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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1944

1,406 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 52 of 71

New Agricultural Machines Banishing Farm Drudgery

Singleton Argus · Monday 4 September 1944 · page 3

Agriculture's mechanical revolution, held in check by wartime production restrictions, is ready to break loose when peace comes,…

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Wariness Keynote Of Dungog Farmers

Singleton Argus · Monday 4 September 1944 · page 3

Mr Alexander Smith moved at a meeting of the Dungog branch of the Primary Producers, Union that in any scheme for the weiring, of the…

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Wool Storage Facilities. "No Suitable Buildings At Muswellbrook."

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 5 September 1944 · page 4

During last week, Mr. J. P. Abbott, M.H.R., strongly urged the Minister for the Army (Mr. Forde) that, wherever possible, Army ordnance stores,…

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Decline in Dairy Production. Figures Tell Story of Drift

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 5 September 1944 · page 2

Between July, 1942, and June this year, 3508 dairy farmers vacated their farms or ceased to produce dairy products. They had supplied the…

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Australian Farm Machinery. New Export Trade. Canberra

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 5 September 1944 · page 2

Sir Earle Page, M.H.R., has suggested that plans should be put in hand for the poet war manufacture of motor trucks and lorries suitable for…

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New Agricultural Machines. To Banish Farm Drudgery

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 5 September 1944 · page 4

The potentialities of mechanical invention as applied to farming, have been strikingly demonstrated during the nation's drive for increased food…

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New Name for Dairy Co

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 5 September 1944 · page 1

A motion was passed at the annual meeting of the Raymond Terrace CoOp. Dairy Co., changing the name of the company from The Raymond…

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New Farm Machinery Demonstration At Woodville

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 5 September 1944 · page 2

Messrs. Pryke and Taylor, in conjunction with the International Harvest Coy. of Aust. Pty., Ltd., will give a field day on the pro…

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Wool Sales

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 6 September 1944 · page 4

Messrs. Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report: In our Sydney catalogue yesterday 3558 bales of wool were appraised…

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Drought in the Riverina Wheat Crop Will Be Halved

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 6 September 1944 · page 2

.. The drought position in Riverina is very serious, says the senior agricultural instructor for the eastern area, Mr. G…

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August Ideal for Dairying

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 September 1944 · page 2

In his review of dairy industry conditions during August. Mr. J. W. C. Smith, senior dairy instructor, states that they were…

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Benefits Sought for Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 7 September 1944 · page 2

CANBERRA Thurs,—The Minister for Commerce and Agriculture, Mr. Scully, stated that the Government was anxious that a…

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Merriwa Cattle

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 8 September 1944 · page 4

At Homebush on Monday, 10 cows and heifers from A. B. Mills, Merriwa, made to £12/5/-, avg £9/15/9, at Winchcombe, Carson's auction. The…

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Wool Report

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 September 1944 · page 4
Also in The Muswellbrook Chronicle

The Farmers' and Graziers' Cooperative Co. Ltd. reports on the 5th instant : We submitted our Catalogue No. 141 for appraisement…

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Sydney Wool Appraisements

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 8 September 1944 · page 3

Messrs Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report that 3558 bales of wool were appraised at their Sydney catalogue on Tuesday, Results: Scott Lewis and Son…

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Old Days in Cattle Business. Sales at Muswellbrook

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 8 September 1944 · page 3

Old days in the cuttle business were recalled by Messrs Fred. Williams, Rosedale, and William Forbes, Lanark, Taroon, as they watched the…

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Dungog Co-operative Butter Factory Ltd. Annual Meeting (Continued.)

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 8 September 1944 · page 4

Mr. W. E. Searl, manager, said that production was closely related to rainfall and he quoted figures to show that in years of greater rainfall, more…

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Dairymen to Meet

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 8 September 1944 · page 6

Dairymen are asked to read an important announcement in another column of this paper by the secretary (Mr, T. R. Wallace) of the Denman branch of…

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Hunter Valley Dairy Notes Production Increase

Maitland Mercury · Friday 8 September 1944 · page 2

“Dairy production throughout the Hunter River Valley area is increasing rapidly,” says the Senior Dairy Instructor, Mr.J. W…

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