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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1947

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Hopes of Presidential Veto On Wool Bill

Singleton Argus · Monday 26 May 1947 · page 2

Although United States Congress has approved the wool bill authorising a 50 per cent, import fee on the value of foreign wool, Commonwealth authorities were optimistic last night that the measure would be vetoed by President Truman or thrown…

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Serious Shortage of Farm Machinery Crops in Peril

Singleton Argus · Monday 26 May 1947 · page 4

Crop acreages may have to be reduced because of the disastrous shortage of agricultural implements, particularly of…

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Ruthless Trade War May Follow U.S. Wool Bill

Maitland Mercury · Monday 26 May 1947 · page 2

CANBERRA, Monday. — The possibility of a ruthless world trade war Is hinted at in a circular issued by the Associated…

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Higher Price For Dairy Products Forecast

Maitland Mercury · Monday 26 May 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday—An increase in the price of butter and other dairy products was predicted to-day by the Divisional Secretary of the Australian Institute of Dairy Factory Managers and Secretaries, Mr. W. A. Jacques…

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Threat to Prices of Dairy Stock Changed Railway Timetable Means Long Delays

Singleton Argus · Monday 26 May 1947 · page 3

At the moment, the dairy stock market locally is threatened by delays which have been brought about by changed railway goods…

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Higher Butter Price Predicted

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 27 May 1947 · page 3
Also in The Scone Advocate

An increase in the price of butter and other dairy products was yesterday predicted by the Divisional Secretary of the Australian Institute of…

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Drive For Fat Cattle

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 27 May 1947 · page 4

TENTERFIELD, Tuesday A Drives for fat cattle for Britain started at 7 a.m. yesterday from Male River…

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Record Wool Return

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 27 May 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A record return of approximately £96,000,000 for the Australian 1946-47 wool clip Is predicted in the…

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Australian Wool. American Legislation

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 27 May 1947 · page 3

Emphasising the importance to Australia of the wool industry, Mr. Abbott Country, Party, New South Wales), in the House of…

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Five Per Cent Rise In Wool

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 27 May 1947 · page 1

MELBOURNE. Tues— About 7300 bales were offered at the opening of the 14th series of wool sales in Melbourne this…

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Inquiry Into Butter Production Costs Expected to End This Month

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 27 May 1947 · page 1

The Dairy Industry Costs Committee was expected to complete its inquiry into the cost of butter production about the end of this month, said…

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Serious Shortage of Farm Machinery Crops in Peril

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 27 May 1947 · page 1

Crop acreages may have to be reduced because of the disastrous shortage of agricultural implements, particularly of harvesting…

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U.S. Senate Refuses Agreement on Wool Import Tax “Pick Pockets Of American Consumers” Says “Baltimore Sun”

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 27 May 1947 · page 1

WASHINGTON, May 27.—The Senate refused to agree with the provision in the Wool Bill imposing an import tax on foreign wool, and delegates from both Houses are conferring in an effort to reach compromise…

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Farm Management. Courses for Ex-Servicemen. to Commence Mid-july

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 27 May 1947 · page 4

Refresher courses for ex-Servicemen in the principles of farm management are to be commenced in this State in mid-July…

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Lower Hunter P.p.u. to Urge Amalgamation Sectional Committee and Dairymen's Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 27 May 1947 · page 1

Lower Hunter and Gloucester District Council of the Primary Producers' Union decided at its meeting at Raymond Terrace to ask the milk…

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Britain Expects Bumper Fruit Crop

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 27 May 1947 · page 2

A bumper fruit crop throughout Britain is promised. This, after the bitterest winter for many years, when it was feared that two…

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Dairy And Store, Cattle Sale

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 28 May 1947 · page 3

Messrs. E. W. Sparke Pty. Ltd., J. Enright and H. G. Wolfe report yarding of 1000 cattle at Maitland yards yesterday…

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Butter and Cheese Awards

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 28 May 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed.—Singleton Central Co-op. Dairy Co. Ltd. was awarded the highest grand aggregate points in the butter section, classes 1 to a…

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Cattle Market More "Sober"

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 28 May 1947 · page 3

During last week there has been evidence of the dry spell breaking up, but although quite heavy falls were recorded in one or two Western…

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