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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1945

1,183 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 15 of 60

Hunter Farmers Sell Out Low Produce Prices Blamed

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 6 March 1945 · page 1

Hunter River district farmers in conference at Raymond Terrace last week, decided to press for a better return for their products, especially…

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Farming and Labour's Objective

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 6 March 1945 · page 1

Some generous people anxious to avoid critical comment of the Federal Government in its difficult task of gearing up the nation for war, seem…

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Milk Zone Dairymen's Council. Mr. Denford Advocates Equalisation of Quotas or Subsidy on Total Production The North's Raw Deal

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 6 March 1945 · page 4

Mr J. B. Carlton, President of the Dungog Branch of the M.Z.D.C, introduced on Friday to a large meeting Mr. H. Denford, Consumers'…

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Butter Factory Appointment

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 March 1945 · page 2

Mr. J. K. Quayle. foreman at Bowthorhe Co-operative Butter factory for about 50 years, has been appointed manager of…

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Wool in Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 March 1945 · page 4

Showing robust quality, plenty of character, depth of staple and bulk, the Sunny Ridge clip from R. J. Fagan and Sons Pty. Ltd.,…

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Ten Mellion Sheep Lost Rain Brings Relief

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 March 1945 · page 2

Last week's rain has brought wide, if still only partial, relief in the northern half of New South Wales The State is estimated to…

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Gaoled for Black Marketing Obtained Butter Without Coupons

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 March 1945 · page 2

Mr. Farrington, S.M. in sending Ronald Walters (31) to gaol for 12 months, at Sydney Central Police Court, for obtaining butter without…

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Wheat Acreage for 1945-46 Target Set at 11,500,000 Acres

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 March 1945 · page 3

Target for 1945-46 wheat acreage has been set at 11,500,000 acres by the Production Executive of Federal Cabinet. This is an Increase…

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Farm Machinery Pools

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 March 1945 · page 2

THERE is much good common since in the statement in the Legislative Assembly by Mr. W. Frith,…

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Today’s Leaders Farm Machinery Pools Lend-Lease American Troops Enter Cologne City’s Industrial Section in Ruins

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 March 1945 · page 1

Cologne, capital of the German Rhineland, has fallen to American troops who, after storming through the historic city, reached the Rhine at nightfall last night. The capture of Cologne…

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Stolen Butter Found

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 8 March 1945 · page 1

MELBOURNE Thurs.—Detectives investigation the theft of a a motor truck loaded with 61 cases of butter at Carlton found…

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Higher Butter Subsidy Sought

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 8 March 1945 · page 5

MELBOURNE Thurs.— To cover the loss to Australian producers caused by the reduction last year of the butter ration to…

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State’s Wheat Need

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 8 March 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY Thurs.—The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Graham) said to-day that between 12,000,000 and 13,000,000 bushels of…

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Dutch Inundated Island Evacuation of People And Cattle

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 8 March 1945 · page 2

One of the parts of the Netherlands which has suffered[?] perhaps more than any other is the Island of Walcheren. [?] is the southernmost of the islands of the province of Zeeland[?] which separates Belgium from Holland…

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To-day’s Leaders: Leaders Fall The Wool Cheque Missing Miners’ Official Walked Into Newnes Home

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 8 March 1945 · page 1

LITHGOW Thursday.—Edward Dobbs (66), missing Lithgow miner, wandered into a forester’s home Newnes state forest…

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Junior Farmers' Show (To the Editor)

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 8 March 1945 · page 4

Sir.—Would you please grant me space in your paper to address a letter to all of our Junior Farmers' Club members. Well, Junior Farmers, as you are no…

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Truck-load of Butter Stolen

Singleton Argus · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 4

Loaded with 61 cases of butter, a motor truck was stolen from the Metropolitan Fresh Food and Ice Co.'s garage at Carlton (Melbourne)…

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Maitland Stock Sales Fat Cattle Firm

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 2

About [?]00 fat cattle yarded at Campbell's Hill on Monday. The quality throughout was good, and equal to that of last day's, good bullocks in…

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"Breathed, Ate, and Drank Dust" Servicemen in Cattle Trucks

Singleton Argus · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 1

Servicemen had to travel to Western Australia in "cattle trucks," Senator Nash said in the Senate…

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Penalty for Cattle Stealing Criticised by P.p. Board Directors

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 3

At Tuesday's meeting of the Gloucester Pastures Protection, Board very outspoken criticism was levelled at the penalty imposed upon two persons…

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