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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1950

1,829 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 46 of 92

Dairy Farmer Prosecuted Over Sale of Tuberculosis Bull

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 4 July 1950 · page 2

A dairy farmer was prosecuted recently for having failed to obey instructions given in a movementorder for a bull affected with…

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Closer Settlement at Baerami Two Dairy Farms Made Available

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 4 July 1950 · page 2

The Minister for Lands (Mr. Sheahan) announced yesterday that two dairy farms on Baerami Estate, near Denman, have been…

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To-day’s Leader: Wings Over Farmlands Australians Deny Strafing Error

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 4 July 1950 · page 1

TOKIO, July 4.—Reports from Korea that Australian Mustang fighters yesterday strafed American positions around Suwon are…

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Wings Over Farmlands

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 4 July 1950 · page 2

USE of suitable aircraft to distribute agricultural fer[?] and top-dressing, and for the sowing of [?] the experimental stage. The [?] proved highly successful in…

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Dairymen Drying Off Cows

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 4 July 1950 · page 3

Due to the shortage of fodder in the Maitland area, the condition of stock was very poor, stated the district dairy officer (Mr. J. W…

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U.s. Wheat Crop

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 July 1950 · page 3

This year the wheat crop in the United States will be the first in seven years to fall short of a billion bushels, according…

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Cattle Will Go by Air

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 5 July 1950 · page 4

A Bristol freighter is to be used when a special air cargo service transporting meat from Glenroy, N.W. Australia, to the…

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Wool Report the Farmers & Graziers' Co-op. Grain Insurance & Agency Company Limited June 26, 1950

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 July 1950 · page 4

We submitted a catalogue of 4,700 bales largely representative of the far-Western areas also to an extent the Central West…

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Dairy Farmer Prosecuted Over Sale of Tuberculous Bull

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 5 July 1950 · page 2

A dairy farmer was prosecuted recently for having failed to obey instructions given in a movement-order for a bull affected with…

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Winning Maize Crop Weathered 3 Floods

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 5 July 1950 · page 3

Awards in the Inland Division of the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales' 1950 Championship Field Maize competitions are,…

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Tweed Cane Crop Will Be Heavy

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 5 July 1950 · page 4

The cane crop on the Tweed will reach the 100,000 ton mark this year if there are no heavy frosts, the manager of the C.S.R…

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Farming Notes From All Parts

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 July 1950 · page 3

A cow producing three gallons of milk daily does two to three times as much work as one horse pulling a plough…

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Cattle Damage Thornton Gardens

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 6 July 1950 · page 7

Considerable damage has been done to several gardens in Thornton by straying cattle. This was alleged in 2 letter to…

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Cattle Hungry In Grafton District

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 6 July 1950 · page 5

GRAFTON, Thurs. — About 10,000 head of beef and dairy cattle are nearly starving west of Grafton because pasture land…

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Move to Aid Milk Suppliers Dairymen’s Council to Press for Assistance

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 6 July 1950 · page 6

New South Wales Milk Zone Dairymen’s Council officials from Sydney are putting forward two suggestions for assisting flood-stricken dairymen. Both seek to provide milk suppliers with an income…

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The Wool Position North Queensland Sheep Losses

The Scone Advocate · Friday 7 July 1950 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report: The general Buoyancy in prices for most wools at the closing sales of the season,…

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Cattle From Homebush

Singleton Argus · Friday 7 July 1950 · page 5

At Homebush last Thursday, Ray Harris, of Singleton, secured five bullocks and steers to £27/16/, avg. £24/13/7, two…

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Cattle Sales at Homebush

Maitland Mercury · Friday 7 July 1950 · page 2

At Winchcombe Carson’s Homebush auction on Thursday, Hamberger Bros., Gloucester, sold 12 bullocks and steers to £28/12/,…

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Wool Promotion Act Criticised

The Scone Advocate · Friday 7 July 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY: The Wool Use Promotion Act, under which the Australian Wool Board functioned was, generally speaking, not as…

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Dairymen Drying Off Cows

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 7 July 1950 · page 4

Due to the shortage of fodder in the Maitland area, the condition of stock was very poor, stated the district dairy officer (Mr. J. W…

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