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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1950

1,829 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 39 of 92

Dairy Cattle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 3 June 1950 · page 1

There was a good supply of newly calved and forward cows and heifers, about 40 head being offered. Competition from a large attendance of…

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Cattle Unaltered at Maitland

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 3 June 1950 · page 1

The quality of the 950 fat cattle yarded at the Campbell's Hill yards was good and all classes were represented with the exception of good…

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Australian Primary Producers' Union K.c. Opinion on Stabilisation Worries Dairymen

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 3 June 1950 · page 1

In effect, it means that the dairying industry has been competely nationalised, said a delegate to Friday's meeting of the New South Wales…

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Crops Damaged By Celery Fry

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 3 June 1950 · page 5

A crop of celery was recently observed at Mascot to have been extensively damaged by the celery fly, reports the…

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Extension Of Closing Date For Dairy School

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 3 June 1950 · page 4

The closing date for the special school of instruction for dairy farmers, to be held at Hawkesbury Agricultural College,…

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Cattle and Sheep Values Firm at Maitland

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 June 1950 · page 3

Heavy bullocks were scarce at the Campbell’s Hill saleyards to-day, the majority of the 800 fat cattle yarded being cows and…

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Cattle Dearer at Homebush

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 June 1950 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson’s report: 28,711 sheep penned, of mixed quality. The market opened very firm Best ewes to 8¼d., wethers 9¼d.,…

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Sale Of Hereford Cattle

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 June 1950 · page 3

SINGLETON, Monday.— High prices were realised for Hereford cattle, the property of Fenwick Bros., of Myall Creek, at a sale…

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Keen Prices for Stud Cattle Singleton Sale

Singleton Argus · Monday 5 June 1950 · page 2

Buyers from Queensland, Victoria, Tumut, Grafton and Guyra offered keen prices for stud Hereford Cattle sold at…

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Hawkesbury Course For Dairymen

Singleton Argus · Monday 5 June 1950 · page 3

The closing date for the special schodl of instruction for dairy farmers to be held at Hawkesbury Agricultural…

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Newcastle Wool Sales

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 6 June 1950 · page 2

The New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., brought forward a catalogue of 3576 bales for the eighth and final series of…

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Arrest of Alleged Cattle Thieves

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 6 June 1950 · page 5

Two men, alleged to be cattle thieves, were arrested by police, accompanied by black-trackers, in a surprise raid on a small hut in…

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Expenditure on Wool Publicity

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 6 June 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday. — The International Wool Secretariat was spending nearly £500,000 a year on publicity, the Acting Chairman…

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Wool Price Should Hold

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 6 June 1950 · page 1

A tribute to the strength of the wool market this year is the absence of underselling in tops, yarns and wool, says the weekly…

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School of Instruction For Dairy Farmers. Closing Date Thursday, 8th JUNE, 1950

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 6 June 1950 · page 2

Announcing this to-day, the Minister for Agriculture, the Hon. E. H. Graham, M.L.A., said that entry for this school, which would provide a…

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Mr. Graham Acts on Wheat Storage State to Build Four Large Sub-Terminals at Cost of £520,000

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 6 June 1950 · page 1

The Minister for Agriculture (the Hon. E. H. Graham, MLA), announced that the Government has decided to…

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Dairy Cattle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 7 June 1950 · page 2

There was a larger offering of dairy cattle, about 80 being penned and sold. The quality was reasonably good and prices were equal to last…

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Sydney Wool Auction

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 June 1950 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson report that at their Sydney auction yesterday they sold 5200 bales of wool. Values generally were…

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Favors Wool Scheme

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 June 1950 · page 2

The Vice-Chancellor of the National University, Professor D. B. Copland, yesterday strongly supported the…

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Wool Price Should Hold

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 June 1950 · page 2

A tribute to the strength of the wool market this year is the absence of underselling in tops, yarns and wool, says…

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