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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1951

1,730 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 86 of 87

Junior Farmers' New Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 15 December 1951 · page 1

Five junior farmer district councils in the Hunter-Gosford area commined to form the Hunter Regional Council—the second regional council…

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Fire Threatened Mr. Lang's Farm

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 15 December 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY: Fir[?]ghters were called out early to-day to save the farm property of former Premier, J. T. Lang, st [?]…

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U. S. Cotton Crop Estimate

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 15 December 1951 · page 3

A 1961 cotton crop of 15 77,000 hales is forecast by the U. S. Crop Reporting Board on the basis of…

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Sheep Poisoned

Singleton Argus · Monday 17 December 1951 · page 4

About 100 sheep out of a flock of 500 died in the Wellington district recently after eating rock fern, said R. M…

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Butter for Queensland

Maitland Mercury · Monday 17 December 1951 · page 2

MELBOURNE: The Australian Dairy Board was trying to send New South Wales butter to Queensland to…

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Prime Cattle Unchanged

Maitland Mercury · Monday 17 December 1951 · page 6

A heavy yarding of 1100 fat cattle was forward at Maitland sale yards to-day and "the qualify was useful…

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Distributors Will Ration Butter

Maitland Mercury · Monday 17 December 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY: President of the Primary ProducerS Union (Mr. R. C. Gibson) said to-day that butter rationing will be introduced throughout Australia next month…

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The World of Farming R.A.S. Changes Rule On Cattle Health

Singleton Argus · Monday 17 December 1951 · page 4

Some slight revision of the rules governing the health of cattle exhibited has been made for the 1952 Sydney Royal Show from April 4-15. The revision has been made…

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Shot Dead on Poultry Farm

Maitland Mercury · Monday 17 December 1951 · page 4

Leslie Driest Mapping Thompson. [?], Of Herne Bay, was shot and killed on a poultry farm at Herne Bay, He…

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Increasing Support for Proposed Farms Co-operative

Singleton Argus · Monday 17 December 1951 · page 2

It is understood that outstanding support has been gamed in the move, to form a graziers' co-operative…

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Distributors Will Ration Butter

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 18 December 1951 · page 1

President of the Primary Producers' Union (Mr. R. C. Gibson) said yesterday that butter rationing will be…

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Dairying Industry Approaching Precarious Position

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 18 December 1951 · page 3

Hot days, with grass and bush fires and hot winds, have had a bad effect on dairy production, states the district…

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More Duty-free Farm Goods. Concession Extended

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 18 December 1951 · page 3

The Federal Government was speeding importation of essential materials and equipment for rural producers, said the…

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Science And The Farmer

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 18 December 1951 · page 2

MEN OF SCIENCE are very patient under popular gibes, but they have at least the satisfaction of knowing that they are more willing to help than most people are willing to be helped…

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Should Have Helped the Farmer

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 18 December 1951 · page 2

The Manufacturing Mantel insurance Ltd recently thought premises at 826 High–street, Maitland, where, over the past…

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There Will Never Be Synthetic Wool

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 19 December 1951 · page 3

Eminent C.S.I.R.O. Wool Scientist, Dr. Lipson, has deb[?]ked fears that synthetic woll will ever put the merino sheep…

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Farmers Join Commission Rise Protest M.Z.D.C. Members Opposed To New Austioneering Rate

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 19 December 1951 · page 1

The Singleton Branch of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council will join in a representative protest against the decision by local auctioneers to increase their commission on dairy cattle. This was decided at a well…

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Australian Butter Output Declines

Maitland Mercury · Friday 21 December 1951 · page 2

CANBERRA: Acting Commonwealth B[?]ticlan (Mr. [?]. R. Carver) has released figures which show that…

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Big Drop in Receipts From Wool

Maitland Mercury · Friday 21 December 1951 · page 2

A report prepared to the Rational Council of Wool-selling Brokers of Australian gives the value of wool sold…

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Dairy Farmers to Ask for 1/- Gallon Rise in Milk Price

Maitland Mercury · Friday 21 December 1951 · page 2

The executive of the Milk Zone Dairymen’s Council will be asked by the Maitland to call on urgent meeting with the object of pressing the Milk Board for 1/ r[?] in the price of milk…

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