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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1945

1,183 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 39 of 60

Fat Cattle Dearer Sheep Values Soar at Maitland

Maitland Mercury · Monday 20 August 1945 · page 3

There was a yarding of 800 fat cattle at Campbell’s Hill saleyards to-day, with better quality than last day and a bigger…

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Cattle Dearer at Homebush

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 21 August 1945 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. report that 32,153 sheep were penned at Homebush consisting of quality. The market…

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Price For Grain Sorghum Crop

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 21 August 1945 · page 6

The Commonwealth Government will again give a guaranteed price of 3/7 per bushel for grain sorghum…

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Flooded Farm Lands Hyacinth Blocking Outflow

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 22 August 1945 · page 3

Water hyacinth has been carried down Wallis Creek in recent floods and was now so thick at the opening of the floodgates that…

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Sheep Dearer at Homebush

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 23 August 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY Thurs. — Winchcombe Carson, Ltd., report.— 23,718 sheep penned, consisting of good quality. The market was…

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Heavy Losses in Crops Flooded Farms at Louth Park

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 23 August 1945 · page 3

Louth Park farmers had so far lost £10,000 as the result of the flooding of their land in June last. this was stated by a…

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Dairy Products Still Wanted Hungry World To Feed

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 23 August 1945 · page 2

Now that peace has arrived, dairy farmers will be wondering if they will be required to produce as much milk and butter as…

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Hunter Farm Home for Boys

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 23 August 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY Thursday. — The Child Welfare Department has acquired St. Hailers, a property near Muswellbrook, for use as a…

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Muswellbrook Cattle Market

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 24 August 1945 · page 2

Edward Higgens, Parkinson and Co. report having held their usual fortnightly sale on Tuesday last. Very satisfactory prices were realised for all…

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Wool Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 24 August 1945 · page 6
Also in Singleton Argus

Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Grain Insurance and Agency Co. Ltd. report on 21st August, 1945:- We submitted our Appraisement…

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Maitland Stock Sales Fat Cattle Dearer

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 24 August 1945 · page 2

There was a yarding of 800 fat cattle at Campbell's Hill saleyards on Monday, with better quality than last day and a bigger proportion of prime…

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Wool Sales Winchcombe Carson Ltd

Singleton Argus · Friday 24 August 1945 · page 4

The clips being appraised from the Inner-Western Plain areas of New South Wales continue to show good depth of well nourished staple and…

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St. Heliers' Estate. Acquired as Farm Home for Boys

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 24 August 1945 · page 1

St. Heliers' Estate has been acquired for conversion to a farm home for boys, to be conducted by the Child Welfare Department…

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Milk Zone Dairymen's Council Dungog Branch

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 24 August 1945 · page 4

At a meeting of the Dungog branch of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council was held in the Memorial Hall on Thursday, 9th inst. There was a fair…

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Value of Stock Boards Fees Paid By Dairy Dairy Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 25 August 1945 · page 2

RAYMOND TERRACE Sat.— At the meeting of the Raymond Terrace branch of the Primary Producers’ nion, Mr. B. Blanch…

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Mechanical Power on Farms

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 25 August 1945 · page 2

Sir.—I think Its about time finis was written to the indiscriminate use of mechanical power on farms in this district. Both…

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Louth Park Farms

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 25 August 1945 · page 2

Sir,—A few years ago, a friend who was rightfully proud of the area and district-conscious, took me on a visit to what he…

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Sheep Cheaper at Homebush

Maitland Mercury · Monday 27 August 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY. Monday.—Pitt Son Badgery, Ltd., report: 37,998 sheep and Iambs penned. Generally good trade quality. Lamb…

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Butter Factories Amalgamation Scheme Discussed

Maitland Mercury · Monday 27 August 1945 · page 2

SINGLETON Monday — At the 45th annual meeting of share boulders of the Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Co., the…

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