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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1950

1,829 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 92

Dalwood Vineyards Crop Fair

Maitland Mercury · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 2

The manager of Panfold’s Wines (Dalwood) Ltd, Mr. P. A. McGuigan, stated to-day that he expected the France crop at the…

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Devon Girl Offered Farm in New Zealand

Maitland Mercury · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 2

LONDON, Jen. 6.—New Zealand’s High Commissioner, Mr. W. J. Jordan, will help 17-year-old orphan, Sheila White, of Devon, to…

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Crop at Dalwood Vineyards Expected to Be "Fair"

Singleton Argus · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 5

The manager of Penfold's Wines (Dalwood) Ltd., (Mr. P. A. McGuigan) stated today that he expected the grape…

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Fat Cattle Values Firm At Maitland

Maitland Mercury · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 3

A yarding of 800 fat cattle at Campbell’s Hill sale yards to-day sold at rates firm at the best of last Week…

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An All-pupose Sheep in U.s

Singleton Argus · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 3

An all-purpose farm sheep said to produce both high quality wool and a large meat carcase has been developed in the…

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GARDENING:— Use Discretion With Farm Manure

Singleton Argus · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 3

Farmyard manure should be used with discretion where lawns are concerned, warns the Division of Plant Industry of…

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Special Butter Coupons

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 2
Also in Maitland Mercury

All special butter coupons, such as those issued in 1949 for diabetics, pre-natal cases, and for other reasons, service issues and those issued in…

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Wool Report

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 2

The Country Producers' Selling Co., Ltd., reports:— Activity is chiefly confined to the staffs of the various wool selling…

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Wool Output For Dominions

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 4

A report [?] by the International Wool Secretariat New Service states that clearances in the Australian, New Zealand and South…

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An All-purpose Sheep in U.s.a

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 4

An all purpose farm sheep said to produce both high quality wool and a large meat car case has been developed in the…

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Farm House Destroyed by Fire. Family's Heavy Loss

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 1

A family suffered a heavy loss when their home at Dartbrook was destroyed by fire on Friday night, The occupants were in…

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Adult Farm Education

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 2

With specially designed programmes and energetic staffs, the adult education departments of four New Zealand university…

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Dairy Cattle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 11 January 1950 · page 3

There was about the usual number of newly calved and forward cows and helfers on offer for which competition was keen at prices which…

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Maitland Stock Sales Fat Cattle Values Firm

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 11 January 1950 · page 3

A yarding of 800 fat cattle at Campbell's Hill saleyards on Monday sold at rates firm at the best of last week…

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Concrete Tracks—exit Mud From This New Zealand Dairy Farm

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 11 January 1950 · page 4

Mud in the milking shed may become just an unpleasant memory, when progressive dairy farmers come around to laying down a…

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Crops And Pastures In Good Condition

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 11 January 1950 · page 2

SINGLETON, Wed.—The pastures and crops in the Danman-Singleton Pastures Production Board area lock well althrough the hot weather is…

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Minister's Appreciation to Farmers, Graziers

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 11 January 1950 · page 2

The Minister for Lauds (Mr. Shcahan) has expressed his appreciation of the assistance given, in an advisory…

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High Average Wheat Yield

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 12 January 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The average yield per acre for this season’s wheat crop is expected to be a record, according to…

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Dairy Officer Expects Milk Production to Hold Into Winter

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 12 January 1950 · page 2

The district dairy officer (Mr. J. W. G. Smith), in his weekly dairy notes, states that milk production is still holding and present indications are that high winter production will be obtained…

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