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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1953

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Ferguson Demonstration Of Great Interest to Farmers

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 29 July 1953 · page 1

The demonstration of 30 Ferguson implements on the farm of the Lowrey estate at Alison was of intense interest to a large crowd of farmers from Dungog and surrounding districts. There…

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Milk Zone Dairymen's Council Employees' State Award

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 29 July 1953 · page 6

An Executive Committee Meeting of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council in Sydney was informed that…

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Junior Farmer Scholarship

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 29 July 1953 · page 2

SYDNEY: Sons of sharefarmers would now be eligible for the Junior farmers’ scholarship at Hawkesbury…

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Hunter Valley Star Junior Farmer Trial

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 29 July 1953 · page 2

Two Hunter Valley district councils of the Junior Farmer movement will hold the divisional finals of the star junior farmer competition within the next five days…

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Little evidence from dairymen for price probe

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 29 July 1953 · page 1

Only one organisation so far had submitted evidence to the Milk Board Inquiry, the Milk Board Secretary (Mr. W. E. Murphy) said this week…

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Fed. committee warns on future of dairying industry

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 29 July 1953 · page 1

CANBERRA: An expert committee has warned the Federal Government on the future of the dairying industry. The committee's warning…

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Good Quality Cattle Firm

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 30 July 1953 · page 3

Pitt, Son and Badgery’s report: 24,841 sheep panned Light lambs and [?]5/-dearer, others [?]…

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Raymond Terrace Junior Farmers' Club

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 30 July 1953 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Junior Farmers and Adivsory Committee was held in the Central…

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Farmers Critical of Electricity Line Rental Charge Threat To Lay £36,000 Power Project Idle

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 30 July 1953 · page 4

SINGLETON: Jerry's Plains farmers may not are the electricity which cut £36,000 to take to tham, unless Singleton Municipal Council agrees to reduce line rental charges…

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U.s. Surplus Farm Produce

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 30 July 1953 · page 7

The U.S. Senate passed and sent to the House of Representatives a bill authorising the President to sell up to 500…

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Cuan Cattle Top Market

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 31 July 1953 · page 1

Thirty Cuan bred bullocks seld by New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. in the Scone yards on Tuesday,…

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Beef cattle breeders competition

Singleton Argus · Friday 31 July 1953 · page 6

Following the success of the First Beef Cattle Breeders' Competition conducted by the Agricultural Bureau…

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The week in wool

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 31 July 1953 · page 8
Also in Singleton Argus

Coincidental with the hiatus between wool-selling seasons in Australia, the world's hub of combs and looms in Yorkshire is…

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Mystery Men Charged with Sheep Stealing

Singleton Argus · Friday 31 July 1953 · page 4

Singleton police to-day refused to give the names of four men who have been arrested and released on…

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Big Wheat Shipment for Pakistan

Singleton Argus · Friday 31 July 1953 · page 8

Lest to right, Harold Stassen, United States Mutual Security Administrator, S. Amjad Ali, Ambassadorat-large of Pakistan, M. Shafqat, First Secretary of the Pakistan Embassy, and George D. Aiken, United…

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Ointment Treatment for Pink Eye in Cattle

Singleton Argus · Friday 31 July 1953 · page 8

-Ophthalmia, or "Pink Eye" of cattle, may now be treated succesfully with the antibiotic, Chloromycetin, in ointment form, according to reports received by the Department of Agriculture…

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Dairy Farmers to Hold Important Meeting

Singleton Argus · Friday 31 July 1953 · page 2

A very important meeting for district clairyfarmers will be held by the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council in the C.W.A. rooms on August 13…

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Eight Farmlet Blocks Available

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 31 July 1953 · page 3

The Minister for Lands (Mr. Hawkin[?]) announced today that eight farmlet blocks in the Cessnock district would be…

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Junior Farmers Visit Cooronbong

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 31 July 1953 · page 3

On Sunday last a party of 66 Junior Farmers made a trip to the Australian Missionary College, at Cooronbong. Included in…

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