Macleay Farms Get Stock Worth £50,000
About 2500 high class dairy cattle, valued at £50,000, would be placed on Macleay River floodravaged farms…
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Farming & the land, 1949
1,665 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 81 of 84
Eleven Die In Farm Fire
NEW YORK, Dec. 16.—Eleven Latin-American cotton pickers were burned to death on. Wednesday night when fire destroyed a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hospital Farm Benefited From Flood
Although the June flood caused much damage to property and some farms, the hospital farm was improved by the flood…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Burned To Death In Farm House
Eleven Latin Americans were burned to death on Wednesday night when a fire destroyed a farm house near Rotan, Texas…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Extra Butter Ration
The Director of Rationing, Mr. J. B. Cumming, said this week that the Minister for Trade and Customs had agreed to repeat the action taken in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →World’s Cattle Population
American estimate (“on available Information”) of world cattle numbers at the beginning of 1940 Placed the total at 761,000,000,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Christmas Party At Butter Factory
An enjoyable party was held in the grounds of the Hunter Valley Co-operative Dairy Co. at Hexham by members of the Oak Sports and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cattle Fed On Citrus Culls
A lot of Hunter River farms have at times citrus fruit which for various reasons it would not pay to send away…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Maize Crops
While N.S.W. corn acreages were lower last year than for many seasons, production was relating good on account of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Millet Crops Promising
Broom millet crops in the Phoenix Park and Millers: Forest areas were particularly promising, stated the district…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Acquitted Of Cattle Stealing
QUIRINDI, Monday.— John James Hector Pender, storekeeper at Werris Creek, pleased not guilty at Quirindi sessions, to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Market For Cattle Unchanged
Competition was very keen today at Campbell’s HMI saleyards for cattle, sheep, plge and calves, because the sales were the last…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farmer on Two Charges
David Roy Walson 42, farmer, Berry Park, Morpeth was charged at Maitland ,court to-day that, on November 4 he drove a motor…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Drove Sulky Under Influence Largs Farmer Fined
At Maitland court to-day Malcolm McRae, 73, farmer, of Largs, was charged with driving, a sulky in High-street, Maitland,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ANOTHER 5d for Wheat; Butter Subsidy Extended
CANBERRA, Tuesday.— The Menzies Government , to-day decided to increase the, home consumption price of wheat from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →More Butter for Xmas
The Director for Rationing, Mr. J. B. Cumming, said that the Minister for Trade and Customs had agreed to repeat the action taken in 1946, 1947,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Americans Buying More Wool
American wool buying has ex. tended in Australia this season, according to Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Struck" Sheep Treated by New Methods
Experiments conducted in the Goondiwindi area by two Sydney experts in the treatment of "struck" sheep have attained a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool Values Firm Sydney
Under excellent competition from practically all sections, the wool market today ruled fully firm at the best point of the opening day…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Strong Wool ' MARKET Mill Activity Sustained
Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:— The first half of the current wool season has proved the most…
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