2

CANBERRA Friday—The Federal Government has no intention of increasing the butter ration. This was made clear by…

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Higher Wool Income. Better Price

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 11 June 1943 · page 6

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:—The announcement, of the Central Wool Committee that to date this season 3,255,283 bales of wool have…

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Return to Auction Sales of Wool?

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 11 June 1943 · page 6

Cables from England this week have made it clear that any proposals to indefinitely continue control after the war will meet strong opposition from…

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Why Begrudge Our Allies Butter? Some Causes for Lesser Production

Singleton Argus · Friday 11 June 1943 · page 4

The rationing of butter, like the Brisbane Line controversy, appears high on the horizon as one of the major battles to be fought out when…

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Dairy Farms Close Because of Lack of Manpower

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 11 June 1943 · page 2

At a public meeting at Wauchope on Saturday week, the Federal Prices Commissioner, Professor Copland, was told that because of lack of manpower…

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Dairy Farmers Must Register

Maitland Mercury · Friday 11 June 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY Friday—The Minister for Trade and Customs, Senator. Keane, pointed out last night that all dairy farmers…

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New Award for Dairying Industry. £4/16/- TO £6/1/- a Week. Melbourne

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 11 June 1943 · page 1

Judge Kelly, in the Arbitration Court to-day, announced proposed rates of payment under the first dairying industry award…

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Farm Land Tenancies Proclamation of Agricultural Holdings Act on July 1. Provisions and Purposes Explained

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 11 June 1943 · page 4

The Agricultural Holdings Act, passed by the State Government in 1941, in to be proclaimed on July 1, following which it will become…

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Award For Dairy Industry Announced

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 June 1943 · page 1

Employees in the dairy industry and the A.W.U. have agreed on the terms of an award for diary workers. The award provides for minimum…

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£6,500,000 For The Dairy Industry

Maitland Mercury · Friday 11 June 1943 · page 3

CANBERRA Friday — The Prime Minister announced to-day a new subsidy for the dairy industry of £6,500,000 a year, [?]…

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