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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1951

1,730 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 23 of 87

Favorable Middle East Rep[?] on Gabo Wheat

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 22 March 1951 · page 4

Gabo [?]cat, the rust resistant var[?] bred by Professor W. L. Waterhouse, of Sydney University, promises to be as valuable to some…

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Wool Tax Deductions. Held to Be Valid by High Court. Melbourne

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 22 March 1951 · page 2

The Full High Court to-day unanimously upheld the validity of the Government's Wool Sales Deduction Act. The Act provides for a 20 per cent,…

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£61/15/1 an Acre for Denman Farm

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 22 March 1951 · page 1

On Saturday last, Mr. L. R. Sparke's farm of 149 cres, near Denman, was sold by auction. After spirited bidding it was sold to…

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The Dairying Industry

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 22 March 1951 · page 2

Writnig of conditions in the "Hunter Valley Co-operator". the Chairman of Directors of the Co., (Gen. J D Richardson), says:…

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Dairymen Changing To Beef Production LISMORE

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 March 1951 · page 4

Six hundred dairy farms had gone out of production in the Lismore Tweed area said the district president of the Australian…

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Wool Price Expected to Stay Up

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 24 March 1951 · page 2

Mr B. G. Lima, chairmen of the International Wad Secretariat, retries stated recently that present prices, for wool,…

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Mighty Song Took Out Cropper SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Monday 26 March 1951 · page 3

Mighty Song’s win In the C. W. Cropper Handicap at Randwick this afternoon gave Athol Mulley his first win since his return from…

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Wheat Stabilisation

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 27 March 1951 · page 3

In reply to a question asked by Mr. L. J. Failes, Member for Lawson, the Minister for Commerce and Agriculture, Mr. J. McEwen, told…

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Fat Cattle Yarding Lighter

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 27 March 1951 · page 3

There was a lighter yarding of 700 fat cattle forward at Maitland saleyards to-day. Major portion of the yarding…

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Preparing for Cattle Trek

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 27 March 1951 · page 4

DARWIN: About 600 horses passed through Newcastle Waters, Central Northern Territory, at the week-end to start the annual…

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Protest Against Wool Subsidy

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 27 March 1951 · page 4

LONDON: British wool and textile exporters are protesting against. Australia’s subsidy on wool used for home consumption…

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Price Rise for Butter Men Minister Announces New Scale Of Figures

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 27 March 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY: Dairymen will receive 2.17d per lb commercial butter for butter, cheese and processed milk products, the Minister for Commerce and Agriculture (Mr. McEwan) announced last night…

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Junior Farmers' Club Council of N.s.w

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 27 March 1951 · page 3

The Executive of the Junior Farmers Clubs' Council of N.S.W. has received from some clubs protests against the recent…

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Junior Farming Judging. Scheme Praised by Lord Lovatt

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 27 March 1951 · page 1

Lord Lovatt one of the judges at the Royal Show, said that Junior Farmers' judging competitions should be extended throughout the world…

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New Fashions in Wool

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 28 March 1951 · page 3

Winter white in Paris means a white with a hint of grey, This lovely dress and coat in broadcloth is trimmed with civet. (Australian Wool Hoard Fashions)…

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Dairy Co. Scores at Shows Nine Prizes

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 28 March 1951 · page 2

Singleton was well to the front at the Royal Easter Show when the Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Co. Ltd.,…

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Record Price for Denman Farm

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 28 March 1951 · page 2

A record price for farming land in the Denman district was realised by Edward Higgens Parkinson and Co., at the…

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Sheep Disease Can Infect People

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 29 March 1951 · page 7

MELBOURNE: Sheep, suffering from a rare disease, which has broken out in South Australia, can Infect people with…

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Graziers Keep Watch on Sheep

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 29 March 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE: Goulburn valley graziers are keeping a 24-hour watch over, their sheep following the theft of 150 head in the…

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Farming Flight

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 29 March 1951 · page 6

A Lockheed Hudson aircraft will take off from Tamworth Aerodrome to-day, (March 29th), on tine company's maiden farming flight…

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