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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1951

1,730 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 28 of 87

Territory Cattle Boom

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 April 1951 · page 2

Returns from station owners in the Northern Territory indicated the likelihood of a record movement of cattle…

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Wool Report

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 18 April 1951 · page 4

The Farmers & Graziers' Co-operative Grain Insurance and Agency Company, Limited, report 10th April,…

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Grave Danger of Winter Butter Shortage

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 18 April 1951 · page 4

SYDNEY: Manager of the Producers’ Co-operative Distributing Society Ltd., Mr. E. F. Voysey, said today the dairy industry will have great difficulty in meeting the steadily increasing demand if present conditions continue…

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Uniform With Little Wool

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 18 April 1951 · page 5

WASHINGTON: The United States Navy has developed a uniform which contains almost no wool…

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Liver Fluke Active in Tablelands Sheep

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 April 1951 · page 2

"Specimens of sheep which have died as a result of liver fluke disease are coming in fre quently from Tableland districts…

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Livestock Review Most Store Sheep Are Cheaper

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 18 April 1951 · page 6

Most classes of store sheep were cheaper during last week, and trading was restricted. Fear of drought, after a run of several good seasons,…

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Milk Zone Dairymens' Council Annual Meeting and Social Evening

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 18 April 1951 · page 1

There was a big attendance of members of Dungog Branch and their wives and friends at the annual meeting and social evening held in the Globe Cafe on last Thursday night. Among the guests were the General President of the M.Z.D.C. (Mr. J. B. Carlton);…

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Milk Zone Dairymen's Council

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 18 April 1951 · page 6

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

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U.s.a. School Programmes Aid Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 18 April 1951 · page 3

Many Australian farming parents who find their children’s absence during school hours causes them extra work,…

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Farmers Urged to Increase Milk Output Better Methods Needed, Says M.Z.D.C., Chairman (From Our Special Representative)

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 18 April 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY: Better farming and feeding methods, with posture improvements are essential if dairymen are to improve the winter milk situation, the General President of the Milk Zone Dairymen’s Council (Mr. J. B. Carlton) told the…

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Northern Cattle

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 19 April 1951 · page 2

THE Acting Minister for the Interior, Mr. Anthony, has announced with satisfaction that cattlemen in the Northern Territory are experiencing their best season. Record numbers of beef cattle are making their…

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To-day’s Leader: Northern Cattle Tricky Greens Puzzled Cremin and Nagle

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 19 April 1951 · page 1

LONDON: East, tricky greens which had them pushed all day prevented Sydney golfers Eric Cremin and Kelvin Nagle from…

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Milk Zone Dairymen's Council

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 19 April 1951 · page 2

The meeting of the Milk Zone Dairymen[?] Council was held on Friday night in the Central Hall, Mr. L. J. Shearman in the chair…

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Letters To The Editor Help the Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 19 April 1951 · page 2

Sir.—A government of the people for the people by the people, as aptly put by Abraham Lincoln, should be the slogan of…

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Grave Danger Of Winter Butter Shortage

Singleton Argus · Friday 20 April 1951 · page 1

The dairy industry would have great difficulty in meeting the steadily increasing demand for butter if present conditions continued, the general manager of the Producers' Co-operative Distributing Society,…

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“Cattle on Railways Not Ill-treated”

Maitland Mercury · Friday 20 April 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY: Allegations that cattle transported by the New South Wales Railways, were ill-treated were denied today by…

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The Farmers and Graziers Grain Insurance & Agency Company, Limited. 10th April, 1951. Wool Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 April 1951 · page 7

We submitted a catalogue of 4870 bales on Monday, 9th instant. The offering comprised a particularly good selection for this period of the…

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Dairy Herds "T.b.-ridden"

Singleton Argus · Friday 20 April 1951 · page 4

SYDNEY—More than 75 per cent, of dairy herds in some districts were infected with tuberculosis, delegates said at the…

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'Farmer Hops Home

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 21 April 1951 · page 1

LONDON: A 60 years old former yesterday completed a door to door fight from his home in New Zealand to his birth land at…

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Record Highland Cattle Prices

Maitland Mercury · Monday 23 April 1951 · page 6

For [?] in its history the famous Oben Show recently [?] in its [?] and one fetched a record price of [?] Among [?] bulls, which averaged £114, and 21 [?] which averaged [?] were four belfors and two bulls…

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