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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1946

1,448 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 69 of 73

Letter To The Editor the Dairy Industry

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 December 1946 · page 2

Sir,— Please grant me space to enlighten my fellow dairymen of the need for more organisation and co-operation. In the milk…

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Butter Coupons To December 7

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 December 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wed.—Housewives should buy gutter early this week with coupons available to December 7, the Deputy Director…

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Better Butter Price

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 5 December 1946 · page 2

At the P.P.U. District Council meeting the Dungog Branch submitted the following motion: "That we request the central executive…

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Renewing Dairy Herds with Young Stock Difficult Problem for Farmers

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 5 December 1946 · page 1

The great difficulty dairy fanners were having in renewing their herds with young stock was stressed by Mr. J. T. Reid, (C.P.., Casino) in the Legislative…

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Tabulam Cattle Sale

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 December 1946 · page 5

Attention is drawn to an advt. appearing elsewhere in this issue of Messrs. Farrell, Craike & Co.'s cattle sale on Friday next, 13th…

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Advance on 1945-46 Wheat Crop Announcement Soon

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 December 1946 · page 3

The Minister for Commerce and Agriculture (Mr. Pollard) in a letter to the hon. Secretary of the Liverpool Plains District Council of the…

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Plight of Farmers. Feed. Appeal to Minister for More Wheat

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 December 1946 · page 4

Any further reduction of feed supplies, the member for Liverpool Plains (Mr. R. B. Nott, M.L.A.) said this week, would cripple the dairying…

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Seed Wheat From Australian Wheat Board Purchase Applications Close December 15

Singleton Argus · Friday 6 December 1946 · page 2

December 15 next is closing date for receipt of applications from farmers for purchase of seed wheat from the Australian Wheat Board…

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Wheat Industry: Drought Relief Payments

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 December 1946 · page 1

The above was ventilated in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday last. Mr. Renshaw: In the absence of…

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State Record for Greasy Wool

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 December 1946 · page 2

A new State record price for greasy wool was created at the Sydney auctions on Wedneseday when 81d a pound was paid for five bales…

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World Record Price , For Wool

Maitland Mercury · Friday 6 December 1946 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Friday. — A bale of extra super fine merino from the clip of Mr. C. Schulz, of Cavendish, offered by…

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75d ,For Greasy Merino Wool

Maitland Mercury · Friday 6 December 1946 · page 6

SYDNEY Friday— Greasy merino sold to 75d at the Sydney wool sales yesterday, when the market generally ruled firm at…

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Wool Demand Compared. 1920 and 1946

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 December 1946 · page 8

Winhcombe Carson report:— Competition for wool latterly has been more widely distributed than at ear. lier sales of the season. This broadening…

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New Wool Record at 10/1½ lb

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 December 1946 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Thursday. — A new Australian wool price record was established to-day when one bale of greasy superfine merino brought…

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Renewing Dairy Herds With Young Stock. Difficult Problems for Farmers

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 December 1946 · page 3

The great difficulty dairy farm, ers were having in renewing their herds with young stock was stressed by Mr. J. T Reid (C.P.,…

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Dairy Farmers Producing Below Cost Statement From M.z.d.c. General Secretary

Singleton Argus · Friday 6 December 1946 · page 5

"It costs dairy farmers and distributors at least 9d a quart to produce milk being sold to the public at 7½d a quart, said…

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"Labor Governments Turn Down Dairymen" Information in Liberal Party Bulletin

Singleton Argus · Friday 6 December 1946 · page 5

Federal and State Governments share the responsibility for withholding a drought subsidy from dairymen in the New South Wales…

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Drought Relief for Dairymen (To the Editor)

Singleton Argus · Friday 6 December 1946 · page 8

Sir.—I am in receipt of a communication from Mr. L. J. Johnstone, general secretary of the Primary Producers' Union, intimating…

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Made New Wool Record

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 7 December 1946 · page 7

Mr S. L. Calvert, who obtained the all-time Australian record price of 99½d, a Ib. for a bale of his wool Mr Calvert said that…

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Dairymen’s Threat to Stop Milk

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 7 December 1946 · page 5

Dissatisfied with the refusal of the Federal Government to grant a price for milk that would cover production costs, dairymen in the…

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