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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1950

1,829 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 18 of 92

Wool Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 14 March 1950 · page 3

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Grain Insurance and Agency Company, Limited, report under date of 7th March, 1950:—…

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Wool and Suit Costs An American Result

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 14 March 1950 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd, report:— Although slight fluctuations have been experienced for some…

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Bail on Cattle Theft Charge

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

John Whitfield Dunstan, 19, share farmer, of Whittingham, was charged at Singleton with having stolen 19 head of cattle valued at £312…

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Heredity In Dairy Cattle

Maitland Mercury · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 1

In an address at Kempsey, Dr. Finlay, the celebrated geneticist, who is conducting research into the dairying industry on the…

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Increase In Dairy Cattle

Maitland Mercury · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 1

CANBERRA, Friday.—The number of dairy cattle in Australia last year showed 2.5 per cent increase on the previous year, the Commonwealth Statistician, Dr. Roland Wilson, revealed in a summary of the dairying industry…

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Annual Stud Dairy Cattle Sale

Maitland Mercury · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 1

The announcement that an annual sale of stud dairy cattle of al[?] breeds is to be held in the Hunter Valley (at Maitland) has…

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Joint Wool Organisation

Maitland Mercury · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 4

CANBERRA, Friday.—The conference of the Joint Wool Organisation being held in London was purely exploratory and no…

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Germany in Wheat Council

Maitland Mercury · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 4

LONDON, March 17 (A.A.P).— The International Wheat Council has accepted Germany as a member of the International Wheat…

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Taking The Political Taint Out Of Butter

Maitland Mercury · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 2

Speaking at Tarce, the general secretary of the Primary producers’ Union, Mr. Johnstone, described the position in regard to fixing the price…

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Dairy Grant Farm Shows 25 p.c. Production Rise

Maitland Mercury · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 5

A Hunter Valley dairy farm taken aver under the Commonwealth dairy grant scheme improved its production 25 per cent in 1949-50 over any previous year, the district dairy officer (Mr. J. W. G. Smith) said to-day…

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P.P.U. Seeks Speed-Up In T.B. Cattle Compensation

Maitland Mercury · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 1

The Government should speed up the provision of plans for full compensation for cattle proved to have tuberculosis, said a motion…

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Juuior Farmers' Club. Advisory Committee Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 2

A meeting of the Muswellbrook Juniof Farmers' Advisory Committee was held at the school on Wednesday last to make final arrangements for the…

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Tribunal To Assess Production Costs For Farmers

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 2

CANBERRA: The Minister for Commerce and Agriculture, Mr. J. McEwen, announced this week that a tribunal to assess…

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Milk Zone Dairymen's Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 7

The Executive of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council met in Sydney on 15th March to discuss the constantly recurring…

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Farm Available

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 4

The Minister for Lands (Mr. Sheahan) announced this week that a farm at Barmedman has been made available for general…

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Soldiers' Homes on Farms

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 6

The Minister for Lands (Mr. Sheahan) said this week that he proposed to increase the maximum amount expendable for erection of…

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Appeal On Single Farm Units

Maitland Mercury · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 2

Representations to the Minister for the Interior (Mr. McBride) through the State branch of the RSL, and the calling of a public…

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Dusting Of Lucerne Crops

Maitland Mercury · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 2

Heavy or total loss of lucerne seed are often caused by infestations of the lucerne seed caterpillar in districts suitable for the…

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Scope for Dutch Migrants Dairying Could Absorb Soldiers From Indonesia

Maitland Mercury · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 2

THE HAGUE: The dairying industry in Australia is likely to attract some of the 100,000 Dutch soldiers who will soon be looking for jobs. The Australian Government has agreed to take 10,000…

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Paper From Farm Waste

Maitland Mercury · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 1

An American chemist, who has begun manufacturing paper from straw and grass, says that 90 per cent, of America’s paper needs, can…

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