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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1946

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

Cattle Dearer at Homebush

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 26 December 1946 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday.— Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report 9912 sheep penned of mixed quality. The market was very firm, Best…

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Big Crops on Irrigated Farms

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 26 December 1946 · page 2

Heavy yields of potatoes and onions have been obtained from Irrigated farms in the Maitland area, states the senior…

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American Public “Tales a Licking ” in Wool Magazine Claims U.S. Growers Not Solvent

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 26 December 1946 · page 2

NEW YORK, December 26.—“One large fact is clear —that the United States public takes a licking,” states the magazine “Fortune,” in an article which claims that in spite of excessive tariffs, wartime subsidies and political…

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Road Dedication at Bubs Farm

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 26 December 1946 · page 1

Mrs. W. J. Anderson asked the Port Stephens Shire Council, to have Cedar Roads, at Bob's Farm dedicated as a public road…

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Britain’s Farm Policy

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 26 December 1946 · page 3

LONDON, Dec. 5.— In the course of a survey of Britain’s farming policy to the Council of Agriculture, the Minister for…

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Model Junior Farmers’ Dairy

Maitland Mercury · Friday 27 December 1946 · page 6

KYOGLE. Friday.—Plans are being made to erect a model dairy on the Junior farmer’s farm of 30 acres on the banks…

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Sheep Unkilled at Abattoir

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 28 December 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Saturday. — When 180 sheep slaughtermen at Homebush Abettor ceased wor[?] at noon yesterday 1800 sheep were…

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Safeguarding American Wool Industry

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 31 December 1946 · page 3

CHEYENNE (Wyoming), December 31.—The Governor, Mr. Lester Hunt, announced that he has called a conference of railways, state, bank and commerce officials for January 11 to discuss plans to halt the nation-wide decrease…

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