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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1948

1,484 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 65 of 75

Wheat Stabilisation Bill in Assembly State Minister Outlines Provisions

The Scone Advocate · Friday 12 November 1948 · page 2

Sydney, Thurs.—The Wheat Stabilisation Bill, which will provide the necessary legislation to give effect to a plan agreed upon by the Federal and State Governments for…

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Our Letter Box (To The Editor) Farmers' and Settlers' Association

The Scone Advocate · Friday 12 November 1948 · page 3

SIR,—I have read in "The Advocate" the attack on the Farmers and Graziers' Association by the Minister for Agriculture, Mr…

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History Made By Upper Hunter Farmers Social Reunion At Aberdeen

Maitland Mercury · Friday 12 November 1948 · page 2

MUSWELLBROOK: Kayuga, Dartbrook and Blairmore dairy farmers made history when they and their families and a number of guests met at a re-union dinner, the first of its kind, it is believed, to have been held in the Hunter…

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Coastal Potato Crop Down by Half

Maitland Mercury · Friday 12 November 1948 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday. — Mr. A. C. Orman, potato specialist of the Department of Agriculture, after survey of coastal…

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Potato Production Down State Crop No More Than 12000 Tons

Singleton Argus · Friday 12 November 1948 · page 1

Not more than 12,000 tons of new potatoes are expected from this season's crop in N.S.W., compared with 24,000…

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Farmers' Views Vary on School Teachers, Education Claim That Present Money Insufficient Incentive

Singleton Argus · Friday 12 November 1948 · page 3

During yesterday's quarterly conference of the delegates to Central Hunter District Council of the Primary Producers' Union, views were varied in summing up of school teachers and the method of education in this country…

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Cattle From the Coast

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 13 November 1948 · page 6

At Homebush on Thursday 11 bullocks from W. P. Reichert, Gloucester, made £24/16/ per head at Winchcombe Carson’s sale…

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Diseases in Cattle New Outbreak

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 13 November 1948 · page 6

Trichomoniasis, a disease of le[?] common to most countries [?] the world, has been diagnosed in New South Wales for the first time…

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New Issue of Tea and Butter Ration Cards

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 13 November 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Saturday. — It was announced to-day that the new issue of tea and butter ration cards to be made later this month will be restricted to one day—Saturday, Nov. 27. The Director of Rationing…

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Present Dairy Prizes at Field Days

Maitland Mercury · Monday 15 November 1948 · page 2

Dairy farmers throughout the Hunter Valley area are advised that three field days are being held during November. These…

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Conditions Adverse For Dairying

Maitland Mercury · Monday 15 November 1948 · page 2

Conditions during the past week had been adverse from production aspect, the district dairy officer (Mr. J. W. G. Smith)…

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Hunter Valley Butter Coy

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 16 November 1948 · page 2

During October the Hunter Valley Co.-op. Dairy Co., Ltd., manufactured: Butter 155 tons, milk products 330 tons, milk…

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Strong Demand for Wool

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 16 November 1948 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A total of 12,293 bales of wool was offered yesterday. Under strong competition from Great Britain and the…

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High Wool Price at Canberra

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 16 November 1948 · page 2

Prices realised at the Brisbane wool sales last Wednesday were the highest for the present woolselling season…

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Equalisation Scheme for Products. Move Opposed by Muswellbrook Farmers

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 16 November 1948 · page 1

The president (Mr. H. H. Smith) told members at the quarterly meeting of the Muswellbrook branch of the Primary Producers…

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Good News for Farm

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 16 November 1948 · page 1

ERS:" Speaking at the Civic reception given to a Parliamentary party at Gunnedah last Monday, Mr. R. E. Pollard, Minister for…

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Wool Sales Winchcombe Carson

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 November 1948 · page 4

Winchcombe Carson, Ltd. report: We sold 7700 bales of wool at our Sydney auction yesterday…

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Use of Wool and Cotton Production and Consumption

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 November 1948 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: Consumption exceeds production of the world's chief natural textile fibres, wool and…

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Compensation for Condemned Dairy Cattle

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 18 November 1948 · page 4

A Bill In course of preliminary drafting before the Legislative Assembly, regarding compensation for dairy farmers for the…

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Continuous Butter Making

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 18 November 1948 · page 2

A great and revolutionary change in the method of making butter has been tested in this the cream is fed into the machine and by a process of shock cooling and…

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