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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1953

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Merriwa Wheat Crop Competition

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 5

The remarkable improvement in wheat crop prospects that followed good falls of rain during October and November was reflected in the large number of entries received in the Merriwa P. & A. Association's…

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Muswellbrook Cattle Market

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 10

The first sale conducted by the Muswellbrook Associated Agents was held on Friday last, 13th November, to a large number of…

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Wool Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. report:—Under good and general competition the market ruled very firm for all descriptions,…

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Cattle From Royal Herds

Maitland Mercury · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 5

About three weeks before Christmas London will see a show which reminds its citizens that among Britain’s…

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Newcastle Wool Auctions

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 2

Dalgety's report on Newcastle sales: The third series of the season's Newcastle wool…

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Beef Cattle In New Guinea

Maitland Mercury · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 4

The Minister for Trritories (Mr. Paul Hasluck) said that there was scope for expansion of the beef cattle industry in…

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The week In wool Wool cheque up £16 million

Singleton Argus · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 3

Values in Australia this week were at the highest point of the season. Merinos and Comebacks were still from 4½ per cent to 10 per cent below the peak level of last season…

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Beef Cattle Classes At Maitland Show

Maitland Mercury · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 2

Maitland Show Council last night considered the use of local boy scouts as messengers for next year’s show. The…

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Livestock Review Older Sheep Now in Demand

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 1

AUCTIONS DOMINATED TRADING IN STORE SHEEP THIS WEEK, AND THE TURNOVER WAS THE BIGGEST FOR SOME MONTHS. More than 200,000 sheep were listed for sale in New…

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Pitt Son & Badgery wool sales

Singleton Argus · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 4

On Wednesday, Pitt Son and Badgery Ltd., Newcastle offered at auction a catalogue of approximately…

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Cattle Slaughtering Mr. Graham Explains Provisions of Amending Bill

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 10

Speaking in the Legislative Assembly recently during the debate on the Cattle Slaughtering and Diseased Animals and Meat (Amendment) Bill, the Minister for Agriculture and…

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Dairy Farmer Critical of Milk Board

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 12

Dairy farmers do not get anything like D/B a gallon for their milk, a Denman farmer, Mr. A. W. Barry, said in Sydney on Wednesday…

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Resolutions at Farmer's Meeting P.P.P. District Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 10

The quarterly meeting of the Upper Hunter District Council of the P.P.U. was held at Muswellbrook yesterday. Mr. J. S…

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

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 7

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

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

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 7

4 Mr. J. F. Sedgwick, producers' representative on the Milk Board, on Tuesday claimed that the price of milk in N.S.W, was not too high. He launched a vigorous attack on Mr…

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Farmers' Gathering at Aberdeen Development of Industry in District

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 11

The Kayuga-Darthrook-Blairmore farmers supplying milk to the Hunter Valley co-operative Dairy Co. held their annual reunion dinner at the Memorial Hall, Aberdeen,…

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Dairymen To Seek Easing Of Rates Paid On Forest Reserves

Maitland Mercury · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 2

The Central Hunter Council of the Primary Producers’ Union will seek an amendment to the Local Government Act in an effort to reduce the rates paid by dairy formers on land controlled by the Forestry…

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Warwick Farm Betting

Maitland Mercury · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY: Following is the latest order of favouritism for the various races at Warwick Farm to-morrow…

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Lightweight Cattle £1 Dearer

Maitland Mercury · Monday 23 November 1953 · page 3

A yarding of 350 fat cattle at Maitland to-day, the quality showing some improvement on last week’s sale…

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Cattle Firm at Homebush

Maitland Mercury · Monday 23 November 1953 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson’s port: 29.088 sheep, all descriptions available, market brighter; best suckers to 18d. per…

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