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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1952

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Smaller Rice Crop Expected

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 4 March 1952 · page 5

WASHINGTON: The Department of Agriculture has, estimated the 1951-52 world harvest of rough rice at 336,000…

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Wool Sale

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 March 1952 · page 2

On Thursday, February 28, Pitt Son and Badgery Ltd., an attractive catalogue of Newcastle, offered at auction…

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The Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 5 March 1952 · page 11

WINCHCOMBE CARSON send the following report:— We sold 5,120 bales wool auction privately, Sydney, Tuesday…

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WINNS Disease Threat To World’s Cattle

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 5 March 1952 · page 1

PARIS: Live stock herds throughout the world are gravely threatened by the present spread of foot and…

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Junior Farmer Section At Gresford Show

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 5 March 1952 · page 2

For the first time, the Gresford show schedule, to be re leased shortly, will contain a section for junior farmers…

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Junior Farmers For U.K. Visit

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 5 March 1952 · page 3

The State Council of the Junior Farmers’s Movement yesterday chose William Fotheringham, 22, of…

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To Farmers

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 March 1952 · page 2

Butter and Eggs bought in any quantity, E. J. Head, Grocer, Singleton…

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Cattle Firm; Lambs Dearer

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 6 March 1952 · page 3

PITT, SON & BADGERY’S report 9,391 sheep; Iambs penned - prime descriptions supplied lambs 5/…

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Compensation For Canadian Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 6 March 1952 · page 3

OTTAWA The House of [?] to-day [?] [?]…

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Wild Scramble For Butter

Maitland Mercury · Friday 7 March 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY: Ten women fainted during a wild scramble for 2000[?] of butter advertised for [?] on the fourth…

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Upper Hunter Wool

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 7 March 1952 · page 4

On Thursday, 28th February, 1952, Pitt, Son & Badgery Ltd., Newcastle, offered alt auction an attractive catalogue of…

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Confidence Shown in Fat Cattle Market Assured

Singleton Argus · Friday 7 March 1952 · page 1

The upward trend in store cattle prices continued this week and there was a stronger demand for…

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Wild Scramble for Butter. Women Faint. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 7 March 1952 · page 2

Ten women fainted during a wild scramble for 2000lbs. of butter advertised for sale on the fourth floor of McDowell's…

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Pastoral Industry Only Place For Aborigines . Problems Come When They Leave Their Tribes

Maitland Mercury · Friday 7 March 1952 · page 4

The only place for the full-blooded aboriginal worker was in the pastoral industry under white supervision, Mr. Michael Sowtell said yesterday. Once they were detribalised, problems almost…

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Farmer And Wrestler Presidential Candidates

Maitland Mercury · Friday 7 March 1952 · page 1

NEW YORK: General Dwight Eisenhower would return and fight for the Republican presidential…

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Dairy Grant Prizes

Singleton Argus · Friday 7 March 1952 · page 2

Winners of Dairy Grant Prizes in the winter production competition conducted by the Department of…

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Junior Farmer May Attend English Royal Show

Singleton Argus · Friday 7 March 1952 · page 3

The name of J. Ball, a son of Mr. B. S. Ball, of Hambledon Hill, was included in the list of eleven boys…

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Move to Control Price of Dairy Products

Singleton Argus · Friday 7 March 1952 · page 4

CANBERRA.—The Minister for Commerce and Agriculture, Mr. J. McEwen, said that the…

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New Farming School Under Review

Singleton Argus · Friday 7 March 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY.—The State Government was considering building another agricultural high school, the Minister…

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Plan to Relieve Farm Labour Shortage

Singleton Argus · Friday 7 March 1952 · page 2

Primary Producers, in preference to metropolitan employers, would be able to employ migrant labour…

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