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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1943

1,539 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 51 of 77

Good Feed From Black Rye Crop Feat of Broke Farmers

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 25 August 1943 · page 4

Black winter rye has proved a very successful crop for Mr. Jim R. Moore, "Tremayne," Broke. He grows the crop on sandy flats…

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Farm Machinery In Coastal Areas

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 25 August 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY Wed.—The Premier, Mr. McKell, announced last night that applications for assistance under the food production scheme…

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Conditions In Dairy Industry

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 25 August 1943 · page 2

During a discussion on the price of milk and the rural award at the meeting in Dungog yesterday of the Lower Hunter and…

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Debts of Dairy Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 26 August 1943 · page 2

MUSWELLBROOK Thursday.— Delegates to the quarterly meeting of the District Council of the Primary Producers Union…

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Dairy Instructor

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 26 August 1943 · page 3

Mr. A. T. R. Brown of the Department of Agriculture who has been to charge of the Hunter valley District (State Dairylog)…

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Dairy Company Makes Records Total of £1,000,000 Exceeded In Year’s Sales

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 26 August 1943 · page 5

For the twelve months ended June 30, the Raymond Terrace Co-operative Dairy and Produce Co. Ltd. received 8,125,072 gallons of milk, and the value of sales was £1,040,336. These totals were records for any year since…

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Winter Killings of Fat Sheep and Cattle

The Scone Advocate · Friday 27 August 1943 · page 4

The Deputy Controller of Meat Supplies (Mr. J. L. Shute) has expressed his appreciation of the excellent response and co-operation…

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DAIRYING Dehorning of Cattle. a Dairy Farmer's Experience

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 27 August 1943 · page 6

The dehorning of cattle has many advantages, and misgivings regarding the animals' reaction to it should not deter owners from carrying out the…

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Local and General Cattle Slaughtered

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 August 1943 · page 4

The Health Inspector (Mr. J. McGilvray) reported to Kearsley Council on Tuesday night that there were slaughtered at Maitland Abattoirs for…

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Conditions in Dairy Industry

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 27 August 1943 · page 3

During a discussion on the price of milk, Mr. J. H. Berry said that if a dairyman could get a job at £20 a month he would be better off than on…

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Bowthorne Butter Co.’s Report

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 28 August 1943 · page 3

A loss of £960/19/9 was made by Bowthorne Co-operative Butter Factory at Morpeth for the half-year ended June 30…

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Annual Meeting of Dairy Co. Successful Year

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 28 August 1943 · page 6

SINGLETON Sat.—Messrs. W. H. Bowman and W. H. Andrews were re-elected directors of the Singleton Central Co-operative…

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Big Returns From Soldiers’ Farms

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 28 August 1943 · page 4

MELBOURNE Saturday—The Minister for the Army (Mr. Forde) stated that in July nearly 550,000lb of produce came…

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Hunter Valley Crop Prospects

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 28 August 1943 · page 2

Mr. G. T. Dawson, Senior Agricultural Instructor, in his report for August on Hunter Valley and Central Coast, says the copious…

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Cattle Firm at Homebush

Maitland Mercury · Monday 30 August 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY Monday. — Winch combe. Cavson Ltd., report: 1661 cattle yarded. The market was firm, Best vealers to 65 hundred…

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New Wool Board Chairman

Maitland Mercury · Monday 30 August 1943 · page 4

SYDNEY Monday.—After seven years’ service as chairman of the Australian Wool Board, Sir Dalzlel Kelly has retired from the…

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Wool Sales Winchcombe, Carson Ltd

Singleton Argus · Monday 30 August 1943 · page 4

Messrs Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:— At our Newcastle catalogue on Friday 1745 bales of wool were…

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Co-operative Group Farming

Maitland Mercury · Monday 30 August 1943 · page 2

THE demands now being made upon Australia for foodstuffs are likely to be increased rather than decreased…

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To day’s (Leader: Co-opera Group Farming Charge of Murdering a Waitress

Maitland Mercury · Monday 30 August 1943 · page 1

MELBOURNE Monday. — At the City Wath[?] early today. Harold William Nugent. 25, a truckdriver, with charged with…

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3,316,622 Gallons of Milk Treated £65)54 Available for Distribution Annual, Meeting of Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Co Ltd

Singleton Argus · Monday 30 August 1943 · page 4

Treatment of 3,316,622 gallons of milk by Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Company Limited for the 12 months ending June 30 last was the highest figure which has ever been treated locally it was disclosed at Saturday's 43rd annual meeting of…

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