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Farming & the land, 1943

1,539 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 41 of 77

Butter Hoarded

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 29 June 1943 · page 2

Butter distributors in Sydney estimate that more than 400,000 lbs of butter is hoarded in Sydney. During the week prior to the issue of…

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Further Butter Restrictions

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 29 June 1943 · page 1

After June 30 no butter will be supplied without a special permit to restaurants, sandwich shops, hotels and other catering establishments, or to…

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Meeting the Butter Shortage

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 29 June 1943 · page 5

At Newcastle Technical College Home Solence students make their own margarine. Miss M. Palmer, who is in charge of the…

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Will Not Increase Butter Ration

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 29 June 1943 · page 2

The Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) made it clear last week that the Government had no intention of increasing the butter ration…

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Award for Dairy Industry. Operates from July 1

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 29 June 1943 · page 4

Judge Kelly, in the Arbitration Court in Melbourne, delivered an award for rates and conditions of employment for employees engaged in the dairy…

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Next Season’s Tobacco Crop

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 29 June 1943 · page 1

CANBERRA Tuesday, — The Minister for Commerce, Mr. Scully, said to-day that the Government, would not acquire next…

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Crop Conditions In the Hunter Valley

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 29 June 1943 · page 2

Mr. G. T. Dawson, Senior Agricultural Instructor, forwards the following report covering agricultural conditions in the Hunter…

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Shrinkage in Butter Supplies

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 30 June 1943 · page 3

Prescott Pty. Ltd., report that butter production continues to shrink in all districts and no improvement can be expected for some…

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Butter Rationing

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 1 July 1943 · page 2

After June 30, no butter will be supplied without a special permit to restaurants, sandwich shops, hotels and other catering establishments, or to industrial…

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Workers and Butter Ration

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 1 July 1943 · page 2

CANBERRA Thursday—During the Supply debate in the Senate last night, the Minister for Customs (Senator Keane) indicated…

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Sheep and Cattle

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 July 1943 · page 1

Messrs Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd. report a penning of 36,485 sheep and lambs yesterday. Prices generally were 1/- lower; 1961 cattle yarded and the…

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PASTORAL. Improvemnt of Sheep Properties

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 July 1943 · page 6

The provision of belts of edible trees which can be lopped when necessary is a form of insurance against dry times which is not sufficiently taken…

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Wool Report

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 July 1943 · page 1

N.Z.L. & M.A. Co., Ltd., report : This coy.'s final catalogue at Newcastle of the 1942-43 season was submitted for appraisement on 24th and…

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£66,000,000 for Wool

Maitland Mercury · Friday 2 July 1943 · page 2

MELBOURNE Friday. — The Chairman of the Central Wool Committee said to-day that 3,520, 803 bales of wool were appraised…

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The Butter Ration Some Workers May Get More

Singleton Argus · Friday 2 July 1943 · page 3

Relief from the butter ration may be given in special cases to workers whose duties prevent their having normal diet. This…

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Men Use Most Wool. Rationing Difficulties

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 July 1943 · page 6

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:—The outstanding importance of men's wear in influencing wool consumption is shown by the fact that of the…

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Local and General Kangaroo Farm

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 July 1943 · page 4

When the question of the supply of ammunition for farmers to deal with posts was under discussion at the Copm[?]hurst Shire Council meeting, Cr…

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Dairying Industry

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 July 1943 · page 4

The Minister for Health (Mr. Kelly) will be asked by the Milk Board to order a public prices inquiry to cover every phase of the dairying industry…

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Farmer Kicked

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

Mr. F. W. Hutton, dairy farmer, Fosterton Road, was kicked on the side of the head by a draught horse late on Wednesday afternoon. He…

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Slaughter of Dairy Cows

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

Exaggerated and misleading was how the Assistant Director of Rural Industries (Dr. A. R, Callaglian) recently described statements that large…

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