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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1946

1,448 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 64 of 73

Dairyman Sees Obstacle To Cream Order

Singleton Argus · Monday 18 November 1946 · page 1

Lifting of the cream restrictions would lead to black-marketing, a Belmore dairyman, Mr. A. C. Fletcher, said last…

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Wool Report

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 19 November 1946 · page 1

The Country Producers' Selling Co., Ltd., report: We offered our sale no. 4 on the 12th inst. when we submitted 6525 bales. Generally…

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Australia’s Wheat Stocks

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 19 November 1946 · page 5

CANBERRA, Tues.—It is officially stated that Australia’s wheat stocks, as a result of three successive droughts, are…

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Butter and Cheese Payment. Ministerial Reply

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 19 November 1946 · page 3

Through Mr. D'Arcy Rose, M.L.A., the Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Co. has received a reply from the Minister for Commerce and…

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Increases in Butter, Tea and Meat Rations

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 19 November 1946 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—The Director of Rationing (Mr. Cumming) has announced that for three weeks from yesterday there…

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Wool to 64 1/2d

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 19 November 1946 · page 1

A N.S. Wales record price for greasy wool was established at Sydney wool sales yesterday, when 64 1/2d was paid for five bales…

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New Record For NSW Wool

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 19 November 1946 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday. — The State’s record wool-price increased by another 4d to 64½d a lb at the Sydney sales yesterday. The…

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World Wool Talks Plan for Review Organisation

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 19 November 1946 · page 4

International Wool Conference decided on Friday that the world wool situation should be kept under inter-Governmental review, and decided to…

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How to Get Early Crops

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 19 November 1946 · page 3

A new and simplified method of warming soil by electricity, which will enable Nurseymen and even amateur gardeners to obtain early or out of season plants…

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Increased Output Of Farm Machinery

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 19 November 1946 · page 1

The value of Australia's output of industrial implements has increased from £1,969,000 to £6,590,000 in 10 years…

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U.S.A. Dairying

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 19 November 1946 · page 1

Greatest milk producing country in the world to-day is the United States of America. In 1945 it produced ten times as much milk as…

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Mint-weed Menace Found ln Millet Crops

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 19 November 1946 · page 2

Many dairy farmers, in the district are now finding a p[?]entiful sprinkling of mint weed plants which is poisonous to…

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High Tributes To, Hunter Valley Dairy Co

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 19 November 1946 · page 2

MUSWELLBROOK: Milk board members and suppliers who met at Muswellbrook [?] high tributes to the directors of the…

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P.P.U. General President On Butter Prices

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 November 1946 · page 3

Speaking at a meeting of the Southern District Council of the P.P.U., Mr. Gibson, general president, said, inter alia: "Do you want…

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No World Abundance of Wheat Food Minister Denies Reuters Statement

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 November 1946 · page 2

It was totally untrue that there was a world abundance of wheat, declared the Minister for Food, Mr. John . Strachey, in…

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Dairymen Want Court to Fix Prices

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 20 November 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday. — The Wyong District Council of the Primary producers’ Union, dissatisfied with the present state…

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Farmer on Charge of Assault

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 20 November 1946 · page 4

Trouble between two farmers at Goulburn Grove, near Largs, on July 3, led to the appearance at the Maitland Quarter…

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Farmer on Charge of Assault

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 20 November 1946 · page 3

When the court resumed this morning Yates was further cross-examined by Mr. Le[?] He denied that he was looking…

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Ppu and Butter Price Agitation

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 21 November 1946 · page 4

Speaking at a meeting of the Southern District Council, P.F.U. Mr. Gibson, general president, said inter [?] “Do you want 2/…

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Record Wool Sale At Bradford

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 21 November 1946 · page 2

LONDON, NOT. 10. — Wool worth one and a halt million pounds sterling sold in one and a half hours on one day in the…

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