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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1944

1,406 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 8 of 71

Farmers Want Milk Price Fixed D'arcy Rose to Be Asked to Assist

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 2 February 1944 · page 3

Outcome of discussion at yesterday's meeting of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council was decision to seek the co-operation of Mr. n'Afoir Pnca 71/TT..A in aclrin…

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Butter Spread

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 3 February 1944 · page 4

New developments in the manufacture of tropical butter spread, a major food discovery of the war, have opened the way to vastly increased output and have…

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The Wool Industry Defended

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 3 February 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday — had been no deterioration wool industry, said the [?] of Rural Manpower, Mr…

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Tropical Butter Spread

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 2

New developments in the manufacture of tropical butter spread, a major food discovery of the war, have opened the way to vastly increased output…

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Muswellbrook Cattle Market

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 5

Edward Higgens, Parkinson and Co. report having held their usual fortnightly cattle sale on Tuesday last. Bidding was very spirited, especially…

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Wool Report

The Scone Advocate · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 3

N.Z.L. & M.A. Co., Ltd., Newcastle, report having brought forward a catalogue comprising 1670 bales for final appraisement on…

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Dairying Food Requirements of Cattle Influence on Milk Production

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 3

In order to obtain the greatest returns from dairy cattle it is necessary to recognise (1) that the greater the amount of milk produced the greater…

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Wool Substitute Menace

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 6

Mr. J. P. Abbott, chairman of the Australian Woolgrowers' Council, states that that body, in conjunction with New Zealand and South Africa, has…

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17,000 Sheep Left Unkilled

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 3

With more than 17,000 sheep unkilled as a result of a stoppage in the mutton section of the Homebush Abattoirs on Tuesday, it is expected…

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40,000 Sheep Unkilled in Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY Friday—Almost 40,000 sheep remain unbilled in Sydney, as a result, of absentee at Homebush Abattoir this…

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American Wool Publicity. Spirited Efforts

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 6

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. report:—In the United States a pessimistic out. look on the future of wool is far from generally taken, but strong steps are…

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40,000 Sheep Remain Unkilled. As the Result of Absenteeism At Homebush Abattoirs

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 2

Almost 40,000 sheep remain unkilled in Sydney as a result of absenteeism at Homebush Abattoirs this week. It is estimated that at the close…

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Farmers Want Milk Price Fixed. Mr. D'Arcy Rose To Be Asked To Assist

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 6

Outcome of discussion at a meeting of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council at Singleton was a decision to seek the co-operation of Mr…

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The Farm Home Now Tomatoes Are Plentiful

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 1

Tomatoes make delicious Jam, and now, whilst they are plentiful, is a good time for the housewife to supplement her stock of preserves with a…

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Conditions in Dairying Districts

Maitland Mercury · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 4

Reviewing conditions In the dairy industry, Prescott Pty. Ltd., report that very heavy rains have fallen on some of the far Northern…

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Farm Implement Manufacture in Rural Areas

Singleton Argus · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 4

Annual rally of the Singleton branch of Labour Leasrue decided to make an approach to the Federal Minister for Commerce…

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Ammunition for Farmers Method of Distribution Farcical

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 5 February 1944 · page 2

Emphasising the need for a better system of distributing ammunition to the man on the land, members of the Hunter District…

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Wool Report

Singleton Argus · Monday 7 February 1944 · page 4

The Farmers & Graziers' Co-op. Co. Ltd. reports on the 3rd inst.: We submitted our Catalogue No. 127 on Tuesday, February 1st, the…

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Wool Report Coutry Producers' Selling Co. Ltd

Singleton Argus · Monday 7 February 1944 · page 4

We submitted 3.463 bales in our last appraisement, which was finalised on the 1st instant. Generally, the selection comprised a good…

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Mechanisation On the Farm Small Man’s Interests

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 February 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY Monday—Discussing the mechanisation of dairy farming and vegetable-growing in the light of experience already…

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