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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1953

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Pleuro Check on District Cattle

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 13 January 1953 · page 2

A check is being made in many parts of the State, including the Denman-Singleton area, for possible signs of…

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Ambition for Junior Farmers in Anniversary Year

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 13 January 1953 · page 3

I WOULD like all clubs in the State to begin 1953 with the ambition to succeed; for the stronger members of the club to…

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Adelaide Wool Prices Rise

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 January 1953 · page 2

ADELAIDE: At Adelaide wool sale yesterday prices for fine and medium merico fleece wools were 5 per cent. above…

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The Week In Wool

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 14 January 1953 · page 4

With a background reverbrant with the warfare of wool versus test-tube fibresn, the wool market has been In a state of suspended animation for a month. The tumult of the auction sales this week in Adelaide, Albury…

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AMERICAN-STYLED Lightweight Wool Coat

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 14 January 1953 · page 4

This reversible 100% virgin wool fleece coat in "California Yellow" has an irridescent taffeta lining of asphalt grey and yellow check. (Featured in the "wool-in-California" Show at the Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles.)…

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Wool Dress with "POWDER-PUFF" Hemline

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 14 January 1953 · page 4

A delightful now note in the emphasized skirt fashion. The dress is of wool crepe in the new California colour "Pink Sand" with outsize white-polka dot embroidery. (One of the fashions shown at the Ambassador Hotel, Los…

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Italian-Styled Swimsuit in Knitted Wool

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 14 January 1953 · page 8

A dark red knitted wool swimsuit with black trimmings. (This model was shown at the international Wool Secretariat'S…

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Overseas Farmers Switch on

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 14 January 1953 · page 7

Farmers cannot afford in efficient or merely "fancy" appliances. Equipment few primary production must pay…

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Plan To Give Spare Time To Dairymen Experiments at Gresford

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 14 January 1953 · page 2

An experiment which will he made this year at Gresford by the Milk Board and Hunter Valley Co-operative Dairy Co. Ltd. may do much to give that unheard of facility to a dairy farmer…

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Telephone to Bob’s Farm

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 January 1953 · page 5

RAYMOND TERRACE: The Postma[?] has [?] Post Stephen Shire [?]…

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Record Crop Of Stone Fruit

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 January 1953 · page 1

SINGLETON: Warkworth orchardists have had a record crop of stone fruit this year. In four nights, 1580 cases…

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Pontoon For Farmers’ Produce

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 January 1953 · page 3

Two farmers at Narro[?] who had been isolated on their farms for months since the Hunter River cut…

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Junior Farmer Clubs In Japan

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 January 1953 · page 4

Japan’s 4-H club, are only three years old, but. already they can count their members the thousand. Much…

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Young Farmers To Visit U.S.

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 14 January 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed.— Three young Australia farmers left Sydney by plane on to-day for the United States…

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Cattle Arid Sheep Cheaper

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 3

Wlnchcombe, Carson’s report: 28.623 sheep, all descriptions available, all lambs, mostly 10/ lower, grown sheep…

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Cattle in U.s

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 2

WASHINGTON: At the beginning of this year farms end ranches in the United States had a record number of…

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Bigger Wool Cheque Likely

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY: Australia’s wool cheque this season might be higher than that of last season according to the monthly…

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Probable Dishy In Wheat Talk

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY: Talks on whether more wheat will be grown Win probably be delayed until the secretary of the Australian…

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Farmer For Trial On Four Charges

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 3

A 43-years-old farmer, Albert E[?] Reeves, of Stroud Road, was committed for trial from, the Stroud…

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Local Cattle

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 10

The Child Welfare Department, Muswellbrook, secured to £38/1/-, avg. £15/16/10 for six steers, and £26/17/- per head…

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