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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1947

1,593 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 21 of 80

Electricity for Our Farmers Statement By Cr. varty

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 1 April 1947 · page 1

The President of Kearsley Shire Council (Cr. W. Varty), in a statement on the taking over of electricity in…

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Dairy Company's Show Exhibit

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 1 April 1947 · page 1

The outstanding industrial exhibit at the Show was the display arranged by the Hunter River Valley Co-operative Dairy Co. Ltd. The display was…

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"Slave's Dole for Dairymen"

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 1 April 1947 · page 1

Primary industries were not mentioned in the 40-Hour Week Bill, but they would be called on to bear the total cost involved in providing a…

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Drought Relief for Dairymen Method of Payment to Scheme Announced

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 1 April 1947 · page 4

The Hon. E. H. Graham, M.L.A., Minister for Agriculture, has announced the method by which payments would be…

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Phenomenal Growth of Green Fodder Crops

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 1 April 1947 · page 2

Green fodder crops of sorghum and maize on the Lower Hunter and Central Coast have made phenomenal growth and…

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Cheese and Butter Prizes

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 April 1947 · page 3

Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Co. Ltd. was awarded two second prizes in the cheese section when dairy produce was…

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Wool Report The Farmers & Graziers Co-operative Grain, Insurance & Agency Company Limited. 28th March, 1947

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 2 April 1947 · page 7

We submitted a catalogue of 8558 bales on Thursday, 27th instant, the selection comprising a number of attractive spinners' types, drawn…

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Threat to Share Cropper Landowners

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 April 1947 · page 2

BUENOS AIRES (Associated Press)— President Juan D. Peaon has ordered an investigation made into the-share cropping- farming…

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Defects in Dairy a Utensils Value of Knowledge of Soldering

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 2 April 1947 · page 2

No farmer has to use tinware of various descriptions to the same extent as the dairyman, and an elementary knowledge of the use of the…

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High Price for Dairy Cattle

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 3 April 1947 · page 4

High prices were realised at a special dairy cattle sale on Tuesday last on occount Mr. Peter. Kelly. There, was keen demand for the cattle…

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Prime Sheep Dearer

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 3 April 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.—Winchcombe Carson Ltd report [?] penned of mixed quality [?] were 1/ to 2/ dearer [?]…

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Wool Report

The Scone Advocate · Thursday 3 April 1947 · page 5

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Grain Insurance and Agency Company, Limited, reports 28th March, 1947:—…

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Gunnedah Special Cattle Sale

The Scone Advocate · Thursday 3 April 1947 · page 3

Fleming and Ross, Gunnedah, and New Zealand Loan and M.A. Co., Ltd., Sydney, auctioneers in conjunction, report having yarded…

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Farmers Bound Over

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 3 April 1947 · page 5

In the case in which William Benjamin Lewis proceeded against Percy John Sternbeck for assault on…

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Dairying Statistics

The Scone Advocate · Thursday 3 April 1947 · page 5

Australia's total butter production from July 1st to the end of November, 1946, was 56,136 tons in the same, period a year earlier…

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'Slave's Dole For Dairymen'

The Scone Advocate · Thursday 3 April 1947 · page 2

Primary industries were not mentioned in the 40-Hour Week Bill, but they would be called on to bear the total cost involved in…

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Soldier Settlers Would Help Revive Dairy Industry

The Scone Advocate · Thursday 3 April 1947 · page 2

Something could be done to stop the decline in the dairying industry if single farm units were made available to soldier…

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Milk Zone Dairymen's Council Dungog Branch Annual Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 4 April 1947 · page 3

At the Annual Meeting of the Dungog Branch of the Milk Zone Dairymans Council there was a small attendance of members, Mr. J. B…

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Coastal Cattle

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 5 April 1947 · page 4

Results secures at Winchcombe Carson’s Homebush auction on Thursday included E. Westley, Gloucester, 14 cows and heifers to £13/…

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Wheat Sown From Aeroplane

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 April 1947 · page 2

LONDON, April 7.—Northamptonshire’s “flying farmer,” Mr. T. E. W. Tomkins, is so pleased with the result of sowing 50 acres in wheat…

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