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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1954

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Centre Appeal gets gift of sheep

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 March 1954 · page 1

Two sheep from a donor who wishes to remain anonymous and a cheque for £10/10/- are among the latest gifts to the Singleton Youth Centre Appeal…

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Dairy Produce Exports

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 24 March 1954 · page 7

SYDNEY: Two Australians will fly to London in April to discuss with the British Ministry for Food…

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Record Apple Crop in State

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 24 March 1954 · page 5

A record apple crop was to prospect for New South Wales, officers of the Department of Agriculture’s Division of…

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Anna Bay-bob's Farm Junior Farmers' Club

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 5

The Secretary (Miss Jessie Boyd) reported to the annual meeting that this year the Club…

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Farm Water Supplies

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 4

So that farmers could get loans for water supines more quickly, the Cahill government…

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Junior Farmers'

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 3

A good attendance was present at the 19th Annual Meeting of the Raymond Terrace…

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World Trading in Wheat

Maitland Mercury · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 4

LONDON: The “Corn Trade News,” an authoritative trade journal urges the [?]opening of the Winnipeg wheat…

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The Week in Wool

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 5

With Russian countries still setting the pure, the week's wool markets maintained their hardening trend for…

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Big Wool Purchases Russia Steps Up Buying

The Scone Advocate · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 11

CANBERRA: Russia purchased, more wool from Australia last December and January than in any other…

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Birdwood Hard to Beat Again Engaged In Sprint Race at Warwick Farm To-morrow

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 6

Birdwood, winner of the Oakleigh Plate and the V.R.C. Newmarket Handicap at his last two starts…

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Junior Farmers' District Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 1

YEAR OF GREAT ACTIVITY Upper Hunter Junior Farmers engaged in field days, visits to district properties, and…

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Milk Board To Help Dairymen

Maitland Mercury · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 4

TAREE: The New South Wales Milk Board will help Manning River dairy farmers whose production has fallen…

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Pastures, Crops Need Rain

Maitland Mercury · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 3

The district agronomist (Mr. F. McKenzie) said to-day that the whole area was drying off on the surface fairly…

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Lower Hunter dairy council planned

Singleton Argus · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 6

A milk zone dairy farm district council is to be formed for the Lower Hunter area. It will replace the Lower Hunter Milk Production Advisory Committee…

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Wheat and table for youth centre appeal

Singleton Argus · Monday 29 March 1954 · page 2

Three bags of wheat donated by Mr. J. G. Heuston today will be sold by Messrs. Winchcombe Carson Ltd., at their weekly union sales to raise funds for Singleton Youth Centre…

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Flood Relief for Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Monday 29 March 1954 · page 2

The district dairy officer (Mr. E. G. McLaren) has been advised by the State Flood Relief Committee that…

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Rain needed for crops and pasture

Singleton Argus · Monday 29 March 1954 · page 1

The district agronomist (Mr. F. McKenzie) said that the whole area was drying off on the surface fairly…

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Wool Sales

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 4

SYDNEY: The market at the opening of the Sydney wool sales yesterday was 2½ per cent. dearer for…

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Newcastle Wool Sales

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 4

On Thursday last, Pitt, Son & Badgery, Ltd., Newcastle, offered at auction a catalogue of approximately 3000 bales. These…

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Turf Three Records Broken at Warwick Farm

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 31 March 1954 · page 8

Three records were broken and one equalled at Warwick Farm races last Saturday. Grand Vite won the First…

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