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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1944

1,406 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 50 of 71

Dairymen’s Interests Milk Committee Defended

Maitland Mercury · Friday 25 August 1944 · page 3

RAYMOND TERRACE, Friday. —The request by the Central Hunter District Council of the Primary Producers’ Union for the…

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Subsidising Wheat Sales

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 26 August 1944 · page 3

Tamworth District Council of the Primary Producers' Union resolved at its monthly meeting to that the subsidising of all…

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Drop in Wheat Yield

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 26 August 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY. Sat—The New South Wales wheat prop .for 2944-45 it is expected to he only half the normal yield The crop has been…

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Dry Pastoral Areas Drought Prevails In Many Parts

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 26 August 1944 · page 2

Although recent rata Drought benefit to western, central western and north western parts of South Wales, .there are still…

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Tobacco Crop Appeal For Bigger Production

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 26 August 1944 · page 3

The Tamworth District War Agricultural Committee has appealed to the Tamworth Tobacco Glowers' Association for…

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Forecasting Crop Yields

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 26 August 1944 · page 3

An astonishingly accurate method of forecasting the added yield of corn, soybeans, wheat, oats, barley, or tons of alfalfa…

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More Butter Wanted

Maitland Mercury · Monday 28 August 1944 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Monday.—The Carrington branch of the Australian Labour Party is going to ask that the butter ration in…

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Prime Cattle Dearer

Maitland Mercury · Monday 28 August 1944 · page 3

Pitt. Son & Badgery report: 25,617 sheep and lambs penned. Moderate proportion of prime, and these were unchanged,…

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Smaller Wheat Crop About Half Normal Yield

Singleton Argus · Monday 28 August 1944 · page 1

The New South Wales wheat crop for 1944-45 is expected to amount to only about half the normal yield…

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Incentive for Butter Factory Workers

Singleton Argus · Monday 28 August 1944 · page 2

Saturday's annual meeting of Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Company Limited passed a resolution moved by the chairman of directors…

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Wool Sales Country Producers' Selling Co. Ltd

Singleton Argus · Monday 28 August 1944 · page 4

The selection of wool offered in our appraisement No. 139 was practically similar to that submitted in previous appraisements of the new…

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Butter Factory a Big Asset Between Nine and Ten Million Pounds Distributed in District

Singleton Argus · Monday 28 August 1944 · page 2

Since the launching of Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Company's factory something like £9,000,000 to £10,000,000 had…

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Year’s Profit of £5049 Singleton Dairy Company

Maitland Mercury · Monday 28 August 1944 · page 3

SINGLETON Monday—Reports read at the 44th annual meeting of the Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Company showed…

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Good Year Foe Dairy Company' Profit of £5,049/3/10 Considered Satisfactory Saturday's Annual Meeting of Shareholders

Singleton Argus · Monday 28 August 1944 · page 4

Review of activities of Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Company Limited for the 12 months ending June 30 last disclosed a profit of £5,049/3/10, which was considered a satisfactory figure by directors and shareholders…

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Hold-up of Wool Restricted Train Services

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 29 August 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY. Tuesday - The president of the [?] Association of New South Wales (Mr. H. R. [?]said that restriction of…

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Largest Dairy Company in the World. Striking Farming Figures from New Zealand

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 29 August 1944 · page 3

Practically all the dairy factories in New Zealand were co-operative companies, owned and run by producers, said the Hon. J. G. Barclay, High…

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

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 29 August 1944 · page 3

A meeting of the above was held in the Memorial Hall. A lengthy discussion ensued in connection with the milk position in regard to the milk…

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Better Deal for Share Dairymen

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 29 August 1944 · page 2

Sir,—Would you grant me space in your widely read journal to ask that a better deal be given some of our share dairymen. I feel I would not…

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Farmer Dies From Injuries

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 29 August 1944 · page 2

John Hatcher, 76. widower, a farmer of. Fern Hill, Branxton, died in- Maitland Hospital yesterday from injuries received when…

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Wool Report

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 30 August 1944 · page 4

The Farmers and Graziers' Cooperative Co. Ltd. reports on 25th Instant:— We submitted our third catalogue…

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