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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1946

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Poultry Farmers to Form Co-op

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 26 June 1946 · page 2

An application to register the Newcastle Poultry Farmers’ Cooperative Society will be made next- few days. This was…

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Farm Lands in Improvement Area

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 26 June 1946 · page 2

Maitland City Council referred the finance committee, a complaint by Messrs. Harman, Banister, O'Neill, Kay and Cant…

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Heavy Losses of Sheep

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 27 June 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY Thursday.— Thousands of sheep, are reported to have died and thousands more are in serious danger of…

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Should Be Ashamed Of Dairy Yield Dairy Instructor Blames Incorrect Feeding

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 27 June 1946 · page 2

The average yield per dairy cow in Australia was a figure that we should be ashamed to mention, declared the senior agricultural instructor (Mr. J. W. ,G. Smith) in an address to a meeting of the Society of Dairy Technology…

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Stimulating Sales of Wool

Maitland Mercury · Friday 28 June 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday—Mr. Eric W. Foster, of Sydney, sales promotion and advertising manager of a leading Australian textile…

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Six Million Wool Cheque in July

Maitland Mercury · Friday 28 June 1946 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Friday.—Under the wool purchase scheme between Australia and Britain, which expires on June 30…

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Wool Exhibition. C.W.A's. Successful Effort at Merriwa

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 28 June 1946 · page 4

The high standard of the exhibits at the wool and fancy work exhibition, held in the C.W.A. Rest Rooms under the auspices of the Younger Set,…

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Petrol Allowance for Dairying

Maitland Mercury · Friday 28 June 1946 · page 4

CANBERRA. Friday. — The Leader of the Government in the Senate, Senator Ashley, told Senator A. J. Fraser (C.P…

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Excellent Green Fodder Crops

Maitland Mercury · Friday 28 June 1946 · page 4

“Excellent green fodder crops are to be seen throughout the area, with the exception where flood waters ruined them, and…

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Graziers Federal Council Supports Organic Farming

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 June 1946 · page 2

Introduced by the Tasmanian dele gate, an interesting debate took place at the Graziers' Federal Council Convention last week on the…

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Farm Labour Position

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 June 1946 · page 3

Dairymen at the M.Z.D.C. meeting this week were very emphatic about the impossibility of securing labour for their dairies…

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Good Potato Crops

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 June 1946 · page 3

The Department of Agriculture reports that some potato crops on the Central Tablelands are yielding as high as nine tons per acre…

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Soldier Settlement on Single Farms Local Member Receives Advice From Prime Minister

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 June 1946 · page 6

The Prime Minister has informed Mr. Tom Williams, M.H.R., that there is no provision in the Commonwealth War Service Land…

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Record Crops of Turnips

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 29 June 1946 · page 5

MOSS VALE, Saturday.—Record crops of field turnips are being harvested in the Moss Vale district. One farmer has already…

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Rain Saving Wheat Crop Falls Recorded From the South

Singleton Argus · Monday 1 July 1946 · page 1

Fairly extensive rains in the south-eastern part of the State have saved many early wheat crops, but more rain is needed…

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Extending Publicity of Wool

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 2 July 1946 · page 2

The executive of the International Wool Publicity and Research Fund decided to invite Hungary, Uruguay, Chile and…

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Summary of News Wheat Saved

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 2 July 1946 · page 3

Rain in the south-east of the State has saved early wheat crops; further rain is expected to-day, and experts say much more is needed to establish…

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September Wool Auctions. Promising Prospects

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 2 July 1946 · page 2

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report:— Rumours have been prevalent that wool auctions will not be held in Australia next season. No foundation…

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The World's Greatest Rice Farm Wakool in Peace As in War

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 2 July 1946 · page 1

As the Farm Mechanisation Scheme, which I had the honour of introducing, is playing in peace as important a part in the economic production of…

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Farm Worker's Fortune

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 2 July 1946 · page 1

A farm worker discovered priceless Roman treasure while ploughing a field in Suffolk. He is Sydney Ford, of…

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