Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Farming & the land, all years

Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1947

1,593 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 73 of 80

Newcastle Food for Britain Conference Farmers and Industrialists to Meet

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 21 November 1947 · page 4

A conference to further the Minister for Agriculture's drive for increased production of foodstuffs for Britain is to be held at Newcastle to-day…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Dairy Cows Up £3 Head Weekly Stock Sales W. Bailey and Sons

Singleton Argus · Friday 21 November 1947 · page 2

Fat Cattle.—The yarding equally comprised light weight steers and bullocks, cows and heifers, with more vealers than…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Two Junior Farmers May Visit England P.p.u. to Help Raise Necessary Funds

Singleton Argus · Friday 21 November 1947 · page 3

As the result of a letter from the Primary Producers Union head office in Sydney, the Central Hunter District…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Death Of Dairy Pioneer

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 22 November 1947 · page 2

Mr. Andrew Cooper Corrupter , who helped to establish the dairying industry in the Hunter Valley many years ago,…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Conservation Doubles Farm Values

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 22 November 1947 · page 4

BROWNSVILLE (Ohtp); (Associated Press): Two Ohio hill are looking different to-day Their 208 acres, cupped…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Trees Planted to Save Farms

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 22 November 1947 · page 4

WASHINGTON (Associated Press): The Government still is helping mid-west farmers plant trees, and plans to keep on…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Gunnedah Cattle Sale

Singleton Argus · Monday 24 November 1947 · page 3

Fleming and Ross, Auctioneers, Gunnedah, report having yarded and sold 869 splendid quality store cattle at…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Fierce Hailstorms in N.S.W. and Qld. Some Damage To Wheat Crop

Maitland Mercury · Monday 24 November 1947 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday. — Places as widely separated as Charleville, in south-western Queensland, and Narrandera and Leeton, in the Riverina, were lashed by rain, hail and wind storms at the week-end…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Meetings To Tell Farmers Of A.P.P.U.

Maitland Mercury · Monday 24 November 1947 · page 3

The attention of farmers is drawn to the meetings to be held in Maitland on Wednesday night and Branxton on Thursday, night, when…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Milk Zone Dairymen's Council Secretary Explains Points of Meeting

Singleton Argus · Monday 24 November 1947 · page 4

Mr. L. C. Turton, General Secretary, writes: At a management Committee meeting of the Milk Zone…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Sale Of Dairy Farm Butter

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 25 November 1947 · page 1

It has come under the notice of the authorities concerned that quantities of dairy farm butter are being manufactured and sold…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Butter Price Questioned

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 25 November 1947 · page 3

Whether it was correct or not that the Costs Committee appointed by the Government had found that the price of butter should be 2/1½ before the…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Faster Wheat Transport

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 25 November 1947 · page 1

We understand that tests were made by the Railway Department on Thursday last with a view to speeding up the transport of wheat. The test from…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Wool Shipments Held Up. Dispute with Tally Clerks. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 25 November 1947 · page 2

The shipment of wool to Britain has been held up as a result of the refusal of tally clerks employed in Sydney to handle it. Five ships were to have…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Milk Zone Dairymen's Management Committee Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 25 November 1947 · page 1

At a Management Committee meeting of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council held in Sydney on Wednesday, many matters of interest to the…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Water Content Of Butter

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 26 November 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A proposal that the water content of butter be increased from 16 to 18 per cent. is not favoured by the…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Pleased With Butter Price; Gave Dinner

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 26 November 1947 · page 2

Organised by Mr. H. J. Bate, president of the Southern District Council of the Primary Producers Union, a dinner, to…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Storage Of Wheat At Merriwa

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 26 November 1947 · page 3

MERRIWA: Inspector Mulcahy, of the Wheat Board, when in Merriwa, promised a gathering of wheatgrowers that he would…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Ship Loading Wheat for India

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 26 November 1947 · page 8

NEWCASTLE, Wed . — The King Stephen is loading wheat for India part of the shipping schedule to clear the Newcastle…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

Wool Sales Farmers and Graziers Co-operative Grain Insurance and Agency Co. Ltd

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 26 November 1947 · page 4

We submitted a catalogue of 8,254 bales on Thursday, 20th instant, drawn from a fairly wide area of the State, but…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →