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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1949

1,665 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 17 of 84

Wants to See a Million More Farms

Singleton Argus · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 7

In the opinion of the president of the N.S,W. Farmers and Settlers' Association, Mr. Hugh S. Robertson, Australia needed a…

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Cattle Driving in Town Route and Hours of Droving to Be Regulated

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 12 March 1949 · page 1

In response to a recent decision of Dungog Municipal Council to limit the routes along which cattle may be taken, to and from the local saleyards,…

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Singleton Markets Special Dairy Cattle Sale

Singleton Argus · Monday 14 March 1949 · page 4

W.Bailey and Sons, Auctioneers, report having conducted on Friday last, one of the most outstanding and successful dairy…

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Less Butter Being Produced

Singleton Argus · Monday 14 March 1949 · page 1

Although factory butter produced in New South Wales during January this year was 13 tons more than last year, it…

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Cattle Dearer At Maitland

Maitland Mercury · Monday 14 March 1949 · page 3

Despite a heavy yarding of between 900 and 1000 fat cattle, prices were, on an average, 10/ to 15/ dearer at Campbell’s Hill sale yards…

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Sheep Dearer at Homebush

Maitland Mercury · Monday 14 March 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.— Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report 14,624 sheep penned of fair quality. The market for prime and medium…

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Wave of Cattle Rustling in N.s.w

Singleton Argus · Monday 14 March 1949 · page 2

Cattle rustling has broken out on an unprecedented scale in the outback of N.S.W., according to graziers…

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Demonstration Dairy Farms to Be Established Under Five-year Plan

Singleton Argus · Monday 14 March 1949 · page 3

Under the five-year plan to improve the efficiency of the dairying industry, demonstration farms are to be established…

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Big Dairy’ Cattle Entry for Gresford

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 15 March 1949 · page 2

GRESFORD: Provided Gresford escapes the inclement weather which has marred some of the recent shows, prospects for the annual…

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Continent's Wool Activity The Staple And Synthetics

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 15 March 1949 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:—France has been one of the most sustained buyers in…

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Record Crops in U.s

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 15 March 1949 · page 5

CANBERRA: The Australian Trade Commissioner, San Francisco, reports that 1948 was a year for records in United States…

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Combating Bloat in Cattle

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 17 March 1949 · page 3

The age-old, problem of bloat in cattle is still occupying the attention of scientific and other investigations Apparently, however, the well-proven methods of…

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Value of Farmyard Manure

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 17 March 1949 · page 2

Mr. E. H. Arnold, N. Z. Department of Agriculture, stated recently that before the present century stock droppings and farmyard manure were the sheet anchor of…

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Assault .Cost Laguna Farmer £44/15/ Cessnock Court Case

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 March 1949 · page 1

Convicted on a charge of assault at Cessnock Court on Tuesday, Hason Woodbury, farmer, of Laguna, was fined [?]3," with £9/15/ costs, and was…

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Some Dairy Areas Are Waterlogged

Maitland Mercury · Friday 18 March 1949 · page 2

In his weekly dairy notes the District Dairy Officer, Mr. J. W. G. Smith, says that there has been too much rain in some…

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Grape Crop Spoiled

Singleton Argus · Friday 18 March 1949 · page 4

Except for grapes being picked at Tulloch's property at Broke, vinage in the district has ended. What promised to be an…

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Store Cattle Sale At Scone

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 19 March 1949 · page 3

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., (Inc., in Eng.) Scone, report having held an excellent sale of store cattle…

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Dairy Cattle Strong at the Gresford Show High Standard of Exhibits In Women’s Industries

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 19 March 1949 · page 5

All shows in the Hunter River group end many in other districts have been unfortunate in the weather experienced this year and, in the early part of the opening day, it seemed that Gresford would fare no better…

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Interesting Tour of New Zealand Local Farmers' Comments

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 19 March 1949 · page 4

Recently a party of 58 N.S.W. Farmers visited New Zealand to make a study of the Dominion's agricultural activities…

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"Price Will Satisfy Dairymen"

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 19 March 1949 · page 2

Mr. Reg. Smith (Secretary of the Dungog branch of the M.Z.D.C), said the new milk price will satisfy dairymen…

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