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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1948

1,484 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 26 of 75

Dingoes Killing Sheep At Warkworth

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 12 May 1948 · page 2

SINGLETON, Wed.—The Denman-Singleton Pastures Protection Board, at its meeting yesterday, decided to support the…

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Be Warm In Wool

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 12 May 1948 · page 2

Violet Dalley combines simplicity and glamour in this woollen housecoat. Cut on graceful lines, it is in turquoise blue…

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P.P. Board to Lend Support in Dingo Campaign Link with Warkwor Th in Fight Against Sheep Killers

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 12 May 1948 · page 1

Denman-Singleton Pastures Protection Board yesterday passed a resolution promising support to the Warkworth Sheepowners' Association in its campaign to combat dingoes in this district…

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Allis Chalmers Farm Tractors Available for Delivery

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 12 May 1948 · page 1

Mr. James Stuart, of Brown Street, agent tot the famous Allis Chalmers Farm Tractors, announces in this issue that the tractors are now…

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Review of Inland Districts Potato Crop

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 12 May 1948 · page 2

Favourable weather conditions have been experienced In most Inland potato-growing areas of New South Wales but colder…

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Farmers Indignant Over Announced Milk Price New Figure of 1/11½ From

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 12 May 1948 · page 2

The milk price of 1/11½ for the winter months will not be retrospective to March, but will not come off until the end of August, it was learned officially to-day. The State Government late yesterday issued a statement on new prices, which are the direct result of the recommendation by the New South Wales Milk Board…

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Cattle Unchanged At Homebush

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 13 May 1948 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson’s report: 28,020 good quality sheep, Market firm. Best ewes to 9d, wethers 10d, hoggets 11½d, grown lambs…

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Dairymen Executive On Price Suppliers Want Subsidy Retrospective

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 13 May 1948 · page 4

Maitland branch of the Milk Zone Dairymen’s Council decided last night to support the central executive in whatever action it considered necessary regarding new milk prices approved by cabinet on Tuesday,…

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Display By Junior Farmers At Royal Show

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 13 May 1948 · page 6

SYDNEY, Thursday.—No decision on the proposed elimination of junior farmer competitions at the Royal Show will be…

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Calf Rearing Farms

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 13 May 1948 · page 4

Maitland branch of the Milk Zone Dairymen’s Council decided last night to ask the Minister for Agriculture to establish a…

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Wool Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 14 May 1948 · page 3

The Farmers and Graziers Co-op. Grain Insurance and Agency Co. Ltd. report on 6th. May. 1948:—We submitted a catalogue of 5468…

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The Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Friday 14 May 1948 · page 2

The Farmers & Graziers' Cooperative Grain Insurance & Agency Co. Ltd., report 6th May, 1948:—…

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Queensland Cattle Increase Pleuro Danger

Maitland Mercury · Friday 14 May 1948 · page 4

SINGLETON, Friday.— “No stock forces have been reported during this month. However, I might sound a note of warning…

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Record Price for Wool

Maitland Mercury · Friday 14 May 1948 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Friday. — The Australian record price for wool was established at Geelong sales for one bale of Sierra Park/LWC…

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Poultrymen Say Wheat Is Inferior

Maitland Mercury · Friday 14 May 1948 · page 4

Members of the Hunter Valley Council of Associated Poultry Farmers of Australia, at a meeting in West Maitland last night,…

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Wool Sales New Zealand Loan

Singleton Argus · Friday 14 May 1948 · page 7

On Tuesday the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. submitted to auction a catalogue totalling 4733 bales…

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Exchange Wool for Japanese Goods Big Trade Agreement Soon

Maitland Mercury · Friday 14 May 1948 · page 4

CANBERRA, Friday—The Prime Minister, Mr. Chifley, said that under an interim trade agreement Australia would buy from Japan goods to the value of the wool purchased by Japan…

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Brazen Theft of Electric Motors District Farmers The Victims

The Scone Advocate · Friday 14 May 1948 · page 1

Electric motors are not only expensive, but are still in very short supply. These facts combined no doubt induce thieve to…

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Dairy Industry Cinderella of Producers

Maitland Mercury · Friday 14 May 1948 · page 4

SINGLETON, Friday.— “It seems to me,” said Mr. Las Hewitt, of Broke, when he was presenting to the Central…

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Farmers’ Apathy Criticised

Maitland Mercury · Friday 14 May 1948 · page 3

SINGLETON, Friday. — Mr. Coerce Searl, secretary of the District Council of the Primary Producers’ Union, criticised local…

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