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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1952

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Wheat Harvest To Be Handled Bulk

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 25 June 1952 · page 2

In the next wheat harvest the crops would be handled in bulk for the first time in the history of New South Wales, the Minister for Public Works (Mr. J. B. Renshaw) said in Maitland yesterday afternoon…

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Upper Manning Junior Farmer In England

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 25 June 1952 · page 3

These are the latest notes from the diary of Wingham Junior Farmer, Mr. Bill Fotheringham, who is at present touring Britain. Sunday, 4th May: When we…

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Review of Season’s Wool Sales

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 26 June 1952 · page 2

The wool-selling season of Sydney drew to a close last week in an atmosphere of keen competition led by the…

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Big Wage Increase For Pastoral Workers

Singleton Argus · Friday 27 June 1952 · page 5

SYDNEY. Friday (AUP) —Substantial increases in wage rates for 50,000 Pastoral workers were…

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Butter Price Move Next

Singleton Argus · Friday 27 June 1952 · page 1

MELBOURNE — The Federal Minister for Commerce and Agriculture, Mr. J. McEwen, said that there…

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The Revised Wool Position

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 27 June 1952 · page 7

Fifteen months have elapsed since the wool market commenced to recede from the peak level of March, 1951…

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Wool Report The Farmers & Graziers' Co-operative Grain Insurance & Agency Company Limited

The Scone Advocate · Friday 27 June 1952 · page 1

We submitted our catalogue of 4,460 bales on Monday, 16th inst. The offering included a number of autumn shorn wools from the…

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New Price For Butter To U.K.

Maitland Mercury · Friday 27 June 1952 · page 5

CANBERRA: A new price for Australian butter sold under contract to the United kingdom will he announced…

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Livestock Review: Demand for Store Cattle Big

The Scone Advocate · Friday 27 June 1952 · page 5

Buyers have been active for store cattle at recent auctions, and agents report a good clearance at satisfactory values…

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Wage Rises for 50,000 WORKERS Substantial Increases In Pastoral Award

Maitland Mercury · Friday 27 June 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY: Substantial increases in wage rates fat 50,000 pattaral workers were announced to-day by Federal Conciliation Commissioner (Mr. J. R, Donovan)…

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Dairy Company Chairman Resigned

Maitland Mercury · Friday 27 June 1952 · page 5

SINGLETON: Mr W. H. Bowman Chairman of the Singleton Co-operative Dairy Cay lyd Board of Directors…

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Wallace Bowman Resigns From Dairy Co-op

Singleton Argus · Friday 27 June 1952 · page 2

Singleton and district dairymen will leam with regret that Mr. Wallace Bowman, for many years…

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Commercial Opportunities in New Guinea Private Enterprise Interested In Prospects For Tropical Crops

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 June 1952 · page 2

Private concerns, both from the Australian mainland and overseas, are showing increased interest in the developmental opportunities that appear to exist in the Territory of Papua and New Guinea…

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Artois Likely Winner Well Drawn for Sprint Race at Warwick Farm

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 June 1952 · page 6

There are many with a chance of winning the open sprint race at the re-opening Warwick Farm…

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Chairman Favours Personal Contact Amongst Farmers

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 28 June 1952 · page 2

"The Milk Board's approach to its work must be based on a national responsibility and it is how we face up to the problems that arise. We want to succeed and we feel it is by coming amongst dairy farmers and factory managements and making that personal contact that this will come about. This statement was made by Mr. Ferguson, newly elected Chairman of…

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Dairy Company Pleads Guilty to Unique Charge

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 28 June 1952 · page 4

At Wauchope Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday, the Upper Hastings Co-op. Dairy Society, through its Solicitor…

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Butter Price Rise

Singleton Argus · Monday 30 June 1952 · page 1

The price of butter will rise by 11d lb. tomorrow. The present retail price of butter is 3/1½ lb…

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Unusual Sheep Killing Gallows on New Zealand Farm

Singleton Argus · Monday 30 June 1952 · page 4

"The age-old principal of the lever and fulcrum is put to novel use on a Sherwood Downs farm in South Canterbury, New Zealand, where it is designed for use as a sheep-kill ing gallows," according to an article in a recent issue of the New Zealand -Journal of Agriculture, received…

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New Cheese and Butter Prices

Maitland Mercury · Monday 30 June 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY: State Prices Minister (Mr. N. J. White) said to-day butter and cheese price rices .would operate from…

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An All Purpose Farm Unit a New Angle on Economy

Singleton Argus · Monday 30 June 1952 · page 1

Tractor attachments that will enable multipurpose equipment to be operated off the one basic unit, and at the…

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