Dairymen Incensed Threats go Withhold Supplies IN Butter Districts
Dairymen throughout the butter and cheese manufacturing districts of New South Wales were incensed at the decision of…
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Farming & the land, 1947
1,593 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 13 of 80
Maitland Show Begins with Big Judging Day Pedigree Cattle and Horses Centre of Attraction
The opening of the 1947 Maitland Show to-day presented a typical display of live stock and agricultural products, symbolic of the fertile Hunter Valley, and keen inter est was sown as the judges, in their wisdom, frequenti[?] suspended judgment before making a final decision. The flurry scurry of last-minute preparations, the a [?] tapering-off activities of carpenters, plumbers and…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.— Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd. report: 18,828 sheep and lambs penned. Prime heavy an mediumweights…
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A well attended meeting of the above was held in the Central School, on Thursday evening, 7th February. Mr. R. Campbell, Junior President occupied the chair…
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The country was in such an awful position that nothing could be gained without striking or threatening to do so, declared…
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At this week's Maitland Show, outstanding exhibitor in the fat stock sections was Mr. W. G. McMullin, of Upper Rouchel, whose exhibits…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Singleton Wool Sold. at Newcastle
Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report that at their Newcastle sale yesterday the market ruled fully 10 per cent, dearer for all descriptions,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cheap Wheat For New Zealand Price Challenged
No one acquainted with the world's wheat problems would fail to appreciate the shallowness of the excuses made by the Minister…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dairy Company's Activities Chairman's Address at Half-yearly Meeting. Request for Increased Milk Quotas
The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the Hunter Valley Co-operative Dairy Co. Ltd, was held at Muswellbrook on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Muswellbrook Chronicle FRIDAY, 38th FEBRUARY, 1947. Empowered to Borrow Up to £150,000 Dairy Company's Shareholders' Approval. Money Wanted to Care for Factory Expansion
Shareholders of the Hunter Valley Co-operative Dairy Co. Ltd., who met at Muswellbrook on Wednesday, unanimously agreed to give the board of directors power to raise money on loan to an amount not exceeding' £150,000…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dairying Temperament in Dairy Cows. Aggressive Animals Best Disposed of or Dehorned
Some cows are naturally aggressive while others are timid. The aggressive beast is a menace in the assembly yard and may cause considerable…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hunter Valley Dairy Co., Ltd. Chairman's Report
The following report was tabled by the Chairman of Directors (General G. D. Richardson) at the half-yearly meeting of shareholders of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farmers Want More Kerosene
CANBERRA. Friday.—Government action to ease the shortage if lighting and power kerosene in the Maitland district was urged…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gloucester Cattle
Seles at Winchcombe Carson’s Homebush auction last Thursday included: W. P. Reichart, Gloucester, 5 steers to £16/6/,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bulldozer Aids Farmer
An interesting example of how modern mechanical implements assist the farmer Is illustrated by the operation of a contract…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Good Quality Sheep Dear at Maitland
In a yarding of 800 fat cattle at Campbell’s Hill saleyards today a bigger percentage of prime trade quality bullocks was seen…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool Sales Pitt, Son & Badgery
On Thursday last, Messrs. Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd., Newcastle, offered to auction a catalogue of approximately 1400 bales drawn chiefly from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool Being Pulled Over Royal Family's Eyes "Not Seeing Africa"
What the Royal Family is seeing is magnificent and superbly organised, but it is not Africa, says a special correspondent of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ex-r.a.f. Man Seeking Farm in N.s.w
SYDNEY, Monday,— Passengers on the Themistocles, which reached Sydney to-day, Included former London bus driver, Mr. C…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ending Exploitation of Farm Wage Labour Rural Reconstruction Commission Urges Farm Basic Wage
CANBERRA, Monday—The exploitation of farm wage labour would be ended by rural wage regulation, including the payment of a basic wage to all farm workers, states the report of the Rural Reconstruction Commission, whose…
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