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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1950

1,829 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 12 of 92

Dairy Cattle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 15 February 1950 · page 2

Dairy cows were more heavily supplied, and the quality generally was the best for several days past. There was a large attendance of buyers and…

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Outlook for U.K. Wool Industry

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 15 February 1950 · page 4

An encouraging review of Britain's wool industry has just been given by the President of the Board of Trade at the…

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Crops and Pastures Hold Condition

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 15 February 1950 · page 2

SINGLETON, Wed. — The stock Inspector (Mr. S. Phillips) told the monthly meeting of the Singleton-Denman Pastures Protection Board…

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Japanese Petrol For Wool

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thurs.—The Minister for Fuel and Shipping (Senator McLeay) said to-day that Japan was seeking to send petrol…

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Wool From Ravens

Singleton Argus · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 2

Mr Edward Dries Owensfield wool clip, from Raavensworth was among the offerings by Winchcombe Carson at an…

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Scone Market Reports Store Sheep

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 7

New Zealand Loan & M.A. Co. Ltd. (inc. in Eng.), Scone, report having held a very successful sale of store sheep at the Scone…

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Wool Demand Strong Lower Prices; Keener Competition

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:— Contrasting experiences have been seen recently in the wool…

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New Book of Great Interest to Dairy Farmers

Singleton Argus · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 3

Dairy farmers and the dairying industry generally will derive a great deal of useful information from a…

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Farms for Soldiers Dual-Control Criticised

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 4

The NSW Minister for Lands, Mr. W. F. Sheahan, said at the week-end that dual control by the Commonwealth and State was a…

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Dairy Factory Meeting

Singleton Argus · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 2

The annual general meeting of the shareholders of the Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Company was held in the…

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High-Priced Jersey Cattle

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 18 February 1950 · page 2

DUNGOG, Saturday.—Jersey stud breeders from Victoria, Wagga, Tamworth. Scone, Sydney and Kempsey attended the Jersey Grove dispersal…

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Raymond Terrace Show: Junior Farmers Take Charge District Exhibit Contest Won By Eagleton Group

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 18 February 1950 · page 2

The district exhibit competition—main feature of Raymond Terrace Junior Farmers’ Show yesterday and to-day —was won by Eagleton entry, With 466 points, from Hollow Tree (462 points), and Tomago (390½)…

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Jeeps Aid Dutch Dairymen

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 18 February 1950 · page 3

A co-operative dairy society in Holland is operating a Beet of about 30 milker-Jeeps, each equipped with from four to seven milking units…

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South Africans Gave Britain A Training Farm

Maitland Mercury · Monday 20 February 1950 · page 6

Springbok Farm in Surrey is a training ground for incapacitated ex-Merchant Navy men. It was started by the generosity of…

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A Dane Remembered Win In State Dairy Championship

Maitland Mercury · Monday 20 February 1950 · page 6

Application of methods learned while a youth in Denmark was the basis of Mr. V. R. Neilsen’s win in the Victoria-wide contest for the best dairy farm. This Tatura farmer, who carries one cow and a [?]…

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Milk Zone Dairymen’s Council

Maitland Mercury · Monday 20 February 1950 · page 4

At a management committee meeting of the Milk Zone Dairymen’s Council, held in Sydney (Mr. J. H. Carlton presiding)…

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Government Buys Two Farms At Camden

Singleton Argus · Monday 20 February 1950 · page 1

Two adjoining daily farms, at Camden have been bought by the Federal Government for £38,000 as a dairying…

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Heavy Sheep Losses In Flood

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 21 February 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Stockmen fear that thousands of sheep have been drowned by floodwaters in south-western New…

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Carts Deliver Unrationed Butter In Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 21 February 1950 · page 1

Reputable Sydney people have stated that Carts bring them unrationed butter at 8/6 or 4/ a pound said the president of the…

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Thousands of Sheep Drowned. S.W. Floods. Sydney, Tuesday

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 21 February 1950 · page 2

Stockmen fear that thousands of sheep have been drowned by floodwaters in south-west N.S.W. The full extent of the damage will not be…

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