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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1944

1,406 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 40 of 71

Fertilisers for Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 5 July 1944 · page 2

CANBERRA Wed.—If plans now being, discussed by the Departmental of Munitions and Commerce and Agriculture were…

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Making New Farm Machines

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 5 July 1944 · page 1

CANBERRA Wed. — Because land-leans does not cover agricultural machinery from the United States which Australia is…

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Strength of Milk Zone dairymen

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 5 July 1944 · page 3

SINGLETON Wednesday. —Mr. R. A.James, MLA, of Victoria, told a meeting of dairy farmers yesterday that membership of…

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Pastoral Conditions Improve

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 6 July 1944 · page 2

The stock inspector (Mr. E. A. Lucas) reported to Maitland Pastures Protection Board yesterday that, with light rain during June,…

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Prime Sheep Firm At Homebush

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 6 July 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY Thurs Winchcombe Carson Ltd report : [?] sheep penned Prime were [?] and best quality lots [?]…

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Barbed Wire For Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 6 July 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY Thursday—The Acting Minister for Supply, Mr. Makin, stated that because of the heavy war demand for zinc,…

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Forceful Address to Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 6 July 1944 · page 4

SINGLETON, Thursday. — A forceful address was delivered to district farmers on Tuesday by Mr. R. A. James, MLA, of…

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Muswellbrook Cattle Market

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 7 July 1944 · page 2

Edward Higgens, Parkinson & co., report an extremly good market for cattle at their usual fortnightly [?] held on Tuesday last. They sold [?]…

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Wool Industry

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 7 July 1944 · page 5

The official announcement regarding the finalisation of the past season's operations in the Commonwealth which was released, this week…

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Restoring the Butter Cut

Maitland Mercury · Friday 7 July 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY Friday—The Minister for Commerce, Mr. Scully, said to-day there was a possibility of butter being restored to 8oz next…

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High Cattle Prices at Maitland

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 July 1944 · page 2

ON [?] of Titcume[?] Pastoral Monkerai, E. W. Sparke Pty. Ltd., report having sold 40 bullocks at Campbell's Hill saleyards on Monday last…

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Maitland Stock Sales Fat Cattle Cheaper

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 July 1944 · page 1

About 1000 cattle yarded, chiefly good quality cows and bullocks, with a larger proportion of heavy weights than of late. A full attendance, of…

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Local and General. Local Wool

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 7 July 1944 · page 4

Amongst the 2100 bales of wool appraised on Thursday last by Messrs Pitt, Son and Badgery, Newcastle, were the following local consignments:—…

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Return of Wool Retention Money

Maitland Mercury · Friday 7 July 1944 · page 4

Sydney, Friday -the official announcement regarding the on alisation of the past seasons's operations to the commonwealth which was released this week…

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British Wool Consumption. Post-war Marketing

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 7 July 1944 · page 6

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report:- Consumption of wool in Great Britain is estimated to be only slightly more than half the pre-war total…

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Winter Output of Dairy Products

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 7 July 1944 · page 3

A low level of winter dairy production in New South Wales in indicated by a recent report of the Chief of the Division of Dairying of the Department…

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The Farm Home the Vegetable Garden Some Seasonable Hints

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 July 1944 · page 3

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

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Farming on Shares

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 July 1944 · page 2

The State Government has decided that share farming agreements cannot be cancelled without twelve months' notice. Under the…

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Fewer Soldiers To Help Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Friday 7 July 1944 · page 2

INVERELL, Friday.—Mr. A Pearson, an officer of the rural section of the Manpower Directorate, told a conference of War…

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Review of Butter Ration

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 8 July 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY Sat.—The question restoring the butter ration to 3oz a week would, be examined before the end of the month, the…

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