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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1953

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Local Cattle

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 24 March 1953 · page 1

At Messrs Winchcombe, Carson's Homebush auction last Thursday the Child Welfare Department, Muswellbrook,…

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Higher Estimate For Wheat Crop

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 24 March 1953 · page 2

CANBERRA: The acting Commonwealth statistician (Mr. K. M. Archer) has issued a report stating that…

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Topping Off Beef Cattle

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 24 March 1953 · page 3

Gains In weight averaging 1.7lb per bead per day have been obtained with tour-years-old grade Aberdeen-Angus…

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Member Urges Care on Wool Promotion

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 24 March 1953 · page 3

Debating the Wool Promotion Bill in the House of Representatives, Mr. Allen Fairhall, Liberal member…

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Dairying Development in United States Ambassador's Talk to Denman Farmers

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 24 March 1953 · page 3

Mr. Pete Jarman, U.S. Ambassador in Australia, speaking to a gathering of farmers at the Denman Memorial Hall on Saturday, dealt with recent developments in the dairying industry in the United…

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Farming Should Be Diversified

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 24 March 1953 · page 4

SYDNEY: Diversified farming would help increase food production in Australia. The claim was made by the…

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New Peal for Farmers Near Camp New orders for troop training

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 25 March 1953 · page 1

A conference at Singleton Camp yesterday between the General Officer Commanding Eastern Command, Lieutenant General Berryman, and representatives of…

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Farmers Tour South Coast

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 26 March 1953 · page 1

A trip to the South Coast, organised by the Hunter Valley Dairy Co. was recently made. The trip was…

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Farmers Ask Council For Road

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 26 March 1953 · page 4

Eleven Miller’s Forest residents applied to Lower Hunter Shire Council have aroad formed from…

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Wool Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 27 March 1953 · page 7

The Farmers & Graziers' Co-operative Grain Insurance and Agency Company, Limited, report 19th March,…

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Migrants Inspect Butter Factory

Maitland Mercury · Friday 27 March 1953 · page 4

Thirty New Australians from the Greta Migrant Centre spent several hours yesterday being shows over the Hunter…

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Beef Cattle Breeders' Competition

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 27 March 1953 · page 10

Mr. C. C. Lindsay, of "Catharbac," Ellenborough, has won the Oxley district trophy, awarded by the Rural Bank in the…

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Scone Store Cattle Market

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 27 March 1953 · page 4

Pitt, Son & Keene, Pty., Ltd;, and New Zealand Loan & M.A. Co., Ltd., Scone, report yarding 930 store cattle on Tuesday last…

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Prime Sheep and Lambs Firm

The Scone Advocate · Friday 27 March 1953 · page 5

Prime sheep and lambs were again keenly sought at Homebush on Monday, March 28, and values for these remained very firm at…

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The week in wool

Singleton Argus · Friday 27 March 1953 · page 3
Also in The Scone Advocate, The Scone Advocate

In almost perfect rhythm with the memorable pre-Easter sale of 1951 (though in a much lower key), the wool market advanced to a new seasonal peak this week,…

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Junior Farmers Advisory Committee's Annual Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 27 March 1953 · page 7

The following office-bearers were elected at the annual meeting of the Muswellbrook Junior Farmers' Advisory Committee:…

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Regular Hours Impossible In Dairying

Maitland Mercury · Friday 27 March 1953 · page 3

[?] production and increased costs would result from compulsory trade-union[?] in farming industries, a…

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Conrete troughs for dairy herds

Singleton Argus · Friday 27 March 1953 · page 7

A plentiful supply of clean water is essential if cows are to produce large quantities of milk and remain in good condition. Concrete troughing is one of the best methods of handling…

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