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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1950

1,829 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 77 of 92

Australian Wheat Witt Find Big Demand

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 18 October 1950 · page 1

Mr. J. S. Teasdale, chairman of the Australian Wheat Board said recently that overseas demand for…

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Wool Report the Farmers & Graziers' Co-operative Grain, Insurance & Agency Company Limited 11th October, 1950

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 October 1950 · page 3

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

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Hunter Valley Conservation Trust Minister Tells of Powers to Control Farms

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 18 October 1950 · page 2

Speaking in the Legislative Assembly on the second reading of the Hunter Valley Conservation Trust Bill, the Minister for Conservation (Mr. G. Weir) said the area covered by the bill was the whole of the catchment of the…

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Dairying in Britain One Hundred Years aago How London Was Supplied with Milk

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 October 1950 · page 4

DAIRY FARMING in Britain a hundred years ago is reviewed in an article appearing in the current issue of "The Australian Dairy Review" and written by Professoir E. Capstick (a past president of the…

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Cattle and Sheep Dearer

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 19 October 1950 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson’s report 26-108 sheep yarded, of mixed quality. The market was 2/ dearer. Best ewes to 10d.,…

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Wool Men Will Pay Tax in Advance

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 19 October 1950 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thursday. — A bill to provide for deductions from woolgrowers’ cheques was dealt with in the House of…

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Wool Report

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 October 1950 · page 3

The Farmers and Graziers' Cooperative Grain Insurance and Agency Co. Ltd. report 11th October, 1950:…

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Wool Sale Deduction "Not Tax"

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 October 1950 · page 2

CANBERRA: The proposed deduction of 20 per cent, of the proceeds of all wool sales since August 28 was not…

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The Australian Wheat Board And Cornsacks

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 October 1950 · page 6

Mr. Nott (in the House last week): I ask the Minister for Agriculture whether the Australian Wheat Board as the sole…

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Heavy Fall in Butter Output "Price Still Too Low"

Singleton Argus · Friday 20 October 1950 · page 7

SPEAKING in the Legislative Assembly, Mr. J. T. Reid (C P., Casino) gave some striking figures illustrating the…

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Wool Trade Aspects World's Need For Supplies

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 October 1950 · page 6

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:—For a considerable period, purchasers of raw material were very…

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Powers to Control Farms in Hunter Valley Bill

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 October 1950 · page 3

The Minister for Conservation, Mr. G. Weir, said on Tuesday that the proposed Hunter Valley Conservation Trust would have power…

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Milk Zone Dairymen's Council Milk Prices

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 October 1950 · page 7

On 12th October, there appeared in the Government "Gazette" of N.S. Wales Ministerial approval of milk…

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South African Wool Clip

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 21 October 1950 · page 1

PRETORIA, Oct. 21. — South Africa’s wool clip. If prices keep their present level, will be worth £80,000,000 sterling during the…

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U.s. Army Asks for Raw Wool

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 21 October 1950 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21. — The United States army has asked the Department of Agriculture to buy 30,000,000Ib of raw wool as part…

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Farmers Shown Financial Rewards of Pasture Improvement

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 21 October 1950 · page 1

A large number of dairy farmers were shown the financial rewards of pasture improvement at the field day held on the dairy farm of Mr. G. T. Carlton, Brookfield, last Friday…

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13 Farms in Hunter

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 21 October 1950 · page 1

There are 13 such farms on the dairy grant demonstration list in the Hunter Valley, several having been withdrawn…

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Junior Farmers Clubs For The Dungog District

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 21 October 1950 · page 2

A meeting of over 70 adults at Dungog, representing all centres and rural organisations in the district, has decided to organise…

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Sheep Which Was Lost Is Found a Problem Is Solved

Singleton Argus · Monday 23 October 1950 · page 2

The fat sheep which was beiny, ussd. by the Show Committee in their weight-guessing compeition, and which strayed…

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River Again Flows On Farms

Maitland Mercury · Monday 23 October 1950 · page 3

Following rain on the Upper Hunter last week, the river rose at the week-end and at the Berliners more Bridge; Maitland. It…

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