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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1953

1,713 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 38 of 86

Buyers threaten ban on tar-brand wool

Singleton Argus · Friday 5 June 1953 · page 3

Woolgrowers who persist in using tar-branding, oils may soon find themselves with a very restricted…

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Junior Farmers Visit Collie Creek

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 June 1953 · page 3

On Saturday last a party of Junior Farmers from Muswellbrook Club met 14 Quirindi members and proceeded to the…

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Bridge Fiasco May Force Shake-up Traders face big loss of income from farmers

Singleton Argus · Friday 5 June 1953 · page 1

Callous and high-handed disregard for the protests of the people of Jerry's Plains at the deplorable conditions on the Cockfigher at Warkworth, may force the State…

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Plains farmers may take their produce to Muswellbrook

Singleton Argus · Friday 5 June 1953 · page 1

If Jerry's Plains producers are forced to take their milk and produce to Muswellbrook and buy their supplies there, Singleton business houses will suffer a greater loss of revenue than they did when the open-cut mines closed down last…

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Market Firm for Cattle

Maitland Mercury · Monday 8 June 1953 · page 3

About 860 fat cattle were yarded at Maitland sales today, but bullocks were not plentiful. The general quality…

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Fall in Wool Prices Expected

Maitland Mercury · Monday 8 June 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY: Russian interests may be, affected by reported restrictions when the second last series of Sydney,…

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Will Try to Protect Wool Men

Maitland Mercury · Monday 8 June 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY: The Graziers’ Federal Council would do everything possible to protect woolgrowers who had not…

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Applications for Farm

Maitland Mercury · Monday 8 June 1953 · page 2

A two-acre farmlet block in the Maitland district will be thrown open for application on June 29, the Minister for…

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Swing from dairying stopped In Hunter

Singleton Argus · Monday 8 June 1953 · page 1

A swing from dairying to other primary production has been arrested in the Lower Hunter Valley area. This conclusion is reached…

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Dairy Company Presentation

Singleton Argus · Monday 8 June 1953 · page 2

At the last meeting of the Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd., the Chairman of directors (Mr. P. A…

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Farmers didn't send returns

Singleton Argus · Monday 8 June 1953 · page 3

A conference took place recently between the N.S.W. Milk Board and representatives of dairying…

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Wool Falls 5 to 10 Per Cent

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 9 June 1953 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report: We sold 9600 bales of wool at auction and privately in Sydney…

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World's Biggest Cattle Air-lift Bristols Chartered For Northern Territory Show District Studs to Send Stock

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 9 June 1953 · page 1

Eighteen months ago Mr. Jim White, of "Edinglassie," suggested to some of his friends that a [?]ew Shorthorn bulls should be sent to the Northern Territory as foundation stock for the improvement…

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Jerry's Piasns Farmers May Take Their Produce to Muswellbrook

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 9 June 1953 · page 1

According to the Singleton "Argus," if Jerry's Plains producers are forced to take their milk and produce to…

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Seasonal Conditions Dairy Officer's Monthly Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 9 June 1953 · page 4

Heavy rain at the beginning of the month resulted in a number of dairy farms being flooded in the lower region of the Hunter…

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Winchcombe, Carson Wool Sale

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 June 1953 · page 2

We sold 9600 bales of wool auctioned privately at Sydney on Monday. Compared with the closing at the May…

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District Vet Advises P.p.b. on Cattle Comp.act

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 June 1953 · page 2

The District Veterinary Officer, Mr. R. Hall, told directors of the Denman-Singleton Pastures Protection Board yesterday that no special provision had been made under the Cattle Compensation Act for stud stock…

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M.Z.D. Council Dairying Industry Award

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 10 June 1953 · page 6

Members of the Dairying Employees (State) Conciliation Committee attended a sitting of the Committee in Sydney on…

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No Korean Affect on Wool Price

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 11 June 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY: The Australian wool market would not be affected adversely by a Korean cease-Five wool trads experts…

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Record Raw Sugar Crop

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 11 June 1953 · page 2

Australia’s raw sugar crop for 1958 should be shout 1,200,000 tons, said the chairman of the Colonial Sugar…

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