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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1949

1,665 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 22 of 84

To-day’s Leader: Television Coming To Australia Sydney Sheep Show

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 April 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.—The annual sheep show will be held at the Sydney Show Ground from May to May 28, it was announced…

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Prime Cattle Dearer

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday. — Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report: 26,829 sheep penned of mixed quality. The market opened firm. Best ewes to…

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Bowthorne—Hinton Junior Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 5

An effort to revive the Bowthome-Hinton Junior Farmers’ Club will be made at a meeting in the [?] ialong school to-morrow…

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Aberdeen Cattle

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 2

Sales by The Country Producers Selling Co., Pty., Ltd., at Flemington on Monday last included: F. L. Bragg, Aberdeen,…

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Sale Of Gloucester Cattle

Maitland Mercury · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 2

Sales at Winchcombe Carson’s Homebush auction last Monday included E. R. and J. J. Landers, Gloucester, 10 bullocks to £26/4/…

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Cattle Short in Queensland

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 7

Queensland graziers have £50,000 to spend on stock, but cannot find sufficient sellers…

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Cattle Sale a T Liston

Maitland Mercury · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 7

As advertised in this issue Messrs. Lawson an Co, Stanthorpe, will offer at their Laston yards, on Tuesday, April 12. 800…

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Cattle Stealing Charge Adjourned Case Part Heard

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 1

After hearing portion of the evi-dence for the prosecution in the case at the Cessnock Court in which Alphonsus William Cagney, 32, labourer, was…

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Wool Cargoes "Will Take Months to Clear"

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 4

Ship owners representatives said this week that it would take a month to clear the backlog of wool cargoes in Sydney and…

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Year To Build Model Dairy Farm

Maitland Mercury · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 4

Included In a truck load of exhibits from local Junior Farmers sent to the Royal Easter Show was a nine- square feet model of…

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Scone Dairy Herd Has Success at the Upper Hunter Show

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 2

MR. HARRY PITTMAN'S well-known Jersey dairy herd was successful in carrying off a number of ribbons at the Upper Fiunter Show, held at Muswellbrook this week. Our picture shows part of Mr. Pittman's herd taken during the grand,…

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Hunter Dairy Notes

Maitland Mercury · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 2

“Excellent conditions have been the order tor the week. Spring weather has been with us for the past few days. With such…

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Local Junior Farmers For Show Gimp Will Study Every Aspect of The Royal Exhibition

Maitland Mercury · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 7

Three local representative on Sunday, April 10, will enter a special camp for Junior Farmers during the Royal Easter Show, the Hunter Volley Superintendent (Mr. A, L. Nicad) said to-day. They ere Stan Bowd, of Scone, Colin…

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Sweeping New Farm Programme

Maitland Mercury · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 5

WASHINGTON, April 8. — A sweeping new farm programme of permanent high price supports and Government subsidies is proposed by…

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Anti-Rust Solution For Farm Use

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 6

South Australian Agent General in London, Sir Charles McCann, reports that tests with an anti-rust solution on farm…

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Entries for Dairy Farm Competitions

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 9 April 1949 · page 2

Encouragement of better farming methods within the dairying industry is the object of the 1949 Coastal Dairy Farm competition,…

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Milk Zone Dairymen's Council Mr. D. R. Mackay New President

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 9 April 1949 · page 3

Mr. D. R. Mackay was elected President at the annual meeting of the Dungog Branch of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council held last…

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Drive To Increase Dairy Production

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 9 April 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Saturday. — “Quite apart from export needs, dairy farmers face a big task in ensuring that town and city dwellers…

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Prime Cattle Firm

Maitland Mercury · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 3

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report; 12,909 sheep penned of mixed quality. Prime were very firm, others irregular and easier. Best ewes to 6½d…

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Fat Cattle Dearer at Maitland

Maitland Mercury · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 3

Cattle, generally, rote 10/ to 15/ and cows to £2 at Camp, bell’s Hill saleyard to-day. Quality of the 1200 yarded…

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