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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1948

1,484 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 55 of 75

Dairymen Go Out of Industry[?]

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 18 September 1948 · page 2

QUIRINDI: Mr. W. K [?] ton, chairman, stated at the [?] annual meeting or the [?] tive Dairy Society, Ltd., that [?]…

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Progressive Farmers Return From World Tour

Singleton Argus · Monday 20 September 1948 · page 2

The Rural Bank Progressive Farmer team, which has been on an extended tour of the United States, Canada and the…

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Butter Output At Hexham

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 21 September 1948 · page 1

The Hunter Valley Co-op. Dairy Co. Ltd. reports that butter manufactured in August totalled' 35 tons and milk products 50…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 21 September 1948 · page 1

Some classes of Merino wool showed a slight drop in value, when wool sales were resumed in Sydney yesterday…

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Wool Pat To Five Per Cent Down

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 21 September 1948 · page 6

SYDNEY, —All descriptions of merino wool were par to 6 percent lower at Sydney wool sales yesterday The greatest decline…

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Milk Zone Dairymen's Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 21 September 1948 · page 4

A meeting of the executive committee of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council was held in Sydney on 15th September…

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The Muswellbrook Chronicle TUESDAY, 21st SEPTEMBER, 1948. Junior Farmers' Advisory Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 21 September 1948 · page 3

A meeting of the Junior Farmers' District Advisory Council was held in the Masonic Hall on Friday last. Mr. H. H. Smith (president) was in…

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Maitland Stock Sales Fat Cattle Dearer

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 22 September 1948 · page 3

Prices firmed 10/- for all classes except vealers at Campbell's Hill sale yards on Monday. The yarding of 750 fat cattle was mostly prime light…

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Great Uplift to the Dairy Industry

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 22 September 1948 · page 2

“The recent rains will give a great uplift to dairy production in the Hunter area. In tact it will be worth thousands of…

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Cattle For Show In Melbourne

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 23 September 1948 · page 5

MUSWELLBROOK: The well-known “Pashett” Milking Shorthorn Stud, at Jerry’s Plains, is sending a team of six head of…

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Wider Competition For Wool

Maitland Mercury · Friday 24 September 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday.—Competition was a shade wider yesterday at the closing wool sales of the week in Sydney. British and…

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2828 Cattle Sold at Shire Yards

Singleton Argus · Friday 24 September 1948 · page 4

Mr. B. G. Doyle reported to the Patrick Plains Shire meeting yesterday that 2828 cattle had been sold at the Shire sale yards…

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Predicts £1½M. Wool Cheque for Newcastle

The Scone Advocate · Friday 24 September 1948 · page 6

The 23.000-odd bales of wool to be offered in Newcastle next week should, on current values, realise about £1,500,000 Australian, Mr…

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Return of Progressive Farmer Team Dairying Methods in Other Countries

Singleton Argus · Friday 24 September 1948 · page 6

Members of the New South Wales progressive farmer team returned to Sydney by the "Strathaird" yesterday. Their…

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Baerami Creek Junior Farmers in Successful Project

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 24 September 1948 · page 8

Grant Ellis, a junior farmer member of the Baerami Creek club, has shown how profitable the pig raising project for junior farmers can be. He…

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Award for the Dairy Industry

The Scone Advocate · Friday 24 September 1948 · page 4

At a meeting of the executive committee of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council, the proposed application by…

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Washing Dairy Utensils

Maitland Mercury · Friday 24 September 1948 · page 5

In washing and sterilising dairy utensils, advises a departmental pamphlet, the best results are obtained when the following routine is…

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Electricity Tariff Change Why Butter Factory Was Exempted

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 25 September 1948 · page 1

When the meeting of Dungog Municipal Council opened on Monday night, the Mayor (Aid. Robinson) brought up the question of the exemption of…

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Spring Cometh Politically Good Crops Promised

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 25 September 1948 · page 2

What with political aspirants and party organisers, the political garden has a real Spring-like touch about it. The weeding will be done at the…

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Careless Farmers Risk Anthrax Cattle Should Be Immunised

Singleton Argus · Monday 27 September 1948 · page 2

Farmers who fail to have cattle immunised against anthrax run a grave risk of contracting the disease themselves…

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