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Farming & the land, 1950

1,829 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 67 of 92

Milk Zone Dairymen's Council Meeting of Executive

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 9 September 1950 · page 1

A meeting of the Executive Committee of the M.Z.D.C. was held in Sydney on Thursday, 31st August. The secretary reported on the…

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Farming Film Wins Distinction

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 9 September 1950 · page 4

A British documentary film produced by the Central Office of information was awarded a first prize at the International…

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Fat Cattle Eases at Maitland

Maitland Mercury · Monday 11 September 1950 · page 3

The market was easier at Maitland yards to-day for all classes of fat cattle, except vealers, which sold at the best of last…

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British Conference on Wool

Maitland Mercury · Monday 11 September 1950 · page 2

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Sept. 11 (AAP-Reuter). — The Prime Minister (Mr. S. G. Holland) announced last night that the…

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Wool Prices May Be Higher

Maitland Mercury · Monday 11 September 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.— Wool brokers predicted to-day that wool at the second series of sales this week would bring more than…

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Special Picture Programme For Dairymen

Singleton Argus · Monday 11 September 1950 · page 3

A most instructive and interesting programme of motion pictures will be presented by the Milk Board at the C.W.A…

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Wool Conference in London

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 12 September 1950 · page 4

The Federal Minister for Commerce and Agriculture (Mr. J. McEwen) will leave on Wednesday to attend the wool…

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Grazier Loses 400 Sheep By Poisoning

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 12 September 1950 · page 2

DUBBO: Four hundred heavily woolled merino ewes, worth about £3000, died on a Dubbo property last week after eating arsenic…

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Livestock Review Store Sheep Prices Tending to Harden

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 12 September 1950 · page 3

Buyers are paying record prices for store sheep of all ages and the tendency is for values to increase…

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Singletonian Sees Record Sheep Sale 108 Wethers Bring £1645

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 12 September 1950 · page 1

Mr. Fred. Hannam, of Castlereagh-street, Singleton, was present at Flemington saleyards last Monday when the Australian…

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Wool Price May Reach 300d a Pound

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 12 September 1950 · page 2

Prices of wool at the Sydney and Adelaide auctions last week reached new records for each market although the standard of the…

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Sydney Wool Prices Up 5 Per Cent

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 12 September 1950 · page 1

Nine bales of greasy merino fleece wool from Tarago sold in Sydney yesterday at the all-time Sydney record of 196d a lb…

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Sheep Body-strike Will Be Serious. Unless Graziers Take Precautions

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 12 September 1950 · page 3

Body strike in sheep will again be a serious problem for graziers this year, unless active control measures are taken and there is a marked…

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Suggested Tax on Wool Proceeds Situation Demands Novel Measures

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 12 September 1950 · page 2

CANBERRA, Tuesday.—Speaking on his proposal for a 33 1-3 per cent tax eh wool proceeds to damp down inflationary effect of the the rise in prices. Professor Sir Douglas Copland, vice-chancellor of Australian National University,…

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Wool Growers Asked to Study Post-j.o. Plan

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 12 September 1950 · page 1

The Minister for Commerce and Agriculture, Mr. MeEwen, has appealed to wool-growers to study closely the post-J.O…

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Cattle Trophy For Singleton Show

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 13 September 1950 · page 4

SINGLETON, Wed. — A silver cup. is on display at the show secretary’s office, John-street, Singleton, It was donated by…

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Dungog Co-op. Butter Factory Well Attended Annual Meeting Progress and Prosperity

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 13 September 1950 · page 4

At a well attended meeting of shareholders of Dungog Co-op. Butter Factory Ltd., held in the Globe Cafe on Saturday morning, the Chairman of Directors, Mr. J. H. Marquet, outlined the year's operations and could justifiably…

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Lecturer From Pakistan Studies Dairying

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 13 September 1950 · page 4

A Pakistani educationist who is interested In dairying will visit Hexham and Morpeth factories this week…

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Minister Sympathetic Over Farmers’ Losses Departmental investigation To Be Carried Out

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 13 September 1950 · page 4

The Minister for Agriculture Mr. Graham) yesterday premised a deputation of M[?] farmers that officers of department Would be sent to Maitland, possibly this week, for the purpose of [?] formers to ascertain…

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Mr. Peter Watson Death of Farmers' Friend

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 13 September 1950 · page 2

Singleton has lost another esteemed resident in the passing Yesterday of Mr. Peter Watson, of Argyle Street. Mr. Watson…

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