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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1948

1,484 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 8 of 75

Gloucester Cattle

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 3

At Homebush on Monday 12 steers from Ardrew Sansom. Gloucester, made to £12/l/, avg. £16/18/6, at Winchcombe…

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Cattle at Homebush

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 4

Wincheombe, Carson's sales at the Homebush auction last Thursday included H. H. W. Andrews, Mt. George, 19 vealers to £11/17/-, avg.£9/5/8,…

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Outlook for Wool

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 1

Once currency devaluation occurs, the risk exists of a further movement in that direction, says Winchcombe Carson Ltd.,…

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Wheat Diverted To Iraq

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 1

LONDON, Feb. 4. — A Foreign Office spokesman said that Britain, to prevent wheat stocks in Iraq running out…

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Farm Requirements. Shortages to Be Discussed by Agricultural Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 2

The Australian Agricultural Council, which is to meet in Canberra, 9th and 10th February, will discuss the continued shortages of farm…

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Farmers Warned Prices Must Fall

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 1

"There have been so many warnings in the last two years from bankers, economists, and businessmen, that prices of our…

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Cattle Stealing Charges

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 February 1948 · page 3

Athol Smith, 27 cattle deals appeared at West Maitland court to-day on two charges of cattle stealing at Oakhampton between…

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Dairymen Want Ice on Their Butter Amenity to Be Sought for Country Dwellers

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 February 1948 · page 4

Singleton branch of the M.Z.D.C. will request the directorate of Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Company…

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108d for Greasy Wool

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 February 1948 · page 4

SYDNEY.—All the best -features of the previous day’s auctions were in evidence at the wool sales yesterday…

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Wheat Will Have Ready Sale

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 February 1948 · page 2

Despite damage by rain, all the New South Wales wheat harvest will be readily saleable. The Federag Minister for…

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Singleton Wool Offered at Newcastle

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 February 1948 · page 4

Messrs. Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd., report offering approximately 2300 bales of wool at the Newcastle auctions last week…

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Letter To The Editor Junior Farmers’ Club

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 February 1948 · page 2

Sir,—On October 1, 1928 there launched in NSW a movement which has been very popular in the rural parts of this…

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Appreciation of Efforts For Dairymen

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 February 1948 · page 2

SINGLETON, : Wednesday.— The M.Z.D.C. meeting decided to place on record the works of Messrs Harry and James: Wright —fast[?] and…

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Alarm Over Farm Requirements Matter to Be Discussed at Conference

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 February 1948 · page 1

Australian Agriculture Council (composed of Ministers of Agriculture), at its next meeting in Canberra on…

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Dairymen Unhappy Over Defeated Motion Censure on M.z.d.c. Executive Did Not Receive Support

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 February 1948 · page 1

Members of the local branch of the milk Zone Dairymen's Council are not happy over the defeat of the motion of…

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Record Wheat Crop

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 2

CANBERRA, Thursday. — Australia’s wheat crop for the 1947 48 session is expected to be a record at 228,000,000 bushies…

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Heavy Cattle Cheaper

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thurs — Pitt Son end Badgery, Ltd report—28,179 sheep and lambs penned, the general quality only fair and the…

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Wool in Keen Demand

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 6

SYDNEY— Under [?]anisted competition from all sections of buyers the wool market remained firm yesterday very…

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Junior Farmers'

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 3

At a meeting of the Junior Farmers' Club on Thursday last. Delegates who attended the Trotting Association meeting at Maitland reported that the Association members…

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French Farmer’s Rich Hoard

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 5

LONDON, Feb 5—A farmer from northern Stance so far holds the record for the highest individual deposit of 5000-franc notes since the…

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