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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1951

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Fat Cattle Values Were Easier at Maitland

Maitland Mercury · Monday 15 January 1951 · page 3

The market was cheaper for a yarding of 900 fat cattle at Maitland saleyards to-day. The supply was made up of an…

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Six Months Wool Cheque £270 Millions

Singleton Argus · Monday 15 January 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—Wool sold at auction in Australia during the last six months of 1950…

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Growers Must Decide Post-J.O. Wool Plan

Singleton Argus · Monday 15 January 1951 · page 1

In arranging a post-J.O. wool marketing plan the Federal Government should act only according to the wishes of the…

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A Farmer on the Air

Maitland Mercury · Monday 15 January 1951 · page 6

Some of the most popular BBC broadcaster are not [?] at all but man to whom broadcasting is or was a…

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The World of Farming Mews From All Parts

Singleton Argus · Monday 15 January 1951 · page 3

RECORD horse entries have been received for the 1951 Sydney Royal Show They total…

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Dairy Cattle Numbers

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 3

The number of dairy cattle in Australia at March, 1950, was 4,890,000 representing an increase of 27,200 or 0.6 per cent, on the number recorded…

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West Australian Wheat Crop Moving Well MELBOURNE

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 6

The West Australian Wheat harvest—the second best on [?] Is fast being removed from farms to received [?] by bulk…

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£270 MILLIONS. Six Months' Wool Cheque

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 4

Wool sold at auction in Australia during the last six months of 1950 realised £270,812,729 for 1,718, 033 bales. For the same…

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South African Record Wool Price CAPETOWN

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 1

A new South African record price for wool was reached at a Durban sale yesterday, when 188[?] a lb was paid…

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Dairy Whip Is Still Manufactured SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 5

Dairy whip—a substitute for cream—was still being sold by Dairy Farmers’ Co-op. Milk Co., said the general manager (Mr…

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New Zealand Wool

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 2

Wool buyers paid £7,500,000 for 45,600 bales at the second day of Auckland wool sales yesterday. Prices were 1d. a 1b…

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Cattle Relish Brown Lucerne Hay

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 4

Brown lncerne hay is more succulent and ereer from du[?] than the dry green hay most cattle show a declded preference…

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More Records For Wool

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 5

On the opening day of the Geelong wool sales, 8000 bales were sold for an estimated £1,750,000 and four records were broken…

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Wheat Harvest At Quirindi QUIRINDI

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 2

The wheat harvest has been completed and the grain has all been delivered to the [?] or into the stack. The serious [?]…

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Six Months' Wool Cheque £270-Million

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 2

Wool sold at auctions in Australia during the last six months of 1950 realised £270,812,729 for 1,78,033…

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Brown Lucerne Prefered By Cattle But Carries Big Fire Risk

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 2

Brown lucerne hay is more succulent and freer from dust than the dry green hay; most cattle show a decided…

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£18,125 a Minute Grazier's Big Wool Cheque

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 2

A Walcha grazier, M. R. Gill, received almost £129,000 in less than eight minutes for 32 lots of greasy Merino wool at Sydney sales on…

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Growers Must Decide Post-j.o. Wool Plan

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 4

In arranging a post-J.O. wool market plan the Federal Government should act only according to the wishes of the…

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Wool Prices Up -And Up-! New Records Made At Geelong Sales

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 2

FOUR WORLD records were made at the opening of the 1951 Geelong wool sales yesterday…

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Older Men Had "Ruined" Many Farms

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 1

Young men were saying that the older men had destroyed the farms because timber had been cut down and soil erosion had followed, said…

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