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Farming & the land, 1952

1,661 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 64 of 84

Star Junior Farmer Competition

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

Regional section of the 1952 Star Junior Farmer competition, sponsored by the Rural Bank of New South Wales is…

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Record Crowd Attends J.F.C. Field Day Value Of Pasture Improvement Seen On Demonstration Farm

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 1 October 1952 · page 2

A record crowd attended the Dungog District Council of Junior Farmers' Field Day held on the property of Mr. T. G. Carlton, Brookfield, last Thursday. Competitions this year were divided into three…

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Competition For State Junior Farmer

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 October 1952 · page 2

Muswellbrook Junior farmer Clifford Blake has won the Hunter regional section of the 1952 New South Wales…

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Dairy Co. Awaits Word From Board On Pasteurization

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 1 October 1952 · page 2

The Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Co. has received no word from the Milk Board about the…

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Concern Over High Duties On Wool

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 2 October 1952 · page 1

WASHINGTON: The Australian Government has officially expressed concern to the United States Government at proposals to increase duties on wool imports…

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Lives in Jeopardy Through Failure of Australian Plan Wheat Imports Cause Of Grave Concern

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 2 October 1952 · page 1

LONDON: The failure of Australia’s wheat stabilisation plan will adversely affect the lives of millions, according to the influential “Corn Trade News.”…

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Junior Farmers’ Show Displays

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 2 October 1952 · page 4

Junior farmer entries at the Branxton Show, which opens to-morrow have show a big increases those received last…

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Dairy Officer Warns On Over-stocking

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 2 October 1952 · page 4

Good pasture growth following the August flood has brought about a tendency on the part of some farmers to innersole normal stock-carrying capacity, says the district dairy officer (Mr, E. G…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 3 October 1952 · page 9

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report: We sold 10,400 bales of wool at auction and privately at our…

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Winchcombe Carson Wool Report

Singleton Argus · Friday 3 October 1952 · page 6

We sold 10,400 bales of wool at auction privately at our Sydney sale on Wednesday…

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Bureau to Seek Land for Cattle Agistment

Singleton Argus · Friday 3 October 1952 · page 5

The Whittingham Agricultural Bureau at its meeting on Wednesday directed the secretary to…

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Widespread Searches Fail To Find Missing Cattle

Singleton Argus · Friday 3 October 1952 · page 6

Police and civilians who have been combing the ranges between Wollombi and Broke for missing stock have…

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Dairy Farmers' Co-operative Talks in Millions

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 3 October 1952 · page 6

The Dairy Farmers' Cooperative Milk Company Ltd. handled 2,000,000 gallons more milk this year than…

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Young Farmer's Death Mr. William Eveleigh Sustains Fatal Injuries

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 3 October 1952 · page 1

Mr. William George Eveleigh died in Brentwood Hospital yesterday from injuries received as a result of a fall from a horse early on Monday last. Deceased, who was 29, resided…

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Drive for Increased Farm Production 90,000 Show Society Members Join Campaign

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 3 October 1952 · page 8

More than 90,000 members of 173 agricultural societies, and seven agricultural bureaux,, are co-operating with…

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Better Farming Methods Increase Production 341 Per Cent

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 3 October 1952 · page 6

An outstanding production increase of 341 per cent, over the base year has been achieved with the dairy production grant…

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Uni. Students Want Farm Work While On Vacation

Singleton Argus · Friday 3 October 1952 · page 3

Students from the University of Sydney, Faculty of Agriculture, are seeking employment to cover their…

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Farmers Warned Against Overstocking

Singleton Argus · Friday 3 October 1952 · page 4

A tendency among some farmers to increase normal stock carrying capacity could have unfavourable…

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The Tobruk Experiences of Dungog Dairy Farmer Mr Reg Smith Delivers Interesting Address

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 4 October 1952 · page 2

At the invitation of Dungog Rotary Club, Dungog Dairy farmer and Digger of World Wars 1. and II., Mr. Reg Smith, delivered an interesting and informative address on his experiences en route to Tobruk, the story of his service there, and his return home. It is a lively story everyone should read, and at the "Chronicle's" request, Mr. Smith…

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Bulahdelah Dairy Farmer's Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 4 October 1952 · page 8

The dairy farmers of the Myall district held their monthly meeting in the local School of Arts on 30th…

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