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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1953

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Annual Cattle Breeders’ Sale

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 25 February 1953 · page 5

On Wednesday next Eric Lynn and Co, will conduct the first annual Glen Innes breeders cattle sale In conjunction…

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The week in wool

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 25 February 1953 · page 4

Though some irregular tendencies disturbed the even tenor of the wool-week markets at Sydney and Melbourne, values for good wools rallied toward the week-end, and for best…

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Junior Farmers’ Big Display At Newcastle

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 25 February 1953 · page 3

NEWCASTLE: Newcastle appears likely to have good weather for its 1953 annual show. Clouds over the Broadmeadow show ground have rolled away and the ground is rapidly drying…

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Cattle Cheaper At Homebush

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 26 February 1953 · page 1

Pitt, Son and Badgary’s report 29,381 sheep penned. Best Iambs unaltered, others 2/ to 4/ cheaper…

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English Boy Wins Cattle Judging

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 26 February 1953 · page 4

At the Junior Farmers' Show on Saturday last, the Cattle Judging in the under 16 years, class was won by Gordon Holliday, who is…

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Wool Report

The Scone Advocate · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 5

Our catalogue of 7493 bales included a good proportion of clips from the more favoured late shearing areas, particularly Yass,…

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Charge Of Cattle Stealing

Maitland Mercury · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 4

SINGLETON: Two men were charged to-day at the Singleton court with [?]ing cattle from a landholder at…

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Scone Store Cattle Market

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 4

Pitt, Son & Keene, Pty., Ltd. and New Zealand Loan & M.A. Co., Ltd. (Scone) report yarding and selling 1197 cattle on…

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The Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 5

Highlight of the wool-week was the crashing of the 1950-51 season's dizziest record price for merino fleece beaten by a margin…

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Remanded on cattle stealing charges

Singleton Argus · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 4

Singleton Magistrate (Mr. A. H. Chandler) at the Court House this morning remanded two men charged…

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The Week in Wool

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 7

THOUGH SOME irregular ten-was of the much-wanted breaddencies disturbed the even and butter qualities 64/60's to tenor of the wool-week markets 64/70's. at Sydney and Melbourne,…

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Winchcombe Carson wool sales

Singleton Argus · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 6

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. ofered a catalogue of 9815 bales at their Newcastle sale yesterday when the market…

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Dehorned Cattle Better for Herd Management

Singleton Argus · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 2

"Reports from dairying districts indicate that inorcasing numbers of farmers are realising the…

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Early Days of Dairying (To the Editor)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 5

Sir,—I read in your paper reports of a speech by Mr. J. S. Haig on the milk producing capacity of the Upper Hunter. I…

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Farm and Fodder Championships

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 4

The New South Wales Royal Agricultural Society's 1953 8-division farm and fodder championship would be the most comprehensive of its kind conducted in Australia, the registrar of the Society…

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To seek star junior farmer for 1953

Singleton Argus · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 1

The "Star" Junior Farmer Competition is again being conducted in 1953 by the Junior Farmer Movement. The "Star" Junior Farmer, who is regarded as the outstanding Junior…

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Sheep And Dairy Cattle At Camden Park Salisbury Man Inspects Rotolactor

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 28 February 1953 · page 1

In his peregrinations, Mr. Albert Edwards, of Salisbury, visited the famed Camden Park Estate, the old Macarthur-Onslow stronghold, now owned by Sir Richard Stanham…

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Cattle Snore

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 28 February 1953 · page 7

Cattle snore because of some obstruction in the air passages. The most common obstruction is enlargement of…

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Cattle Stealing Charge

Maitland Mercury · Monday 2 March 1953 · page 1

SINGLETON: Police have charged another man with cattle Stealing in the Jorry’s Plaine area,…

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Cheaper Cattle On Offer

Maitland Mercury · Monday 2 March 1953 · page 3

The market for Dows and hellfire at Maitland sale yards to-day was irregular and cheaper than the rates ruling…

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