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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1951

1,730 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 26 of 87

Conference Soon on Dairy Industry Prices Adelaide. — N.s.w

Singleton Argus · Monday 9 April 1951 · page 3

Prices Minister, Mr. F. J. Pinan, will call an earlyspecial conference to deal with dairying industry…

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Strip-farming Pasture Demonstration At Bemboka

Singleton Argus · Monday 9 April 1951 · page 3

"A splendid demonstration is under way at Bemboka, involving the sowing of improved pastures on strip-farming lines…

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New Outbreak of Pleuro-pneumonia. in Cattle at Singleton

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 10 April 1951 · page 4

"An outbreak of pleuro-pneumonia has occurred amongst a mob of 1200 cattle in the Singleton district," R. C. Denyer, Veterinary Officer of the…

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Fadden in Defence of Wool Tax Campaign Opened At Warwick

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 10 April 1951 · page 2

BRISBANE: Opening his election campaign last night at Warwick in the own electorate, the Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer and Leader of the Country Party (Mr. A. W. Fadden) dwelt at length on the recent wool tax imposed by…

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Milz Zone Dairymen's Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 10 April 1951 · page 2

An executive meeting of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council was held in Sydney on 4th April, Mr. J. B. Carlton presiding. The secretary…

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Morpeth to End Making' of Butter

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 11 April 1951 · page 4

Butter making ceased at Morpeth last week when Bowthorne Co-operative Butter Factory decided to concentrate on milk and sidelines,…

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World's Use of Wool Production Rising

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 11 April 1951 · page 6

World consumption of wool in 1950 is estimated to have been 15 per cent, higher than world production. This was stated in Winchcombe,…

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Home Consumption of Wheat Graham Replied to McEwen On Price Statement

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 11 April 1951 · page 6

The Minister for Agriculture, Hon. E. H. Graham, M.L.A., said last week that his attention had been drawn to…

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Milk Zone Dairymen's Council Executive Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 11 April 1951 · page 1

An Executive meeting of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council was held in Sydney on the 4th April, Mr. J. B. Carlton presiding…

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Phoenix Park Farmers To Finance Work On Drain

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 11 April 1951 · page 5

Lower Hunter Shire Council to-day accepted an offer from a group of Phoenix Park farmers to finance the cost of clearing a stormwater drain there. The drain at present is completely silted as the result…

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Drift From Land Deplored Farmers Facing Fodder Shortage and Dread of Further Floods

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 11 April 1951 · page 4

The report presented at the annual meeting of the Maitland branch of the Milk Zone Dairymen’s Council last night deplored the fact that so many had left the industry. Others, ft was claimed, were on the verge of leaving their…

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Dairy Competition

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 11 April 1951 · page 2

Prize money totalling £2400 has been made available from the Commonwealth Dairy Grant Scheme for the Dairy Farm…

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Huge Profit From Wool

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 12 April 1951 · page 1

LONDON: The United Kingdom Dominion Wool Disposals made a profit of £40,316,663 sterling in the year ended June 30 last. This brings the profits for the first five years’…

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Farming Notes. Roughage Essential for Young Cattle

Singleton Argus · Friday 13 April 1951 · page 5

It is essential that hay and other roughages be fed to calves and young cattle to stimulate growth, not provided…

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Registered Cattle Sale At Showground

Maitland Mercury · Friday 13 April 1951 · page 2

Mr. J. Enright, in conjunction with the New Zealand L. and M. Agency Ltd., conducted the second annual registered dairy cattle…

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Wool Tax Deduction Bill

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 13 April 1951 · page 5

Speaking at Cassilis, Mr. Roger Nott, M.L.A., said the Wool Tax Deduction Bill was regarded by Labor as being one of the most…

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Wool Price Panic, New Substitutes

Singleton Argus · Friday 13 April 1951 · page 7

Imperial Chemical Industries recently announced the opening of a £2,000,000 factory in Scotland to produce Ardil. their new…

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Some Practical Hints for Careful Blanding of Cattle

Singleton Argus · Friday 13 April 1951 · page 3

Some cattle owners do not seem to realise the damage that can be done to hides by faulty methods of branding on valuable portions of the hide, points out the Division of Animal Industry of the Department of Agriculture. The usual practice is to brand…

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London Wool Market Settles Down London

Singleton Argus · Friday 13 April 1951 · page 4

The market for merinos appeared to be settling down following the recent decline but it would be…

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Wool Prices Unchanged At British Sales

Maitland Mercury · Friday 13 April 1951 · page 3

LONDON: Prices for Australian greasy Mec[?] ware unchanged from last Friday’s levels, when the London wool sales resumed…

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