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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1947

1,593 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 71 of 80

First Payments on Wheat Crop

Maitland Mercury · Friday 14 November 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday—The Commonwealth Government’s first advance to wheatgrovers on the 1947-48 crop would exceed…

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Gunnedah Cattle Sale

Maitland Mercury · Friday 14 November 1947 · page 6

Fleming and Ross (Gunnedah), John McNamara and Co. Pty. Ltd. (Sydney) and New Zealand Loan and M.A. Co. Ltd. (Sydney),…

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Wool Report

Singleton Argus · Friday 14 November 1947 · page 6

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report keen and general competition at their Newcastle sale on Wednesday with the Continent and Yorkshire…

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Gunnedah Special Cattle Sale

Singleton Argus · Friday 14 November 1947 · page 6

Fleming and Ross, Gunnedah, John McNamara and Co. Pty. Ltd., Sydney, and New Zealand Loan and M.A. Co. Ltd., Sydney, auctioneers…

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" Beware of Government" Say Shire Councillors Resolution For Testing For T.B. In Cattle

Singleton Argus · Friday 14 November 1947 · page 10

Following upon a letter from the Canobolas Shire Council, which urged support for the testing for tuberculosis in cattle…

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Millfield-Crawford Farm Amenities Committee

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 November 1947 · page 5

Following a visit by Mr. Hindmarsh, of the Goal Board, the residents of Millfield and Crawford met to form a Town Amenities Committee. This will…

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U.s.a. Publicity for Musweilbrook. New Sulk Factory Featured in Dairy Magazine

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 14 November 1947 · page 5

Muswelllbrook's new milk processing factory, now under construction, provided material for the feature story in the October issue of the "National…

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National Council of Farmers. Commission's Recommendations

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 14 November 1947 · page 3

The domestic and external economic policy of Australia as it affects primary industries, including the subject of price guarantees, is reviewed in the…

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Pedigree Stock at London Shows Dairy Experts of Fifty Nations at Olympia

Singleton Argus · Friday 14 November 1947 · page 2

Two exhibitions of more than average interest at Olympia, London, are the 61st annual dairy show of the British Dairy…

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Good Pastures Demand Care Big Factor in Success in Dairying

Singleton Argus · Friday 14 November 1947 · page 5

When a farmer has good pastures he should look after them as they are a very big factor in the success of his operations. I have often seen paddocks in which cows have been grazed for…

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40-Hour Week Will Hit Dairy Industry

Singleton Argus · Friday 14 November 1947 · page 5

Apart from increased farm costs, estimated at about £4,000,000 a year, introduction of a 40-hour week into secondary industries will tend to…

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Priority for Farm Machinery Britain Doubles Allocation of Steel for Agriculture

Singleton Argus · Friday 14 November 1947 · page 9

Special arrangements are being made in the United Kingdom to ensure that the extra tools required for Britain's programme of agricultural…

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Chairman Of Dairy Board

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 15 November 1947 · page 3

Mr G. C. Howey, of Colac (Vic.) has been appointed…

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Wool Sales

Singleton Argus · Monday 17 November 1947 · page 4

Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd. report that at the Newcastle offering last week they offered a representative catalogue of…

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Local Dairymen Against P.P.U. -- M.Z.D.C. Working Arrangement Delegates Given Instruction How to Vote This Week

Singleton Argus · Monday 17 November 1947 · page 4

Members of Singleton branch of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council are not In favour of an arrangement being made for a working agreement between the M.Z.D.C. and the Milk Sectional Committee of the Primary Producers' Union…

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Dairymen Have a Lot to Say about Action in Milk Troubles Delegates to Ask That Future Decisions Rest with Management Committee

Singleton Argus · Monday 17 November 1947 · page 1

Though Friday night's meeting of members of the local branch of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council was responsible for the smallest attendance since the inception of the organisation, dairymen had a lot of criticism to offer over the action…

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Increased Water Content for Butter

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 18 November 1947 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.— Increases water content for butter and the abolition of meat control will be suggested at a conference…

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World Production Of Wool

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 18 November 1947 · page 4

WASHINGTON, Nov 18.—The US Department of Agriculture estimates world wool production in 1947-48 at 8,700,000,000lbs,…

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Reduction of U.s. Tariff on Wool Assailed

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 18 November 1947 · page 1

WASHINGTON, November 18.—Congressional representatives of wool growing States last night bitterly assailed the reduction of American tariff on Australian wool under the trade agreement drawn up at Geneva. It is admitted in Washington…

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National Council of Farmers for Framing Commercial Policy

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 18 November 1947 · page 3

The domestic and external economic policy of Australia as it affects primary industries, including the subject of price guarantees, is reviewed…

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