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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1954

1,443 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 19 of 73

Active Junior Farmer Movement in Dungog District Council Re-elects Mr. J. B. Carlton President

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 3 April 1954 · page 2

The Junior Farmer movement in this district had been most active throughout the past year and it was pleasing to see that delegates from other clubs had lost none of their enthusiasm…

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Export Butter To Russia

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 April 1954 · page 1

CANBERRA: Australia will continue to export butte and meat to Russia if she is willing to buy, a Customs…

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Market Firm For Cattle

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 April 1954 · page 3

About 1000 head of fat cattle were yarded at Campbell’s Hill to-day. The quality showed a little improvement…

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Horticultural Society Farmed

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 April 1954 · page 3

A horticultural society was formed at the general meeting of the Maitland sub-branch of the Australian Legion of…

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State's Star Junior Farmer

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 6 April 1954 · page 1

CLIFFORD BLAKE (16), of Muswellbrook, winner of the N.S.W. State final in the A.B.C's. Junior Farmer Leadership Competition. The Australasian Final of this competition will be heard on Wednesday, 14th April, at 8 p.m., from country regionals…

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Spectacular outlook for wool

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 April 1954 · page 1

Mr. M. F. Bretnall, Dalgety's Sydney wool manager, said that it was now clear that every bale of…

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£14,700,000 for Wool Growers

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 April 1954 · page 1

CANBERRA: The fourth interim distribution of joint organisation wool profits totalling about £14,700,000…

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Junior Farmers Film Night at Central School

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 7 April 1954 · page 4

Members of the Junior Farmer clubs of Dungog and district will be entertained at a film night in Dungog Central…

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Milk Zone Dairymen Dungog's Annual Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 7 April 1954 · page 3

The annual meeting of Dungog Branch of the M.Z.D.C, was held in the Parish Hall on Wednesday night. There was a record attendance and visiting delegates came from Gresford,…

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Inclusion in Milk Zone Reason for Larger Dairy Stock Showing Bulahdelah Show Plans for the Future

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 7 April 1954 · page 2

Increased entries in the Dairy Cattle Section this year were due to the fact that the district had entered the Milk Zone, the president (Mr. T. J. Gooch) said at Bulahdelah Show last…

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Seasonal Decline In Milk Production Rain Needed for Crops and Improved Pastures

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 April 1954 · page 2

Milk production has shown a seasonal autumn decline throughout the whole of the district and is now approximately 30 per cent below the peak period which was reached in the spring…

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Council reviews work of Junior Farmers

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 April 1954 · page 1

Upper Hunter Junior Farmers engaged in field days, visits to district properties, and project work during last year, it was reported at the annual meeting of the Upper Hunter District…

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Three Days’ Sale Of Store Cattle

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 8 April 1954 · page 6

For the second time within a month South Grafton has been the venue of one of the State’s biggest store cattle…

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Milk Zone Dairymen's Annual Meeting

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 8 April 1954 · page 1

The annual meeting of the Raymond Terrace Branch of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Association…

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Bank Helps Junior Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 8 April 1954 · page 2

The Bank of New South Wales is again, assisting with the comprehensive programme organised for junior farmers…

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Carioca In Trial At Warwick Farm

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 8 April 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY: Carioca, favourite for the Doncaster Handicap, was ridden by W. Cook In a worked at Warwick Farm this…

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Wool Report

Singleton Argus · Friday 9 April 1954 · page 6
Also in The Scone Advocate

The opening catalogues of the 14th Sydney series of the current season were submitted on Monday, 29th instant,…

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The Week in Wool

The Scone Advocate · Friday 9 April 1954 · page 4

The crescendo of Russian buying reached its forte at the final sale of last week s Sydney series, when with single…

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J.O. Wool Profits Distribution

The Scone Advocate · Friday 9 April 1954 · page 4

The fourth interim distribution of Joint Organisation wool profits totalling £14,-700,000 will be made this…

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