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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1951

1,730 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 19 of 87

Tobacco Crop Affected By Rain

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 March 1951 · page 6

Tobacoo crop pro[?] New South Wales have been [?] reduced, separately through the [?] of [?] since the…

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Junior Farmers At “The Royal”

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 March 1951 · page 2

A NUMBER bf young people from, the Hunter Volley district, including girls from Denman and Gloucester will enjoy a rich experience when they take part in the 17th annual camp of the Junior Farmers’ Clubs…

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To-day’s Leader Junior Farmers At “The Royal” Britain Has New Jet Bomber Air Force’s Front Line Strength Growing LONDON

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 March 1951 · page 1

Britain toon will hove a four-engined jet bomber even Foster than the Atlantic record breaking Canberra light jet bombers which (lies at well over 500 miles an hour. Air Minister (Mr. Arthur Henderson) revealed this in…

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State Junior Farmers Wingham

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 March 1951 · page 4

It was announced over the oil: that Mr. W. Fotheringham, of Glenyerra, Wingham, had been awarded the state championship…

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World of Farming English Shorthorn Stud Owner to Judge at Royal This Easter

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 March 1951 · page 4

LORD LOVAT, one of the most colourful figures ever to travel to Australia to judge live…

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Mo Exemptions For The farmer's Boy

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 March 1951 · page 1

Agricultural workers in Britain will no longer be exempt from service with the armed forces. Hitherto deferment…

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Remarkable Cattle Averages

Singleton Argus · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 4
Also in The Muswellbrook Chronicle

The Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Company Limited, in topping the list of cattle sales at Flemington for…

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Record in Dairy Cattle at Gloucester Show (From our Special Representative)GLOUCESTER

Maitland Mercury · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 5

Gloucester Agricultural, Horticultural and Pastoral Association’s 38th annual show, which opened today, gives every indication of comparing favourably with the best the district had ever staged, the secretary (Mrs. M. A…

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This Is Where the Wool Goes!

Singleton Argus · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 2

Left.—THE CAMISOLE—a clean-line fashion in tissue-weight worsted of 100% virgin wool. The dress is in suntan brown. Fitted white coat has long sleeves, flare cuffs and high collar, which turns the dress into a costume suit for afternoon wear. Right.—This attractive coat dress by DIGBY MORTON is in black and yellow striped wool cleverly worked into a honeycomb design…

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Farms Being Cropped, But Recovery Is Slow

Maitland Mercury · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 4

Areas Flooded in January are slowly coming back into production, states the district agronomist (Mr. F. D. Mackenzie) in a report on conditions in the Hunter Valley and Centarl Coast…

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Outstanding Displays In Stud And Dairy Stock

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 5

This year's Show was notable for the outstanding display in the itud cattle and dairy sections. In the stud cattle section we viewed the…

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New Zealand Farmers' Party To Visit Muswellbrook

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 5

A party of 15 members of the Federated Farmers of New Zealand, will visit Muswellbrook on Tuesday next. Local P.P.U. members have…

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"Family Farming" on Wheels Taking Modern Methods To The People

Singleton Argus · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 6

"Wool on Wheels." the Australian Wool Board's travelling display unit, was seen by over 100,000…

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Sale of Dairy Cattle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 10 March 1951 · page 2

J. Enright conducted a successful sale for Mr. Con Ryan on Tuesday on his farm at Knockfin. Seventy-one cows in milk and…

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High Cattle Averages

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 10 March 1951 · page 4

The Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Company Limited, in topping the list of cattle sales at Flemington for the…

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Texas Cattle Men To Visit Australia

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 10 March 1951 · page 6

An inspection tour of Australia is planned by a group of Texas cattlemen, who are coming here to compare methods of raising…

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Nesca Considers Farmers Over Blackouts

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 10 March 1951 · page 2

The Electrical Engineer and Manager of the Electric Supply Department, Newcastle (Mr. Nash) yesterday conveyed his assurances to a…

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Dungog Welcomes New Zealand Farmers Visitors Impressed with District "Our Major interests are our Export Markets," Says Leader

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 10 March 1951 · page 1

Members of the party of 16 New Zealand Farmers who arrived in Dungog last Tuesday, were very impressed and highly praised the Hunter Valley and Williams River District…

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Fewer Mosquitoes, More Crops

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 10 March 1951 · page 3

A World Health Organisation campaign to drive tho material mosquitoes out of Pakistan’s east Bengal region has been translated…

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