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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1943

1,539 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 73 of 77

Crops Ruined By Hailstorm

Maitland Mercury · Friday 3 December 1943 · page 4

CAIPNS Friday — Emerald Creek area, Maruba, was swept by a terrific haliston on Wednesday afternoon, thousands of…

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Storm Destroys Tobacco Crop

Singleton Argus · Friday 3 December 1943 · page 2

Within five minutes tobacco leaf worth mere than £27,000 was ruined by a cyclonic storm at Emerald Creek, Mareeba (Q.), on Wednesday…

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Delays In Wool Transport

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 4 December 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY Sat.—Producers are concerned about the wool transport position in New South Between 250,000 and…

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Second Farm Unit

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 4 December 1943 · page 4

SINGLETON Sat.—A second unit under the farm mechanisation scheme has been ordered by Singleton Central Cooperative…

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Wool Appraisement Winchcombe Carson Ltd

Singleton Argus · Monday 6 December 1943 · page 4

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report: 2012 bales of wool were appraised at our Newcastle catalogue on Friday. Results included: Hardy Bros., Walcha,…

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State's Wool Worth 10 Millions To Date

Singleton Argus · Monday 6 December 1943 · page 2

New South Wales wool appraised to date for this season is worth approximately £10,000,000, at the contract price…

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First Release for Dairying

Singleton Argus · Monday 6 December 1943 · page 2

It was learned this afternoon that first" realse of a man to this district from the Army under the policy to release men for the purpose of…

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Farm-butter Transactions Making Returns

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 7 December 1943 · page 2

All producers of farm bu[?] who are registered with Rationing Commission must s[?] quarterly return to the [?]…

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Wool Appraisements

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 7 December 1943 · page 4

On Thursday, 2nd December, Messrs Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd., Newcastle, appraised 1600 bales, drawn principally from the Barraba,…

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Wool Report

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 7 December 1943 · page 2

The Country Producers' Selling Co., Ltd., report: In the crossbred section of our catalogue of appraisement No. 122, on 29th ult., many…

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Heavy Wheat Yields At Scone

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 7 December 1943 · page 2

SCONE Tuesday.—Harvesting is in full swing in the Parkville district, where some record crops have been stripped. One…

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British Dairy Farmers' Example

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 7 December 1943 · page 4

Much the same challenge facing Australian dairy fanners to-day was taken up by the fairy farmers of England earlier in the war, and they made…

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Local and General Stroud Dairy Farmers

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 7 December 1943 · page 2

On Wednesday evening delegates representing Stroud daily farmers came across to Dungog and met the members and officers of the Milk…

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Meat Rationing. Opposed by P. P. Board. "Will Lead to Sheep Stealing."

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 7 December 1943 · page 1

The Condobolin P.P. Board recently asked for the co-operation of t[?] Mudgee P.P. Board in protesting against the meat rationing proposals…

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Farm Harness and Horseshoes

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 7 December 1943 · page 1

The following is a copy of a letter addressed to Sir Earle Page, M.P., by Mr. J. A. Beasley. Minister for Supply and Shipping, dated [?]…

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Women on Farms

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 7 December 1943 · page 4

Speaking on "How Women Can Help the Farmer," Mr. D. Shand, of Armidale, said if farmers looked on the employment of women from the…

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Dairy Production Decline Statement by Sir Earle Page

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 7 December 1943 · page 2

Sir Earle Page said he bad just completed a thousand mile visit of the coastal dairy belt. He had been dismayed by the outstanding evidences…

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Millet Crop Price For Next Season

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 7 December 1943 · page 3

Representatives of millet growers in Australia met Mr. Bulcock, Commonwealth Director-General of Agriculture, in…

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Heavier N.s.w. Wheat Crops

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 8 December 1943 · page 4

SYDNEY Wednesday.— Agricultural Instructors in most wheat districts of New South Wales—Western Riverina…

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Wool Appraisement

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 December 1943 · page 4

Winchcombe, Cason Ltd, report : 5867 bales of wool were appraised at our Sydney catalogue yesterday. Results included: W. H Mackay &…

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