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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1950

1,829 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 21 of 92

Big Cattle Movements

Singleton Argus · Monday 27 March 1950 · page 2

Nine Alice Springs cattle stations are moving 15,000 head of cattle 500 miles to save them from drought…

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Cattle Firm at Homebush

Maitland Mercury · Monday 27 March 1950 · page 3

Pitt, Son and Badgery’s report. —22,090 sheep and lambs penned mostly trads quality. Sheep stronger, but lambs…

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High Prices for Sheep

Maitland Mercury · Monday 27 March 1950 · page 4

ADELAIDE, Monday.—Graders snapping up sheep to cash in on the high wool values were paying “cattle prices” and were responsible…

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Market Still Firm At Cattle Sales

Maitland Mercury · Monday 27 March 1950 · page 3

Prices remained firm in a yarding of 1100 fat cattle at Campbell’s Hill saleyards to-day. The quality was generally…

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Plashett Produces Another 1000Lb. Butter Cow Produced 650Lbs. in 373 Days

Singleton Argus · Monday 27 March 1950 · page 2

Plashett Pride 46 has just completed her 365 day official test which showed that she had given…

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Rating Farm Lands Inequitable Dairymen Demand New Method To Finance Roads

Maitland Mercury · Monday 27 March 1950 · page 2

The present system of building and mainlining roads by means of a tax on the land Was no longer equitable and should be replaced by some method more in harmony with present needs, said members of Maitland branch of the…

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Dairy Farm Competition

Maitland Mercury · Monday 27 March 1950 · page 2

The Minister tor Agriculture (Mr. E. H. Graham, M.L.A.), said that in response to numerous requests, it had been decided to…

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Milk Zone Dairymen’s Council Maitland Branch Holds Successful Annual Meeting

Maitland Mercury · Monday 27 March 1950 · page 2

“The Milk Zone Dairymen’s Council has done more good work for dairymen than any other organisation, and has brought unity to the dairymen and stability to the industry,” said the secretary of Maitland branch of the…

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Dairymen to Move Against Rating System

Singleton Argus · Monday 27 March 1950 · page 2

Maitland branch of the Milk Zone Dairymens Council, at its annual meeting on Saturday night, appointed a…

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Fewer Dairy Cattle

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 2

In a summary of the dairy industry in Australia for the year ended June, 1949, issued by the Commonwealth Bureau of Census…

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Wool Report

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 3

The Country Producers' Selling Company, Ltd., report 23rd March, 1950:— Buyers this week have been…

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Fail to Agree on Pastoral Award

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 2

Parties to the pastoral award failed to reach agreement on the new log of claims by the Australian Workers' Union at a…

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Challenge on Butter and Tea Rationing

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 2

BRISBANE TUESDAY. —The president of the Retell Confectionery, Refreshment and Mixed Association (Mr. L. J…

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Butter and Tea Challenge to Government

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 1

BRISBANE: A Federal retailers' association yesterday Challenged the Commonwealth Government to prosecute any…

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Sydney Wool Market Buoyant

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 2

The market for good and average fleece wool and skirtings ruled from par to 5 per cent, higher, compared with the closing…

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Tea, Butter Rationing May End In June

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 3

CANBERRA, Tuesday. — Federal Ministers forecast that tea butter rationing will be abolished by the end of June…

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Fewer Sheep in the World Sydney

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 1

The number of sheep has declined in most countries of the world in the last ten years. Australian and New Zealand…

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Wool Prices Rose Since Devaluation

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 5

LONDON, March 28 (AAP.).— The “Financial Times” says that since the sterling devaluation last September. Australian and New…

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Wool Price Rise "Beyond Extent of Devaluation"

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 1

LONDON: The "Financial Times" says that since the sterling devaluation last September, Australian and New Zealand wool…

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Dairy Farm Competition

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 4

The Minister for Agriculture (Hon. E. H. Graham, MLA) said that, in response to numerous requests, it had been decided to…

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