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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1946

1,448 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 62 of 73

District Wool

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 12 November 1946 · page 1

District wool is realising phenomenally high prices, Before the close of the season it would be not the least surprising to see the record of…

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Farmers Protest At Butter Price Demand Federal Members Take immediate Action

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 12 November 1946 · page 3

SINGLETON Tuesday—At a special meeting of dairy farmers called by Singleton branch of the Primary Producers Union held here last night the Union coupled with the name of the General President (Mr Gibson) was stated for not…

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Wool Report High Realisations for District Clips

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 12 November 1946 · page 4

At the opening of the wool sales on Friday last, the market was most animated, all sections operating and with Continental buyers…

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Crop Acreage in Australia

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 12 November 1946 · page 4

CANBERRA Tuesday — The are of land under crops in Australia, in 1945-46 was 20, 834, 838 acres…

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State Record Wool Price

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 13 November 1946 · page 2

A State record wool price of 60½d a Ib. was obtained at the Goulburn sales yesterday. The record price was obtained for…

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Wool Market Firm in Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 13 November 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY: Prices realised for all good wools showing quality, and length at the Sydney sales yesterday were equal to the best…

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Brother Shoots Brother Wouldn't Pass the Butter

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 13 November 1946 · page 2

Sherrill Wickline, aged 14, was shot dead by his brother, Charles, because he was too slow in passing the butter…

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Scone Stock Market Keen Demand for Fat Cattle

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 13 November 1946 · page 4

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. (inc. in Eng.) Scone, reports having yarded 706 cattle and 5221 sheep at their sale…

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Producer'sPrice for Butter "Suitable Only For Coolie Labour"

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 13 November 1946 · page 1

Referring to the matter of the long delay in the setting up of the Prices Investigation Committee, Mr. P. A. Heuston, at…

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Hail Damages Apple Crops

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 13 November 1946 · page 7

LITHGOW: Apple orchardists in the Hartley district have been affected seriously by violent Week-end hailstorms, the…

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Dairymen Want Action Of Federal Government Criticised P.P.U. President Accused of Being Friendly to Government

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 13 November 1946 · page 1

The Federal Government was bitterly criticised at the special meeting of the Primary Producers' Union on Monday night, for withholding from the the full price paid for butter by the Imperial Government…

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The Art of Selfexpression Competition Conducted by Junior Farmers' Club Council

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 13 November 1946 · page 2

To encourage the art of selfexpression among junior farmers, who are to be our agricultural leaders, the Junior…

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S. A. Wool Record

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 14 November 1946 · page 7

ADELAIDE Thursday.— A South Australian record was established at the Adelaide wool sales when /49[?] was paid for…

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58½d For Greasy Wool

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 14 November 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY: Greasy merino fleece sold to 58½ for 10 bales of Burrangundy—WB—Coolah at the Sydney wool sales…

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Stone Fruit Crop

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 14 November 1946 · page 4

The early Stone fruit crops around Maitland will be very light, this being due to the late frosts. in the lower Paris, the fruit…

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Wool Market Firm

Maitland Mercury · Friday 15 November 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY.—Wools of good style and quality ruled very firm at late rates at yesterday’s sales Broader types, and wools…

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Maitland Markets Fat Cattle Unchanged

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 15 November 1946 · page 1

A big yarding of 1200 fat cattle was forward at Cambell's Hill sale-yards. The quality generally was not as good as at recent sales,…

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New Federal Wheat Bill

Maitland Mercury · Friday 15 November 1946 · page 6

CANBERRA, Friday.— Mors than 3,300,000 acres of marginal land will be withdrawn from wheat production under the…

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State Record Wool Price

The Scone Advocate · Friday 15 November 1946 · page 2

As State record wool price of 60 1/2d a lb. was obtained for four different lots of wool from Merryville Pty., Ltd., of Wolwa…

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Wool Report 56d PAID

The Scone Advocate · Friday 15 November 1946 · page 1

Early prices at Wednesday's wool sales were even better than Tuesdays, which were equal to the best point of the season…

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