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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1952

1,661 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 49 of 84

Junior Farmer Supervisor

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 29 July 1952 · page 3

The Junior farmers district supervisor (Mr. A. L. Nicod) has been called to office to relieve the…

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Payment to Dairymen

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 29 July 1952 · page 5

GLOUCESTER A total of £49 548 was distributed among Gloucester dairymen, for JUne…

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Dairy Cattle Classes at Maitland Show

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 30 July 1952 · page 2

Maitland Show Council has advised the Hunter Valley Registered Dairy Cattle Breeders' Association that…

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Sheep Cheaper At HOMEBUSH

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 30 July 1952 · page 4

SCHUTE, BELT BADGERY LUMBY Ltd. reports that sheep and lambs were 3/ to [?] cheaper at Homebush sales…

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Heavy Rainfall At Gosford Big Crop Losses Reported

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 30 July 1952 · page 1

Heavy rainfall at Gosford from midnight Thursday till late on Sunday night caused severe damage to growing vegetable and citrus crops. The estimated loss was about £70,000…

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Horses Disappear From Farms

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 30 July 1952 · page 3

Heavy horses are so .fast disappearing from She rural countryside that in six or eight years time the youngest of…

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Milk Board Chairman To Confer With Dairy Co. On Using Factory As Bottled Milk Depot

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 30 July 1952 · page 1

The Chairman of the Milk Board, Mr. Ferguson, is expected to come to Singleton on Friday to discuss with the directors of the Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Co. the possibility of using the Company's factory as a depot for pasteurised milk…

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Butter Factory- Presentation

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 31 July 1952 · page 2

Employees of the Singleton Co-operative Dairy Coy. yesterday presented the secretary (Mr. R. Sohnan) with a…

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Less Butter To Britain

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 31 July 1952 · page 2

Britain’s butter imports from Australia tor the six months ended June 30 totalled 3,473 tons compared with 32…

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Dairy Officer Says Prospects For Good Spring Are Bright

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 31 July 1952 · page 2

With falls of rein averaging three to four inches over most of the district at the week-end, there is every indication of a good early spring being assured with on increase in milk production, states the district…

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Scone Market Report Pigs, Calves and Dairy Cattle

Singleton Argus · Friday 1 August 1952 · page 6

Scone Associated Agents report having held their monthly sale of pigs, calves and dairy cattle in the local…

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Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Friday 1 August 1952 · page 3

The opening New Zealand sales for the 1952/53 season were conducted at the Auckland centre last week, where on the first day…

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Cattle or Show At Brisbane

Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 August 1952 · page 4

SINGLETON Three local graders have entered beef cattle, in this year's Brisbane Show…

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The Wool Outlook Slightly Better Trade

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 1 August 1952 · page 7

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. report;—Although no greatly revived trade in goods made from wool is evident, the raw material…

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Farmers Prepare For Spring Crops

Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 August 1952 · page 5

SINGLETON: Farmers in the Singleton district said to-day that rain which fell here during the week was already…

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New Method For Speedy Erection Of Dairy Farm Buildings

Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 August 1952 · page 4

SINGLETON: A project which may have far-reaching results will be launched within three weeks. It will cover the erection of prefabricated concrete dairies at the rate of one a day and other form…

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Junior Farmer Supervisor

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 1 August 1952 · page 1

The Junior Farmers' District Supervisor (Mr. A. L. Nicod) has been called to head office to relieve the State Organised Mr…

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Nuffield Scholarships—FARMERS Offered Overseas Tours

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 1 August 1952 · page 6

The Nuffield Foundation is continuing this year its practice of offering two travelling scholarships to enabe progressive Australian farmers to spend a period of not less than six months gaining experience in the…

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Farm Production Competition

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 1 August 1952 · page 3

The Royal Agricultural Society's new farm production competition had captured public interest in many parts of New…

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Miles Patrick's World's News Commentary Weep, Farmers, Weep!

Singleton Argus · Friday 1 August 1952 · page 3

Opening the Queensland Country Party Conference in Brisbane this week the Federal Minister for Commerce (Mr. McEwen) said the volume of taxable wealth would have to increase greatly before the Government…

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