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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1946

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Sydney Wool Sales

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 17 December 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY Tuesday — Under good competition from the Continent supported by , Yorkshire, United States and local buyers…

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Wheat Shortage At Tamworth

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 17 December 1946 · page 2

Unless the Wheat Board has wheat sent immediately milling will have cease at Tamworth by the and of the coming week…

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Wool Cheque £25,943,951

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 17 December 1946 · page 2

CANBERRA Tuesday—The Commonwealth wool [?] the five months of the [?] to November 80 last was…

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No Farms for Soldiers

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 17 December 1946 · page 2

NO one who knows anything of the coastal areas of the State but appreciates the magnificent response made by the…

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To-day’s Leader :No Farms For Soldiers. Socialisation of Transport In Great Britain

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 17 December 1946 · page 1

LONDON, December 17.—“This is the largest socialistic measure ever presented to a free and democratic Parliament,” declared the Minister for Trasport (Mr. Barnes ) when he Moved the Second reading of the Government’s…

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Wool Sales

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 December 1946 · page 2

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report selling 7500 bales of wool at their Sydney auction yesterday. There was good general competition from…

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Increased Price for Exported Butter

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 18 December 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY Wednesday.— The Minister for Commerce and Agriculture (Mr. Pollard) said an increase of 11/5½ a cwt. in the…

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Dairymen Vote for Strike Claim To Govt. For Subsidy To Be Renewed Secretary Resigns After Fiery Outburst At Stormy Meeting

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 December 1946 · page 1

At a stormy meeting of the Singleton branch of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council yesterday, it was decided to empower Central Executive with the following:—. 1.—To renew their claim to the Government to grant an…

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P.P.U. Discusses the Butter Situation Agitation For Retrospective Payments

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 19 December 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday—.The absence of an assurance that any increase in the price of butter would be retrospective to the date of the application—May, 1945—was the subject of criticism at the quarterly meeting of the central executive…

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Biggest Potato Crop In 10 Years

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 19 December 1946 · page 4

The Hunter River Potato crop this year is estimated at 40,000 bags, this being the best crop for the last 10 years Hunter potatoes…

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High Dairy Production for Hunter Valley

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 19 December 1946 · page 4

The value of the Hunter Valley as a milk producing district is. shown by the results of a check taken by the Hunter Valley…

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Cattle Destroyed

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 December 1946 · page 3

Reports have been received of the destruction of cattle at Dorrigo and Tabulam during the last few days, and steps have been taken to direct…

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Butter Money Distribution

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 December 1946 · page 3

The increase of 11/5 per cwt. of butter and cheese exported to the United Kingdom is to be distributed among members of the dairying…

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Bracken Fern Poisoning In Cattle

Maitland Mercury · Friday 20 December 1946 · page 2

Bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum) is toxic for cattle, probably throughout the whole stage of its growth…

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Interim Basic Wage. Application to Pastoral Industry

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 December 1946 · page 3

The secretary of the Graziers' Federal Council (Mr. J. W. Allen) states: "The effect upon the Federal pastoral award of the Full Arbitration Court's…

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Wool Cheque £25,943,951

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 December 1946 · page 6

CANBERRA, Tuesday. — The Commonwealth wool cheque for the five months of the current season to November 30 last was £—25,943,951,…

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Wool Report. the Farmers & Graziers' Cooperative Grain Insurance and Agency Company Limited. 10th DECEMBER, 1946

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 December 1946 · page 5

We submitted our fifth catalogue of the season on Monday, December 9th, the offering comprising 10,128 bales representative of most divisions of the…

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Wool Report the Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Grain, Insurance & Agency Company Limited. 10th December, 1946

Singleton Argus · Friday 20 December 1946 · page 7

We submitted our fifth catalogue of the season on Monday, December 9th, the offering comprising 10,128 bales, representative of most divisions…

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Heavy Stocks of Wool Market Will Not Be Affected

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 December 1946 · page 3

The accumulated stocks of wool which are held by the Government will not be allowed to undercut the markets, states Winchcombe,…

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Singleton Dairymen Will Strike Unless Higher Price is Granted

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 December 1946 · page 6

At at stormy meeting of the Singleton branch of the Mills Zone Dairymen's Council on Tuesday, it was decided to empower Central…

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