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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1944

1,406 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 60 of 71

Wool In Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 October 1944 · page 4

At the Sydney wool appraisements last Monday Winchcombe Carson Ltd. submitted a catologue of 4376 bales. The selection included a few…

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Sales of Cattle At Flemington

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 18 October 1944 · page 3

Schute Bell Badgery Lumby, Limited, report that sales of cattle at Flemington were not affected by the industrial trouble at…

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Prices Under the Wool Agreement

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 18 October 1944 · page 2

CANBERRA: Purchases of wool under the agreement which the British Government has agreed to extend for one wool…

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Farmers Want Permits at Yards Deputation To Go To P.P. Board Brief, But Blunt Discussion on Controversial Issue

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 October 1944 · page 2

At a meeting of dairy farmers yesterday, a deputation was appointed to interview members of Denman-Singleton Pastures…

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Hopeful That Price Visit From Milk Board Official Some Points in Dairy Industry Raised by Mr McKEACHIE

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 October 1944 · page 1

Mr. James MeKeachie, Producers' Representative on the Milk Board, told Singleton farmer; yesterday that he was hopeful…

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Fewer Sheep But More Cattle

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 19 October 1944 · page 2

CANBERRA Thursday.— Figures released by the Acting Commonwealth Statistician show that at the and March the number…

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Unregistered Dairy At Weston

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 19 October 1944 · page 2

KURRI Before Mr. A. E. Hodgson, PM, at Kurri Kurri Police Court Hugh Young, of Seventh Street, Weston, pleaded…

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Wool Report

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 October 1944 · page 2
Also in The Muswellbrook Chronicle

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co. reports on the 16th inst.: Our catalogue of the current…

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Further Fall in Butter Output Predicted Dairymen Should Get at Least 2/- a Lb

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 20 October 1944 · page 1

Unless something radical was done by the Army to release more men for dairying, and unless there was an increase of 6d a 1b. in the subsidy for…

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The Transport of Wool by Road Federal Policy Explained

Maitland Mercury · Friday 20 October 1944 · page 4

SYDNEY Friday—The Commonwealth Government’s policy on the carriage of wool by road is that it cannot be permitted beyond the existing specified mileage, and that the movement of wool would be determined solely by the…

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Unregistered Dairyman

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 20 October 1944 · page 3

At Kurri Police Court. on Wednesday, Hugh Young, Seventh Street, Weston, was fined £3, With 8/ costs, by Mr. A. E. Hodgson, P.M., for having an…

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An Appeal to All District Farmers

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 October 1944 · page 1

Never before in the history of Australia has the value of her primary industries been recognised as they are to-day. The mobilisation of rural industries to serve the needs of a nation at war has demonstrated in no uncertain manner, many…

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Farmers’ Delegation To Dominions

Maitland Mercury · Friday 20 October 1944 · page 1

LONDON, October 19.— The National Farmers’ Union is to send a delegation to the Dominions to follow up the…

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Minimum Prices For Farm Products

Maitland Mercury · Friday 20 October 1944 · page 4

SYDNEY: A claim that the Federal Government should fix a minimum price for primary products, as welt [?] calling price,…

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Nnational Farmers' Union

Singleton Argus · Friday 20 October 1944 · page 2

The British National Farmers' Union is sending a delegation to Australia, New Zealand and Canada, to follow up the work which begun in…

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Another Frost Heavy Damage To Crops

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 21 October 1944 · page 2

Parts of the district experienced a further frost this morning but it was not so general nor nearly so heavy as that of yesterday…

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Maitland Girls Help Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 21 October 1944 · page 2

Under the leadership of Mrs. P. Barnes, and Miss Gwen Parish, Maitland WASPS have gone to the assistance of Port…

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Cattle Firm at Maitland Markets

Maitland Mercury · Monday 23 October 1944 · page 3

At Maitland yards to-day 350 fat cattle were yarded with a bigger proportion of bullocks. There was a smaller supply of…

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Wool Reports Country Producers' Selling Co. Ltd

Singleton Argus · Monday 23 October 1944 · page 4

For our appraisement No. 145 which was complete for preliminary inspection on the 16th inst., and finalised on the following day, we…

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