Sheep Flocks Make Slow Recovery
The number of sheep in New South Wales was 3,000,000 higher on March 31, 1948, than on March 31, 1947, but 10,000,000 below the…
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Farming & the land, 1948
1,484 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 53 of 75
Newcastle Wheat Export Growing
NEWCASTLE, Friday. — The export of wheat has become an important feature of Newcastle’s trade- During the 12 months…
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NEWCASTLE, Friday.—New season’s wool is coming forward freely to Newcastle and the first sales of the season will be held…
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The most important sale of sheep in the history of the Upper Hunter, or of Northern N.S. Wales, is listed for Scone on Tuesday, 12th…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →That Lost Sheep Was Found He Had a Lot of Troublesome Mates, Too
The lost sheep, over which an advertisement was inserted in these columns on Wednesday, was found later the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Personality of the Week a Jocky For 5/- a Week-De-Woolled Sheep For 17/6 a Hundred "But Those Were the Days," Says Bob Hipwell
In the 83 years of his adventure on this earth, George Street octogenarian. Bob Hipwell, has had a lot of fun, he told an "Argus" representative this week, when interviewed as the personality of the week…
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Mr. A. L. Nicod, District Supervisor of Junior Farmers' Clubs, will visit the district next week. He will visit the Denman meeting on the 16th…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dehorning of Dairy Cattle District Officer’s Views
“Many prominent breeders of pure bred dairy cattle have advocated dehorning of all dairy cows and bulls,” said the District Dairy Officer, Mr. J. W. G. Smith. “At the same time many prominent breeders have fought against any…
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CANBERRA, Sat.—The Minister for Commerce and Agriculture, Mr. R; T. Pollard, introduced into the House of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Will 'Squeal' If Their Tariff Raised" Extraordinary Argument Benefits Butter Factory
It would be hard to conceive a more extraordinary argument against an increase in electricity charges than that advanced by Ald. Bacon at Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Junior Farmers Plant Trees
Junior farmers are giving a lead in planting trees on farms. The four finalists in the Tree Planting State Championship,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cattle Easier at Homebush
SYDNEY, Monday.— Winchcombe Carson, Ltd. report. 21,699 sheep penned, of mixed quality. The market was practically unhanged. Best…
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Medium-weight bullocks were plentiful, although heavier classes were scarce, at Campbell’s Hill saleyards to-day. Cows, bullocks and young…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dairy Farmers' Co-op. Milk Col Ltd. Reviews Year's Work Nearly Forty Million Gallons of Milk Handled Turnover of £4,252,402 Constitutes a New Record
About 150 people attended the annual meeting of the Dairy Farmers' Co-operative Milk Co. Ltd. in Sydney on Friday. Even though the Company had to ration its consumers…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Confusion Among Dairymen General Secretary Comments on Prices
Confusion exists among dairymen regarding prices for milk delivered to the Milk Board during the summer…
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The Country Producers' Selling Co. Limited report 9th September. 1948: It was not really unexpected to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Butter and Tea Rationing
CANBERRA, Tuesday. — Butter and tea rationing will be continued into next year, the Minister for Trade and Customs…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Blackleg Causes Cattle Losses
Three young cattle were inst recently by one owner through blackleg, the District Stock Inspector (Mr. E. A. Lucas) told Maitland Pastures…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Brisbane Wool Sales
BRISBANE, Monday.—Winchcombe Carson report: At the opening of the Brisbane sales to-day the market compared with…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday The Minister for Labour and Industry (Mr. Finnan) said to-day the State Government would…
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