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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1944

1,406 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 12 of 71

Milk Zone Dairymen's Assn

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 22 February 1944 · page 2

A meeting of all interested in the formation of a branch of the above will be held in the Memorial Hall on Thursday next at 11 a.m. Mr. A. G…

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Decrease in Butter Production Price Too Low and Shortage Of Skilled Labour

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 23 February 1944 · page 3

Shortage of skilled labour ant! a price below cost of production were reasons for a decrease in butter production in South Wales. This was stated by Mr. R. L. Fitzgerald, MLA, at the…

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Claim For Damage To Crops

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 23 February 1944 · page 5

MUSWELLBROOK — in the Small Debts Court. Douglas Keith Cowan, of Sandy Hollow, claimed £50 damage from…

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Farm Machinery Is Government Sincere?

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 23 February 1944 · page 2

Delegates who attended the meeting of the Lower Hunter and Gloucester District Council the Primary Producers’ Union…

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No Price Rise For Singleton Dairymen Price Of 1/6 Per Gallon Already Covered Official Advice From Canberra

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 23 February 1944 · page 2

Official advice was received to-day, per Mr. D'Arcy Rose, M.L.A., that Singleton dairymen, in common with…

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Milk Zone Dairymen's Council (To the Editor)

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 23 February 1944 · page 3

Sir,—The statement attributed to A. P. Pankhurst in your issue of February 11th last calls for a little comment. Allow me to say that the…

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Prime Cattle Scarce at Homebush

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 24 February 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY Thursday — Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:— 1811 cattle yarded. Prime were scarce. the market opened very…

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[?] Former Dairy Farmers Register

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 24 February 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY Thurs.— The New South Wales Manpower Director, Mr. Beilemore, announced to-day, that 500 former dairy farm…

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Bob's Farm

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 24 February 1944 · page 3

Fraternity branch, G.U.O.O.F., had a gala night on the 10th February, the occasion being the presentation of the [?] grades hield won by the Branch for the…

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Rifles for Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 24 February 1944 · page 2

CANBERRA Thursday — The Minister for the Army (Mr. Forde) stated In the House Sot Representatives that…

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Farm Mechanisation Scheme in N.S.W. Other States Interested, Says the Premier

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 24 February 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY Thursday—It is particularly gratifying tome learn that at the recent meeting of the Commonwealth Agricultural Council a direct approach was made by the department representatives of the West Australian…

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Volunteers Harvest Maize Crop

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 24 February 1944 · page 2

MUSWELLBROOK Thurs.— A number of townspeople spent last week-end in assisting Mr. T. M. Bowman to harvest his maize…

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Cattle Slaughtering

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 5

During the past fortnight 161 bovines and 1,435 Shire. The condemnations here [?] paris…

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DAIRYING. Revived Pastoral Conditions. Benefit Dairying Output

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 5

The combined influences of high temperatures and transport restrictions have not made the maintenance of cream quality easy during recent…

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Wool Sale

Singleton Argus · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 4

Messrs Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report that at their Sydney catalogue yesterday 6213 bales of wool were appraised. Results: L. G…

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Wool Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 6

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-op. Co. Ltd. reports on 23rd inst.:- We submitted our Appraisement Catalogue No. 129 on Monday, 21st…

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Sydney Wool Appraisement

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson and Co. report that 6213 bales of wool were appraised in their Sydney catalogue yesterday. Results: L. G. Deuchar ("Bango,"…

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Butter Cuts. For Hotels and Cafes

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 1

To increase supplies in Britain, but ter ration in Australian hotels and cafes will shortly be cut 50 per cent. and control of cream will drastically…

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Record Entries For Sydney Cattle Fair

Maitland Mercury · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 4

SYDNEY Friday — Sydney’s stud beef and fat cattle fair, to be held on March 26-29, will be tbe biggest ot its kind ever held…

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Sheep Blowfly. Limitations of Mules Operation

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 6

Indications are that indiscriminating advocacy of the Mules operation, without suitable accompanying information as to its limitations and…

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