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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1950

1,829 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 76 of 92

Wool Is Closely Guarded

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 14 October 1950 · page 1

NYNGAN, Sat.—Many graziers in the Far West still have wool on their properties because of inability to get it to railhead…

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Sale of Department’s Stud Cattle

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 14 October 1950 · page 5

The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. E. H. Graham, said that the decision to sell by auction at Trangie, on November 15, 100…

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No Preference in Buying Wool

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 14 October 1950 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14. — The State Department to-day denied Press reports from London that the United States Government…

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Wool For U.S. Army Uniforms

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 14 October 1950 · page 2

WASHINGTON, October 14.— The principle of clothing the American armed forces excursively in 100 per cent, wool and…

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Dairy Grant Demonstration First Field Day Held On Farm At Brookfield

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 14 October 1950 · page 2

A field day conducted yesterday on the dairy farm of Carlton Brothers, Brookfield, Dungog, attracted a large number of daily farmers, who were shown the financial rewards of pasture improvement…

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Trophy for Seaham Dairyman

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 14 October 1950 · page 2

Mr. G. V. Ralston, of Seaham, won a trophy for "care and condition of dairy plant and utensils" in the dairy farm competitions conducted by the…

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Junior Farmers' Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 14 October 1950 · page 2

A very large crowd of town and district residents is expected to attend a meeting in the Dungog Public School next Monday night, 16th…

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Shallow Cultivation of Citrus Crops

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 14 October 1950 · page 5

The definite improvement in citrus output In the Cumberland area over the past 10 years has beer, at least [?] due to…

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Dairy Officer To Broadcast

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 14 October 1950 · page 3

Mr. J. W. G. Smith, dairy officer for the Maitland district, who is at present overseas, will speak over station 2NC at 1.15 today…

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Britain’s New Farm Machinery

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 14 October 1950 · page 6

Britain’s latest developments in agricultural machinery will be displayed as usual at the Smith field show, which this year opens…

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Fat Cattle Firm, Sheep Lower

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 October 1950 · page 3

The quality of the 800 fat cattle at Maitland saleyards to-day was excellent. All classes of beef and veal…

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Cattle Market Firm At Homebush

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 October 1950 · page 6

Winchcombe, Carson’s report: 25.864 sheep of mixed quality. Prime suckers 8/ dearer. Other sheep and lambs firm. Best ewes…

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Warning On Diseased Cattle

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 17 October 1950 · page 6

Cattle showing obvious signs of tuberculosis, cancer, or antinomy costs (lumpy law) most not be consigned to saleyards unless…

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The Farmers & Graziers' Cooperative Grain Insurance & Agency Company Limited. 11th October, 1950. Wool Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 October 1950 · page 4

We submitted our catalogue of 5920 bales on Tuesday, 10th October. The selection was drawn from a wide area of the State particularly the…

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Pastoralist Hits at Wool Levy "Illegical and Absurd"

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 17 October 1950 · page 5

"It is illegical and absurd that there should be this incessant talk about a levy to take the 'cream' from the wool industry."…

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Junior Farmers' Field Day. Hunter Valley Dairy Co. Shield Tie by Muswellbrook and Denman

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 October 1950 · page 4

The combined Upper Hunter Junior Farmers' Field Day was held at Mr. C. Serhan's property, near Muswellbrook, on Thursday. Junior…

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The Muswellbrook Chronicle TUESDAY, 17th OCTOBER, 1950. Wool Firm's Chairman Says Demand and Supply Will Adjust Values

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 October 1950 · page 3

"We hope that no government action will be taken seeking to reduce growers' revenue from their project. If prices prove too…

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Rural Bank Prize To District Junior Farmer

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 October 1950 · page 2

At the Junior Farmer Field Day held at Mr. C. Serhan's property on Thursday, Mr. T. Simon, manager of the Muswellbrook branch of the Rural…

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Dairy Officer Returning

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 17 October 1950 · page 2

Mr. J. W. G. Smith, Maitland dairy officer, who has been overseas on six months’ leave, will return to Australia at the end of…

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Home Prices For Meat And Wool Finnan Wants Repetition of Wheat Scheme

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 October 1950 · page 4

In the Legislative Assembly, the Leader of the Country Party (Lt.-Col. Bruxner) asked the Minister for Prices (Mr…

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