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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1948

1,484 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 29 of 75

Need for Co-operation Among Farmers

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 22 May 1948 · page 3

"At no time in our history is there greater need for co-operation among farmers," said Mr. R. L. Fitzgerald, M.L.A., chairman of the Lower…

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Cattle Stealing Case Continued

Maitland Mercury · Monday 24 May 1948 · page 3

Cross-examination of Athol Smith, 27, cattle dealer, on a charge or having at Rosebrook between December 1 and January 10 stolen…

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Gloucester Cattle

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 25 May 1948 · page 3

At Winchcombe Oatson’s Home bush suction last Monday, Hamburger Bros, Gloucester, secured nine bullocks to £21/17/, averaging…

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"Cattle Thefts on Increase."

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 25 May 1948 · page 3

Cattle stealing in the Maitland district is on the increase, according to a letter Received by Maitland Pastures Protection Board from Mr. H. J…

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Convicted of Cattle Stealing

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 25 May 1948 · page 2

Athol Smith 27, castle dealer, was convicted on a chareg of cattie stealing at West Maitland court yesterday afternoon, but…

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Pastoral Conditions Satisfactory. Report for April

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 25 May 1948 · page 3

Mr. R. A. Hall, District Veterinary Officer, in his report for April stated that conditions continued to be very satisfactory. Ample feed existed…

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Huge Wheat Sales Record Exports

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 25 May 1948 · page 2

Collections from Australian wheat sales to date this season totalled more than £60,000,000, the acting chairman of the…

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The Farmers & Graziers' Co-operative Grain Insurance & Agency Company Limited. 14th MAY, 1948. Wool Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 25 May 1948 · page 4

We submitted a catalogue of 3,680 bales on Thursday, 13th instant, the selection including a number of Autumn shorn wools from the…

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Boom Wool Prices Japan, Russia "At Best'

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 25 May 1948 · page 1

Orders to buy "at best' on Russian and Japanese account are the chief cause of the boom in wool prices in the last two…

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Thefts of Electric Motors. Farmers' Losses

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 25 May 1948 · page 3

Electric motors are not only expensive, but are still in very short supply. These facts combined no doubt induced thieves to enter quite…

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Progressive Farmer Teams in U.s.a

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 25 May 1948 · page 4

"What are the prospects for young American farmers in Australia?" That is one of the most frequent questions asked of members of the…

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Singleton Cheese Again Tops—butter Prizes Also

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 26 May 1948 · page 2

Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Company was successful in winning two firsts for butter and two firsts for cheese…

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Big Shipment of Wool for Japan

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 26 May 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.—First big shipment of Australian wool for Japan since the war will be taken by the steamer Nellore,…

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Balts Work on Farms

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 26 May 1948 · page 4

LISMORE, Wed. — Eighteen Ratlie immigrants, who were unplaced when cutters were engaged for the Richmond cane…

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Dunedoo Cattle Market

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 28 May 1948 · page 8

Messrs O. L. Milling and Co. Ltd. report that about 6000 sheep, averaging £2/5/-, were sold at their sale on 13th May. The 430 cattle sold…

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Scone Store Cattle Market

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 May 1948 · page 8

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. (Inc. in Eng.). Scone, report having held a successful store cattle sale at…

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Australian Wool Clip

Maitland Mercury · Friday 28 May 1948 · page 4

The extraordinary record of £145,000,000 is likely to be established in proceeds from the Australian wool clip for the current…

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Seaweed Supports Wool

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 May 1948 · page 2

John Speakman, Professor of Textile Industries at Leeds University in the North of England told an interesting story in the BBC's Radio Newsreel of…

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Wool and Its Rivals

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 28 May 1948 · page 4

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report: Post-war wool selling experiences have certainly "burst the bubble" of synthetic fibres menacing the rise of…

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SHEEP £100,000,000 a Year From Merino Breed's Contribution to Nation's Wealth. Broadcast by Sheep Breeders' President

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 28 May 1948 · page 4

During a broadcast in connection with the "Rural Bank's Magazine of the Air" session, Mr. E, I. Body, president of the New South Wales Sheep…

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