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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1948

1,484 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 38 of 75

Dungog Co-op Butter Factory

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 30 June 1948 · page 2

Nominations for three Directors of the Dungog Co-operative Butter Factory are invited and will be received by the Manager up to noon on…

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Prospects Good for Dairy , Industry

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 30 June 1948 · page 2

In his report on conditions during June, the, district dairy officer (Mr. J. W. G Smith) states that excellent rains…

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Farmer Taking His Interests to Other Parts

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 30 June 1948 · page 2

M?. A. D. Fraser and his son. Colin, of Whittingham, leave this week for Bingara to make final arrangements for the…

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Butter, Cheese and Petrol Prices Increased Today

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 1 July 1948 · page 2

CANBERRA, Thursday—The expected rise in the price of butter has been accompanied by a rise in the price of cheese and petrol, and…

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Sheep and Cattle Values

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 July 1948 · page 2

Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd. report 25,481 sheep and lambs, mostly of trade quality, were penned yesterday. There was a light showing of prime sheep,…

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Cattle From Merriwa

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 July 1948 · page 3

R. H. Jennings, Merriwa, secured 4 cows £17/16/-, 1 vealer £14, and S. G. Keys, Merriwa, 1 cow £17/6/-, 8 vealers at £15/1/-, avg. £14/5/8 at…

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Cattle Down at Homebush

Maitland Mercury · Friday 2 July 1948 · page 1

Pitt Son and Badgary Ltd: report— 25,483 sheep and lambs [?] mostly trade quality and a light showing of prime Sheep…

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Huge Wool Cheque

Maitland Mercury · Friday 2 July 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY Friday.—The 1947-48 wool season [?] expected to return the largest wool cheque in the history of the…

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Higher Prices. Tobacco, Butter, Cheese, Petrol

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 July 1948 · page 3

Retailed tobacco increased by halfpenny an ounce dearer yesterday. The wholesale price was increased by 7d. a lb. The price of cigarettes is…

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Petrol, Butter, Cheese Dearer To-day

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 July 1948 · page 2

Increased prices for petrol, six other petroleum products, and butter and cheese - operated from yesterday. Shipping freight charges…

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Butter Not in Next Basic Wage Rise

Maitland Mercury · Friday 2 July 1948 · page 3

CANBERRA, Friday:—Recent price Increases, including the 2½d a ib rise in butter will not be reflected in the next basic…

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Cattle for Slaughter Trocedure in Case of "Suspects"

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 July 1948 · page 3

"I recently consigned some cattle to Flemington saleyards, and amongst them was one which I have now bene advised was a…

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Butter and Cheese Dearer. Price of Petrol Goes Up

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 July 1948 · page 1

Mr. M. McCarthy, Commonwealth Prices Commissioner, has announced the following increases:— Petrol, 1d a gallon; range fuel. 1d a gallon;…

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Agreement on Wheat: Attitude of U.s.a

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 July 1948 · page 3

The Minister for Commerce and Agriculture, Mr. Pollard, said this week that the U.S. attitude to the ratification of the…

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Wool Supply and Demand Merino Position Favours Sellers

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 July 1948 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report::—The wool market has lost the special spurt resulting from additional very keen Japanese and…

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Good Prospects for Dairymen

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 July 1948 · page 3

The District Dairy Officer (Mr. J. W. G. Smith) reported that the excellent rains during June made the prospects good for the coming season…

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Stock Taxing in Dairying Industry Combined Move by Commonwealth States

Singleton Argus · Friday 2 July 1948 · page 2

Commonwealth and States are to make a determined effort to seek out and rectify shortcomings in Australia's…

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Hillview Poultry Farm

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 3 July 1948 · page 2

Mr. Geo. Morris, of "Hillview" Poultry Farm,' Tenambit, East Maitland, announces that day-old chicks are available every Tuesday from blood…

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Average Dairy Cow Not Fed Enough

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 3 July 1948 · page 2

The president of the Australian Institute of Butter Factory Managers (Mr. W. Cheers) said people were prone to condemn the average dairy…

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Fat Cattle and Sheep Again Rise

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 July 1948 · page 3

Fat cattle values at Campbell’s Hill saleyards again race to-day, this being the third successive week of Increases…

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