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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1944

1,406 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 69 of 71

Nomadic Type of Bee-farmer

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 16 December 1944 · page 6

Movement of the colonies to legations offering better sources of honey or pollen is a natural part of commercial bee-farming, every…

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Hunter Valley Dairy Co

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 16 December 1944 · page 2

The report of the Hunter Valley Co-op. Dairy Co., Ltd, shows that during November 122 tons of butter was manufactured,…

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Farmyard Manure For Maize

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 16 December 1944 · page 3

Farmayard or stable manure, when property conserved, is the most valuable manure for maize. Apart from the organic matter…

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Fat Cattle Firm Prime Sheep Drop at Maitland

Maitland Mercury · Monday 18 December 1944 · page 3

About 650 fat cattle were forward at the Maitland yards today. There was a good attendance of the trade and competition was…

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Sheep Cheaper At Homebush

Maitland Mercury · Monday 18 December 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY Monady—Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd., report that 59,118 sheep and Iambs were penned, principally plain quality…

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Importing Wheat From W.A.

Maitland Mercury · Monday 18 December 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY Monday.— The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Graham, said to-day he had asked the Federal Government to begin…

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Farmer on Three Charges Alleged Breaches of Traffic Act

Maitland Mercury · Monday 18 December 1944 · page 2

Peter Stanton, 44, farmer, was remanded by Mr. I. Beavers, PM, West Maitland court to-day on charges of having failed to…

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Stubble Mulch Farming Opinion of Agricultural Experts

Singleton Argus · Monday 18 December 1944 · page 4

Agricultural experts agree that stubble mulch-farming, as practised in America, will have to become much more general in…

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Wool Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 19 December 1944 · page 4

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co. Ltd. reports on the 16th instant: We submitted our Appraisement Catalogue, No. 151, the last for…

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Hunter Valley Dairy Coy, Ltd

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 19 December 1944 · page 2

The report of the Hunter Valley Co-op. Dairy Co., Ltd., shows that during November 122 tons of butter was manufactured, together…

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Farmer’s Death Horse Rolled On Him

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 19 December 1944 · page 5

SINGLETON Tuesday — The death of Clarence Albert Ninness, of Putty, took place at the Dangar Cottage Hospital on…

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Wool Report

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 December 1944 · page 4

The Farmers and braziers Cooperative Co. Ltd. reports on the 16th instant: We submitted our Appraisement Catalogue No. 151—the last for…

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Not Enough Gaols to Hold 3000 Striking Dairymen District Farmers Reaffirm Decision to Stand Firmly for Milk Board's Price Finding Lengthy Debate at Yesterday's Meeting

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 December 1944 · page 1

"There would not be enough gaol accommodation to hold 3000 striking dairymen, and they could not obtain another 3000 from the whole of the Commonwealth to put back on the farms," said Mr. J. A. Watson, secretary of the Singleton branch of the…

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Price for City Milk Maitland Dairymen to Meet

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 20 December 1944 · page 2

A serious position is again developing in the milk industry, this being due to the delay of the Federal Government in putting…

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Special Meeting Of Dairymen

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 20 December 1944 · page 3

A special meeting of Maitland branch of the Milk Zone Dairymen’s Council has been convened for Friday next, at 8 p.m., in the…

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One Price for Milk Singleton Farmers’ Request

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 20 December 1944 · page 2

SINGLETON Wed.—The Singleton branch of the Milk Zone Dairymen’s Council yesterday decided to request that one price…

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Dairymen Support Coal Protest No Dissentient From Motion, But Criticism After

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 December 1944 · page 2

Although there was no dissentient when the motion was put to the vote, there was criticism later in the…

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Looking Into Farmers' Troubles

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 December 1944 · page 2

For the purpose of looking into some of the matters causing concern to farmers. Messrs. G. Searl (secretary of the local War Agricultural…

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Dairymen Demand Full Sweet Cream Price Criticism of Monopolies

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 December 1944 · page 2

The meeting of district farmers yesterday passed a resolution demanding one price for all milk supplied to the Milk Board. Such…

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Farmers Want Fodder Debts Waived

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 December 1944 · page 2

The meeting of dairy farmers yesterday morning passed a motion that representation be made to the State Premier requesting complete…

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