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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1947

1,593 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 32 of 80

Singleton Did Well in Butter and Cheese Exhibits

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 28 May 1947 · page 2

Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Company did very well in the dairy produce exhibition sponsored by the Australian Institute of Dairy…

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Wool Report The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Grain Insurance and Agency Company Limited. 20th May, 1947

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 28 May 1947 · page 3

We submitted a catalogue of 7,100 bales oh Monday, 19th instant, comprising a large extent Autumn shorn wools from the North-Western Plains…

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Sheep Firm At Homebush

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 29 May 1947 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thurs.—Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report: 33,752 sheep penned, of mixed quality. The market was firm. Best [?]wes to 6¼d.,…

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Compromise U.s. Wool Bill Expected

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 29 May 1947 · page 1

WASHINGTON, May 29.—The chairman, Mr. George Aiken, of the Senate Agricultural Committee predicted that the Joint…

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Cattle Affected By Ergot

Maitland Mercury · Friday 30 May 1947 · page 4

Paspalum ergot continued to effect large numbers of cattle in this district, causing shivers and staggers, said the Maitland…

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Sheep Lowest for 23 Years

The Scone Advocate · Friday 30 May 1947 · page 5
Also in Singleton Argus

The sheep population of New South Wales is now the lowest for 23 years, says the annual review by Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd…

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Wool Clip Record Expected

The Scone Advocate · Friday 30 May 1947 · page 4

An all-time record of about £96-million is likely to be secured for the 1946-47 wool clip, say Messrs. Winchcombe Carson, Ltd., in their…

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New Season Wool at Sales

The Scone Advocate · Friday 30 May 1947 · page 5

When the final wool sale of the 1946-47 season is held at Newcastle, some early wool from the 1947-48 clip will be offered. The…

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Warns Congress Against Wool Duty. Washington

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 30 May 1947 · page 2

Congress was yesterday warned by the Secretary of State, Mr. George Marshall, against imposing import fees on foreign wool. He said the…

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Dairymen Urged To Copy U.S. Farm Methods Machinery Cuts Costs

Maitland Mercury · Friday 30 May 1947 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—Addressing the 41st annual conference of the N.S.W. Division of the Australian Institute of Dairy Factory Managers and Secretaries, the agricultural attache of the American Consulate, Mr. L. Toyne, said that the…

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Warning From U.s. Secretary of State Advice Against Imposition of Import Fees on Wool

Singleton Argus · Friday 30 May 1947 · page 6

U.S. Congress was yesterday warned by Secretary of State George Marshall against imposing import fees on foreign wool…

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U.S Under-secretary’s Warning on the Wool Bill Australian Demand For Substantial Reduction Of The Tariff

Maitland Mercury · Friday 30 May 1947 · page 1

WASHINGTON, May, 30.—A warning that if Congress finally passed the Wool Bill imposing import fees on foreign wool the United States will risk refusal by the whole British Commonwealth to co-operate in the International Trade Organisation was…

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Feeding for Dairy Production Right And Wrong Way

Maitland Mercury · Friday 30 May 1947 · page 6

“Never before have so many fodder crops been seen on the Hunter River. Practically every dairy farmer has ample fodder crops to last him over the Winter months if such is correctly fed to the herd,” says the Senior Dairy Instructor,…

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Waits Wool Bill’s Fate Clayton Stays In America

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 31 May 1947 · page 1

WASHINGTON, May 31.—The Under-Secretary of State (Mr. William Clayton) has cancelled his plans to return to Geneva,…

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Illicit Still Farmer Heavily Fined

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 31 May 1947 · page 4

MURWlLLUMBAH, Saturday— As a result of investigations by the Police and Customs departments, a farmer was fined…

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Stud Sheep Show

Maitland Mercury · Monday 2 June 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—The stud sheep show, which opens at Sydney Showground on Thursday, promises to be a great success…

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Wharfies Went Rabbiting, Farming

Singleton Argus · Monday 2 June 1947 · page 2

The Stevedoring Industry Commission has deregistered 280 Sydney wharf labourers who were absent from the wharves…

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Enormous Entries for Sheep Judging Competition

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 3 June 1947 · page 1

The enormous number of entries received by the N.S. Wales Sheepbreeders' Association for the junior and senior judging…

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Merino Wool to 42[?] d Ib

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 June 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY, Greasy merino fleece sold to 42[?]d for seven bales of Moonah vale/P.D. (Garah) at Sydney waul sales, Under good general…

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