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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1948

1,484 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 30 of 75

Sheep Show Displays Growth of Industry Points of Interest in Country's No. 1 Export

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 May 1948 · page 2

This year, with the encouragement and help of the Australian Wool Board, a display is being held at the intersection of…

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Local Dairy Company Men Win Prizes

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 May 1948 · page 4

Following the successes of entries from Singleton Central Cooperative Dairy Company In the, butter and cheese classes at this…

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Record Receipts For Wool Clip

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 29 May 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Saturday.—Figures issued by the research branch of the Agriculture Department show that sales of this season’s…

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Marshal Smuts Will Retire to Farm “Great Statesman Has Fallen”

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 29 May 1948 · page 1

JOHANNESBURG, May 29.—A review of the South African general elections in which Field-Marshol Smuts’ government was sensationally defeated by the anti-British Nationalist-Afrikander alliance, shows that although…

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Cattle Firm at Homebush

Maitland Mercury · Monday 31 May 1948 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson’s report 18,834 sheep penned, of mixed quality. The ` market was easter. Best ewes to 9d., wethers 10d., hoggets 11¼d.,…

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Farmers Prepare for New Potato Crop Rain Needed In Upper Hunter Districts

Maitland Mercury · Monday 31 May 1948 · page 2

In his report on conditions in the Hunter valley and central coast for May, the district agronomist, Mr. G. T. Dawson, says that soil is how being prepared for the planting of potatoes in July…

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Farmer’s Death From Poisoning

Maitland Mercury · Monday 31 May 1948 · page 1

GRENFELL, Monday. — The police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a farmer who died in…

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Dairy Products Company

Maitland Mercury · Monday 31 May 1948 · page 1

LONDON, May 31.— United Dairies, Ltd., of London, and J. E. Hanbury and Son, Australian cheese and butter manufacturing…

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Efficiency Must be Increased in the Dairying Industry Address by Minister for Agriculture

Singleton Argus · Monday 31 May 1948 · page 4

"The services of my Department are entirely at the disposal or the dairying Industry to improve Ms efficiency and in view of the increasing demand for dairy products, both locally and overseas. I would advise dairy farmers to adopt sound…

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Hints For Dairymen

Singleton Argus · Monday 31 May 1948 · page 2

Two recent dairy developments are designed to produce contented cows, and to profit by their good nature…

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Influence of Sheep's Environment

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 1 June 1948 · page 1

This surprising improvement was noticed so soon after the sheep came here that it could not be attributed to anything but…

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The Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 1 June 1948 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report: We sold 6600 bales of wool at our Sydney auction yesterday…

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Court Says Wheat Agreement Valid

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 1 June 1948 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—The order made in 1939, which allowed compulsory acquisition of wheat by the Commonwealth, was…

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Coupon-free Butter Buying Week for Trade

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 1 June 1948 · page 2

Grocers will be able to buy-coupon-free butter from wholesalers from June 21 to June 27 to augment their coupon capital…

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Junior Farmers' Advisory Committee

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 1 June 1948 · page 2

A meeting of the Muswellbrook Junior Farmers' Advisory Committee was held in the Masonic Hall last night. Discussions were…

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Smuts Will Retire to Farm "Great Statesman Has Fallen"

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 1 June 1948 · page 2

A review of the South African general elections in which Field-Marshal Smuts' government was sensationally defeated by the anti-British Nationalist-Afrikander alliance, shows that although…

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Record Claims For Hail Damage To Wheat Crops

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 June 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Mew South Wales Hailstone Uses Assessment Association reports that tariff insurance companies paid £2,000…

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Great Display At Sheep, Show

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 June 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.—The quality the entries of the 49th annual sheep show, which opened today. are equal to anything in the…

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Sweet Dreams In Wool

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 2 June 1948 · page 3

Peignoir ensemble of white sheer wool—the robe lined with pink satin and a demure satin collar. The gown also of sheerest…

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Wool Sales Winchcombe Carson

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 2 June 1948 · page 4

winchcombe Carson Ltd. report selling 6600 bales of wool at the Sydney auction on Monday. Compared with other closing…

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