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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1949

1,665 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 74 of 84

Wool Sales 7800 Bales Sold Yesterday

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 23 November 1949 · page 6

Winchcombe Carson sold 7800 bales wool at Sydney auction on Tuesday. Competition was very strong, prices trending up…

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Milk Zone Dairymen's Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 23 November 1949 · page 1

At the Management Committee, meeting of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council held in Sydney on the 16th November, Mr. J. B. Carlton…

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Milk Zone Dairymen's Council Kempsey Relief Appeal

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

The Dungog branch of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council publish in for the results of the Kempsey Cattle Replacement Appeal…

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Farm Hand (73) Found Dead

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 23 November 1949 · page 3

A 73-year-old ' farm hand was found dead in a paddock where he had been minding cows at Woodville last night. He was…

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In Court on Farm Motor Theft Charge Interest to Local Farmers

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 23 November 1949 · page 1

Local farmers, who lost dairy and irrigation electric motors recently will follow with interest proceedings at…

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Sheep And Cattle Markets

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 24 November 1949 · page 1

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report 23,663 sheep penned, of mixed quality. Prime suckers were 1/ dearer; other sheep and lambs firm. Best…

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Japan Will Pay Well For Australian Wheat

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 24 November 1949 · page 5

TOKIO, Nov. 24—Japan would like to buy all the wheat which Australia can spare after meeting her overseas commitments, at…

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Alarming Drift From the Land Dairymen Turn To General Farming

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 24 November 1949 · page 4

“Although there are [?] dairymen supplying the [?] Board to-day than there [?] some few years ago, [?]…

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Spell For Big Areas Of Farm Land in U.S. A.

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 24 November 1949 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Nor. 24—The United States would have to reduce its farm acreage, the Food and Agricultural Organisation was told…

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Dairying Recovers Overseas

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 24 November 1949 · page 4

PERTH, Thurs.— “The days of fancy high prices have gone; the dairying position has changed from a sellers’ to a buyers’…

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Good Rains Have Ensured Pasturage Dairy Reports Tell of New Peak Production

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 24 November 1949 · page 6

Good rains were recorded in every portion of the Hunter Valley area and such have already given pastures and crops hew…

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Value of Show Type In Dairy Cattle

Maitland Mercury · Friday 25 November 1949 · page 3

I have been given the opportunity to express, in this column, some of the views of those who resent recent attacks made on…

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Butter In The Bible

Maitland Mercury · Friday 25 November 1949 · page 3

Butter has a tradition going back to the earliest period of civilisation. According to the Bible, Abraham, took butter and…

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Butter Fat Content Of Milk

Singleton Argus · Friday 25 November 1949 · page 1

A booklet issued by the U.S.A. Department of Agriculture states that if the hours of milking are, for example, 6 a.m…

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It Pays To Advertise Stud Cattle Herds

Maitland Mercury · Friday 25 November 1949 · page 3

Pure live stock breed societies in the U.S.A. talk in big money. Financial giant of them all is the American Hereford…

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Perth Stud Cattle Show. Local "Wendouree" Stud Successes

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 November 1949 · page 4

Recently Mr. H. G. Mullins, of "Warona," Western Australia, paid a visit to Merriwa, when he inspected Mr. L A. Whitelaw's stud poll…

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Advertisement. the Dairy Farmer To-day

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 November 1949 · page 7

In an interview, Allen Fairhall, endorsed Liberal Party candidate, said:—The importance of Australia's…

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Electricity on the Dairy Farm An Amenity and An Aid To Farm Efficiency

Maitland Mercury · Friday 25 November 1949 · page 4

Each year it has become possible to carry the electricity mains to more dairy forms in the Hunter Valley and Dungog-Gloucester territory. Dairymen are enjoying the advantages of electric light and power in their homes and…

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Genuine Clearance Sale. Farming Machinery and Plant, Household Furniture, Etc. A/c. Mr. Harry Garside, on the Property, "Calderwood," Dartbrook, Near Aberdeen. Saturday, 3rd December, at 10.30 A.M. Farming Machinery and Plant

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 November 1949 · page 9

Farmall H. Tractor (on rubbers), good order; 2-Ton Chevrolet Lorry, 12 x 8 Body, with Excellent Stock Frame (curved top) and New Tarpaulin specially made (a good Milk Lorry), less than 30,000 miles; Silver Anniversary Model Buick Sedan, in good Order; Box Trailer; Cliff and…

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18 Months' Gaol for Theft of 6 Dairy Motors

The Scone Advocate · Friday 25 November 1949 · page 1

John Patrick Hoban (32), builder, of Baulkham Hills, was found guilty by the jury at Newcastle Sessions on Wednesday of six…

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