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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1949

1,665 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 79 of 84

Small District Crops Stone Fruit Dearer, Scarcer Tis Season

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 8 December 1949 · page 6

The June floods and wet weather have resulted in smaller crops of most lines of summer fruit in the district this season, local orchardists said to-day. They said in some lines yields were down as low as 50…

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Cattle Stealing Charge

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 December 1949 · page 1

A cattle stealing charge against Henry John Bridge, of Bligh-street, Millfield, was dismissed at Cessnock Court on Tuesday…

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Wheat Stacking

Singleton Argus · Friday 9 December 1949 · page 2

Wherever wheat has to be stacked on the farm (even if only temporarily), proper stacking is important in preventing…

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On the Cattle Camp

The Scone Advocate · Friday 9 December 1949 · page 2

[?] action picture, taken at the recent Scone Carnival, shows JACK PALMER, riding G. M, Finlay & Sons' Vivid, in the open camp draft. Both horse and rider are right on the job. Other carnival shots in later issues of "The Advocate."…

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Milk Output Rises Butter Lagging

The Scone Advocate · Friday 9 December 1949 · page 4

While milk production in Australia during the three months to September was 252,600,000 gallons, an increase of 600,000…

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Ministers To Consider Rise In Butter Price

Maitland Mercury · Friday 9 December 1949 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—An increase in the price of butter by threepence a pound will be considered by the price Ministers…

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Delay in Rise of Wheat Price

The Scone Advocate · Friday 9 December 1949 · page 4

There had still been no decision as to how farmers were to be paid the new price for home-consumption wheat, which should have…

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Big Japanese Orders for Wheat Here

The Scone Advocate · Friday 9 December 1949 · page 4

TOKIO: Japan has now ordered Australian wheat and barley valued at £8,125,000, the Australian Commercial Counsellor in…

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Wool Report Winchcombe Carson's Sydney Auction

Singleton Argus · Friday 9 December 1949 · page 3

Winchconibe Carson's report having sold 9200 bales wool at Sydney auction yesterday. Values were buoyant and '?…

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District's Biggest Field Day 400 Junior Farmers at "Rosehill."

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 9 December 1949 · page 5

Over 400 Junior Farmers took part in a field day at Mr. W. W. Wonder's "Rosehill" stud on Tuesday last. Members represented Muswellbrook,…

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Piallaway Estate for Soldier Farms

The Scone Advocate · Friday 9 December 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY: The Minister for Lands (Mr. Sheahan) said on Wednesday that over 700 farms in the eastern and central divisions…

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Upper Hunter Junior Farmers Combined Field Day at Muswellbrook

The Scone Advocate · Friday 9 December 1949 · page 1

At the combined annual, field day of the Upper Hunter District Junior Farmers' Club, held last Wednesday at the property of Mr…

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Junior Farmers’ Field Day Biggest, Best Yet Ideal Setting At Cooranbong

Maitland Mercury · Friday 9 December 1949 · page 6

The combined annual field day of the Lower Hunter-Lake Macquarie Junior Farmers’ clubs, held yesterday at the Australian Missionary College, Cooranbo[?]ng, was the biggest and most successful field day the district has yet…

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Scholarship Winner From Farming Family

Maitland Mercury · Friday 9 December 1949 · page 6

Seventeen-years-old Robert Sonter of Cooranbong, who has won the Rural Bank Junior Farmer scholarship entitling him to three…

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U.S. Move For Better Dairying

Singleton Argus · Friday 9 December 1949 · page 2

Countries other than Australia are urging higher production on dairy farms, and American dairyfarmers have been…

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Wheat Harvest

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 10 December 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sat.—For the third successive year, New Sooth Wales should have a wheat harvest well above the average…

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Prize Cattle at Cooranbong

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 10 December 1949 · page 5

Junior farmers who took part cattle judging at the Lower Hunter-Lake [?]acquarle annual field day at Cooranbong were…

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Help Fellow Farmers "We Move in Right Way," Says General Secretary

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 10 December 1949 · page 2

Dungog had done well in its response to the Kempsey Flood Appeal, the General Secretary of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council (Mr. L. C…

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Private Prices Inquiry Dairymen Asked to Prepare Evidence

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 10 December 1949 · page 1

At an early date the Board would be seeking the Minister's approval to commence a private prices inquiry to determine the price for the winter…

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Cattle Unchanged At Homebush

Maitland Mercury · Monday 12 December 1949 · page 3

Pitt, Son and Badgery’s report: 26,240 sheep and lambs, mainly good to prime quality, average values 1/ to 3/ higher…

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