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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1945

1,183 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 16 of 60

Fined £20 for Cattle Stealing Police Sergeant Says Thefts Going on

Singleton Argus · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 3

When Herbert Victor Walker appeared on bail in the local police court yesterday belore Mr. J. McElroy, on a charge of…

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Clothing for Army Wool’s Port In War Effort

Maitland Mercury · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 2

A white paper recently issued in England gives some interesting date regarding the part wool has played in the war effort…

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Denman Proposal. Farm Machinery Pool

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 1

Mr. A. L. Harnett, organiser of War Agricultural Committees, visited Muswellbrook this week. He will attend a meeting at Denman next week, when…

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Farm Machinery Pools

Maitland Mercury · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 2

Sir,—Referring to your leading article of March 7 under heading “Farm Machinery Pools,” having taken a prominent part in the…

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Unrest Still in Milk Zone Dairymen Awaiting Independent Inquiry

Maitland Mercury · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 2

Speakers at the annual meeting of the Maitland branch of the Milk Zone Dairymen’s Council last night said that there was still great discontent amongst suppliers. The delay of the authorities in granting an independent…

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Dairy Herd Sold

Maitland Mercury · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 5

SCONE Friday.—A successful sale conducted by Stan. G. Keene and Co., for Mrs- M. Osland, Aberdeen, was attended by a large…

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Cancellation of Dairying Fodder Debts

Maitland Mercury · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 4

BROKE Friday—Broke Agricultural Bureau dealt with a dumber local an[?] general matters at its usual monthly meeting,…

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Dairymen Join Council Branches in Upper Hunter

Maitland Mercury · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 3

Mr. S. Hicks, who has been the organiser In the north for the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council, told the annual meeting of the…

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Market Notes Armidale Cattle Sale

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 13 March 1945 · page 1

Attention is drawn to an advt. appearing in this issue of the Armidale special cattle sale on Friday, 16th March. The selling…

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Cattle Market Firm Stock Sales At Flemington

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 13 March 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY Tuesday.—Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd., report that yesterday’s sales at Flemington 27,091 sheep and Iambs…

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Electric Service and You. Hot Water on the Farm

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 13 March 1945 · page 1

Nowhere will a constant supply of hot water be more appreicated than on the farm. In the homestead, cooking, washing-up and clothes-washing…

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Stroud District Junior Farmers

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 13 March 1945 · page 1

Inspection of the projects of the members of the three Junior Farmer Clubs revealed the fact that, in the majority of cases, the young people…

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Dairymen Join Council Branches in Upper Hunter

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 13 March 1945 · page 3

Mr. S. Hicks, who has been the organiser in the north for the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council, told the annual meeting of the Maitland branch last…

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Theft of 252 Boxes of Butter

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 March 1945 · page 4

John Walter Blaxland, 32, shop assistant; John Napier, 30, truck driver, and Elsie Blaxland, 31, shop proprieties, were…

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Edestruction Dairymen’s Request to Board

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 March 1945 · page 6

SINGLETON Wed.—A deputation, comprising Messrs, J. Cann, J. A. Watson, A. J. Noble, and H. Wright, who were appointed…

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Best Use of Land British Farmers’ View

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 March 1945 · page 3

Mr, James Turner, a member of the British farmers’ delegation, said In Sydney that after a 5000 miles’ survey of Australia,…

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Farmers Before P.p. Board Deputation Over Rabbit Menace Director Agrees with Statement, "Only Figureheads "

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 14 March 1945 · page 1

Four members of the deputation appointed at a recent meeting of the local branch of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council yesterday put a number of facts before the directors of DenmanSingleton Pastures Protection Board on the matter of the rabbit…

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Butter Production Better

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 15 March 1945 · page 6

Prescott Pty. Ltd. reports: — New South Wales: Since last report most dairying districts have benefited as a result of good…

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Muswellbrook Cattle Market

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 16 March 1945 · page 8

Edward Higgens, Parkinson and Co. report having yarded approximately 400 head of cattle at their sale on Tuesday last. The quality of the yarding…

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Wool Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 16 March 1945 · page 4

The Farmers and Graders' Co-operative Co. Ltd. report on the 14th.' inst:—We submitted our catalogue No. 158…

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