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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1947

1,593 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 58 of 80

Wheat Contract With N.Z. A Loss

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 24 September 1947 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wed. — Australia’s wheat contract with New Zealand has already cost the Commonwealth taxpayers £876,962, according to…

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3Am Protest by Farmers Next

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 24 September 1947 · page 3

Great interest it being displayed by alt sections of the farming community throughout the Lower Hunter In the protest meeting…

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Mice Dama[?] Wheat Crops

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 25 September 1947 · page 2

“Several reports are to hand [?] farmers in the Murrumbidgee [?]gation Area that growing crops [?] been attacked by mice,” states [?]…

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Sheep Cheaper at Homebush

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 25 September 1947 · page 7

Pitt, Son and Badgery report: 28,695 sheep and lambs penned, principally good trade quality. Average rates were weaker,…

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Warning To Wool Industry

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 25 September 1947 · page 4

CANBERRA, Thursday.— The annual report of the Australian Wool Board tabled in the House of Representatives by the…

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Bob's Farm Proposed Memorial Hall

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 25 September 1947 · page 4

Over fifty residents of the Bob's Farm —Anna Bay district met at the Bob's Farm Hall last week, and unanimously decided to build a memorial hall worthy of a…

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A Seaham Dairy Herd

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 25 September 1947 · page 4

Mr. J. W G. Smith, Dairy Officer says of Mr. J. W. Boag's herd at Seaham. "Outstanding production figures have been put up by many dairy cows of each…

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Junior Farmers' Club

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 25 September 1947 · page 3

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Raymond Terrace Junior Farmers' Club was held in the Central School room on Thursday last…

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Field Day at Poultry Farm

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 25 September 1947 · page 2

A field day will be held at the Poultry Experiment Farm, Seven Hills, on Thursday, October 8, commencing at 1.30 p.m. The Minister…

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Dairy Produce Export Control

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 25 September 1947 · page 6

CANBERRA, Thurs. — One of the provisions of the Dairy Produce Export Control Bill, introduced into the House of…

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Fewer Sheep, Cattle In U.S. Next Year

Maitland Mercury · Friday 26 September 1947 · page 3

WASHINGTON (Associated Press): The Agriculture Department has predicted fewer cattle and sheep will be on US farms…

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Dairy Cattle Sale

Maitland Mercury · Friday 26 September 1947 · page 6

E. W. Sparke Pty. Ltd., J. Enright and H. G. Wolfe yarded 300 dairy cattle at Maitland yards yesterday. There was a good…

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Bags for Wheat Crop

Maitland Mercury · Friday 26 September 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday. — Mr. R. B. Nott, MLA, said to-day that the arrival of 20,000 bales of wheat bags and news that a further…

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Dairy Cattle Up £3 – £4 Head Singleton Markets Weekly Stock Sales

Singleton Argus · Friday 26 September 1947 · page 6

Agents report that the price of best dairy cattle sold at this week's Singleton markets showed an advance of £3 to £4 a head…

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Breeding of Flies in Live Sheep

The Scone Advocate · Friday 26 September 1947 · page 4

The importance of live sheep against carcases as breeding grounds for primary sheep blowflies is stressed in a bulletin just…

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Continent Wants Wool: American Situation

The Scone Advocate · Friday 26 September 1947 · page 4

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. reports: Continental purchasing has been a strong feature of this season's wool sales. Consumption of…

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Dungog Co-op. Butter Factory Election of Chairman of Directors

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 26 September 1947 · page 2

At the first meeting of the Board of Directors of Dungog Butter Factory, the election of a Chairman of Directors took place. There were two…

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"The Farmer's Daughter"

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 26 September 1947 · page 1

Politics and romance are blended to make "The Farmer's Daughter" thoroughly enjoyable entertainment. This R.K.O. Radio comedy-drama, which is…

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Junior Farmers’ Club

Maitland Mercury · Friday 26 September 1947 · page 4

RAYMOND TERRACE, Friday. —The chairman at the monthly meeting of the Raymond Terrace Junior Farmers’ Club (Mr. C. S…

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Bill to Reconstitute Dairy Board Bill Provides for 12 Members,instead of 17

Singleton Argus · Friday 26 September 1947 · page 8

The Minister for Commerce and Agriculture, Mr. Pollard, has introduced in the House of Representatives a bill to…

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