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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1944

1,406 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 71

Fighting Wool Substitutes

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 January 1944 · page 3

Australian woolgrowers, with those of South Africa and New Zealand, have developed a long-range policy to deal with the…

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Wool Values in Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Friday 21 January 1944 · page 4

Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd., report having submitted a most representative catalogue drawn from many parts of the State on…

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Dairy Farms Close Down on Worth Coast

Maitland Mercury · Friday 21 January 1944 · page 2

GRAFTON Friday.—Mr. A Harrison, manager of the Graf Cooperative Dairy Co., stale that 40-farmers in the Graf[?]…

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Armidale Wool Conference Invitation Declined by Chairman Australian Woolgrowers' Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 January 1944 · page 1

We publish hereunder correspondence passing between Mr. H. W. Oxford, Chairman of the forthcoming Armidale Wool Conference, and Mr. J. P. Abbott, Chairman of the Australian Woolgrowers' Council:…

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Muswellbrook Chronicle Friday, January 21st 1944. Armidale Wool Conference Invitation Declined By Chairman, Australian Woolgrowers' Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 21 January 1944 · page 3

We publish hereunder correspondence passing between Mr H. W. oxford, Chairman of the forthcoming Armidale Wool Conference, and Mr…

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Warning to Unregistered Dairymen

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 21 January 1944 · page 1

All dairies should have been registered with the local police on the 15th November last, providing they are not registered with the Milk…

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Pasture Hay and Silage As a Means of Increasing Dairy Production

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 21 January 1944 · page 1

If dairy herds are to be productive, in the degree now necessary, they must be consistently well fed. This means that the farmer must have…

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The Farm Home the Vegetable Garden

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 21 January 1944 · page 4

For the successful growth of carrots during summer it is essential to keep the soil moist, and if sprinklers are not available, irrigation can be…

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New Body Dairy Industry Advisory Committee Appointment of Members

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 21 January 1944 · page 4

The Minister for Commerce and Agriculture (Mr. Scully) has announced the names of members of the newly-established State dairy…

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The Vegetable Garden Summer Crops

Maitland Mercury · Friday 21 January 1944 · page 5

For the successful growth of carrots during summer it is essential to keep the sail moist, and if sprinklers are not available…

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First of Broom Millet Crop

Maitland Mercury · Friday 21 January 1944 · page 2

The first of the new season’s broom millet crop has been sold by Messrs. T. S. Elkin and Co., of Raymond Terrace. They have…

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Shortage of Manpower Production Ceases on 40 Grafton District Farms

Singleton Argus · Friday 21 January 1944 · page 1

Forty farms in the Grafton district had stopped production because of shortage of manpower, said the manager of the…

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Britain’s Butter Ration

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 22 January 1944 · page 3

LONDON Jan. 21.—The Ministry for Food, officially commentating on the possibility of a cut in Britain’s butter rationing, says…

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Farmers Should Visit Britain

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 22 January 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY Sat.— A strong plea that Australian farmers should immediately visit Great Britain for an exchange of ideas was…

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Potato Crops in the North

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 22 January 1944 · page 4

SYDNEY Sat.—According to advice received by the Division of Marketing potato crops on the Northern Tableland are…

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Farm Mechanisation Plant Still Held Up

Singleton Argus · Monday 24 January 1944 · page 2

Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Company directorate is still very much concerned over not yet having taken delivery of the second…

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Dairying. Wheat for Dairy Cattle. Care in Feeding Necessary

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 25 January 1944 · page 4

Very disappointing results and, in fact, actual losses can result from unskilful feeding of wheat to cattle, points out a note by the Division of…

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Muswelbrook Cattle Market

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 25 January 1944 · page 4

Edward Higgens, Parkinson and Co. report having held their usual fortnightly sale on Tuesday last. The market was very firm. They sold:…

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Newcastle. Wool Appraisements

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 25 January 1944 · page 3

On Thursday, 13th January, Messrs Pitt, Son and adgery, Ltd., Newcastle, appraised approximately 2300 bales, drawn from the New England, Upper…

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"Ostriches" and Our Wool Industry

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 25 January 1944 · page 4

"One of our chief objects at the wool conference to be held at Armidale at the end of this month will be to rouse people from their ostrich-like…

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