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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1943

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

Farm Mechanisation Scheme Additional Advances Approved

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 22 December 1943 · page 3

The Premier, Mr McKell has apprrved of additional advances totalling £25,000 for the farm mechanisation scheme which he…

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Dispersal Sales of Dairy [?]

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 23 December 1943 · page 4

"I am [?]ed to think what will [?]pen to the dairying industry in the next year or two, said Mr A. E. Budd, (C. P., Byron) speaking in the Legislative…

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Release of Manpower for Farms

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 23 December 1943 · page 2

CANBERRA Thursday — Big Increases in the production of milk products are imperative. Australia’s commitments in -the…

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Machinery Supplies For Farms

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 23 December 1943 · page 2

CANBERRA Thursday—If the necessary labour Is provided In the next two or three months, the Minister for Agriculture, Mr…

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Bomb on Pig Farm

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 23 December 1943 · page 1

LONDON Dec. 22—A German bomb last night did somebody Britain some good. It demolished, part of a pig farm in the…

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The Big Sheep—still Grow Bigger

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 24 December 1943 · page 2

Stan Jones writes to the Gloucester "Advocate": "The argument started over sheep, not lambs. That is about the class J. R. Ross's 150 lb…

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Wool Report Country Producers Selling Co. Ltd

Singleton Argus · Friday 24 December 1943 · page 4

Among the realisations of our catalogue were the following: LES/Fairview/Yass, A/c L. E. Southwell, Hall, sup. E 30½d, AAAW…

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Farming on Road. Statement at Inquest

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 24 December 1943 · page 1

A statement that portion of the road between Largs and Morpeth was being cultivated was made at the adjourned inquest at West Maitland…

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Meeting of Dairymen New Branch of Zone Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 24 December 1943 · page 3

A meeting of dairymen, held at Vacy, decided to form a branch of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council. Mr. H. A. Fry presided, and there was…

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Fosterton Junior Farmers' Exhibition

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 24 December 1943 · page 4

On Saturday, 18th December, the Fosterton Junior Fanners held their second exhibition and it upheld the high standard attained last year. In…

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Barbed Wire for Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Friday 24 December 1943 · page 2

CANBERRA Friday—The Minister for Supply, Mr. Beasley, has approved of the release of 13,000 tons of barbed wire from…

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Women Doing Grand Work on Farms Kiige Success of W.A.S.P.S. Organi sation

Maitland Mercury · Friday 24 December 1943 · page 2

Returns to headquarters of the work of the W.A.S.P.S. indicate the huge success of the organisation for 1943, says the honorary organiser, Mr. Don Shand, who has travelled [?] of miles in his efforts to stimulate the interest of…

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Big Increase of Milk Products Imperative Release of Manpower for Farms

Singleton Argus · Friday 24 December 1943 · page 1

Big increases in the production of milk products are imperative. Australia's commitments in the feeding of the…

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Assistance for Dairy Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Monday 27 December 1943 · page 2

MELBOURNE Monday—Dairy farmers are reminded by the Commonwealth Food Control authorities that immediate…

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Buried Under Bales of Wool

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 29 December 1943 · page 2

NEWCASTLE Wed.— Two men were seriously injured when they were buried under five tons of wool bales which fell from a stack…

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To-day’s Leader: National Fitness 250,000 Bales of Wool Await Transport

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 30 December 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY Thurs. — Although more than 250,000 bales of wool are awaiting transport to appraisement centres in New South…

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Wider Control of Farming

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 30 December 1943 · page 3

INVERELL Thurs.—Speaking at a meeting of the Inverell and District Association of War Agricultural Committees, Mr. E. H…

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Grain Feeding of Figs-cattle

Maitland Mercury · Friday 31 December 1943 · page 5

Grain led to milki[?] cattle frequently gives financial returns equal to or-better than cram fed to pigs, points Out-the Division of…

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Wool Trade Now in Recess

Maitland Mercury · Friday 31 December 1943 · page 5

Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd- report that the wool trade is now in recess and all sections are enjoying a short respite from the…

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Difficulties of Dairymen Chaos on Farms Forecast

Singleton Argus · Friday 31 December 1943 · page 4

A major collapse in the dairying industry resulting in chaotic conditions in food production, if men were not released from the…

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