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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1944

1,406 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 29 of 71

Plight Of Farmers Stressed

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 16 May 1944 · page 2

The following letter forwarded the Premier, Mr, W. J. McKell, and Mr. R. W. D. Weaver, leader the Opposition, contains a…

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Farmer In Trouble Over Piping

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 16 May 1944 · page 3

MUSWELLBROOK: A young Kayuga fanner, Leslie William Cecil Evans, represented by Mr. S. C. White, pleaded .guilty at…

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Dairymen Firm on Subsidy

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 16 May 1944 · page 2

Members of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council are determined to withhold milk from delivery in Sydney and Newcastle…

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Falling Off in Butter for Britain

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 May 1944 · page 2

MELBOURNE Wed.—The president of the Victorian Division Institute of Dairy Factory Managers (Mr. D Evershed) told…

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Stocks of Wool Questions in House Of Lords

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 May 1944 · page 1

LONDON. May 16.—Asking the Government to publish accurate Information on the stock pile of British Government-owned wool…

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Singleton Farmers Favour Strike Decision to Withhold Milk Supplies From Friday Unanimous Vote of Large Meeting

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 May 1944 · page 4

One of the largest and most enthusiastic meetings of dairymen of this district, at which there was an attendance of something liike 100, decided yesterday, by unanimous vote, to withhold supplies of milk from the metropolitan trade on and after Friday, provided a satisfactory announcement…

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Sheep Dearer at Homebush

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 18 May 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY Thurs—Pitt, Son & Badgery, Ltd. report 29.079 sheet and lambs penned, with a moderate number of prime descriptions…

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Wheat Supplies For Stock

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 18 May 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY Thursday—The Commerce Minister Mr Scully gave an assurance that the wheat supplies at a low cost for stock feed will…

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Gloucester Butter Production

Maitland Mercury · Friday 19 May 1944 · page 2

GLOUCESTER Friday—Gloucester Dairy Co. manufactured 167, 304lb of cho[?] and 280lb of second grade butter duting April…

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Helping Wool Industry

Maitland Mercury · Friday 19 May 1944 · page 5

SYDNEY Friday—The Textile Advisory Panel appointed by the Fedora: Government to consider proposals for helping the wool…

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Sydney Wool Prices

Singleton Argus · Friday 19 May 1944 · page 4

At their Sydney wool appraisement last Winchcombe Carson Ltd. offered 3680 bales. The clips from the areas north of Brewarrina…

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Drought Affects Wool Clip. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 19 May 1944 · page 2

The Australian Wool Growers' Council reports that sheep losses resulting from the drought conditions have been already severe…

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To-day’s Leader: Dangers Of Despotism Severe Sheep Losses

Maitland Mercury · Friday 19 May 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY Friday — The Australian Woolgrowers’ Council reports that sheep losses resulting from drought conditions had…

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DAIRYING Nutritional Needs of Calves Importance of Good Grazing

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 19 May 1944 · page 4

Calves are mostly fed on skimmed milk, and when milk is separated valuable vitamins are removed from if. One of these, vitamin A, is most…

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Pools for Farm Machinery Operation Of Scheme After The War

Maitland Mercury · Friday 19 May 1944 · page 4

In a paper on “Co-operative machinery pools in war time and post-war production,” Mr. J. B. Timbs, manager of the Bowthorne Co-operative Butter Factory, read at the Agricultural Bureau conference at Branxton, told of the…

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Sheep Dearer At Homebush

Maitland Mercury · Monday 22 May 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report: 25,902 sheep penned. Grown sheep were 2/ dearer Lambs were very strong…

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More Money for Dairy Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Monday 22 May 1944 · page 2

MUSWELLBROOK: Based on the present daily intake of about 3000 gallons, the lowest for many months, district milk suppliers…

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Position of Dairy Industry Producers' Milk Board Representative's Statement

Singleton Argus · Monday 22 May 1944 · page 3

In a letter to Messrs. McKell and Weaver, Mr. J. McKeachie, producers representative on the Milk Board, sets out the following information:—…

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Cattle Improving

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 23 May 1944 · page 1

Experts who visited the United Stud Beef Cattle Breeders' Exhibition, held in Sydney at the end of April, declare that it will be long remembered…

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Country Storage of Wool

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 23 May 1944 · page 1

The Minister for Commerce, Mr. Scully, announced yesterday that Cabinet had approved the acceptance of tenders for the building…

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