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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1943

1,539 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 60 of 77

Failure of Cabbage Crops

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 9 October 1943 · page 2

The failure of cabbage of grown from seed obtained the lend lease agreement cursed at the meeting in…

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Protection for Crops Complaint by Fruit Growers

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 9 October 1943 · page 2

Members of the Hunter District Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association at a meeting last night, protested against the…

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Dehorning of Cattle

Singleton Argus · Monday 11 October 1943 · page 4

The advantages of dehorning: cattle have been the subject of frequent emphasis in information recently published by the…

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Prime Cattle Brighter

Maitland Mercury · Monday 11 October 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY Monday. — Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report 1120 cattle yarded. Prime were brighter, plain cows were 10/ cheaper…

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Wheat for England

Maitland Mercury · Monday 11 October 1943 · page 4

SYDNEY Monday.—The general manager of the Australian Wheat Board, Mr. J. Thomson, stated that arrangements had…

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Fluid Cattle Feed Experiments in United States

Singleton Argus · Monday 11 October 1943 · page 4

Experiments for the past six months by the Kinsey Distilling Corporation at its plant in the US eastern state of Pennsylvania have…

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Wool Appraisements Pitt, Son & Badgery, Ltd

Singleton Argus · Monday 11 October 1943 · page 4

On Thursday last Messrs Pitt. Son and Badgery, Ltd., Newcastle, submitted to appraisement 2300 bales of wool drawn from the…

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Farmer Charged Alleged Theft of Poultry

Maitland Mercury · Monday 11 October 1943 · page 3

Charged at west Maitland court to-day with the theft of 185 head of poultry, Cecil Lantry, 33, a farmer, was remanded until…

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Rabbits More Profitable Than Sheep

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 12 October 1943 · page 2

A total of 30,000 rabbits have been taken by means of traps from a 2900-acre property at Bonshaw in recent months, reports Glen Innes…

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Industry Bordering on State of Chaos Cattle Owners Discuss Government Regulations

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 12 October 1943 · page 2

If the recent Government regulations affecting the cattle industry were adhered to, the industry would fall into a state of chaos, cattle owners declared at a meeting in West Maitland yesterday afternoon…

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Big Cattle Drafting Events Success of Sports on 6th November Is Assured

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 12 October 1943 · page 1

The cattle drafting events at the patriotic sports outing on Saturday, 6th November, will begin at 11 a.m. The full number of cattle have been obtained for the drafting events, and judging by the interest being taken by horsemen from all parts of the district, a…

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The Farm Home The Vegetable Garden Some Seasonable Hints

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 12 October 1943 · page 3

The following hints to vegetable growers are given in the October number of a home gardening bulletin issued by the Department of…

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Food Production Hampered Freight Concessions Withheld on Farm Machinery

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 12 October 1943 · page 4

A remarkable story of an instance in which the State Government had missed an opportunity to stimulate food production was related in the…

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Boys Attracted To Farms

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 12 October 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY Tuesday—More than 300 boys were placed in rural employment during the year ended June annual report of the…

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Wool Report

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 13 October 1943 · page 4

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-op. Co. Ltd. reports on the 9th inst.;— Our appraisement Catalogue No. 117, totalling 4931 bales, was…

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£1750 Storage Shed At Butter Factory

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 13 October 1943 · page 3

The construction of a storage shed at the Raymond Terrace Dairy Co., Hexham, at a cost of £1750, was include in the…

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Wool Sale Newcastle Appraisement

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 13 October 1943 · page 4

On Friday last the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., brought forward a catalogue of 2,200 bales for final appraisement…

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More Butter - Jam At Old Men’s Home

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 13 October 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY Wed.— The Minister fore Health, Mr. Kelly, announced that the butter [?] at the Lid comb Old Men’s Home has been…

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Government to Be Approached on Cattle Industry Singleton Delegates Attend Maitland Meeting

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 13 October 1943 · page 3

Delegates from Singleton, Jerry's Plains, Maitland, Gresford, Dungog, Stroud, Merriwa, Muswellbrook and Scone, who…

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Rosy Outlook for District Substantial Increase in Dairy Production

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 13 October 1943 · page 2

The District Stock Inspector (Mr. G. A. Kennedy) reported to yesterday's meeting of the Denman-Singleton P.P. Board that…

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