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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1953

1,713 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 77 of 86

Cattle Firm At Homebush

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 12 November 1953 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson’s report.—30,234 sheep. Many plain consignments all 4/ to 5/ cheaper. Prime grown…

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Wool Report

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 November 1953 · page 4

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Grain Insurance and Agency Company, Limited,…

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Prime cattle shade dearer

Singleton Argus · Friday 13 November 1953 · page 8

Prime cattle were comparatively scarce in a yarding of 2580 at Homebush on Thursday, and these met keen…

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The Week in Wool

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 November 1953 · page 6
Also in Singleton Argus

Steadily balanced at longest level of stability in its auction history, the week's wool market continued its even…

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Glut of plain sheep at Homebush

Singleton Argus · Friday 13 November 1953 · page 4

As a result of recent dry conditions and grasshopper damage to pastures a glut of plain and medium sheep was…

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Wheat Judge for Scone and Merriwa

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 13 November 1953 · page 2

Manager of the N.S.W. Agriculture Department's New England Experiment Farm, Mr. Eric C. Powell, will go on a five-day…

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The Farmers and Graziers' Cooperative Grain Insurance and Agency Co. Ltd. 10th NOVEMBER, 1953 Wool Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 13 November 1953 · page 4

Wool auctions in the Sydney market were resumed on Monday, the 9th. November, when we submitted an offering of…

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Confidence in Wool Secretariat Head's View

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 November 1953 · page 5

The future of the wool producer was "as certain as any producer's in any field of human endeavour," the…

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The week in wool Canada Denounces Synthetics

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 13 November 1953 · page 8

With clearances at a higher rate than in any season since the war, the persistent soundness of the wool market was…

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Italian Wool Trade Increasing Purchase of Raw Materials

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 November 1953 · page 4

Italian foreign trade returns show that the rising trend in the wool trade of that country is continuing, states…

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Dairy Farms Hours Temporary Ruling

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 13 November 1953 · page 8

Mr. Justice Cantor, in the Industrial Commission, varied the hours and overtime rates in the Dairying Employees (State)…

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Dairymen Meet at Banquet Farmers' Gathering at Aberdeen Development of Industry in District

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 13 November 1953 · page 7

The Kayuga-Dartbrook-Blairmore farmers supplying milk to the Hunter Valley co-operative Dairy Co. held their annual re-union dinner at the Memorial Hall, Aberdeen, on Tuesday last. There…

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Tarien Should Win at the Farm Aerofoil Will Provide Stiffest Opposition

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 November 1953 · page 8

Although Tarien failed badly and finished last in a weight for age nee at her second last start in…

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Milk Gives Farmer 2/11 Net on Farm Dortbrook Farmer's Investigations

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 13 November 1953 · page 1

Organisations fighting for a reduction in the price of milk have not told the full story as to what the farmer gets out of 4/2 a gallon. Here are the facts, as related by a Dartbrook farmer, Mr…

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"Is Present Milk Price Too High" Producers' Representative's Reply to Critics Forceful Address at Farmers' Gathering

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 13 November 1953 · page 1

Mr. F. J. Sedgwick, producers' representative on the Milk Board, on Tuesday claimed that the price of milk in New South Wales was not too high. He launched a vigorous attack on Mr. Dougherty, general secretary of…

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Dairy Registrations Due

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 November 1953 · page 2

Scone police to-day reminded dairymen that re-registration of their dairies under the Dairies Supervision Act must…

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Survey Of Dairy Industry Cost

Maitland Mercury · Friday 13 November 1953 · page 7

More than 250 farmers, in the butter-producing districts of New South Wales will be Interviewed by officers of the…

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Crop Spraying Equipment

Maitland Mercury · Friday 13 November 1953 · page 8

Crop spraying equipment manufactured by an English firm will be seen at the Smithfield Show (Earlie Court…

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Farmer’s Claim For Loss Of Horse

Maitland Mercury · Friday 13 November 1953 · page 3

The owner of a horse falled in his claim against a share farmer at Maitland Court to-day for damages…

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