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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1949

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Butter Production Costs

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 11 January 1949 · page 1

A further review of the cost of producing butter and cheese will take place this year, said the Producers [?]…

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Australia's Wool Clip

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 11 January 1949 · page 4

The current season's Australian wool clip, may be worth almost £31,000,000 more than last year…

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Merino Wool Record

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 11 January 1949 · page 3

For the second successive day an Australian record for Merino wool was created at Geelong wool sales on…

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Shearing Ban On Scabby Mouth Sheep Rejected

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 11 January 1949 · page 3

For the third, time the Industrial Court in Queensland has refused shearers the right to turn out a whole flock of sheep…

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Brisbane Wool Sales Brisbane

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 11 January 1949 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:— The Brisbane sales opened under keen and general competition…

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Season's Wool Clip Greater Than Previous Year

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 11 January 1949 · page 2

The quantity of the new season's clip received at Australian stores from July 1 to November 30 was 2,352,163…

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Average Wool Price at Geelong Melbourne

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 11 January 1949 · page 1

The Geelong Wool Brokers' Association reports that for the fifth wool sales in the 1948-49 season, held on January 5 arid 6, 1949,…

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Australian Wool. No Drop Likely in Price. Statement by Dr. Edgar Booth

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 11 January 1949 · page 3

There was no reason why the present average price for Australian wool should drop, Dr. Edgar Booth said. Every country in the world wanted…

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Milk Zone Dairymen's Council Monthly Report

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 11 January 1949 · page 3

The recent rain has brought a measure of relief to dairyfarmers supplying milk to the Milk Board…

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Rescue From Flooded Farmhouse

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 11 January 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Two women and a child trapped by flood waters in the Gosford district were rescued by police and volunteers this…

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Queensland Wool Record

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 12 January 1949 · page 2

BRISBANE, Wed. — Top prices for greasy and scoured wools at Brisbane sales yesterday were Queensland records…

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Cut in Price for Wheat

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 12 January 1949 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (AAP).— The chances of an international wheat agreement being reached at the world conference at Washington…

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Milk Zone Dairymen's Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 12 January 1949 · page 2

Mr. L. C. Turton, General Secretary of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council, last week issued the following statement:…

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Dept. of Commerce Price Stability for Dairying

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 12 January 1949 · page 3

Prices for Australian exported dairy products will not fall sharply in the next 6 1/2 years due to the terms of the contract under which the United…

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Dairy Produce Increases

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 12 January 1949 · page 2

CANBERRA, Wed. — Australia produced more whole milk, butter, cheese, and processed milk products last November than in…

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Landholder Complains of Rabbit "Farming"

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 12 January 1949 · page 2

While he was spending between £3 and £4 a day on the destruction of rabbits, three of his neighbours were "rabbit…

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French Wool Industry

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 13 January 1949 · page 1

PARIS, January 13.—The French Government has approved the application of the French central wool committee for £375,000 stg. to buy…

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Marsh Road at Bob's Farm

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 13 January 1949 · page 5

At the recent Shire. Council meeting a letter was received from the Secretary of the Bob's Farm Progress Association, (Mr. R. Campbell), which stated that Fogg's…

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Quirindi Wheat Trucking

Maitland Mercury · Friday 14 January 1949 · page 3

QUIRINDI, Friday. — The Quirindi silo has closed after receiving 247,535 bushels of wheat, of which 185,808 bushels have…

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Butter Production Costs Sydney

The Scone Advocate · Friday 14 January 1949 · page 4

A further review of the cost of producing butter and cheese will take place this year, said the general…

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