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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1944

1,406 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 27 of 71

The Farm Home The Vegetable Garden Some Seasonable Hints

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 5 May 1944 · page 1

The following seasonable hints for vegetable growers are given in the May number of a home gardening bulletin issued by the Department of…

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Army Releases Higher Priority for Dairying

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 May 1944 · page 2

The Acting Prime Minister, Mr. Forde, announced this week that the system of the special release of 20,000 men from the…

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Woman Farmer Shows the Way

Maitland Mercury · Friday 5 May 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY Friday.—The agricultural instructor for the district, Mr. J. M. Pitt, stated that a women farmer on the central coast…

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Important Notification for Farmers

Singleton Argus · Friday 5 May 1944 · page 2

An important announcement for the benefit of clients is made to-day in the advertising columns by Messrs. Grainger and Falkiner and Messrs…

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Dairying to Cet Higher Priority Releases From the Army

Singleton Argus · Friday 5 May 1944 · page 1

The Acting Prime Minister (Mr. Porde) said the system of releasing 20,000 men from the Army for essential industry would be re-examined so…

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Pleuro in Cattle

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 6 May 1944 · page 4

“The issue known as pleuro pneumonia in cattle is a very serious one, end only by continued vigilance spread prevented,…

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Sheep Dying In The North-west

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 6 May 1944 · page 2

BARRABA, Saturday. — Hand feeding of both sheep and cattle is general throughout the north-west. Fodder is In short…

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Water From Mine Fears for Effect Stock and Crop

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 6 May 1944 · page 2

Fears that water being [?] ed from Rothbury colliery Black Creek, from which it into the Hunter River,…

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Stock Sales Cattle Offering Held Up

Singleton Argus · Monday 8 May 1944 · page 2

As a result of a dispute at Homebush abattoirs, sale of cattle was held up at Flemington saleyards to-day. In the sheep section 42,700 head…

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Wool Report Country Producers' Selling Co

Singleton Argus · Monday 8 May 1944 · page 4

The Country Producers' Selling Co. Ltd. submitted appraisement No. 135 on the 2nd and 3rd instant, and offered 1188 bales, which included a…

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Dry in Dairy Districts

Maitland Mercury · Monday 8 May 1944 · page 2

Prescott, Pty., Ltd., report that the weather has been extremely dry and very cold and production is declining much more rapidly in…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 9 May 1944 · page 2

Claude Thomas Leiper, 33, a dairyman, was charged at West Maitland court yesterday afternoon with having at Farley on…

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Drought and Old Sheep

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 9 May 1944 · page 2

Winchmbe Carson Ltd. report:—Dry pastoral conditions invariably produce the problem of handling old sheep. The difficulty of maintaining them is shown…

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Small Percentage of Sheep Perish

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 9 May 1944 · page 1

At Kiandra a survey has revealed that only a small percentage of the 25,000 sheep trapped in the district by heavy snow,…

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Wool Trucks Will Be Short

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 9 May 1944 · page 2

There is no indication that the supply of wool trucks this season would be any better than last said the Secretary of the…

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Wool Review Supports Water Conservation

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 9 May 1944 · page 2

The 55th "Annual Wool Review," issued by Messrs Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., supports plans for the provision of water conservation schemes…

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Farm Training Schools

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 9 May 1944 · page 3

Country Party policy is to establish farm training schools to give boys and girls who intend to follow the land a training equivalent to that of the…

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Wool Report

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 May 1944 · page 4

The Farmers and Graziers Co. Ltd, reports oh the 9th instant. We submitted our Appraisement Catalogue No. 135 comprising just on…

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Country Party and the Milk Industry Recognition For Dairymen’s Families

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 May 1944 · page 4

In the comprehensive, policy speech of the leader of the Country Party (Col. M. F. Bruxner), special attention has been paid to the milk industry. “In common with other dairy…

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Gift From Sir Frederick Stiwart Farm Property for Hospital

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 May 1944 · page 1

Sir Frederick Stewart, M.P. has decided to place at the disposal of the Central Methodist Mission, free of all…

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