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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1949

1,665 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 18 of 84

Cattle and Sheep Prices Show Rise

Maitland Mercury · Monday 21 March 1949 · page 3

Cattle values rose again at Campbell’s Hill saleyards and today prices were 10/ a head higher…

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Sheep Dearer at Homebush

Maitland Mercury · Monday 21 March 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd. report 14,489 sheep and lambs penned, with an Improved showing of heavy descriptions…

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Backbone of Dairyman’s Council

Maitland Mercury · Monday 21 March 1949 · page 2

“The Milk Zone Dairymen’s Council has been the only organisation representing the milk suppliers in zone with the backbone to call…

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Improvement of Dairy Herds

Maitland Mercury · Monday 21 March 1949 · page 4

SYDNEY, Sat.—The Division of Dairying, Department of Agriculture, supplies the following information under the…

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Dairy Herd Competition

Maitland Mercury · Monday 21 March 1949 · page 3

Hunter Dairy Officer (MR. J. W. Smith) said to-day that the committee of the Herd Production and Improvement Scheme…

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Australia's Big Wool Cheque

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 22 March 1949 · page 1

Australia's wool cheque for July to February, 1948-49, was worth £130,316,950, an increase of…

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Extension of Wool Dispute

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 22 March 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday. — The Storemen and Packers’ Union has called general stoppages of all its member in the wool…

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World's Wool Clip Consumption Exceeds Production

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 22 March 1949 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:— World consumption of wool continues to exceed production,…

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General Stoppage in Skin, Wool and Hide Stores. Called Sydney

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 22 March 1949 · page 1

Sydney Storemen and Packers' Union has called a general stoppage of all its members in Sydney's wool, skin and hide stones…

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Junior Farmers. Upper Hunter District Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 22 March 1949 · page 1

The annual meeting of the Upper Hunter District Council of the Junior Farmer movement was held at' Muswellbrook on Wednesday last, when…

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Milk Zone Dairymen's Council

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 22 March 1949 · page 2

An urgent meeting of the Executive Committee of the; Milk Zone Dairymen's Council was held in Sydney on March 7…

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Ran Into Cattle

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 23 March 1949 · page 2

While travelling by motor cycle along the Broke-Oessnock Road at the week-end, Mr Ray Burgmann and friend ran into…

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Gresford Show Jerseys & Ayrshires Strong in Dairy Cattle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 23 March 1949 · page 3

Entries in the horse sections were slightly less than last year. In the dairy cattle section, Jerseys were particularly strong, and there was an…

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Maitland Stock Sales Cattle Prices Show Rise

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 23 March 1949 · page 2

Cattle values rose again at Campbell's Hill saleyards and on Monday prices were 10/- a head higher. Quality was the best for a…

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Advice To Dairymen

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 23 March 1949 · page 3

With pastures running to seed ' on most farms, dairymen should think about concentrate feeding to keep up production, says the…

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Four Years World Wheat Agreement

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 24 March 1949 · page 1

WASHINGTON, March 24.—A four-years’ international wheat agreement, within which 456,283, 389 bushels of wheat will move…

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The Hunter Valley Dairy Co

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 24 March 1949 · page 4

[?] the suppliers meeting at Denman on 23rd March last. General Richardson, Chairman of Directors said in his report: It is pleasing to present a report which…

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A Stable Wheat Price

Maitland Mercury · Friday 25 March 1949 · page 4

THE termination of the wheat conference in New York this week and the decision to implement a…

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It Is Up To The Sheep Men

Singleton Argus · Friday 25 March 1949 · page 4

The Technical College sheep and wool classes at Singleton have such a small attendance that there is a grave danger of losing them. Over the last few years there has been a marked falling…

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British Wool Products Larger Exports

The Scone Advocate · Friday 25 March 1949 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report : — In some markets at which sales have been held recently…

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