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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1945

1,183 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 36 of 60

Muswellbrook Cattle Market

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 27 July 1945 · page 6

Edward Higgens, Parkinson and Co. report having hold a very successful sale on Tuesday last, when all classes sold particularly well,…

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Farmer Fined Sold Butter and Cream Without a Permit

Singleton Argus · Friday 27 July 1945 · page 1

A man who sold half a pint of cream and a pound of butter, both produced on his farm, for 8/, was fined a total of £70 in Brunswick…

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Cattle Sale At Quirindi

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 28 July 1945 · page 4

On Thursday, August 9. 900 cold country bred cattle will he submitted by auction at the Quirindi sale yards. The stock…

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Careless Winter Methods Mean Dairying Troubles in String

Singleton Argus · Monday 30 July 1945 · page 3

Temperature plays an important part in the occurrence of bacterial defects in milk and cream. It is possible during the cooler weather…

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Soldier Farmers to Ballot for Land Crown to Acquire Suitable Properties

Singleton Argus · Monday 30 July 1945 · page 3

The Minister for Lands (Mr Tully) said servicemen would ballot for farms made available under the State Government's…

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Nabiac Farmers Want Cupon-free Rubber Boots

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 31 July 1945 · page 2

At a meeting of the Nabiac Junior Farmers' Club, the president (Mr D. Hancock) moved that the Rationing Commission should be requested to…

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Young , Farmers Save Old Crafts

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 31 July 1945 · page 2

CANBERRA.— Nearly 40,000 boys and Girls In Britain have joined the Young Farmers' Clubs to-help on the “Food Front.’’ One…

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The Farm Needs Me, Says Sgt. Rattey, V.c

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 31 July 1945 · page 3

BARMEDMAN Tuesday—Told this morning that the Minister for the Army (Mr. Forde) had agred to secure his view of the…

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900 Cattle at Quirindi

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 1 August 1945 · page 4

On Thursday. August 9th, 900 cold country bred cattle will be submitted by auction at the Quirindi sale yards. The stock are in good store condition…

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Woman's Suicide on Dairy Farm

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 1 August 1945 · page 2

A 48-year-old housekeeper on a dairy farm at Bungool, near Cattai, who suicided on July 13, shot herself twice, both bullets, passing through…

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Crops and Pastures on the Hunter

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 August 1945 · page 2

Condition were wet again during July, and there wait near another flood in the Lowar Hunter. Some heavy frosts were…

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Tax Monies Wanted for Shire Roads Action Taken by District Farmers

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 1 August 1945 · page 4

Central Executive of the Primary Producers' Union, through the Central Hunter District Council of the Union, is to be…

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Cattle Diseases

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 2 August 1945 · page 3

A good attendance was present at the Junior Fanners' Clubs usual monthly meeting on Thursday week night. Mr. Trevitt, veterinary surgeon attached to…

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Sheep Dearer at Homebush

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 2 August 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY Thursday. — Winchcombe, Carson Ltd report: 29 601 sheep penned, of mixed classes The market was 1/ to 2/…

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Butter Factory Directors

Maitland Mercury · Friday 3 August 1945 · page 3

SINGLETON Friday — Messrs. W. H. Bowman, W. H. Andrews and W. G. Russell, retiring directors of the Singleton…

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Cattle for Melbourne

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 3 August 1945 · page 2

A large number of fat cattle have been trucked from Dungog and Gloucester districts to Victoria during the past few weeks. One owner alone…

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The Wheat Position

Singleton Argus · Friday 3 August 1945 · page 1

The Wheat Board was holding 41,000,000 bushels of wheat on July 1 this year, Senator Keane (representing the Minister for…

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Empire Wool Agreement

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 August 1945 · page 1

A truce is now being negotiated between the United Kingdom, South Africa. New Zealand and Australia, whereby, during a…

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"Cuan" Sheep at High Level

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 August 1945 · page 2

At Flemington sales on Thursday last a line of 328 wethers from The Cuan Pas. Co., Ltd., Scone, made the excellent price of £2/2/9 for the tops…

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Local and General News Butter Factory Directors Returned Unopposed

Singleton Argus · Friday 3 August 1945 · page 2

At the time of expiry to-day for nominations for election of three directors of the Singleton Central Cooperative Dairy Company Limited,…

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