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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1952

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Sheep Firm; Cattle Easier

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 9 December 1952 · page 2

Sheep were firm and cattle easier to 20/- cheaper on Monday. Sales: A/c. Ft. and W. McNaught (Merriwa) 96 x hgts…

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Unique Save of Cattle

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 9 December 1952 · page 1

LONDON: Penicillin and whisky failed to save the lives of eight prize cattle, which choked to death in…

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Merriwa Sheep at Homebush

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 9 December 1952 · page 2

R. H. Jennings, Merriwa, secured to 53/1, av. 49/2, for a consignment of 114 shorn crossbred suckers, sold by…

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Dairymen's World Tour

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 9 December 1952 · page 4

A party of Australian dairymen will attend the World Dairy Congress and the Coronation next year…

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Junior Farmers First Regional Field Day At Maitland

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 9 December 1952 · page 3

The first Junior Farmers' regional field day for New South Wales was held at Maitland to-day. Competing teams are…

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Hunter Regional Council Of Junior Farmers’ Field Day

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 9 December 1952 · page 3

Junior farmer activities in the area from Scone to Gosford reached their climax to-day with the holding of the first combined regional field day. Club champions from the five district councils…

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New Wheat Recommended

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 December 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY: The New South Wales Department of Agriculture will recommend a new type of wheat for the northern…

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“No challenge” to wool

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 December 1952 · page 1

[?] Douglas T. Boyd, [?] of the Austra[?] Wool Board, stated [?] that wool was…

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The Week in the Store Cattle Market

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 10 December 1952 · page 2

The downward trend in the fat beef markets continued to be reflected in the store cattle market this week, when…

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Dairy Officer's Monthly Report

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 10 December 1952 · page 7

The District Dairy Officer, Mr, E. G. McLaren, in his November report of the Hunter Valley district to the chief of…

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Weather Has Checked Growth Of Crops

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 10 December 1952 · page 2

Weather conditions during November were generally unsuitable for summer crops, states the district agronomist (Mr. F. D. Mackenzie) in a report on crops in the Hunter Valley…

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U.s. Cotton Crop

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 December 1952 · page 7

WASHINGTON: The Department of Agriculture estimated the 1952 U.S. cotton crop at 16,036,000 bales…

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Junior Farmers To Visit Stud

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 December 1952 · page 4

GRESFORD: An invitation to Gresford Junior farmers to visit Warren Downs Ayrshire stud on December 20…

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Show President Emphasises Value Of Junior Farmers’ Clubs

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 December 1952 · page 6

Central Hunter District won the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association’s shield at the Hunter Regional Council's first annual Junior Formier field day at the Maitland Show Ground…

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Stud Cattle From England

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 11 December 1952 · page 6

CANBERRA: The Minister for Health (Sir Earle Pars) said that as a result as the lifting of the embargo on the…

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Cattle Dearer

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 December 1952 · page 1

Sheep were firm and cattle £1 to £2 dearer at yesterday's Sydney sales…

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Wool Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 December 1952 · page 3

Our catalogue, submitted on Monday, 8th instant, comprised 9622 bales, drawn largely from the Tabelands. The Mudgee, New…

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The Week in Wool

The Scone Advocate · Friday 12 December 1952 · page 6
Also in Singleton Argus

After eight months of strong, healthy stability, wool meets the close of the first half of 1952-53 selling season on a wave of…

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231d for Yass Wool

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 December 1952 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:- We sold 10,300 bales of wool at auction and privately in…

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