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Farming & the land, 1946

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The Muswellbrook Chronicle Friday, August, 30th. 1946 Estimation of Sheep Blowfly Numbers

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 30 August 1946 · page 3

Attempts to estimate the density of sheep blowfly populations are described in bulletin 195, just issued by the Council for Scientific…

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Bright Future for Upper Hunter Company Chairman's Prediction. Dairy Products Realise £1,403,853

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 30 August 1946 · page 6

"The value of the Upper Hunter during the winter months, particularly during the wet winter on the Lower Hunter, can now be fully appreciated, and indicates a bright future for consistent production when water conservation and irrigation come fully into being," declared Mr…

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Farmers' Sons. Eligible for Agriculture Loans

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 30 August 1946 · page 5

Mr. D'Arcy Rose, M.L.A., has received the following Departmental communication:— "In regard to the representations made to you by Mr…

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£12,695 Profit on Record Hunter Dairy Production

The Scone Advocate · Friday 30 August 1946 · page 1

Hunter Valley Co-operative Dairy Co. Ltd., made a profit of £12,695/13/10 last year, stated the report of directors to the annual meeting of…

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Primary Producers' District Council Quarterly Meeting at Muswellbrook Support for Federal Marketing Co-operative Building Shareholders and Control of Dairy Company

The Scone Advocate · Friday 30 August 1946 · page 4

The quarterly meeting of delegatees of the District Council of the Upper Hunter Primary Producers' Union was held at Muswellbrook on Thursday last. Delegates present were: Messrs J. S. Haig (President), W. M…

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Spy Service Not Used On Share Farmer Owner’s Denial At Maitland District Court

Maitland Mercury · Friday 30 August 1946 · page 2

When giving evidence at the Maitland District Court yesterday afternoon, John Dalyell Richardson, dairy farmer, of Raymond Terrace, admitted that he had used field glasses to watch one of his share farmers, Reginald Roy Yates, the…

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Bloat in Dairy Herd Method of Treatment

Singleton Argus · Friday 30 August 1946 · page 7

Cases of bloat in the dairy herd can be of fairly frequent occurrence in the early spring months, when there is a rapid flush of grass. Bloat…

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Order Made Against Farmer Overruled

Singleton Argus · Friday 30 August 1946 · page 8

Arthur James Woods, of Glennie's Creek, farmer, successfully appealed to Mr. Justice Maxwell in the Supreme Court, Sydney,…

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Bowthce Butter Far[?]y

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 31 August 1946 · page 3

The report of Bowthorne Cooperative Buttectory for the six months ended 30 states that after providing all known expenses,…

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Japanese Wool Industry

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 31 August 1946 · page 6

TOKIO, August [?].— Officials attending the textile production conference [?]here held under the ausplces of the Japanese Texile…

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Neglect Of Farm Alleged Evidence In Maitland District Court Case

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 31 August 1946 · page 2

A case which opened at the Maitland District Court on Tuesday morning had not concluded when the court adjourned yesterday afternoon. It was one in which Reginald Roy Yates, of Largs,…

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Dairying Conditions On The Hunter

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 31 August 1946 · page 5

In his monthly report, Mr. J. W. G. Smith, senior dairy instructor, states that weather conditions were very unfavourable…

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City Milk Levied ¼d A Gallon £25,000 To Be Spent At Dairy Factory Contention That Levy Should Bear Interest

Singleton Argus · Monday 2 September 1946 · page 2

Shareholders at the 46th annual meeting of Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Company Limited on Saturday carried a…

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Progressive Step In Dairy Industry Local Factory Arranges For First Call On Veterinary Officer

Singleton Argus · Monday 2 September 1946 · page 3

Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Company Limited has made arrangements to subsidise and sponsor a movement which…

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Wool Reports

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 3 September 1946 · page 1

Pitt, Son & Badgery Ltd. report (by wire): Wool market opened in Sydney yesterday. Good lengths of fleece and skirtings were up 50…

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Millions of Sheep May Die Big Racket in Sheep Prices

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 3 September 1946 · page 1

Widespread racketeering is likely to cause the loss of millions of sheep in drought ureas of the State. Feed is being held up by these…

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Transport of Wool

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 September 1946 · page 1

ARMIDALE: A meeting of Armidale and district woolgrowers discussed road transport of wool to market with back loading of…

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Dungog Co-op. Butter Factory

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

The annual meeting of the above will be held on Saturday, 7th September ,at 10 a.m. at the Globe Cafe. The business of the meeting appears in our…

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Scully Pleased With Wool Sales

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 September 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY Tuesday –— Pleasure at the result of yesterday’s wool auctions was expressed to-day by the Minister for Commerce (Mr…

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Brisk Bidding at Wool Sales

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 September 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Following the submission of over 8000 bales at the resumption of the wool sales in Sydney yesterday, another…

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