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Farming & the land, 1946

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Milk Zone Dairymen's Council Annual Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 5 April 1946 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Dungog branch of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council was held at the Memorial Hall on Thursday, 28th March. There…

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Monument to a Pioneer—and a Bad Farmer How To Kill A Farm

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 April 1946 · page 6

Every man on the land should read this article. It's an accurate account of how a pioneer farmer ruined his property in fifty years. Everyone will recognise this man as he has his counterpart in every farming district…

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Finalist in Progressive Farmer Competition Congratulated

Singleton Argus · Friday 5 April 1946 · page 2

Mr. J. H. Tulloch, of Fordwich. Eroke, is to receive a letter from the Northern Agricultural Association, of which he is a member, extending…

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Wheat for Dog Biscuits

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1946 · page 5

CANBERRA Sat.—An allocation of 50,000 bushels of wheat for manufacture of dog biscuits had now been reduced to 40,000…

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South Africans Alive To Need For Quality Wool (Australian Associated Press)

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1946 · page 1

LONDON, April 6.—South African wool growers are fully alive to the need not only for breeding the finest wool, but also offering it to the market in the best possible conditions, said Dr. Booth, chairman of the International Wool…

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300 Airfields Become Farmlands Again

Maitland Mercury · Monday 8 April 1946 · page 2

CANBERRA: To-day 300 of the 650 wartime airfields in England and Wales, which were so important a factor in carrying the war…

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Singleton Farmer on the Air

Singleton Argus · Monday 8 April 1946 · page 2

Mr. J. H. Tulloch, of Fordwich, Broke, one of the nine finalists in the "Progressive Farmer" competition, has received advice from the…

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S. Africans Alive to Need for Quality Wool

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 9 April 1946 · page 2

South African wool growers are fully alive to the need not only for breeding the finest wool, but also offering it to the market in the best possible conditions, said Dr. Booth, chairman of the International Wool Secretariat, to the…

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Deaths of Sheep On Reserves

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 April 1946 · page 6

SINGLETON Wed—Mr. John Lawson, of Arrowfield, wrote to yesterday’s meeting of the Denman-Singleton PP Board stating…

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Stud Beef Cattle Fair

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 11 April 1946 · page 6

SYDNEY Thurs. — Sydney’s Stud Beef Cattle Fair, at Pyrmont next month (May 3-8). which will be on a…

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Increased Sowings to Wheat

Singleton Argus · Friday 12 April 1946 · page 7

The Commonwealth Statistician estimates that the area sown to wheat for grain in New South Wales last year was 4,047,000 acres. The…

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Maitland Stock Sales Smaller Yarding of Cattle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 12 April 1946 · page 1

At Maitland saleyards on Monday there was a slightly smaller yarding of cattle compared with last day's sales, approximately 900 head being…

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Wool for Germany? Varying Views

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 April 1946 · page 3

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report:— The United States takes an opon view of supplying Germany and Japan with textile fibres, Arrangements have been…

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Mortality Amongst Travelling Sheep Allegation of Poisoned Oats on Reserve

Singleton Argus · Friday 12 April 1946 · page 6

An allegation that he had lost 73 sheep through poisoned oats being strewn about indiscriminately on Hollydean reserve was…

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Conditions in Dairying Districts

Maitland Mercury · Friday 12 April 1946 · page 3

Prescott Pty-I, L[?] in review of the dairy industry [?]that since last report [?]had fallen in most of the dairying districts…

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Milk and Cream Testing and Cream Grading Dairy Science Schools, 1946

Singleton Argus · Friday 12 April 1946 · page 6

Dairy science schools for those desiring to qualify for certificates for milk and cream testing and cream grading are to be held as usual in…

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Sheep Rise, Cattle Firm at Maitland

Maitland Mercury · Monday 15 April 1946 · page 3

A bigger yarding of 1100 fat cattle was forward at Campbell’s Hill safe yards to-day including many consignments of really…

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Rev. & Mrs Crop Farewelled Five Years at Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Monday 15 April 1946 · page 4

SINGLETON: Rev and .Mrs. F. A Crappr who have completed five years at the Methodist Church, Singleton, wire tendered…

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Coolers for the Dairy Industry

Maitland Mercury · Monday 15 April 1946 · page 4

SINGLETON: At the meeting of the Milk Sectional Committee of .the P.P.U., held in Sydney recently the motion…

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School for Junior Farmers Hawkesbury Agricultural College in July

Singleton Argus · Monday 15 April 1946 · page 4

A school for Junior Farmers is to be held at Hawkesbury Agricultural College, Richmond, from 2nd to 12th July next…

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