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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1943

1,539 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 44 of 77

Work for War Prisoners Problem of Farm Scheme

Singleton Argus · Friday 9 July 1943 · page 1

Vegetable growers are keen to use prisoner of war labour on their farms, but say they are unable to provide accommodation…

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Farm Home Vegetable Garden

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 10 July 1943 · page 5

Potatoes may be planted In July in all coastal districts and in favoured spots In early Inland districts. Katahdin and Factor…

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Wheat Acreage

Maitland Mercury · Monday 12 July 1943 · page 4

SYDNEY Monday.— Inculcations' are that about 2,500,000 acres have been sown in a beat in New South Walee this acason against [?]…

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Dairy Award Criticised by Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Monday 12 July 1943 · page 2

Opposition to-the dairy award was expressed at s meeting of farmers convened by the Tarro branch of the Federated Milk…

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Adulterated Milk Charge Against Dairyman

Maitland Mercury · Monday 12 July 1943 · page 3

Mr. N. Weeks appeared to William B. Richards, [?] West Maitland court to-day and pleaded guilty to a charge of having…

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Stumbled Over His Body Missing Farmer Found

Singleton Argus · Monday 12 July 1943 · page 2

Combing wild scrub country on Cape Yorke (South Australia) for a missing farmer, Gustav Siebert, searchers stumbled over his body…

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DAIRYING. Dehorning of Cattle. "Dont's" Which It Is Important to Observe

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 13 July 1943 · page 4

The dehorning of cattle has many advantages, the best method being to prevent the growth of horns in the calf by treatment of the horn bud or button…

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Dairy Subsidy Criticised

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 13 July 1943 · page 1

The executive council of the Primary Producers' Union last week defeated a motion that the Government should subsidise by one-third wages…

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Agricultural Holdings Act. Assures Advance in Farm Practice

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 13 July 1943 · page 1

The Agricultural Holdings Act, which became operative in this State on July 1st, is designed to clarity the relations between tenants and…

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AGRICULTURAL Farm Records Books Supplied by Department of Agriculture

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 13 July 1943 · page 4

For the purpose of furthering its investigations into the economic aspects of various types of farming the Division of Agricultural Economics of the…

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Greater Use of Farmyard Manure

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 13 July 1943 · page 6

Wartime shortage of artificial fertilisers makes the waste of farmyard manure on dairy farms more than ever indefensible,…

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How Butter Subsidy Will Operate

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 July 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY Wed—In a statement clarifying subsidy payments for butter factorises in New South Wales, the General President of…

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Prisoners of War for Farms

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 July 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY Wednesday.—The Director-General of Manpower, Mr. Wurth said to-day that Prisoner of War control centres had been…

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Post-War Farm Plan Needed

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 July 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY Wed.—The Director General of Agriculture, Mr. Bulcock says it la Australia’s duty to plan to meet new post-war…

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Mr. Mair’s Comment on Dairy Award

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 July 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY Wed,— Commenting on the dairying Industry award, the leader of the Opposition, Mr. Mair, said that for too long had…

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Keen Cattle Market At Homebush

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 15 July 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY Thurs—Wimchcombe Carson. Ltd . report: 1673 cattle yarded: The market was very strong and in places brighter…

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Bob's Farm

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 15 July 1943 · page 4

'Dingoitis' has affected some of our residents of late. This infection causes those who have young calves, pigs and fowls to see dingoes prowling round their…

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Butter Slips

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 July 1943 · page 4

A Western N.S.W. paper which usually "sets up and machines" its paper on a Monday, discovered that Monday, June 7th, was King's Birthday holiday…

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News From Gloucester Butter Output

Maitland Mercury · Friday 16 July 1943 · page 3

GLOUCESTER Friday — The Gloucester Dairy Co. manufactured 69,196lbs of choicest, and 660lbs of second grade butter for…

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For 12 Months Only Butter Subsidy

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 16 July 1943 · page 2

In clarification of the butter subsidy, the P.P.U. stated this week that the subsidy was at the rate of £6,500,000 per annum from April 1 last…

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