World’s Largest Mechanised Farm Planned For South Africa
Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 April 1947 · page 6
LONDON—(Associated Press)—mat is said to be the world’s largest mechanised farm is being established in Africa. When fully developed, it will cover 5000 square miles and will ease the critical shortage of oils and fats that now…
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The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 8 April 1947 · page 2
N.S.W. graziers who are compelled at present to brand their sheep may soon have the option of deciding whether to continue or discard the…
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Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 8 April 1947 · page 1
LOUDON, April 8.—Hill farmers in Derbyshire, now they have been able to reach the more remote parts of the moors, find their estimates of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Research Work in Butter. Interesting Swedish Discovery. "Synthetic Stimulators."
The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 8 April 1947 · page 2
When investigating various lactic acid bacteria, popularly known as 'acid stimulators," which are added to cream before its transformation in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →“Rank Dishonesty,” Says S.M. In Wool Thefts
Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 9 April 1947 · page 3
NEWCASTLE: “This is another Illustration of rank dishonesty; no respect for property,” said Mr. Carr-Boyd, SM, in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coat of Arms for Farmers’ Union
Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 9 April 1947 · page 4
SYDNEY, Wednesday. — The Rural Bank has just received from the National Farmers’ Union of Great Britain a coloured…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Junior Farmers at the Show
Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 9 April 1947 · page 2
Forty boys from New South Wales and six from other Stetes were the guests of the Royal Agricultural Society at a Junior farmers’ camp…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Butter Factory Closed
Maitland Mercury · Thursday 10 April 1947 · page 5
SINGLETON, Thursday. — The delegate of the Central Hunter District Council of the Primary Producers’ Union (Mr. A. N. Collard),…
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Maitland Mercury · Thursday 10 April 1947 · page 5
SYDNEY, Thursday.— Winchcombe Carson Ltd, report 33,953 sheep penned of mixed quality. Prime and medium very firm…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Milk Zone Dairymen Meet At Terrace
Maitland Mercury · Thursday 10 April 1947 · page 4
RAYMOND TERRACE.— The annual meeting of the Raymond Terrace branch of the Milk Zone Dairymen’s Association was held…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gloucester Cattle Sale
Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 11 April 1947 · page 2
Attention is drawn to the sale of 1000 head of stock by W. E. Sparke (Ger.) Pty. Ltd., at the Shire Yards, Gloucester, on April 15. Details…
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Maitland Mercury · Friday 11 April 1947 · page 5
WASHINGTON, April 11.—The Department of Agriculture predicts that the total United States wheat crop this year will be…
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The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 11 April 1947 · page 4
N.S.W. graziers who are compelled at present to brand their sheep may soon have the option of deciding whether to continue or discard the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Death of Henry Ford From Farm Boy To Millionaire
The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 April 1947 · page 4
Henry Ford died at Detroit on Tuesday last at the age of 83, but until 18 months ago he was still…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farmer Lives on Top of 70ft. Gum Tree
The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 11 April 1947 · page 2
An aversion to people's company impelled a Limestone Creek (North Queensland) dairyman many years ago, to build a "house"…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Late Maize Crops
Maitland Mercury · Friday 11 April 1947 · page 3
As the result of the rain in February and during the first few days and March, some excellent crops of late maize are being…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Use of D.d.t. on Vegetable Crops
Maitland Mercury · Friday 11 April 1947 · page 6
A warning is issued by the New South Wales Department of Health, in conjunction with the Department of Agriculture, concerning the risk…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →“Bunny” Is Farmers’ Public Enemy No. 1
Maitland Mercury · Friday 11 April 1947 · page 4
“Bunny” had wrought more havoc than any other post in Australia and was public enemy No. 1 to the man on the in [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farmer Agrees to Leave Property Ejectment Proceedings Adjourned
Singleton Argus · Friday 11 April 1947 · page 3
Charles Frederick Davis Turner, who farms on a property at Gouldsville owned by Gordon Jarvis, terms of his rent being a…
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Maitland Mercury · Monday 14 April 1947 · page 3
SYDNEY, Monday, Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd., report: 24,712 sheep and lambs penned, principally trade quality. The market been firm…
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