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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1952

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Deadlock Over Cattle Show Days

Singleton Argus · Friday 18 January 1952 · page 5

The conference between the cattle committee of Maitland Show Council and Hunter Valley cattle breeders on…

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Cattle Slayer May Be Lunatic

Singleton Argus · Friday 18 January 1952 · page 4

Police are investigating a recurrence of cattle stabbing at Brookfield. It is reported that six head…

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President Hopeful Of Good Dairy Cattle Entry For Show Dispute With Breeders’ Association

Maitland Mercury · Friday 18 January 1952 · page 2

Entries in the cattle section of the 1952 Maitland Show were quite satisfactory, although the total number would be reduced if the Hunter Valley Registered Cattle Breeders’ Association refused to…

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Victorian Butter For N.S.W.

Maitland Mercury · Friday 18 January 1952 · page 2

CANBERRA: About 50,000 boxes of Victorian butter will be shipped to Sydney in the Somerset this month an…

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North of State Short of Cattle Feed

Singleton Argus · Friday 18 January 1952 · page 8

Sydney — Practically the whole area between the Hunter Valley and the Queensland border is gravely shore…

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The Farmers & Graziers' Co.-op. Grain Insurance and Agency Co. Ltd. 11th JANUARY, 1952. Wool Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 18 January 1952 · page 6

We submitted our catalogue of 10,303 bales on Thursday, 10th January. The offering was drawn largely from the later shearing…

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Milk May Be Withheld by Dairy Farmers

Singleton Argus · Friday 18 January 1952 · page 1

Dairyfarmers may withhold supplies of milk to Sydney unless the State Government agrees to raise…

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Tax Rebates, Of Little Value To Dairy Farmers Says M.Z.D.C. Secretary

Singleton Argus · Friday 18 January 1952 · page 1

The Secretary of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council, Mr. L. C. Turton, said in Sydney that he was doubtful whether Agriculture Minister Graham's plan for tax rebates to farmers would be of value to dairymen…

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Wool Prices. Show Hardening Tendency. New Zealand Minimum Floor Plan Operates

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 18 January 1952 · page 5

Wool auctions were resumed in Sydney on Monday, January 7, when the eighth series of sales for the current season in this…

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Dairy Industry. "Made a Political Oatspaw." (To the Editor)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 18 January 1952 · page 1

Sir.—Once again the dairy industry has been made a political catspaw. The refusal of the Prime Minister to grant a subsidy for…

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Junior Farmer Work

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 18 January 1952 · page 4

When you see a splendid Junior Farmer exhibit at a show, or hear of an outstanding project, you can look behind for the…

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Dairymen May Withhold Supplies From Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Friday 18 January 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY: The city could be without milk before the end of next week, the general secretary of the Milk Zone Dairymen’s Council (Mr. L. C. [?]urton) warned last night…

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Patient Work Behind Junior Farmers' Exhibits

Singleton Argus · Friday 18 January 1952 · page 4

When you see a splendid Junior Farmer Exhibit at a show, or hear of an outstanding project, you can…

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Drought Affects Cattle Market

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 19 January 1952 · page 4

The present drought is having a serious affect on the cattle market In Stroud. A spokesman for a firm of Dungog…

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Cattle Stabbing Mystery Investigations Continuing

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 19 January 1952 · page 2

Investigations are still continuing into the mysterious stubbing of six cattle at Brookfield, eight miles from Dungog…

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Cattle Losses in Gulf Near 100,000

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 19 January 1952 · page 3

Nearly 100.000 cattle are estimated to have died in the Normanton-Geongetown-Boulia area in the Gulf country's worst drought for 62 years…

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Truckings of Fat Cattle Almost Ceased Review's Report on Gloucester, for November

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 19 January 1952 · page 4

A review just issued by the Department of Agriculture on grass conditions and the pastoral outlook in this State reports that at the end of…

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Merino Strain Trials By C.S.I.R.O. Stations Reaction Of Sheep To Environments

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 19 January 1952 · page 2

At C.S.I.R.O. research stations at Cunomulla in Queensland, and at Armidale and Deniliquin, in New South Wales, long-term observations a re being mode on the reaction of the same four strains of Merino…

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To-day’s Leader Arth[?] The round Table Wool Sales In London

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 19 January 1952 · page 1

LONDON: The committee at London Wool Brokers announced yesterday that 15,000 bales of Australian wool and…

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Farmers Angry Urgent Meeting' Called

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 19 January 1952 · page 3

Farmers in Dungog and district are wild over the Government's refusal to impement the Milk Board's recommendation of an increase from…

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