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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1951

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Wool Reports

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 3

The Farmers and Graziers Co-Operative Grain Insurance and Agency Company Limited report as follows:…

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Organised Sheep Stealing BRISBAKE

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 4

An organised gang of thieves believed to We responsible for the disappearance of hundreds of sheep from border areas in…

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Wool Tax Deductions

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 2

Soldier settlers under the war service land settlement scheme and exservicemen [?] [?] in order ways to…

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Cheerful Wool Outlook

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 3

The wool market has shown evidence of a more widely distributed demand at recent sales, although no further upward trend…

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Secrecy of Wool Negotiations Wool Growers Not Imformed About Conferences

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 3

In the following article, Mr. J. P. Abbott, chairman of the Wool Stabilisation Referendum Committee, criticises those concerned for not informing wool growers of the negoliations that have…

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New Record for Wool. Brisbaks

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 5

A new Australasian record for occurred wool was [?] at the [?] sales yesterday of 3644 for [?] bales from Julia…

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Challenge on the Wool Tax

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 3

Acting under the advice of their solicitors, the Australian Primary Producers' Union has issued the following statement…

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Film Star Buys Cattle (Australian Associated Presonal LONDON

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 5

Greater Gerson, theb[?] competed with Australian for the purchase of heifers opening of the annual cattle…

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Livestock Review Store Sheep Still Bring High Prices

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 3

Record prices riding for good quality store sheep were generally maintained last week at recent levels, but aged and inferior sheep were easier…

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MAITLAND. E. W. Sparke, Pty. Ltd., report: Sheep

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 2

About 500 sheep were penned, being a very light supply. The majority of the yarding comprised lambs and hoggets,…

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Rayon Booms When Wool Price High New Tore

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 5

If a trade prediction of a production of seven million rayon sults next winter was fulfilled the law supply and demand would…

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NOTES & Reports Form The Man On The Land Fifty Years of Sheep Breeding Comparison Between 1901-Type Merino and 1950 Animal

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 3

"The two Merino rams shown give a very good indication of the improvement stud breeders have brought about in the Merino sheep over the past fifty years,"…

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Ax Angry Farmer

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 2

A Tarro farmer, Henry Thompson, annoyed by boys shooting- in the swamps on his property, fired a shot gun at them. Fourteen pellets struck…

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48 More Farms for Ex-servicemen

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 5

The State Cabinet has approved the acquisition of 11 country properties for subdivision for war service land settlement…

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Supreme Champion of Dairy Show

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 3

The British Dairy Farmers' Association held its annual London Dairy Show recently at Olympia, London Visitors from all over the country as well as over…

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Questions On Future of Dairying

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 3

Five question which [?] facted the daily[?] recently submitted [?] for [?]…

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Cattle Firm; Sheep Dearer

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 15 February 1951 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson’s report: 16,340 sheep, of mixed, quality Prime sheep and lambs 8/ to 4/ dearer, Best swes 8[?]d wethers…

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Gale Damages Apple Crop Hobart

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 15 February 1951 · page 6

Damage to hop and apple crops In the Haon Valley Settlemented at £80,000 was caused by a north-westerly gale which reached a…

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About 5000 Store Cattle Sold At Grafton

Maitland Mercury · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 2

Nearly 5000 store battle, mainly Herefords and Devons of high quality and In exception condition were sold at Dalgety’s…

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