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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1950

1,829 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 64 of 92

Dairy Company's £36,000 Profit £33,000 to Be Allocated to Shares

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 1 September 1950 · page 6

Hunter Valley Co-operative Dairy Co. Ltd. made a profit of £35,814/3/8 for the year ended 30th June last…

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Wider Scope for Dairy Grant Recommended

The Scone Advocate · Friday 1 September 1950 · page 7

The Minister for Agriculture (Hon. E. H. Graham, M.L..A.), said this week that, at his request, the Australian Agricultural Council…

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No Grant For Owner-Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 September 1950 · page 4

Mr. Arthur Howarth, M.L.A., said to-day that he had not been successful in his representations to the N.S.W. Government for a…

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Transfer Of War Service Farms

Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 September 1950 · page 4

The Minister for Lands (Mr. Renshaw) today issued to ex-servicemen a reminder about the definite restrictions on the…

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National Challenge to Be Met by All, Including Farmers

Singleton Argus · Friday 1 September 1950 · page 6

THE CHALLENGING words of Mr. E. J. Breakwell, Senior Lecturer in Agronomy, University of Sydney, to the farmers and stockowners who assembled for the 1950 Agricultural Bureau Conference…

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Wool Men Oppose Export Tax Widespread Opposition To Suggested Scheme

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 2 September 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Saturday.—Suggestion by Sir Douglas Copland that an export tax of 33 1-3 per cent should be charged on wool as a means of avoiding further inflation was described in Sydney yesterday by graziers as a proposal…

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Junior Farmers Club Show Society Keen on Proposal

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 2 September 1950 · page 2

Dungog Show Association on Tuesday discussed the possibility of establishing a Junior Farmers' Club. Mr. D. A. Lean spoke of; his…

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Purchase of Fodder For Dairymen

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 2 September 1950 · page 3

A special meeting of the Lower Hunter District Council of the Australian Primary Producers’ Union decided to endorse the…

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Wool Report the Farmers & Graziers Co-operative Grain Insurance Agency Company Limited 28th August, 1950

Singleton Argus · Monday 4 September 1950 · page 4

We submitted a catalogue of 6,400 bales drawn mainly from the Central and far-Western Riverina and the North-Western…

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United States Will Buy Wool Overseas

Maitland Mercury · Monday 4 September 1950 · page 2

NEW YORK, September 4 (A.A.P.). — A report by, “New York Times” states that the United States Government is expected to start buying wool abroad within the next few weeks in a move to build up. statics for defence…

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Sheep and Cattle Cheaper

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 5 September 1950 · page 3

Shorn sheep were generally cheaper and lambs and suckers considerably cheaper at yesterday's sheep sales. Bullocks were £1 cheaper, and other…

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Britain Large Buyer of Wool

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 5 September 1950 · page 4

The weekly letter of Winchcombe Carson, Ltd., states that the chief factor in the current wool market is the activity of…

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Wool Prices High in South Africa

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 5 September 1950 · page 1

CAPETOWN, Sept. 6. — All South African wool price records were smashed yesterday at the opening sales of the season when…

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U.S. Wool Buying Likely Soon

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 5 September 1950 · page 2

NEW YORK: The United States Government was expected to start buying wool abroad in the next few weeks to stockpile fibre…

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The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Grain Insurance and Agency Company Limited, Report Under Date 28th AUGUST, 1950: Wool Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 5 September 1950 · page 4

We submitted a catalogue of 6400 bales, drawn mainly from the Central and far-Western Riverina and the North-Western Plains. For the most…

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Twenty Million Gallons of Milk Hunter Valley Dairy Company's Good Year

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 5 September 1950 · page 1

The 1200 dairy suppliers to the Hunter Valley Co-op. Dairy Company, Ltd., produced just under 20,000,000 gallons of milk in the year ended June 30, it was stated in a review of the year's operations presented to the…

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Will 40 Hours Week Affect Dairy Profits

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 5 September 1950 · page 3

RAYMOND TERRACE, Tues.— Possible dangers of the application of a 40 hour week to the dairying industry were…

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Wheat Rates Unchanged

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 September 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed — The Australian Wheat Board’s quotations were unchanged. Late rates were maintained for dairy produce in…

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Sheep Prices Fail At Homebush

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 6 September 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Prices for hoggets fell below the fixed ceiling price at Homebush today for the first time for about…

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America Not Storing Wool Stocks

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 September 1950 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.—Wool is not Included In the list of strategic or critical materials which the United States currently…

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