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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1945

1,183 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 25 of 60

Milk Zone Dairymen's Council Secretary's Circular

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 15 May 1945 · page 1

The Adelaide conference of Whole Milk Producers which was held on the 26th and 27th ultimo was an outstanding success. At this conference…

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Price of Butter

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 16 May 1945 · page 2

Sir,—Reports of branch meetings of the MZDC contain the usual attacks on the PPU, and the “Primary Producer” misses…

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Butter and Cheese Steady Decline in Production

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 May 1945 · page 1

A steady decline in butter production is shown in the official factory production statistics released for the eight months ended March 30 last…

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Fodder Shortage in Riverina Cows and Sheep Dying

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 May 1945 · page 1

Thousands of cattle and sheep in the south-east Riverina have died because of the fodder shortage; thousands more are starving…

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The Wool Industry Address at Bureaux Conference

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 May 1945 · page 2

At the Agricultural Bureaux conference held in Singleton last week an address on sheep and wool problems was delivered by Mr. E. A…

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Free Pamphlet For Dairy Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 16 May 1945 · page 2

Since it secretes the milk which is the staple product of the dairy farm, the health of the adder of the cow is of prime…

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Junior Farmers' Show (To the Editor)

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 17 May 1945 · page 1

Sir.—In the issue of your paper dated 26/4/45. appeared a letter signed by R. Stewart, Rous Street, East Maitland and as a result I have received a very…

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Live Stock Water Requirements of Dairy Cattle Importance of a Continuous Supply

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 18 May 1945 · page 3

Milk Board records indicate that as early as two days after recent widespread rains in the milk zone, milk production showed a considerable…

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Struck by Bale of Wool

Maitland Mercury · Friday 18 May 1945 · page 3

NEWCASTLE Friday.— Arthur Watson, 62 of 58 High-st East Maitland a wharf labourer employed at the Hunter River…

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Dairy Farmers Strike Threat

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 18 May 1945 · page 3

North Coast dairy farmers had threatened to stop cream supplies to the public and the Government unless they received better prices for butter…

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International Farmers’ Conference

Maitland Mercury · Friday 18 May 1945 · page 1

LONDON May 18—Arising out a six-months’ tour of Australia, Canada, New Zealand. and the United States by a…

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Problems of Dairy Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 19 May 1945 · page 2

“With the approach of winter and not too much fodder available in the barns or silos, dairy farmers are faced with a…

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The Seedling Bean Midge Damage to Crops

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 19 May 1945 · page 3

During the past few months inquiries have been received from growers concerning the occurrence of small maggots found…

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Wool for Cars

Singleton Argus · Monday 21 May 1945 · page 3

Wool may be used in the production of the all-Australian car after the war. The Australian Wool Board claims…

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Wool Reports Winchcombe Carson Ltd

Singleton Argus · Monday 21 May 1945 · page 4

Messrs. Winchcombe Carson Ltd: report: 1759 bales of wool were appraised at our Sydney catalogue on Friday. Prices secured: H. A…

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Wool Co’s. Lower Income

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 22 May 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday—Profit Commonwealth Wool Viand Produce..Co., Ltd., for the year ended March 31 last was £12,182,…

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Improvement of Dairy Herds

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 23 May 1945 · page 5

SYDNEY Wed.—The Division of Dairying, Department of Agriculture, supplies the following information under the rules…

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Sir Earl Page Urges Higher Price for Butter

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 24 May 1945 · page 1

Sepaking in the House of Representatives, Sir Earle Page, (C.P., Cowper) urged the Government to pass on to dairy men the higher price it was now receiving…

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Wool Report

Singleton Argus · Friday 25 May 1945 · page 4
Also in The Muswellbrook Chronicle

The Farmers and Graziers' Cooperative Grain Insurance arid Agency Company Limited reports on the lath May, 1945:…

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