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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1948

1,484 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 67 of 75

Fine Wool Suitings

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 20 November 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sat.—Pine woollen suitings, which were made only in England from the best Australian wool, will be made for…

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Rain on North Coast Fears of Sheep Losses in West

Singleton Argus · Monday 22 November 1948 · page 1

Rain over many parched districts of the North Coast on Saturday night heartened dairy and vegetable fanners…

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Minister Attends Dairy Field Day

Maitland Mercury · Monday 22 November 1948 · page 2

The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. E. H. Graham, said on Saturday afternoon that Mr. J. B. Bong, who won the Hunter…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 23 November 1948 · page 2

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street. The quantity catalogued…

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Drove Through Mob of Sheep

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 23 November 1948 · page 2

MUSWELLBROOK: The story of the loss of 31 sheep in a road accident on the New England Highway on September 4 was…

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Wool Firm In Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 23 November 1948 · page 4

SYDNEY: The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers report that under widespread competition from all sections of the trade the market…

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Heavy Sheep Losses In North West

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 23 November 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY. Tuesday—Sheep are dying in hundreds every day in the Far North West of the State as drought, which has been…

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Dairy Farm Sold

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 23 November 1948 · page 2

GLOUCESTER: A dairy farm in the estate of the late Mr. W. Brassington, in the Waukivery district, was auctioned and…

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The Musmellbrook Thronicle TUESDAY, 23rd NOVEMBER, 1948 Voting at Factory Meetings. Farmers Affirm One Man One Vote. Principle

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 23 November 1948 · page 3

At last week's meeting of the Upper Hunter District Council of the Primary Producers' Union, Denman branch asked that…

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Five-Year Plan For Dairying Industry Plan for Promotion of Increased Efficiency. and Production

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 23 November 1948 · page 1

"A five-year plan for the promotion of improved practices in the dairying industry in New South Wales, covering sire surveys, pasture improvement and management, feeding demonstrations on dairy farms, general publicity, grade herd recording and dairy farm competitions, will…

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Junior Farmers' Advisory Committee. Awards for Year

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 23 November 1948 · page 1

A meeting of the Junior Farmers' Advisory Committee was held on Thursday last, when there were present:—Messrs H. H. Smith (chairman),…

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£19,696 Distributed By Dairy Co

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 23 November 1948 · page 4

GLOUCESTER: The Gloucester Dairy Company manufactured 152.1B51bs of choicest butter and 31681bs of second grade during…

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Cattle Cheaper At Homebush

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 25 November 1948 · page 5

Winchcombe Carson’s report —38,064 sheep of mixed quality. Market firm. Best owes to 5d, wethers to 6½d, hoggets 7½d,…

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W.a. Record for Wool

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 25 November 1948 · page 2

PERTH, Thurs.—The State record of 91d for greasy wool was broken at yesterday’s sale, when seven bales of AAA combings…

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Seaham Successes in Dairy

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 25 November 1948 · page 2

A cow owned by Mr. J. B. Boag of Seaham and nominated by him in the No. 4 District Dairy Herd testing improvement scheme delivered 12,201lb. of milk…

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Junior Farmers' State Vegetable Championship

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 25 November 1948 · page 1

Mr. R. T. Spencer, Special Agronomist Department of Agriculture, who judged the three divisions of the 1948 State Championship competitions in vegetable growing…

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Junior Farmers'

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 25 November 1948 · page 3

At the monthly meeting of the Raymond Terrace Junior Farmers' Club, Misses Elsie Campbell, Rita Slade and Mr. Clem O'Brien were nominated from the local…

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Bob's Farm

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 25 November 1948 · page 3

A new bream raider has been commissioned in the water around Teligherry. Mr. Gus Brown in his spare time has just finished a 14ft. boat and is handy size…

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Gloucester Cattle

Maitland Mercury · Friday 26 November 1948 · page 2

Sales at Winchcombe Carson’s Homebush auction last Thursday included a consignment of 11 bullocks from W. P. Reichert,…

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Wool Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 26 November 1948 · page 8

The Farmers and Glaziers' Co-operative Grain Insurance and Agency Co. Ltd. report on 19th November, 1948:—…

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