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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1947

1,593 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 36 of 80

Veto Called For On U.S. Wool Tariff

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 June 1947 · page 1

[?] [?] [?] to veto any legislation imposing an additional tarin…

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Interest in Junior Farmers’ Movement

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 June 1947 · page 2

Quirindi : The Junior Farmer movement is taking hold in a definite manner in Quirindi and district. and promises to be very…

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World Butter Fat Record

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 June 1947 · page 3

With an official test over 273 days a Red Poll cow named Victoria Electricity produced 16,103 lbs. of milk and 7771bs. of butter fat—a world…

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No Butter For Expor Within 10 Years

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 17 June 1947 · page 2

Mr. C. Sheeby, Commonwealth controller of…

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Poor Yarding of Fat Cattle: Values Rise

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 17 June 1947 · page 3

Prime bollocks, particularly heavy weights, were again scarce in a yarding of 700 fat cattle at Camp bell’s Hill saleyards today, he…

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Veto Of U.S. Wool Bill Predicted

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 17 June 1947 · page 1

WASHINGTON, June 17—The House of Representatives yesterday endorsad the Joint House and senate conference’s report…

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Increase Production 50 PERCENT. Dairy Company Manager's Appeal

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 June 1947 · page 1

Appealing for a 50 per cent. increase in production, Mr. J. I. Scarr, general manager of the Hunter Valley Co-op. Dairy Co. Ltd., writes in…

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The Farm Home Wine With Meals Suggestions for Choosing and Serving

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 17 June 1947 · page 1

Considering the wealth of high quality wine for all types produced in Australia, it is surprising that it does not figure more prominently among our…

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Price Rise Refused Dairymen's Claim Rejected

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 17 June 1947 · page 2

The Prime Minister, Mr. Chifloy, has refused to grant any increase in the price received for milk by dairymen to offset the…

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Cattle, Sheep Killed When Trains Collide

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 June 1947 · page 1

The fireman was injured and many sheep and cattle were killed and trucks were telescoped when a stock train from Cooma collided with a…

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Butter Output Drop

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 18 June 1947 · page 2

CANBERRA, Wed. —Butter production throughout Australia in April dropped by almost 3000 tons, compared with March, said the…

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Wool Prices Firm in Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 18 June 1947 · page 5

SYDNEY: There was keen competition from the Continental sections, local mills, Yorkshire and the United States at Sydney…

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U.s. Senate Action on Wool Bill Deferred

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 18 June 1947 · page 1

WASHINGTON, June 18.—Senate action on the USA Wool-Bill, which passed the House of representatives on Monday, was…

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Voluntary Levy to Dairy Farmers’ Co

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 18 June 1947 · page 3

SINGLETON, Wed.—A meeting of 50 dairy farmers yesterday affirmed the principle of producer control of the Dairy Farmers’…

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Dairymen Agree To Levy Of A Farthing A Gallon On Milk Need for Added Capital to Carry Out City Distribution Many Sign Forms of Commitment

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 June 1947 · page 3

The meeting yesterday morning of about 40 district dairy farmers passed a motion unanimously agreeing to a levy of a farthing a gallon on city milk for the purpose of enabling the Dairy Farmers' Co-operative Milk Company to expand to adequately…

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Sheep Firm at Homebush

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 19 June 1947 · page 6

SYDNEY, Thurs—Pitt Son and Badgery Ltd report that 33,0988 sheep and lambs were [?] with a moderate showing of good qulaity…

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American Wool Bill

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 19 June 1947 · page 1

WASHINGTON JUNE 19—“it would be a really tragio mistake it the wool Bill now before the Senate became law” declared the Under Secretary of the State (Mr…

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Sydney Wool Market Firm

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 19 June 1947 · page 2

STONES', Thursday.—The market was firm at the wool sales In Sydney yesterday. A total of 6186 bales was catalogued, and the…

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Don’t Want Dubbo Wool -Stokes

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 19 June 1947 · page 1

DUBBO Thurs—Graziers have asked the Federal Government not to open the wool stores erected at Dubbo They feel they could get…

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Wool Values Up 56.6 Per Cent

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 19 June 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thurs.—An increase of 56.6 per cent is shown in the average price of wool sold in Australia this season…

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