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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1952

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Milk Board Report Reviews Dairying Industry

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 12 July 1952 · page 2

Steadily rising costs of labour and materials have had the effect of increasing retail prices of milk, and, under present conditions, there is little prospect of relief from further rises in…

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Farm Produce Agent Fined Failure to Obtain Certificate for Condemned Potatoes

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 12 July 1952 · page 1

The Minister for Agriculture, the Hon. E. H. Graham, MLA, said that a licensed farm produce agent was…

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Myxomatosis Off-Shoot Killing Dogs Claim Mallee Farmers

Singleton Argus · Monday 14 July 1952 · page 1

MILDURA. — Dozens of valuable dogs in the Victorian Mallee are dying from a disease claimed to…

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Record Distribution By Gloucester Co.-op. Dairy Company

Singleton Argus · Monday 14 July 1952 · page 1

Gloucester Co-operative Dairy Co. has had a money distribution for May never equalled before in its…

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Credit for Farmers Demanded

Singleton Argus · Monday 14 July 1952 · page 3

CANBERRA—The inability of- farmers to get credit from financial institutions was endangering Australia's food…

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Dairy Herd Feed Costs Reduced

Singleton Argus · Monday 14 July 1952 · page 2

Many dairymen in America have found they can lower their feed costs and still maintain high milk…

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Batter Outlook For Wool

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 15 July 1952 · page 2

LONDON: There are signs that the wool industry has overcome the worst of its troubles, according to the…

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Dairy Production on Lower Hunter Proposal For Barrage Near Raymond Terrace

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 15 July 1952 · page 4

There is so much to be done in the Hunter Valley to foster food production that there Is always the danger of concentrating attention upon one important project and forgetting another equally important one…

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The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing "Impostor!"

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 16 July 1952 · page 3

An angry Joseph Stalin, disguised in the feathers of the Soviet's artificial bird of peace, glares at the innocent dove with the olive branch, real symbol of peace throughout the world, and growls "imposter!" This cartoon appeared…

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Junior Farmer Column District Council Field Day

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 16 July 1952 · page 1

A sub-committee met recently to make arrangements for the Annual Field Day to be held on Thursday, 25 th September, on the property of Mr. T. Carlton, Brookfield…

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Family Killed by Farm Hand

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 16 July 1952 · page 1

HONOLULU: A Pilipino farm hand, wielding an old army [?]youet, ripped five members of one family to…

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Sheep Killed by Collision of Trains

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 July 1952 · page 5

SYDNEY: A collision this morning between two stock trains near Flemington killed…

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Pakistan Campaign To Modernise Its Farming Methods

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 July 1952 · page 8

LAMOURE (Punjab) with agricultural development a apse arched in Pakistan's battle for self-sufficiency a major government composing has been launched to teach the latest methods of husbandry…

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New Season's Wool Young Sheep Scarce

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 18 July 1952 · page 4

Consumers requiring merino lambs and hoggets' wool will probably find their wool supplies of those types less…

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U.S. Farmers ; Asked To Reduce Wheat Crop

Maitland Mercury · Friday 18 July 1952 · page 2

WASHINGTON: The U.S Secretary of Agriculture (Mr Charles Brannan) asked American farmers to…

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Cattle Imports Prohibited

Singleton Argus · Friday 18 July 1952 · page 2

"The spread of foot-andmouth disease in England, Scotland and Wales has resulted in a total prohibition…

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Wool Report

The Scone Advocate · Friday 18 July 1952 · page 5

The Country Producers' Selling Co. Ltd. send the following report:— 10th July, 1952…

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Wheat Position Alarming

Maitland Mercury · Friday 18 July 1952 · page 5

SYDNEY: Secretary of the N.S.W. Wheatgrowers Union (Mr. W. Pratt) said today that Australia would not only have…

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Milk, Butter and Cheese Production Down Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 18 July 1952 · page 2

Milk, butter and cheese production in Australia fell steeply for the year ended May. This was revealed in figures released…

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Scone Cattle Stealing Case 17 Head Alleged To Be Stolen By Cessnock Man

The Scone Advocate · Friday 18 July 1952 · page 1

A case of district interest was heard at Scone Court of Petty Sessions, on Wednesday last, before Mr. J. B. Hodgson, S.M…

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