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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1943

1,539 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 75 of 77

Wool Prices in Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 11 December 1943 · page 3

Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd., report that a selection of wellgrown wools in nice order was contained in their Sydney…

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Need for More Farm Machinery Growers Complain of Delays

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 11 December 1943 · page 2

Members of the Hunter District Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Association, at a meeting in West Maitland last night, expressed the opinion that more rotary hoes should be secured by the machinery pool committee…

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Wheat Harvest Will Exceed 42,000,000 Bushels

Singleton Argus · Monday 13 December 1943 · page 1

The final forecast of the current wheat harvest in New South Wales, prepared by the Department of Agriculture, is 42,500,000…

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Pastoral. Impressive Results From Good Feeding. Value of Pasture Improvement and Fodder Conservation

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 14 December 1943 · page 3

The benefit to be derived from good methods of pasture management and feeding is no new story to the pastoralist, but the value of such methods…

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Communists Aid Farmers

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 14 December 1943 · page 2

Last week-end Communists from Cessnock and Kurri gave up their week-end to help farmers harvest their potato crops, which were in danger of…

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Finance for Farm Debt Adjustment Federal Grant Not Accepted by State

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 14 December 1943 · page 1

The State Government was criticised in the Legislative Assembly by Mr. J. Lawson (C.P. Murray) for its decision to forego the amount allotted to…

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Uniting of Dairymen Letter to Editor

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 14 December 1943 · page 1

Dear Sir,—I crave space in your valuable paper to endeavour to enlighten fellow dairymen on the need for unity…

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Dairymen Little Better Off

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 14 December 1943 · page 1

"At first sight it appeared that the butter subsidy would give dairymen roughly 5d per lb, more than they were receiving in 1939," said Mr. W…

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Meeting of Dairymen

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 14 December 1943 · page 2

Milk producers in the Vacy. Paterson and Gresford districts are asked to attend a meeting in the Vacy Hall on Friday next,…

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Fuel from Wheat

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 15 December 1943 · page 2

THE opening of Australia’s first grain distillery for the production of power alcohol marks a new step in war-time…

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Local and General News Manpower for Dairy Farms

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 15 December 1943 · page 2

The National Service Officer at Maitland stated to-day that all applications for manpower for dairy farms, which will be dealt with…

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To-day’s Leader: Fuel From Wheat Police Strike at Montreal Firemen Out, Too

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 15 December 1943 · page 1

MONTREAL Dec. 14.—Demanding union recognition, police firemen and public works employees began a strike this…

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Fruit Crop Outlook Promising

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 15 December 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY Wed.—The Director of Agriculture (Mr. C. G. Savage) said the fruit crop outlook in New South Wales was the…

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Defence of Army Releases to Farmers Minister and Critics

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 15 December 1943 · page 1

The rate of discharge of men from the Army for rural work was defended by the Minister for the Army, Mr. Forde. He said that the spread…

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Meeting of New Dairymen's Organisation Election of Officers for Singleton Branch "Will Be So Strong Milk Can Be Declared Black"

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 15 December 1943 · page 3

Though there was an attendance of approximately 30, dissatisfaction was expressed at yesterday's meeting of the Singleton branch of the Dairymen's Milk Zone Council that there was not a fuller representation of the 300 add dairy farmers of this…

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Collapsed While Classing Sheep

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 16 December 1943 · page 2

MUSWELLBROOK Thursday.— The death occurred suddenly while engaged at work on “St. Heliers” of Mr. James Herbert…

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“New Era in Industry” Dairymen’s Council Formed in Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 16 December 1943 · page 5

SINGLETON Thurs.—A lengthy meeting of the newly-formed local branch of the Milk Zone Dairymen’s Council was held on…

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Wool Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 December 1943 · page 5

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-Op. Co. Ltd. reports on the 16th inst.:—We submitted our appraisement Catalogue, No. 124, on Tuesday, 14th…

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Huge Stocks of Wool

Maitland Mercury · Friday 17 December 1943 · page 6

WASHINGTON Dec. 16 — The War Production Board announced that it is considering the disposal of 330,000.000 pounds of…

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Man-power for Dairy Farms. Where to Apply

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 December 1943 · page 1

Immediate release of persons from the Army or elsewhere to. help increase dairy production can now be arranged. Farmers in the…

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