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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1945

1,183 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 33 of 60

Muswellbrook Cattle Market

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 July 1945 · page 6

Edward Higgens, Parkinson and Co. report holding their usual fortnightly sale on Tuesday last. There was a large yarding, and bidding was very…

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Wool Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 July 1945 · page 4

The Farmers and Glaziers' Co-opeative, Grain Insurance and Agency Co. Ltd. reports on 30th June, 1945:- We submitted the second portion of…

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Wool Dividend Increased

Maitland Mercury · Friday 6 July 1945 · page 3

The anxiously awaited results of the wool appraisement season were released by the Central Wool Committee, reports Pitt Son…

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Australia's Wool £11,060000 Less in Cheque

Singleton Argus · Friday 6 July 1945 · page 2

The amount to be distributed for wool in Australia for the twelve months ended last Saturday is £62,602,408—more than £11,000,000 less…

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Cr.Opie's Attack on "Eagle " (To the Editor)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 July 1945 · page 5

Sir,—In the columns of your paper of the 15th and 19th inst. there appeared two letters signed with the initials "C.T." and "Disgusted"…

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Dairy Heifers to £17/10/-. Good Prices at Denman Sales

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 July 1945 · page 6

High prices for dairy cattle, baconers and "bobbies" were realised at Bales conducted at Denman by Messrs Edward Higgens, Parkinson and Co…

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Junior Farmers. Scholarships For Best Essay

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 July 1945 · page 3

In response to the request of the Junior Farmers' Club Council of New South Wales, the Commissioners of the Rural Bank have agreed to award…

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Rural Electrification Half U.s.a. Farms Electrified

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 6 July 1945 · page 1

About half the farms in U.S.A. are now electrified, and a five-year postwar expansion programme has been planned to service another three and…

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Milk Zone Dairymen's Council Management Committee

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 6 July 1945 · page 1

The Management Committee of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council met in Sydney recently and a heavy agenda was covered…

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Sponsored by Rural Bank Scholarships for Junior Farmers' Clubs

Singleton Argus · Friday 6 July 1945 · page 4

In response to the reouest of the Junior Farmers' Club Council of New South Wales, the Commissioners of the Rural Bank have agreed to…

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Sheep Firm in Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Monday 9 July 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY Monday. — Winchcombe, Carson Ltd.. report: 40,000 sheep penned, of good quality. market was firm. Best…

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FARMING Australian Troops In Borneo

Singleton Argus · Monday 9 July 1945 · page 1

Australian troops in south-west Borneo are fanning out north and north-east from Balikpapan, and inland from positions along the coastal highway, General MacArthur announces…

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Pastoral Outlook Is Better

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 10 July 1945 · page 4

"The pastoral and agricultural outlook is better than it has been for many months," said Mr. E. A. Lucas, inspector of the Maitland Pastures…

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Wool Report

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 11 July 1945 · page 4

The Country Producers Selling Co. Ltd. report that the catalogues submitted in the final series of appraisements for the 1944-45 season, just…

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No Increase In Butter Ration

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 11 July 1945 · page 2

CANBERRA Wed.—Although [?] butter production in Australian [?] this season was expected in [?] the largest for years, [?]…

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Progressive Farmer to Go Abroad State Move To Improve The Dairy Industry

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 11 July 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The New South Wales Agricultural Bureau plans to select a “progressive” Australian farmer to tour large areas of American farm country to study agricultural methods…

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Erosion Along Hunter Farms Threatened

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 11 July 1945 · page 1

Valuable river flat land, used for the cultivation of vegetables, is threatened by erosion along the Hunter River…

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More Stock Wheat Cuts

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 12 July 1945 · page 6

SYDNEY Thurs. — No more wheat or wheatmeal is to be issued for the feeding of dairy cows or horses before the next…

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Shocks from Wool

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 July 1945 · page 2

Australia is due for a couple of financial shocks from its great wealth-producer wool. The wool cheque for 1944-45…

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Fall in Butter Production Figures Released

Singleton Argus · Friday 13 July 1945 · page 1

The Commonwealth's butter production has fallen over 26,000 tons during the past two years. This is indicated by figures released by the…

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