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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1946

1,448 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 14 of 73

Selecting a Progressive Farmer to Visit U.s.a. on Behalf of the Agricultural Bureau of N.s.w

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 12 March 1946 · page 3

This photo, taken at a recent meeting of the panel of adjudicators, shows (left to right), H. Parry Brown, (Acting State Organiser, Agricultural Bureau), Dr. R. J. Noble, (Under-Secretary, Department of Agriculture), C. R. McKerihan (President, Rural Bank), A. F. Manchee (chairman of…

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Wool Sales Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 13 March 1946 · page 4

At our last Newcastle catalogue 1800 bales of wool were offered. Results included: W. U. Dawson, Armidale, ewes 23d, 21d, 19d, hoggets…

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Selecting NSW Farmer For Overseas

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 13 March 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY. Wednesday — The final selection of the winner of the New South Wales Progressive Farmer Competition is to be…

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"Farming Goes to War in Great Britain" Local Pictorial Exhibition Opened by Mayor

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 13 March 1946 · page 2

A pictorial and photographic exhibition, entitled "Farming Goes To War in Great Britain," was officially opened by the Mayor of…

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Grown Sheep Cheaper

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 14 March 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY Thurs.—Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd. report. —31,755 sheep and lambs penned, principally good trade quality. Brown…

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Junior Farmers' Show

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 14 March 1946 · page 1

The Junior Farmers' Show, this year eclipsed all previous efforts of the Club and it gave promise of still greater advancement in the future. Those who had…

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Bobs Farm Deviation

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 14 March 1946 · page 3

This road has been graded in, the Shire Engineer reported at the meeting on the [?]th. On all except one mile of this road there is sufficient loose gravel lying on…

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Malaya To Grow Crops

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 14 March 1946 · page 3

SINGAPORE, March 13. —The Government is planting 500,000 acres with short-term crops, like sweet potatoes and maize, to…

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“Farming Goes to War in Britain”

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 14 March 1946 · page 2

SINGLETON, Thurs. A [?]ictorial display, “Farming Goes to War in Great Britain” is on display at the show ground tea…

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Selecting a Progressive Farmer

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 14 March 1946 · page 2

This photo, taken at a recent meeting of the panel of adjudicators to select a progressive farmer to visit U.S.A. on behalf of the Agricultural Bureau of N.S.W, shows (left to right): H. Parry Brown, Acting State Organiser, Agricultural Bureau; Dr. R. J…

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Local Sheep and Wool Classes Will They Continue?

The Scone Advocate · Friday 15 March 1946 · page 5

Mr. C. Thorn, Sheep and Wool instructor of the Technical Education Department, Sydney, was in Scone on Wednesday conducting the classes…

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Sydney Sheep Show

The Scone Advocate · Friday 15 March 1946 · page 2

Sydney's annual Sheey Show will be resumed after an interval of five years, on May 31 and June 1, by the New South…

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Wheat Harvest

The Scone Advocate · Friday 15 March 1946 · page 3

Final figures for the last Australian wheat crop show that the yield was over 144,000,000 bushels. Of this total, 20,000,000 bushels were retained on…

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Secretary-To Butter Company

Maitland Mercury · Friday 15 March 1946 · page 4

GLOUCESTER.-Mr. Wilfred Smith has been appointed secretary to the 'Gloucester Dairy Co and will take up…

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Ideal Fodder Crop for Dairy Farm

Maitland Mercury · Friday 15 March 1946 · page 6

Lucerne, because of Its drought resistance, high protein content, and palatability, and usefulness for grazing green fodder, hay, or…

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Record Wool Orders

Maitland Mercury · Friday 15 March 1946 · page 4

SYDNEY. Friday.—Mr. K. P. bright, of Tamworth, last night told the annual conference of the Graziers' Association that record…

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Taint in Butter Carrot Weed Flavour

Singleton Argus · Friday 15 March 1946 · page 4

The following letter has been received from the Secretary, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, in connection with taint in…

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Wailing Off the Dingo Sheep Owners Approach P.p. Board

Singleton Argus · Friday 15 March 1946 · page 4

Denman-Singleton Pastures Protection Board has received representation from nine sheep owners in the Jerry's' Plains area,…

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Synthetics As an Allay of Wool Interesting Address At Maitland Rotary Club

Maitland Mercury · Friday 15 March 1946 · page 5

Speaking to members of the Rotary Club of West Maitland, Mr. L, Lawrence, of Burlington Mills (Aust.), Ltd., of the progress achieved throughout the world in the production of synthetic fibres, and forecast that, in the not…

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Junior Farmer Activities

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 15 March 1946 · page 5

Mr. A. L. Nicod, Junior Farmer Supervisor in the Hunter, has been, busy since settling in at his Maitland headquarters. Visiting Millfield on…

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