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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1943

1,539 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 62 of 77

Mechanisation of Farms

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 16 October 1943 · page 2

The President (Cr. G. Russell) reported to a meeting of Port Stephen’s Shire Council that he had had many Inquiries about…

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Maitland Cattle Market Unchanged

Maitland Mercury · Monday 18 October 1943 · page 3

There was a good quality yarding of 700 fat cattle at Maitland yards to-day, including a number of consignments of…

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Sheep Better at Homebush

Maitland Mercury · Monday 18 October 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY Monday.— Pitt Son and Badgery Ltd., report 52,134 sheep and lambs penned the quality being a little below recent…

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Orders For Farm Implements

Maitland Mercury · Monday 18 October 1943 · page 2

CANBERRA Monday—The following orders constitute part of current production programme Ploughs all [?] 16,094…

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Unregistered Dairy Premises

Maitland Mercury · Monday 18 October 1943 · page 3

For having conducted an Unregistered dairy, Edward O’ Kane of Buchanan was fined 23/10/ with 8/ costs by Mr. I. Beavera…

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Dutch Farmers Beating Nazis

Singleton Argus · Monday 18 October 1943 · page 4

Measures employed by the Germans in Holland against Dutch farmers at times defeat their own ends. Recently the Nazis prohibited the…

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To Increase Dairy Production Value of Supplementary Feeding

Singleton Argus · Monday 18 October 1943 · page 4

There are three ways by which dairy production can be increased—by better breeding, by increasing the numbers of our…

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Cattle Fair Abandoned

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 19 October 1943 · page 2

A meeting of the Manning sub-branch of the United Pure Breeders' Association was held at Rohodes' Cafe, Taree, on Wednesday, with the…

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Cattle Dog's Faith

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 19 October 1943 · page 3

A cattle dog guarded the dead body of its 99-year-old mistress, Mrs. Isabella Olighton, at Bulli, and re[?] allow anyone to touch it. When the dead…

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Zebu Cross Cattle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 19 October 1943 · page 2

For the first time in the experience of stock buyers at Flemington a track load of Zebu cross vealers was offered for sale last week, and 17 head…

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Fertility in Sheep

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 19 October 1943 · page 4

An investigation into the breeding and non-breeding seasons of ewes in different parts of Australia is given in bulletin 166, just issued by the…

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Council for Scientific & Industrial Research Fertility in Sheep Scientific Research

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 19 October 1943 · page 1

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research makes the following pronouncement:— An investigation into the breeding…

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Rosy Outlook for District. Substantial Increase in Dairy Production

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 19 October 1943 · page 4

The District Stock Inspector (Mr. G. A. Kennedy) reported to the last meeting of the Denman-Singleton P. P. Board that there is now good feed…

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More Girls Needed for Farm Work

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 19 October 1943 · page 2

Since the formation of a branch of the Women’s Agricultural Security Production Services, known as the WASPS, in…

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Wool Sales

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 October 1943 · page 4

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report:— 7068 bales of wool were appraised at our Sydney catalogue yesterday. We secured—Nelson Walmsley, Harden,…

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Wheat Harvest Forecast

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 20 October 1943 · page 4

SYDNEY Wed.—A wheat harvest of 39-million bushels is forecast in New South Wales this season by the State Division of…

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Protest Meeting Not Required Trucks Available to Dairy Cattle, But Positon to Be Watched

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 October 1943 · page 2

The meeting called by the Singleton branch of the Primary Producers' Union for yesterday was not required because of the…

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Looting of Dutch Cattle Nazis Shipping Cows to Spain

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 October 1943 · page 4

Intensifying their looting of Dutch cattle, Nazi authorities are planning to ship 90,000 pregnant cows to Spain in exchange for war material, it was…

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More Farm Plant Wanted

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 20 October 1943 · page 2

East Maitland Municipal Council decided last night to support a request from Murwlinmbab Municipality that representations…

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£500,000 For Wheat Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 21 October 1943 · page 6

CANBERRA, Thursday — The Full Cabinet decided on an allocation of £500,000 to help marginal wheat facers…

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