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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1947

1,593 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 26 of 80

Another Effect of Victorian Trouble N.s.w. May Be Without Wheat

Singleton Argus · Friday 2 May 1947 · page 1

New South Wales flour millers and produce merchants will be affected by the Victorian rail hold-up…

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25 Years Ago (From issues of "Argus" for period ended May 2, 1922). Success of Singleton Butter

Singleton Argus · Friday 2 May 1947 · page 3

The Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy co. Ltd., at the Royal Show in Sydney won the aggregate for the greatest number of points…

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Junior Farmers Have Field Day Practical Education For Club Members

Maitland Mercury · Friday 2 May 1947 · page 4

The first field day for members of junior farmers’ clubs in lower Hunter districts was held at Noeleen, the property of Mr. S. Parish, at Wallalong, yesterday. A heavy shower fell early in the day and that prevented…

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Britain's New Farm Policy Price Advances to Encourage Live Stock Production

Singleton Argus · Friday 2 May 1947 · page 7

The production of more milk, meat, eggs and bacon is to be the aim of agricultural policy in the United Kingdom during the next…

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Russian Army Giving Up Farms in Poland

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 3 May 1947 · page 6

WARSAW— (Assoc. Press)— Soviet troops who once farmed as much as 8,000,000 acres— approximately one-fourth of…

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Sheep Firmer At Homebush

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 May 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.— Winchcombe Carson Ltd, report 21,000 sheep penned of [?]ful quality. The market opened firmer best [?] to 6½d,…

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40-Hour Week Would Cripple Dairy Industry

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 May 1947 · page 4

Mr Geo. C. Howey (president of the Australian Dairy Farmers’ Association) who before the Full Arbitration Court,…

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Australian Butter For Canada

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 6 May 1947 · page 3

OTTAWA, May. 6.—The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. 3, G. Gardiner, [?] the House of Commons that Australia and…

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Sheep Dearer At Homebush

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 6 May 1947 · page 4

Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd. report— 21,070 sheep and lambs penned with a good quality, showing of lambs, Sheep were…

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Wool Values Firm

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 6 May 1947 · page 6

SYDNEY: Previous far[?]ness for all descriptions yesterday marked tho opening of the new series of Sydney wool sales…

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Wheat Board Chairman Dies

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 6 May 1947 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. — The chairman of the Australian Wheat Board (Sir Louis Bussan) died at his home in South Yarra,…

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Dairy Farmers Co-op. Co

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 6 May 1947 · page 2

Representatives of the Dairy Farmers' Co-op. Milk Co. Ltd. will be present at a meeting of milk suppliers which will be held in the Globe Cafe…

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100 Bushel Maize Crops

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 6 May 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY. Tuesday. — Maize yields of 100 bushels or more an acre would be harvested on some Macleay and Has[?] River…

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£7575 For Farm At Barrington

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 6 May 1947 · page 3

GLOUCESTER.—The Dundee Estate farm on the Barrington River was disposed of by auction on Saturday…

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Period Of Dairy Production Tests

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 6 May 1947 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.— The NSW Department of Agriculture has informed the Guerusey Cattle Society that it is not in favour of…

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Wool Sales

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 May 1947 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report having sold 7300 bales of wool at their Sydney auction yesterday? The market generally was buoyant, with…

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Increased Butter Price Would Be Retrospective If Approved Statement From Minister

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 May 1947 · page 4

A recent decision by Federal Cabinet meant that, should the Government, after examining the conclusions of the Joint…

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40 Hour Week And The Dairying Industry

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 May 1947 · page 2

SINGLETON, Wed.—Mr. Harry Wright intimated at yesterday’s meeting of the Singleton branch of the P.P.U. that he would move at…

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Young Farmers' Clubs Are Spreading Students From Colonies See How They Work in Welsh Village

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 May 1947 · page 5

A group of young men and women from Ceylon, Nigeria, the Gold Coast, Tanganyika and the West Indies, now studying social science in…

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Primary Producers To Protest Over 40 Hour Week Introduction Would Make Industry Impossible, Say Farmers Representation to Be Made

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 May 1947 · page 1

At to-morrow's meeting delegates to the Central Hunter District Council of the Primary Producers' Union, a motion of protest against application of the 40-hour week to the dairy industry will be framed and forwarded through the local member to the…

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