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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1944

1,406 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 63 of 71

Weekly Dairy Notes

Singleton Argus · Monday 6 November 1944 · page 3

Published below is the weekly report of the Dairy Production Goals by Mr. J. W. G. Smith, senior Dairy Instructor…

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Cafes and Butter

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 7 November 1944 · page 3

If one is templed to be critical of the butter spreads or quantity of butter some cafes are serving, the following points should be considered in relation…

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Butter Cheese Production

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 7 November 1944 · page 2

CANBERRA Tuesday.— Butter production for the three months ended September 30 was 27,872 tons—415 tons more than for the…

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Newcastle Wool Appraisements

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 7 November 1944 · page 2

On Thursday last, Messrs Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd., Newcastle, appraised 1400 bales. The top price of 23½d was secured for the SUP AAAW…

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Stroud District Junior Farmers Inspection of Projects at Stroud Road

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 7 November 1944 · page 1

One must congratulate the various members of the Stroud Road Club on their, continued interest in their projects. Each member visited showed a…

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Wool Report

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 November 1944 · page 4

The Farmers and Graziers Cooperative Co. Ltd. reports on the 3rd inst.: We submitted our Appraisement Catalogue No. 147 on the…

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Train Hits Sheep Float

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 8 November 1944 · page 5

LEETON Tuesday.—When the South-west mall train, travelling at 45 miles an hour, smashed into a double-decker sheep float at…

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Wool Sales at Newcastle

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 November 1944 · page 4

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. report they brought forward 1217 bales for final appraisement at Newcastle on Friday…

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Grants to Cereal Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 8 November 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY Wed.—Provision will be made in the Budget to-night for grants to New South Wales farmers in respect of cereal…

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Farmers and Rabbit Worries

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 November 1944 · page 2

Although there was only a handful of members at yesterday's meeting of members of the local branch of the P.P.U. a variety of matters…

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Reintroduction of Rural Electricity Subsidy Wanted Farmers Claim Govt. Talking But Not Acting

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 November 1944 · page 1

Yesterday's meeting of the members of the Singleton branch of the Primary Producers' Union decided to make an…

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Threat Behind Request for Increased Milk Price Large Meeting of District Dairymen Instruct Delegates to Vote for Strike 1/7½ Per Gallon Wanted All Year Round, with Recommended Increase in Winter

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 November 1944 · page 3

Upwards of 70 district dairy farmers yesterday instructed the Singleton delegates to the conference convened by the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council for November 15 to inform the Sydney meeting that local suppliers request the 1/75 a gallon for milk, as…

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Grants for N. S. Wales Farmers . Provision in State Budget

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 November 1944 · page 2

Provision will be made in the Budget to-night for grants to New Souh Wales farmers in respect of certain crops affected by…

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Wool Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 November 1944 · page 4

The Farmer's and Graziers' Co operative Co. Ltd. reports on the 3rd, instant:—We submitted our Appraisement,…

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Butter Production Below Estimate

Maitland Mercury · Friday 10 November 1944 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Friday —Food control said from January to August production of commercial butter in Australia totalled…

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Shortage of Wheat

Maitland Mercury · Friday 10 November 1944 · page 5

SYDNEY Friday.—The Australian Wheat Board bas told flour mills that, because of the shortage age of grain, they must reduce…

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Butter Factory Inspected Shire Councillors’ At Hexham

Maitland Mercury · Friday 10 November 1944 · page 3

Members of the Lower Hunter Shire Council yesterday afternoon made an inspection of the Hunter Valley Dairy Company’s factory…

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Important Demonstration Mechanical Farming

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 10 November 1944 · page 3

The International Harvester Company staged an important demonstration of farm machinery at Mr. W. Wenham'a farm, Dingadee, on…

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Impetus to N. T. Cattle Industry Improved Stock Routes And Disease Research(From James O’Connor, War Correspondent in Darwin Area)

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 11 November 1944 · page 5

War has awakened the Northern Territory, and forcibly accelerated its progress in many spheres, but probably no industry has received as much impetus as that of cattle-raining—the backbone of peacetime primary’ production in…

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Drought Affects Dairy industry

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 11 November 1944 · page 2

“Conditions during , the put past week wan not conducive to production from a dairying point of view, Very strong westerly winds…

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