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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1948

1,484 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 52 of 75

Lifting Stored Wheat

Maitland Mercury · Monday 6 September 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—The 500 extra railway trucks, made available for the lifting of the balance last year’s wheat crop, are now…

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Fat Cattle Remain Firm at Maitland

Maitland Mercury · Monday 6 September 1948 · page 3

A yarding of 585 fat cattle, mainly medium weight bullocks, cows and helfers brought firm price at Campbell’s [?] saleyards to-day…

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Rise In America’ Wool Purchases

Maitland Mercury · Monday 6 September 1948 · page 2

CANBERRA, Monday.—Figures released by the Acting-Commonwealth Statistician (Mr. S. R. Carver) show that Australian…

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Wool Report the Farmers & Graziers Co-operative Grain Insurance & Agency Co Ltd. 2nd September. 1948

Singleton Argus · Monday 6 September 1948 · page 4

We submitted a catalogue of 10,255 bales on Wednesday. 1st September, comprising a representative offering including many…

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India Wants Dairy Products

Maitland Mercury · Monday 6 September 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—Mr. D. B Suraiya, of Suraiya Bros., Calcutta Importers, who arrived last night by flying boat, wants to…

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Wool Report

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 7 September 1948 · page 2
Also in The Muswellbrook Chronicle

The Farmers & Graziers' Co-operative Grain Insurance & Agency Co. Ltd., report 2nd September, 1948:…

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The Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 7 September 1948 · page 1

N.Z.L. & M.A. Co., Ltd., reports:— The 1948-49 wool selling season opened here in Sydney on Monday,…

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Rise in America's Wool Purchases

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 7 September 1948 · page 1

Figures released by the Acting-Commonwealth Statistician (Mr. S. R. Carver) show that Australian wool shipments to America…

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Dairy Company's Record Profit Rebates for Milk and Cream Supplies

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 7 September 1948 · page 1

For the year ended 30th June, the Hunter Valley Co.-operative Dairy Co. Ltd. earned a record profit of £22,971. A rebate of ⅛d…

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Fodder Advances; Voting Powers. Decisions at Dairy Company's Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 7 September 1948 · page 4

Referring to the sum of £13,240 still due on fodder advances, the chairman (Major-General J. D. Richardson) stated at the annual meeting of…

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Junior Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 7 September 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday—State organiser, Mr. G. M. Blacklock, said that 19,421 members had joined the Junior Farmers’ Club…

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Dairymen Want Sweet Cream Ban Lifted

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 7 September 1948 · page 2

RAYMOND TERRACE, [?]— Discussing the sale of [?] cream at the meeting of the [?]mond Terrace branch of the…

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Dairy Cattle Team For Melbourne Show

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 8 September 1948 · page 2

On Monday afternoon 22 AIS dairy cattle left Maitland for Melbourne Royal Show. Altogether eleven well-known studs…

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Decline At Wool Sales

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 8 September 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY. Wed.—The catalogue for yesterday’s wool sale in Sydney was 11,850 bales, and the clearance including private sales of passed-in…

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Low Test Problem For Dairy Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 8 September 1948 · page 2

Spring conditions generally usher in trouble to a number at dairy farmers, the main trouble being low fat content of milk supplied to the…

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Protect Dairymen's Interests

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 8 September 1948 · page 4

Mr. Carlton said the matter of compensation for stock destroyed under the T.B. scheme should be given consideration. He was led to believe that…

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Lower Return for Dairymen Summer Price From

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 September 1948 · page 1

New summer milk prices on Friday would reduce producers returns by 1½d. a gallon but leave the price to consumers unchanged, said Mr. A. A. Watson, chairman of the Milk Board. He said the new prices would increase…

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Sheep, Cattle Lower

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 September 1948 · page 10

Grown sheep were to 5/-, lambs 2/to 4/- and good bullocks and cows to 20/- lower at yesterday's Sydney sales, Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd. report…

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Cattle and Sheep Fall at Homebush

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 September 1948 · page 1

Offerings of cattle yesterday totalled 2985, the largest for a long time. Grown stock fell by up to 30/ a head, and…

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