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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1949

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Electricity Problems. Company Official's Talk To Farmers

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 1

Following a resolution from the Scone branch on the question of electricity interruptions, yesterday's meeting of the District…

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Milk Zone Dairymen's Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 8

A meeting of the Management Committee of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council was held in Sydney on the 16th February, Mr. E. J. Noble, presiding…

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Cattle Stealing Charge

Maitland Mercury · Monday 28 February 1949 · page 2

Daniel William Edwards, 47, horsebreaker, was charged at West Maitland court to-day with having on February 16 stolen two Ayrshire…

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Wool Holdings

Maitland Mercury · Monday 28 February 1949 · page 5

Stocks of Australian wool held by the Joint Organisation at the end of 194[?] totalled 1,828,000 bales, of which 1,515,000 bales…

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Fat Cattle Firmer at Maitland

Maitland Mercury · Monday 28 February 1949 · page 3

Cattle met a solid market and prices were slightly firmer at Campbell’s Hill saleyards today…

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Retail Price of Butter Probable Rise From July 1

Singleton Argus · Monday 28 February 1949 · page 1

The retail price of butter will probably rise by 2d. a lb. from July 1 next. The rise would result from an…

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Wool Report N.z.l. Disposes 3100 Bales

Singleton Argus · Monday 28 February 1949 · page 3

The New Zealand Loan & Mercantile-Agency CO. Ltd. report having brought forward a catalogue of 3100 bales at the sale…

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Sheep and Cattle

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 1 March 1949 · page 2

proportion of good trade and prime, Pitt. Son and Badgery Ltd. report that of the 21,897 sheep and lambs penned yesterday, there was a small…

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Newcastle Stock Sales Nenco reports:— Sheep

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 1 March 1949 · page 1

There was a good supply of sheep and lambs penned at the Greater Newcastle Saleyards, Waratah, this week…

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Wool and Local Mills Great Britain's Flocks

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 1 March 1949 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report: Wool generally has continued to sell readily, and any change in prices for Merino and…

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Rise Tor Dairy Company Employees

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 1 March 1949 · page 2

Although Central Co-operative Dairy Co. employees have been informed through the union that an interim award increase up to 7/- has…

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Milk Zone Dairymen's Council

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 1 March 1949 · page 2

A meeting of the Management Committee of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council was held in Sydney on 16th February, Mr. E…

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Value of Dairying To Upper Hunter

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 March 1949 · page 2

MUSWELLBROOK: Mr. A. J. Taylor was re-elected secretary at the 32nd annual meeting Upper Blister District Council of…

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Dairy Cattle Feature of Maitland Show Aryshires and Friesians Grow In Popularity

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 3 March 1949 · page 2

Dairy cattle were again a strong feature of the Maitland show and great interest centred in the judging of the various breeds. This work was not concluded unfit late in the afternoon…

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Crop Dusting By Plane

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 3 March 1949 · page 2

ARMIDALE: Crop dusting end seed sowing by aircraft win be demonstrated for the first time in Australia at Woodville near Armidale…

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Bishops Pastoral Letter

Maitland Mercury · Friday 4 March 1949 · page 2

“As God hath distributed to every man, as the Lord hath called every man, so let him walk,” was the Christian…

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Cattle Cheaper At Homebush

Maitland Mercury · Friday 4 March 1949 · page 2

Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd. report that 27,852 sheep and lambs were penned, mostly medium to plain quality. Good trade and prime were…

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Cattle Stealing Charge Dismissed. [?]

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 March 1949 · page 5

Saying that he felt there was a reasonable doubt and the defendant was entitled to the benefit of it, the Magistrate (Mr.F.R. Wood, S.M.) dismissed a cattle stealing charge aganist Alphon[?] William cagney,32, [?] at Cessnock Court on…

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Queensland Demand Influences Store Sheep Market

The Scone Advocate · Friday 4 March 1949 · page 6

Effects of the strong demand for young woolgrowers in Southern Queensland, where high prices are being paid, are…

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U.K. Cattle At Pre-War Figure

Singleton Argus · Friday 4 March 1949 · page 4

Although the United Kingdom sheen population has not nearly regained its pre-war level, cattle in the British Isles last year…

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