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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1953

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Wheat Crop Near Record

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 21 January 1953 · page 2

CANBERRA: Australia’s wheat crop for 1952-53 should us a near record, although the area [?]own to wheat for grain…

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Arrests For Cattle Stealing

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 21 January 1953 · page 3

Two men have been arrested in Gloucester and charged with cattle stealing. The men, who have been…

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Wheat Harvest in U.s

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 21 January 1953 · page 1

Efficiency of the small farmer and the increased use of fawn machinery make possible continued high (yields from United States farms. During the past 10 years the number of farm workers has decreased about…

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Young Australian Farmers Leave on American Exchange

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 21 January 1953 · page 7

Three young Australian farmers—Miss Felicity Gowing, of Kempsey, N.S.W., Mr. Allan Macdonald of Stacey's…

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New Breed Of Dairy Cattle

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 January 1953 · page 2

Jamaica has developed a new breed of dairy cattle. It has been officially named “Jamaicahope,” according to a report…

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Cattle Cheaper At Homebush

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 January 1953 · page 5

Wincheombe Garson’s report: 26,728 sheep, all descriptions available. Prime lambs firm, all others 4/ cheaper,…

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Easier Tone for Wool in London

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 January 1953 · page 5

LONDON: A somewhat eader one prevailed when London wool sales resumed yesterday with a catalogue of…

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Dairy Educational Films

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 22 January 1953 · page 6

A film programme will be secreened by a Dairy Officer of the Department of Agriculture commencing at 8 p.m. at Seaham on 29th January…

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Cloths Are Out In Dairy

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 January 1953 · page 2

SYDNEY: Cloths should never be used for washing dairy utensils; a clean sorubing brush should be used…

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Bee Farmer To Make It Buzz

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 January 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY: A bee farmer will make his racing car buzz to the tune of 135 miles an hour at Orange’s racing festival on…

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Meeting of Dairymen

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 January 1953 · page 4

An important meeting of the Maitland branch of the Milk Zone Dairymen’s Council will take place in the…

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Dairymen’s Arbitration Court The Milk Board

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 January 1953 · page 4

The policy of the Liberal Party was to allow the Board, after a public inquiry, to fix the price of milk, Mr. Arthur Howarth, M.L.A., sold last night. The board would then be what it should always…

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Scone Sheep And Cattle Sale

Maitland Mercury · Friday 23 January 1953 · page 2

Scone Associated Agents report Having conducted their fortnightly Bale of sheep and cattle in the Scone municipal…

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Cattle 10/- to 30/Cheaper

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 23 January 1953 · page 1

Best lambs were firm, and others easier at yesterday's sales at Homebush. Cattle were from 10/- to 30/- per head cheaper…

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Wool Exchange for Newcastle

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 23 January 1953 · page 4

The increasing importance of the city of Newcastle as a wool-selling centre was highlighted last week when the…

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The week in wool

Singleton Argus · Friday 23 January 1953 · page 7
Also in The Scone Advocate

Prediction that rising world demand will prolong wool's longest post-war period of healthy stability throughout the remainder of the present selling season lias been confirmed by the opening sales of the second…

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Distribution of Wool Profits

Maitland Mercury · Friday 23 January 1953 · page 2

CANBERRA: The Minister for Commerce and Agriculture (Mr. J. McEwen) announced that the Government had…

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Seeking Views On Wheat Agreement

Maitland Mercury · Friday 23 January 1953 · page 1

WASHINGTON: The United States Government would seek, the Canadian Government’s views on extending…

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Wool 5 Per Cent. Lower

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 23 January 1953 · page 10

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report: We sold 10,100 bales of wool at auction and privately in…

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