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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1943

1,539 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 45 of 77

Raymond Terrace Dairy Co. Factory Report for June

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 16 July 1943 · page 1

Markets:—Butler: Local 166/10 cwt, Great Britain, 141/- cwt., equalisation, 152/- cwt. Cheese: Local, 112/- cwt., Great Britain, 87/- cwt., equalisation,…

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Dairying Industry Award

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 16 July 1943 · page 6

As a matter of principle no one should object to a living wage being paid to employees on dairy farms. Too long has the industry been on the…

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Economic Aspects of Farming

Maitland Mercury · Friday 16 July 1943 · page 6

For the purpose of furthering Its investigations into the economic aspects of various types of farming the Division of…

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Hints on Dehorning of Cattle

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 17 July 1943 · page 5

The dehorning of cattle has many advantages, the best method being to prevent the growth of horns in the call by…

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Canadian Wheat For Greece

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 17 July 1943 · page 2

OTTAWA July 16—The Trade and Commerce estimates now before the House of Commons includes, says the Canadian Press…

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Farm Machinery Growers Ask For Stand in Maitland

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 17 July 1943 · page 2

The Hunter River Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Association at a meeting in West Maitland last night, decided to urge the [?]…

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Cattle Firm at Homebush

Maitland Mercury · Monday 19 July 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY Monday—Pitt, Son, and Badgery, Ltd., report—39,043 sheep and Iambs penned, the [?] quality somewhat…

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Save and Stretch Butter Hints by the Rationing Commission

Singleton Argus · Monday 19 July 1943 · page 4

Ways and means of stretching the butter ration to solve problems of lunches for work and school have been prepared by experts at the…

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Sabotage by Dutch Farmers Trick on Germans

Singleton Argus · Monday 19 July 1943 · page 1

A London cable reveals that the Nazi agricultural paper in Holland, the "Landstand," is furious with seme Dutch farmers for a new…

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Cutting Sugarcane in Queensland Australian Soldiers Said to Be on Italian-owned Farms

Singleton Argus · Monday 19 July 1943 · page 1

Allegations that young, Australian soldiers had been sent to Queensland to cut sugarcane on Italian-owned farms were made…

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Butter Coupon Warning

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 July 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY Tues.— A warning was issued last night by the Deputy Director of Rationing, Mr. Hudson, in which he advised…

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Farmers Want Fodder Debts Waived Deputation's Request to Premier. Delegates Decide to Renew Request for Relief. Government Calls for Specific Cases of Hardship

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 20 July 1943 · page 1

At a special meeting of delegates of the Upper Hunter District Council of the Primary Producers' Union held at Muswellbrook yesterday, lengthy consideration was given to a letter received from the premier in regard to the requests made by a deputation that all debts in respect of…

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Distribution of Dairy Subsidy

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 July 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY Tuesday—By the and of July it is expected that £1,500,000 will have been distributed to Australian dairy…

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Wonders of Artificial Incubation Chick - Raising on Tenambit Poultry Farm

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 July 1943 · page 5

To the layman the breeding of chicks for egg production, stud purposes and for the table presents no difficult problem, but an inspection of a poultry farm and hatchery equipped with the most modern plant for the raising of…

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Cattle Break Wire Netting

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 21 July 1943 · page 2

Maitland District Lawn Tennis Association complained to West Maitland Council last night that cattle were breaking through…

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Subsidy for the Dairy Industry

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 21 July 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY Wednesday.—An Industry authority stated it was doubtful whether the Federal subsidy of £6,500,000 to the dairy…

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Renwer Agitaion for Water Conservation Matter Raised by Farmers

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 July 1943 · page 1

Agitation for water conservation in the Hunter Valley is again to be commenced, it being asserted at yesterday's meeting of the Singleton branch of Primary Producers' Union that unless some steps were taken to keep claims to the forefrent the Hunter…

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Objection to Permits for Calves Difficulty of District Farmers Pointed Out

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 July 1943 · page 2

The attention of DenmanSingleton Pastures Protection Board is to be drawn to the suggestion that it is necessary for…

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Dairy Award Described As Unfair Claim at Primary Producers' Meeting

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 July 1943 · page 2

"If butter is worth 3/ per lb., that Is what should be paid for it, even if it means the old age pension and wages rising; there…

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Butter Rationing

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 22 July 1943 · page 1

"The Minister for Commerce, Mr. Scully, has failed completely to answer by charge that the Curtin Government and that Government alone—is to blame…

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