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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1945

1,183 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 56 of 60

Ban on Wheat Licences for Ex-soldiers

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 29 November 1945 · page 4

A decision by the Australian Wheat-growers' Federation throughout Australia, against ex-servicemen being granted licenses to grow wheat was severely…

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Rutherglen Bug Damage to Fruit and Vegetable Crops

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 29 November 1945 · page 7

Fruit and vegetable crops throughout the district are seriously threatened by the Rutherglen bug…

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Shire Dairy Premises

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 29 November 1945 · page 5

The health inspector (Mr. T. C. Atkinson) reported to the meeting of the Lower Hunter Shire Council to-day that there…

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Muswellbrook Cattle Market

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 30 November 1945 · page 2

Edward Higgens, Parkinson & Co. report having held their usual fortnightly sale on Tuesday last. Values were a little easier in sympathy with…

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Wool Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 30 November 1945 · page 6

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Grain Insurance and Agency Co. Ltd. reports on the 21st November, 1945:—…

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Rounding Up of Straying Cattle

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 30 November 1945 · page 1

The round up is on, and the thundering hooves of the cattle dashing through Kurri Kurri may soon be silenced…

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San on Wheat Licenses Protest by Mr. Abbott

The Scone Advocate · Friday 30 November 1945 · page 1

A decision by the Australion Wheatgrowers' Federation, representing wheatgrowers throughout Australia, against…

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From the Stockyard Rails Views of Man on the Land Cattle "Stealing."

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 30 November 1945 · page 10

The resident who wrote to the Kearsley Council making a statement which suggested that Councillors were in league with one of their officers…

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Testing Cattle in T.b.free Area. Unlawful for Council's Inspector to Carry Out Work

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 30 November 1945 · page 1

In a letter to the Municipal Council on Wednesday, Mr. Max. Henry, of the Department of Agriculture, stated that as the…

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Private Detectives Reid Farmer's Home Hectic Happenings at Quorrobolong. Search for Divorce Evidence

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 30 November 1945 · page 1

At Cessnock Police Court on Tuesday afternoon, Mr. I. Beavers, P.M., had a case before him which would try the…

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Recent Rain in Dairying Districts

Maitland Mercury · Friday 30 November 1945 · page 3

Prescott Ply. Ltd. report that several Northern River butter districts have benefited as a result of recent rains, those on the…

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Farmer to Tour U.s.a

Maitland Mercury · Friday 30 November 1945 · page 2

ELDERSLIE.—Mr. Roy Osland, vice-president of the Advisory Council of the Agricultural Bureau, attended a meeting of the…

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Wool Appraisements in Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 1 December 1945 · page 5

Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd. report having submitted for [?] appraisement on Monday last in the eleventh round of the Sydney…

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Insect Pests Serious in Crops

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 1 December 1945 · page 3

Insect pests especially in vegetable crops, have never been so serious as at present, states Mr. G. T. Dawson, senior agricultural…

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Cattle Irregular In Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Monday 3 December 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon —Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report—31,859 skeon penned of fair quality The maret was firm Best ewes to 4¼d…

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Wool Sales Winchcombe Carson Ltd

Singleton Argus · Monday 3 December 1945 · page 4

At our Newcastle catalogue on Friday 3000 bales of wool were appraised. Results included; J. H. Smith, Barraba, ewes 28¼d, wethers…

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Drought Relief for Dairy Farmers Applications Close 15th DECEMBER

Singleton Argus · Monday 3 December 1945 · page 3

Dairy farmers who are entitled to participate in the drought relief grant of £170,000 provided by the State and…

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Wheat Licences to Returned Soldiers Statement by Mr J. P. Abbott

Singleton Argus · Monday 3 December 1945 · page 4

"As a mixed farmer growing Wheat. I read With amazement the report of the wheat-growers' Federation meeting held at…

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Butter Without Churns

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 4 December 1945 · page 2

Overseas developments in the new process of making butter without the use of churns have been followed closely by the New…

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Wool Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 4 December 1945 · page 3

Results secured at Winchcombe Carson's Newcastle wool appraisement last Friday included:— F.H. Bluke (Muswellbrook) wethers, 193d, 17d, 16d,…

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