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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1946

1,448 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 23 of 73

Conditions in Dairy Industry

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 7 May 1946 · page 2

The senior dairy instructor, Mr, J. W. G. Smith, reports that conditions during April have been far from satisfactory. Early hi the…

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Farmers, Take Note!

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 7 May 1946 · page 1

Forms for completion by landholders in connection with partic[?] of agricultural, dairying [?]astoral statistics, were…

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Wool Sale

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 May 1946 · page 4

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report: 4610 bales of wool were appraised at our Sydney catalogue yesterday. Results: Sweetnam, George's Plains,…

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US. Wheat Shipments To India Fall Short (A. A. P. service)

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 8 May 1946 · page 1

LONDON, May 8.—Despite persist ent efforts by the British Government, also the recent visit of the Minister of Food (Sir Ben Smith) to Washington, and the delegation sent there by the Government of India, shipments of cereals to India have not reached expectations and the prime minister (Mr. Attlee) in the House of Commons…

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High Prices for Dairy Stock

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 8 May 1946 · page 7

SYDNEY, Wed.—High prices are being paid for dairy stock on the South Coast Among the keenest buyers are inland dairymen…

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Sheep Dearer at Homebush

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 9 May 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday—Pitt. Ron and Badgery. Ltd. report: 38.393 sheep and lambs penned. Good trade quality generally, with odd…

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Nature Increases Cattle on Unrra Voyare

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 May 1946 · page 6

A shipment of 403 cattle for Czechoslovakia dispatched by UNRRA yielded a natural divident before reaching its destination…

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Farmers, Take Note

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 May 1946 · page 6

Forms for completion by landholders in connection with particulars of agricultural, dairying and pastoral statistics, were recently posted to, or…

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High Prices for Dairy Stock

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 May 1946 · page 4

High prices are being paid for dairy stock on the South Coast. Among the keenest buyers are inland dairymen looking for young stock…

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Painting the Farm Home

Maitland Mercury · Friday 10 May 1946 · page 2

There are endless home beautification possibilities in the paint pot, and now that such projects are again practicable, that aften…

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£100,000 Grant For Farm Water

Maitland Mercury · Friday 10 May 1946 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—The Premier (Mr. W. J. McKell) announced last night that the State Government has allocated…

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Serious Allegation at Farmers' Meeting Claim That Police Magistrates Are with Government Institutions

Singleton Argus · Friday 10 May 1946 · page 1

"If ever I come before a court I hope it is not before a police magistrate or a judge, because it is my opinion that these officials…

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Need For Good Farming Technique

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 11 May 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY Sat.—In an address at Bags, Mr. Denzil Macarthur Onslow, Liberal candidate for Eden Monaro, blamed lack of…

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Sheep Irregular At Homebush

Maitland Mercury · Monday 13 May 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—Pitt, Son and Badgery report 38,949 sheep and lambs penned principally good trade quality including a…

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Dispute Over Doubledumped Wool All. Ships Thrown Idle

Singleton Argus · Monday 13 May 1946 · page 2

As the Stevedoring Industrial Commission met this morning to consider the waterside dispute over double-dumped wool bales,…

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Tie-up of Shipping No Settlement on Wool Ban Sydney

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 14 May 1946 · page 2

There was no improvement at the week-end in the dispute about the loading of doubledumped wool, and five ports—…

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OVER 40 Ships Held Up Over Wool Dispute Included Are Ten Food Ships for Britain

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 14 May 1946 · page 3

Commenting in the dispute of the double-dump wool, the Chairman of the Commission (Mr. D. B. Morrison) said that a "reasonable and…

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Dairying Prevention of Mammitis in Dairy Cows

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 14 May 1946 · page 1

Most cases of mammitis that occur on the dairy farm are contagious. Not only is the infection transmitted from cow to cow by the milker's…

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Farms to Sell Eggs Direct to Shops Now

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 14 May 1946 · page 1

From to-day, members of the Associated Poultry Farmers of Australia intend to bypass the State Egg Marketing…

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Free Information For Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 14 May 1946 · page 2

A 32-page pamphlet containing the titles of all the publications of the Department of Agriculture has recently been issued…

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