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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1951

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Many Now Support, 40 Hour Week For Dairy Workers

Singleton Argus · Monday 27 August 1951 · page 1

Introduction of the 40-hour week was met with mixed feelings by those concerned with the dairying industry and its application to dairying was at first considered impracticable by many dairy farmers…

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Repayments To Wool And Wheat Growers

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 28 August 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY: Suggestions that the Federal Government should barrow £150,000,000 which it owned wool and wheats rowers would…

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Miners Out Over Butter

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 28 August 1951 · page 1

CESSNOCK: There was a heavy lose in Production the South Mallan coalfield to-day. This was largely due to…

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Butter To Be Dearer To-morrow

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 28 August 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY:. The price of butter will be increased by 6d a lb from 2/2 to 2/8 to-morrow. The new price will be gazetted…

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Mr. Nott Advocates Full Increase in Butter Price

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 28 August 1951 · page 1

Condemning a statement on butter last week by the Premier, Mr. McGirr, the Member for Liverpool Plains, Mr. Roger Nott said: "I…

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Drop in Wool Price. Market Expected to Firm. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 28 August 1951 · page 2

A leading economist said to-day that if the trend at yesterday's wool sales continued it would mean a drop of at least…

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The Nusmellbrook Chronicle TUESDAY, 28th AUGUST, 1951. Trip To Brisbane Show Junior Farmers' Outstanding Success

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 28 August 1951 · page 3

A team of Junior Farmers' from the Muswellbrook district has completed a successful tour of the north…

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Junior Farmers' Field Day

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 28 August 1951 · page 4

The Upper Hunter District Council of Junior Farmers combined field day will be held on the Muswellbrook Showground and…

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Dairy Co. To Support Butter Sam

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 29 August 1951 · page 1

The Singleton Central Cooperative Dairy Company would support North Coast dairy companies by…

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The Butter Shortage

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 29 August 1951 · page 4

ALTHOUGH milk production in Australia has risen by only one per cent, in the past 12 years, our population has grown by 20 per…

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Cattle Damage Surface

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 29 August 1951 · page 1

Attention was drawn to the fact that much damage was being done to the ring surface by cattle being allowed to trample it during wet…

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Scone Store Cattle

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 29 August 1951 · page 4

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., Scone, report having held their first store cattle sale…

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Butter Crisis Hearing- Peak

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 29 August 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.-The butter crisis is expected to be brought to a head by the end of the week…

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One-day Cattle Show

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 29 August 1951 · page 1

Mr. Ted Lean raised the matter of holding a one-day cattle show. He auld he would like to have it tried out. If unsuccessful, the…

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One-day Cattle Shows Urged

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 29 August 1951 · page 1

Delegates to the Hunter Group of Show Societies in Maitland referred to the success of one-day exhibits of dairy cattle at South Coast Shows…

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Butter Crisis May Be Brought To Head

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 29 August 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY: The butter crisis is expected to be brought to a head before the and of the week, Trade authorities said butter stocks would be exhausted by then and the Government would be forced to make a definite move to ensure supplies. Manager of one Sydney…

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W Ill Synthetics Replace Wool? Growers' View

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 29 August 1951 · page 4

"Most Australian wool men believe that the sheep will always beat the chemist, according to a survey conducted recently by…

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Roger Nott, M.L.A. Outspoken on Butter Price "Disgusted" with State Cabinet

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 29 August 1951 · page 1

Condemning a statement made on Thursday last, the Labor Party Member for Liverpool Plains. (Mr. R. B. Nott. M.L.A.) sharply criticised his Government s Cabinet and the Queensland…

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Big Loss Likely in Wool Income Reduced Prices Paid At Sydney Sales

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 29 August 1951 · page 2

CANBERRA: A loss as high as £250,000,000 in the gross income from wool, compared with the figures last year, would not be surprising, said the vice-chancellor of the Australian National University (Sir Douglas Copland)…

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Scone Primary Producer Meet on Butter Increase Will Ask That Supplies Be Withheld Sixpence Increase Inadequate

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 29 August 1951 · page 1

The Scone branch of the Primary Producer's Union unanimously decided to ask the Hunter Valley Dairy Company to withhold butter supplies immediately…

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