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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1944

1,406 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 36 of 71

Dingoes Attack Sheep

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 17 June 1944 · page 6

BRISBANE Sat.—The president of the Graziers’ Association (Mr. P. B. Newcombe said damage done by dingoes in the west…

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Scientific Methods in Wool Industry

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 17 June 1944 · page 5

MELBOURNE Sat.—To extend scientific methods through the woolgrowing industry and public[?] wool in every country town…

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Role of the Small Farmer

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 17 June 1944 · page 6

NEW YORK: Two Americans who farm on a email scale have written an article in the New York Times magazine to point…

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High School Boys Train for Farming

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 17 June 1944 · page 6

WASHINGTON— More than 200,000 boys in 6300 American high schools are members of a student youth organisation known…

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Ploughing for Spring Feed Crops

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 17 June 1944 · page 4

Land that is to be sown to feed crops in Spring should be ploughed deeply how in order to ensure that when the seed is planted it…

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Cattle Deader at Homebush

Maitland Mercury · Monday 19 June 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY Monday.—Pitt. Son and Badgery, Ltd., report : 32,151 sheep and lambs penned, with an improved proportion of trade…

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Dairy Industry Blundering

Maitland Mercury · Monday 19 June 1944 · page 1

CANBERRA Monday—It is believed that State representatives are voicing strong-criticism at to-day’s meeting of the Agricultural…

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More Super For Dairying

Maitland Mercury · Monday 19 June 1944 · page 2

CANBERRA Monday — More liberal supplies of superphosphate are like to be allotted to the dairying industry in the…

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Farmer Decorated by Lord Cowrie Saved Pilot From Burning Plane

Singleton Argus · Monday 19 June 1944 · page 2

Mr. O. C. J. McCocker, 65, a Tenterfield farmer, was the only civilian among more than 70 servicemen invested with decorations by the…

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Raymond Terrace. Butter Factory

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 20 June 1944 · page 4

During May, 38 tons of butter was manufactured at the Raymond Terrace Co-operative Dairy and Produce Co's factory at Hexham. Milk received…

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Production at Hexham Butter Factory

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 20 June 1944 · page 2

Thirty-eight tons of butter was manufactured at the Raymond Terrace Co-operative Dairy and Produce Co., Ltd.'s factory at Hexham during…

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Release of Men for Dairy Farms

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 June 1944 · page 3

CANBERRA Tuesday—The report submitted to the Australian Agricultural Council stated that the plan to secure the release of…

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Dairy Industry. Manpower Needs. Canberra

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 20 June 1944 · page 2

It was officially learned to-day that it was agreed at yesterday's meeting of the Australian Agricultural Council, that if dairy production was to be…

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Junior Farmers

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 20 June 1944 · page 1

All Junior Farmers in Stroud District (Booral, Stroud and Stroud Road) are reminded that au inspection of their projects will be made…

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Ten Thousand Tractors for Australia. Problems of Dairy Industry

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 June 1944 · page 2

CANBERRA Tuesday—The Minister for Agriculture and Commerce, Mr. Scully, announced at the opening of the 22nd meeting of the Australian Agricultural Council last night that arrangements had been completed to obtain…

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Thousands Needed for the Dairy Industry

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 June 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY Tuesday.—It was officially learned today that it was agreed at yesterday’s meeting of the Australian Agricultural…

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Houses Built of Wool Composition Boards

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 21 June 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed. Samples of wool composition boards are being submitted to the Graziers’ Association by their maker L…

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Manpower on Dairy Farms Temporary Army Leave Plan

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 June 1944 · page 2

Investigations were now being made with a view to granting' temporary leave from the Army for men with dairying experience…

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Paterson Farmer’s Loss

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 21 June 1944 · page 2

A few days ago, Mr. Tom Jordon, of Paterson, discovered that a 44-gallon drum of crude oil, which he kept at his Tillimby…

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Only Three Farmers in Opposition

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 22 June 1944 · page 3

Milk suppliers in the Albion Park district were definitely behind the Milk strong supporter of the P.P.U., bus "I have always been and still am, a…

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