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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1947

1,593 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 28 of 80

Steady Recovery of Dutch Farming

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 13 May 1947 · page 4

Reclamation of the 2,500,000 acres in Holland of pasture which the Germans flooded with fresh water during the last crucial months…

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New Crop of Hurdlers in Melbourne Many Recruits From The Flat Make Good Over Fences

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 May 1947 · page 5

With the jumping season advancing in Melbourne and the Grand Nationals looming on the horizon, great activity is being displayed in schooling seasoned hurdlers and steeple chasers, but there are many learning the rudiments of the…

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Butter Factory Complaint On Roads

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 15 May 1947 · page 4

Bowthorne Co operative Butter Factory, Ltd, told Lowem Hunter Shire Council that roads in the shire used by [?] to transport…

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2744 Cattle Sold at Gunnedah

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 15 May 1947 · page 2

Fleming and Boss and John McNamara and Co. Pty. Ltd., Sydney, report a highly successful conjunctional special sale of store cattle at…

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Prime Sheep And Lambs Firm

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 15 May 1947 · page 7

SYDNEY, Thurs. — Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report: 30,522 sheep penned of useful quality. Prime sheep and lambs were firm but plain…

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French Appeal For Wheat

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 15 May 1947 · page 1

PARIS, May 15.—An appeal to French farmers to “give up wheat to break the bread shortage” was made by…

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Electricity Services for U.s. Farms

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 15 May 1947 · page 2

Set up, about twelve years ago as an agency In the U.S. Department of Agriculture to carry out a total rural electrification…

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Infra-red Heater Saving Crops From Frost

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 15 May 1947 · page 8

EAST LANSING, Michigan—(Associated Press).—Agricultural engineers at Michigan State College feel they have defeated one of…

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Field Day for Poultry Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 15 May 1947 · page 4

The annual field day for poultry farmers organised by the Committee of Management of the Hawkesbury Agricultural College…

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Wool Report

The Scone Advocate · Friday 16 May 1947 · page 4

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Grain Insurance and Agency Company, Ltd., reports 8th May, 1947:—…

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2336 Cattle at Gunnedah

The Scone Advocate · Friday 16 May 1947 · page 1

Fleming & Ross (Gunnedah) and John McNamara & Co., Ltd. (Sydney), report a highly successful conjunctional special sale of store…

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Set Dogs on Sheep

Maitland Mercury · Friday 16 May 1947 · page 6

When two boys set their dogs on to 20 sheep which Maitland City Council keeps on the sports ground, one of the sheep was…

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Butter Air Transport Pty. Ltd

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 May 1947 · page 1

Since the introduction of the new time-table between Cessnock and Sydney was instituted the passenger…

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Charges For Cattle At Singleton Yards

Maitland Mercury · Friday 16 May 1947 · page 6

SINGLETON, Friday. — Cr. G, D. Clydesdale gave. notice of motion that he would move at next meeting of Patrick -Plains Shire…

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Motion That Will Affect Cattle Men

Singleton Argus · Friday 16 May 1947 · page 4

Cr. G. D. Clydsdale gave notice yesterday. that he would move at next meeting of Patrick Plains Shire Council that calves in the store…

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£76,846,578 For Wool

Maitland Mercury · Friday 16 May 1947 · page 5

SYDNEY Friday—Value of Australian wool sold in the 10 months ended April 30 was £76,846,78 of £28,701,898 more than…

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Big Cattle Yarding at Gunnedah Clearance of 2744 Head

Singleton Argus · Friday 16 May 1947 · page 6

Fleming and Ross, Gunnedah, and John McNamara and Co. Pty. .Ltd. Sydney, report: A highly successful conjunctional special sale of store…

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£36,867 Involved In Wool Waste Stealing Charge

Maitland Mercury · Friday 16 May 1947 · page 1

MELBOURNE Friday—Ronold Francis Young was [?] in the City Court this morning with having stein wool waste…

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The World's Need for Wool Goods. Japanese and German Position

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 16 May 1947 · page 6

American authorities estimate that Japan has mill facilities to handle 500,000 bales of wool annually. So far little has been achieved…

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Milk Zone Dairymen's Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 16 May 1947 · page 5

The Third Annual Meeting of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council was held in Sydney recently, and was one of the best attended annual meetings…

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