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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1953

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Milk Board Chairman To Meet Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 11 June 1953 · page 3

SINGLETON: The chairman of the Milk Board (Mr. J. A. Ferguson) will visit Jerry’s Plains to discuss with…

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Wool Displays At Sheep Show

Maitland Mercury · Friday 12 June 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY: NSW Sheep breeders’ Association will ask the newly-appointed Wool Bureau for financial help in…

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Wheat Crop Estimate

Maitland Mercury · Friday 12 June 1953 · page 2

The 1952-23 wheat crop of 178,472,000 bushes will be worth £127,269,650 to wheatgrowers according to an…

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Zebu Cattle Cross

Maitland Mercury · Friday 12 June 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY: Results from crossing Zebn cattle with British beef stock could not be expected for five years, Dr. L…

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Wool Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 June 1953 · page 10

The Farmers & Graziers' Co-operative Grain Insurance and Agency Company, Limited, report 10th June,…

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The Week In Wool

The Scone Advocate · Friday 12 June 1953 · page 2
Also in Singleton Argus

Expected imminence of a truce in Korea has been reflected in recent wool sales in Australia and South Africa. World-wide interest…

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Local Studs in World's Biggest Cattle Airlift

Singleton Argus · Friday 12 June 1953 · page 1

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

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District Vet. Advises P.P.B. On Cattle Compensation Act

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 June 1953 · page 5

The District Veterinary Officer, Mr. R. Hall, told directors of the DenmanSingleton Pastures Protection…

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U.s.a. Fibre Use — Wool and Synthetics

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 June 1953 · page 8

The United States, with a population about 150-million people, is the world's greatest consumer of textile fibres. Despite the large output of synthetics which has developed during the…

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Annual Wool Displays Sheepmen Seek Financial Aid Sydney, Fridsay

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 June 1953 · page 2

The New South Wales Sheepbreeders' Association will ask the newly-appointed Wool Bureau for financial help in the…

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World's Biggest Cattle Air-Lift Four Bristols for Northern Territory Show District Studs to Send Stock

The Scone Advocate · Friday 12 June 1953 · page 4

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

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Dairy Industrty Award Now in Operation Appeal Lodged by P.P. Union

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 June 1953 · page 1

Mr. J. S. Haig, vice-president of the executive committee of the Primary Producers' Union, advised the "Chronicle" to-day that he had received a letter from the general secretary (Mr. A. L…

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Poll Shorthorn Stud for Wagga Experiment Farm Gundibri Stock Included

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 June 1953 · page 5

The New South Wales Department of Agriculture has laid the foundation of its Poll Shorthorn stud for the Wagga…

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District Dairy officer says Sterility not caused by strain 19 vaccine

Singleton Argus · Friday 12 June 1953 · page 7

It is sometimes said by dairy farmers that Strain 19 vaccination leads to sterility in heifers. This belief has been expressed ever since Strain 19 was first used in this State, but never…

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Steep drop in sheep values follows wool market decline

Singleton Argus · Monday 15 June 1953 · page 3

Sheep and lambs suffered the steepest decline for years at Homebush on Thursday, June 11, when following the…

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Values for Cattle Unchanged

Maitland Mercury · Monday 15 June 1953 · page 3

About 900 fat cattle yarded at Maitland today and although the quality was fair, bullocks were again scarce…

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More Money for Wool

Maitland Mercury · Monday 15 June 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY : Value at wool sold in Australia during the eleven months ended May 31 last was £368,510,091…

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Big shipment of stud cattle to arrive shortly

Singleton Argus · Monday 15 June 1953 · page 3

Eight leading Australian Shorthorn and Hereford Studs will shortly receive consignments from Britain…

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Mew dairy award threatens farmers' stability

Singleton Argus · Monday 15 June 1953 · page 2

A Vice-President of the Primary Producers' Union Executive (Mr. J. S. Haig) said that the Union would lodge an appeal against the Dairy Employees'' (State) Award, because it…

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