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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1947

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Dairy Output At Gloucester

Maitland Mercury · Monday 25 August 1947 · page 2

GLOUCESTER, Monday.— Cream suppliers to Gloucester Cooperative Dairy Co. Ltd., were paid 1/74 for choicest for July…

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Progressive Farmer Competition

Maitland Mercury · Monday 25 August 1947 · page 2

SINGLETON, Monday. — The Northern Agricultural Association is to ask those desirous of entering tor the Rural Bank…

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Extension of Milk Zone Causes Farmers Apprehension Board Matter Presented to the Milk Board by Deputation

Singleton Argus · Monday 25 August 1947 · page 1

Mr L. C. Turton General Secretary of the M.Z.D.C., in the course of a letter to the Milk Board recently, said the far reaching effect…

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Wheat Harvest Now Assured

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 26 August 1947 · page 3

The New South Wales wheat harvest is assured, said experts on Wednesday night in Sydney, following good steady rains for the…

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Australia Will Send More Food to Britain Canned Meat, Wheat and Dairy Products

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 26 August 1947 · page 2

CANBERRA, Tuesday. — After conferring with the British Minister for Commonwealth Relations, Lord Addison, who is in Canberra for the Empire conference on the Japanese peace treaty, the Australian Minister for Commerce,…

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Junior Farmers' Club at Millfield Mr. Nicod's Visit

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 26 August 1947 · page 1

When Mr. A. L. Nicod, Supervisor of Junior Farmer Clubs, visited Millfield School, he inspected home vegetable growing projects, and awarded…

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Pigs Before Home Comforts. P.p.u. President's Tribute to Farmers' Wives

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 August 1947 · page 3

"I think a dairy fanner's wife is the most, unselfish and long-suffering of any band of women." This was stated by Mr. J. S. Haig,…

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Junior Farmers' Club. Dvisory Committee Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 August 1947 · page 2

A meeeting of the advisory committee of the Junior Farmers' Club was held in the Methodist Hall on Thursday last. Members present were…

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Milk Zone Dairymen's Council Executive Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 26 August 1947 · page 1

At an Executive meeting of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council, held in Sydney on the 20th August, important decisions on future policy were…

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Suppliers Agree to Levy Extra Capital for Dairy Co-op. Company Muswellbrook Meeting Approves Scheme

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 26 August 1947 · page 2

The need for finance to enable the company to care for future expansion of its operations, and to meet the…

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Farmers Told Why Agent Ceased Trucking At Morpeth Goods Yards

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 26 August 1947 · page 2

The fact that Morpeth railway line was one of the best paying lines in the State justified the appointment of a full-time senior officer and assistant at die Morpeth goods yards, it was claimed at a meeting of famers, business men and…

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Rehabilitating Wool Industry In Japan

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 August 1947 · page 5

TOKIO, Aug. 26.— Japan’s wool Industry will be [?]itated to the interim capacity of 733,000 worsted spindles and 813 woollen cards,…

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Strong Protest Against Bank Nationalisation Criticism By Dairy Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 August 1947 · page 2

SINGLETON, Wednesday. — A meeting of 70 dairy farmers at Singleton decided to request State and federal members in the strongest possible terms to use their influence and voting power to defeat the proposed legislation…

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Dairymen’s Subscriptions To PP Union Discussion At Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 August 1947 · page 5

SINGLETON, Tuesday. — Mr. R. C. Gibson, general president of the Primary Producers’ Union, addressed members at Singleton yesterday on the workings of the union and appealed for the defeat of a motion which was to be…

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Dairymen Likely to get 2/-gal. For Milk in Winter Anticipated Base Price of 1/8 Per Gallon

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 27 August 1947 · page 2

There is a possibility that when control of the milk industry comes back to the States, again after September 30 producers will be working on a base price of 1/8 per gallon in New South Wales, with the possibility that application of…

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P.P.U. Subs. No Longer on Factory Dairy Company Annual Meeting Carries Important Motion Voluntary Contributions Necessary in Future

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 27 August 1947 · page 1

The motion submitted to yesterday's annual meeting of shareholders of Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Company, to the effect that it be recommended to the board of directors that subscriptions to the Primary Producers' Union be no longer…

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Dairymen to Protest Over Bank Nationalisation Plan "Loss of Present System Would Mean Loss of Rights"

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 27 August 1947 · page 1

Singleton district dairymen are to make an emphatic protest over the Federal Government's proposal to nationalise banking in Australia, this being the decision of all but one of the 70 dairymen who attended the annual meeting of Singieton Central…

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District Dairymen Earned £463,449 in Twelve Months Singleton's All-Time Record Milk Sales Dairy Company Profit at Low Ebb

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 27 August 1947 · page 2

Notwithstanding the fact that district dairymen received payment of £463,449/6/4 for their work for the 12 months ended June last, profit of Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Company Ltd. at the annual meeting of Shareholders yesterday was…

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Retiring Dairy Company Directors Returned

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 27 August 1947 · page 2

Messrs W. H. Andrews, W. H. Bowman and W. G. Russell, who retired as directors of Singleton Central Cooperative Dairy Company, but who…

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Cattle Firm at Homebush

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 28 August 1947 · page 7

SYDNEY. Thurs.—Winchcombe Carson Ltd report 29,311 sheep penned of mixed descriptions. The market practically was unchanged…

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