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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1947

1,593 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 76 of 80

To-day’s Leader The Wheat Crisis Police Use Tear Gas Against Strikers in Marseilles

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 3 December 1947 · page 1

PARIS, December 3—The French strike wave appears to be receding. The Ministry of Labour is unable to provide official figures of the number of workers out, but it is estimated the…

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Effect Of X-rays On Rice Crops

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 3 December 1947 · page 3

WASHINGTON. Dec. 2.—An expert from the Department of Agriculture (Mr, J. W. Jones) was sceptical about the claims by…

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Sheep Firm At Homebush

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 December 1947 · page 7

SYDNEY, Thurs,—Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report [?] sheep penned of mixed quality Film market opened very firm, Best [?]…

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N.S.W. Record For Greasy Wool

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 December 1947 · page 8

NEWCASTLLE: An American buyer established a New South Wales record for a greasy wool when he paid 110[?] a lb tor five…

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Potato Crop Troubles

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 4 December 1947 · page 2

The Potato Growers' Association of New South Wales has been advised that distribution of the Spring crop is unfolding difficulties which have not previously been met…

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Scone Store Cattle Sale

Maitland Mercury · Friday 5 December 1947 · page 8

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. (Inc. in Eng), Scone, report having yarded 586 head of store ecattle…

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The Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 December 1947 · page 1

The Farmers and operative Grain Insurance and Agency Company Limited reports Tuesday, 2nd December last:…

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Cattle Market Still 'Red Hot

Singleton Argus · Friday 5 December 1947 · page 2

The sharp rise in recent weeks in the local stock markets was at this week's sale, and agents report that bidding was again "red hot." Dairy Cattle are at present more than £4 a head dearer…

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Wool Report. the Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Grain Insurance & Agency Company Limited. 2nd December, 1947

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 December 1947 · page 10

We submitted a catalogue of 5,730 bales on Monday, 1st December, mostly good style wools from the Table-lands and Slopes. The selection…

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107½d For Wool At Goulburn

Maitland Mercury · Friday 5 December 1947 · page 6

GOULBURN: Top price at the wool sales yesterday was 107½d for two lots sold on account of H. E. Corral if Yass, The wool…

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U.s. to Do Research on Wool

Maitland Mercury · Friday 5 December 1947 · page 4

WASHINGTON—(Assoc. Press),— Research .into chemical and physical means of modifying the characteristics of domestic wools to meet…

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WOOL Is more attuned to Fashion than ever before-

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 December 1947 · page 10

This DORVILLE tartan two-piece with white gilet is being shown in the Hall of Fashion at the B.I.F. Charles Creed, member of the…

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Important in Farm Planning

Maitland Mercury · Friday 5 December 1947 · page 7

While it is Important that the have the pasture paddocks grouped be as nearly as possible to the farm buildings, so that stock in moving…

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Local and General News Junior Farmers Had Outsanding Field Day

Singleton Argus · Friday 5 December 1947 · page 4

Accompanied by Mr A. L. Nicod, of West Maitland, District Supervisor of the Junior Fanner Club movement in the…

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Serious Effects of Wool Hold-Up

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 6 December 1947 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Saturday.— The hold-up in the shipment of wool, due to action taken by the officers of the Clerks’ union, is…

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Ammunition for Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 6 December 1947 · page 3

Maitland Pastures Protection Board decided at its monthly meeting to co-operate with Congewai Progress Association in attempting…

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Farmers To Help En Attack On Insect Pest

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 6 December 1947 · page 3

The names of 14 men in its area likely to be able to assist the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research in obtaining…

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Cattle Firmer at Homebush

Maitland Mercury · Monday 8 December 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.— Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report:— Cattle: 2035 yarded of good quality. The market was f[?]mer. Best…

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Special Guard On Wool

Maitland Mercury · Monday 8 December 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—Fire officers are taking special precautions to guard against risk to 300,000 bales of wool held in wool…

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Wool Report the Farmers & Graziers' Co-operative Grain Insurance & Agency Company Limited 2nd December, 1947

Singleton Argus · Monday 8 December 1947 · page 3

We submittted a catalogue of 5730 bales on Monday, 1st December, mostly good style wools from the Tablelands and…

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