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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1952

1,661 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 15 of 84

News From Food Front. Higher Bread Butter & Milk Prices Likely. Graziers Hit by Floods and Fires. Canberra, Tues

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 February 1952 · page 2

The Minister for Commerce and Agriculture, Mr McEwan, said to-day there was nothing to support the rumour of a 2/- rise…

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Milk Cartage Costs. Baerami Creek Wants Board Control and Aflat Rate. Resolution Defated at Farmers' Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 February 1952 · page 1

Baerami C[?]k brunch of Hie Primary Produ[?]rs' Union sought at Thursdays meeting of the Union's District Council to obtain approval to its resolution that the Milk Board be asked to take over the administration of milk carlago…

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Wool Sales

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 27 February 1952 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: We sold 8550 bales of wool at auction and privately in Sydney on Wednesday last. Competition…

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Wool Report

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 27 February 1952 · page 1

The Farmers & Graziers' Co-operative Grain Insurance and Agency Company, Limited, report 19th February, 1952:…

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Butter Will Be Dearer

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 February 1952 · page 2

A meeting of the Australian Agricultural Council held in Canberra yesterday, decided that Commonwealth…

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Winter Butter Depends On Queensland

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 February 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY: A butter shortage in New South Wales during the coming winter could only be prevented by adequate…

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Wool and the Civilian Retail Trade

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 27 February 1952 · page 6

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd.. report the following:— The wool market has confirmed the opinions of those who…

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How the Dairy Industry Helps a Nation

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 27 February 1952 · page 1

Mr. Robert Rosenbaum, who has been Chairman of the Board of Directors, Dairy Industries Society. International from 1946, wrote the following interesting article on the dairy industry in overseas countries. "In 1946 men from more than 30,"…

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Hunter Valley As Food - Producing Centre Development Depends On Government's Sincerity :: "Give Us The Means To Get The Food" - Farmers' President

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 27 February 1952 · page 5

In his annual report, read to the District Council of the Primary Producers' Union meeting at Muswellbrook last week, Mr. J. S. Haig (President) said the farmers would provide more food if the Government gave them the means whereby they could increase production. He said the Hunter Valley would never develop from an agricultural point of view until dams were…

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Breeders Desire to See Dairy Exhibition Best in the Valley Comment On Falling Off In Entries

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 February 1952 · page 2

Daily cattle breeders wanted to see the Maitland show the big dairy cattle show it should be the president of the Hunter Valley Registered Dairy Breeders Association (Mr. S. M. Reynolds)…

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Future Farmers Have Staged Bright Display Girls In Big Role

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 February 1952 · page 4

Displays in the agricultural pavilion at Maitland show ground to-day are a true indication of the growing strength and efficiency of the junior farmer organisation the district supervisor Mr. A. L .Nicod…

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Cross-Bred Dairy Cows Gain Favour

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 27 February 1952 · page 2

Performance of cross-bred dairy cows under actual farm conditions continues to pile up evidence of the value of…

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Producers Suggest 6/2 For Butter

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 28 February 1952 · page 4

Tha Lower Hunter and Gloucester District Council of the Primary Producer’s Union will make strong represents…

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Wool Stockpiling In Britain

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 28 February 1952 · page 8

The U.K. Ministry of Materials in a statement dated February 4 says : “The programme of wool stockpiling…

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“Big Stick” Will Not Intimidate Committee, Says Show President Reply To Statement On Dairy Cattle Display

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 28 February 1952 · page 1

The Show Council’s reasons for declining the requested for a two day’s dairy cattle and horticultural show were well known, the president of the Hunter River Agricultural Association (Mr. E. W. Sparke)…

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Wheat Growers Want Rise In Price

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 28 February 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY; Wheat- production In Australia would continue to decline until the wheat grower was given…

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Junior Farmers’ Shield Competitions

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 28 February 1952 · page 3

Young farmers from Millfield and Paterson took honours in the shield competitions staged at yesterday’s…

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The Work of Young Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 28 February 1952 · page 3

The exhibit of Millfield Club, which yesterday won the major Junior Farmers’ award at the Maitland Show: The club won the E. W. Sparke Memorial Shield from two exhibits staged by the Raymond Terrace Club. Formed only last September, Paterson Junior Farmers’ Club yesterday won the…

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Dairymen Seek Rise In Butter

Singleton Argus · Friday 29 February 1952 · page 5

Lower Hunter and Gloucester District Council of the Primary Producers' Union decided yesterday to seek an…

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Butter Shortage. Merriwa

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 29 February 1952 · page 8

There is a serious shortage of butter supplies locally, which means we shall have to learn to do with less. The…

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