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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1944

1,406 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 41 of 71

Decline In Butter Production

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 8 July 1944 · page 1

CANBERRA, Sat.—Butter production for the period July 1, 1943, to May 30, 1944, was 12,000 tons less than the total for a similar…

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Dipping Cattle and Milk Supply

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 8 July 1944 · page 4

Fears have often been expressed that dipping of cattle has the effect of seriously reducing milk supply…

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Big Disparity In Sheep Earnings

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 8 July 1944 · page 4

SYDNEY Sat.—During the past season grown sheep in New South Wales have earned an average of 11/ to 13/ gross for…

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Release of Soldiers Fo[?] Farm Worl[?]

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 8 July 1944 · page 2

CANBERRA Sat.—The Min[?] for the Army, Mr. Forde, [?] Inquiries made into a [?] by Mr. A. Pearson, of…

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Butter Cut May Be Restored

Singleton Argus · Monday 10 July 1944 · page 1

The 8oz. weekly butter ration may be restored at the end of this month. It was reduced to 6oz. from June 4…

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Italians on Dairy Farms

Maitland Mercury · Monday 10 July 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY Monday.—Italian prisoners of war in the Taree district were doing splendid work on dairy farms, said the…

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Fewer Soldiers for Farming

Maitland Mercury · Monday 10 July 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY Monday—The Director-General of Manpower (Mr. W[?]rth) revealed that because of changed military conditions it is…

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The Rationing of Butter

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 11 July 1944 · page 2

Without rationing 22 1/2 million pounds more butter would have been consumed in this country. That is the answer to the…

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Denman News. Milk Zone Dairymen's Council. Branch Formed

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 11 July 1944 · page 2

A large number of dairy farmers gathered at the Memorial Hall on Friday last to hear an address by Mr. James, M.H.R. The speech was a…

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Milk Zone Dairymen's Council Meeting of Management Committee

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 11 July 1944 · page 4

The Management Committee of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council held its usual quarterly meeting on Thursday, June 29th, under the Chairmanship of…

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Junior Farmers

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 11 July 1944 · page 2

A visit to Booral last week-end was made by the district part-time supervisor, and showed that the Junior Farmers there are very active. It is…

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Farm Tractors Arrive

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 11 July 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY Tuesday — A Commonwealth Food Control official a number of the 10 tractors ordered from…

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New Branch of Dairymen’s Council

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 11 July 1944 · page 2

DENMAN: A large attendance of dairy farmers gathered at the Memorial Hall to hear a forceful and Interesting address…

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Planning for the Dairy Industry

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 12 July 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY Wed.—The Industry recognised that there was nothing inherently wring either in planning or in controls, providing…

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Farmers Decide Not to Cut Hay

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 12 July 1944 · page 5

WAGGA, Wed. — Farmers at Walla Walla, Culcairn, and Walbundrie, in southern Riverina, have decided not to cut hay…

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Pollution of Black Creek Dairymen’s Request To Minister

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 12 July 1944 · page 3

Mr. A. Howarth. MLA, introduced to the Minister for Conservation (Mr. Dunn) in Sydney yesterday, Mr. Roy Oslaud,…

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Farm Machinery Number of Tractors Arrive

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 12 July 1944 · page 4

A number of the 10,000 tractors ordered from America and the United Kingdom had already arrived, a Commonwealth Pood Control official said…

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Farmers Not to Cut Hay Price Protest in Southern Riverina

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 12 July 1944 · page 4

Farmers at Walla Walla, Culcairn, and Walbundrie, in southern Riverina, have decided not to cut hay for commercial…

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Cattle Cheaper At Homebush

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 13 July 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY Thurs.—Winchcombe. Carson, Ltd., report. — 25,597 sheep of mixed descriptions. The market was firm at…

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Butter Prices

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 14 July 1944 · page 2

Dairy-farmers are receiving twice as much for every pound of butter to-day than they were receiving ten years ago…

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