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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1944

1,406 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 43 of 71

60Zs. Butter Ration

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 19 July 1944 · page 2

Butler ration of 6oz. a week would continue, Minister for Commerce (Mr Scully) said last night…

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Maitland Store Cattle Market

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 19 July 1944 · page 3

E. W. Sparke Pty. Ltd. reports a very satisfactory demand at the store cattle sale at Maitland yards yesterday. The chief…

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Strike Hold Up Butter for Army

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 19 July 1944 · page 1

A strike of 1700 members of the Cold Storage Union has resulted in butter weighing 44½ tons, urgently required for shipment to the troops,…

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Rationed Butter

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 20 July 1944 · page 2

APART from the inevitable grumbles of a small minority, the decision made by the Commonwealth Food…

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Prime Sheep Dearer

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 20 July 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY Thurs.—Winchcombe Carson, Ltd. report.—Cattle: 1233 yarded. Prime bullocks were scarce and the market very firm…

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Wool Substitute

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 20 July 1944 · page 3

The Acting Minister for Supply, Dr. Evatt, asked for notice of the following question by Mr. J. P. Abbott, (C.P., N.S.W., in the Federal House during the…

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To-day’s Leader: Rationed Butter Tokio Reports U.S. BOMBING

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 20 July 1944 · page 1

NEW YORK July 19—Quoting the Domel news agency, Tokio official radio said that American C24 bombers raided Yapi island…

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Farmer Gored to Death Tragedy Near Hart’s Hill

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 20 July 1944 · page 2

John Edward Davey, 67, single, a farmer of Paterson-road, Bolwarra, was gored to death by a bull about half a mile from his…

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Maitland Store Cattle Market

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 21 July 1944 · page 2

E. W. Sparke Pty. Ltd. reports a very satisfactory demand at the store cattle sale at Maitland yards on Tuesday. The chief buyers were from…

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Farmers Losing On Cheap Feed Plan

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 22 July 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY Sat.—The treasurer tho Farmers and Settlers’ Association, Mr. H. K. Nock, replying the defence by the…

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Pollution of Black Creek Meeting of Dairymen

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 22 July 1944 · page 4

BRANXTON, Cat. — A meeting of dairymen was held In the Parish Hall to consider the pollution of the waters of Black…

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Cattle and Sheep Unchanged

Maitland Mercury · Monday 24 July 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY Monday—Pitt Son. and Badgery, Life. report.—28,627 sheep and lambs penned, with a moderate showing of good…

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Price of Cattle

Maitland Mercury · Monday 24 July 1944 · page 3

Mr. J. L. Shute, deputy meat controller, accompanied by Mr. R. G. Wilson, an officer of the control board, visited the Maitland…

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Black Creek Pollution Branxton Dairymen Point Out Position

Singleton Argus · Monday 24 July 1944 · page 2

During the meeting of dairymen at Branxton, at which the seriousness of the position which has arisen over pollution of Black…

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Muswellbrook Cattle Market

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 25 July 1944 · page 4

Edward Higgens, Parkinson and Co. report having held their usual fortnightly sale last week. Bidding was spirited and prices realised were very…

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Beef Cattle From the Kimberleys Echo of Australia's 1942 Precautions

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 25 July 1944 · page 2

In the greatest droving feat in Australia's cattle industry, 6213 beasts out of a mob of 9238 were travelled 1800 miles…

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Lesson for All. Pi[?]laged by Men's Greed. the Farmers' Resolve

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 25 July 1944 · page 2

Peter Howard, former captain of the English Rugby team and author of "Innocent Men," took over a derelict farm which after two years was graded…

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Turn-in Green Manure Crops This Month

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 25 July 1944 · page 1

Where orchard land is carrying a green crop, either sown or of voluntary growth, it should be ploughed under by the end of July. Where the…

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Winter Coats for Sheep

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 26 July 1944 · page 5

WASHINGTON: Recent experiments in the United States have proved that if sheep are equipped with cotton, overcoats…

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Farming Under Glass in Usa

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 26 July 1944 · page 4

NEW YORK — At least [?] extra ponds of vitamin packed fresh vegetable will be harvested in 1944 in the [?]…

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