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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1954

1,443 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 25 of 73

Winter Prospects Not Bright for Farmers

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 12 May 1954 · page 2

Prospects for a good winter are not very bright for many farmers as milk production continues to fall off, the District Dairy Officer (Mr. E. G. McLaren) said on Monday…

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Farmer's Opinion on Shire Rates

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 12 May 1954 · page 4

In a letter to last meeting of Wallarobba Shire Council, Mr. P. W. Cowley, of Carrabola, expressed an emphatic…

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Returns From Wool Higher

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 13 May 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY Australian wool sales ro[?] by £7,095,756 to £335,232. [?] during the 10 months to April 30. compared…

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New District Council For Hunter Dairymen

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 13 May 1954 · page 2

The Lower Hunter Dairy Farm District Council, formed yesterday, will expand the work started by the Milk Board Production Drive Committee, which has been disbanded…

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Merriwa Show Best Exhibition for Years Magnificent Exhibits of Cattle and Sheep

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 7

The Merriwa P.A.H. and I. Association's Annual Show, held on Friday and Saturday last, may be regarded as the best for very many years-a record one in many respects…

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“Huntsmen” Killing Cattle

Maitland Mercury · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 3

A Lamb’s Valley landholder Miss Dinah Boland, has lost six bollocks through shooting by trepassers, the Maitland…

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Wool Report

The Scone Advocate · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 3

The fifteenth series of Sydney wool sales commenced last Monday and concluded [?]m on May 3 and concluded on…

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Wool Report

The Scone Advocate · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 10

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

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Moonan Flat Wool 124½d

The Scone Advocate · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 1

Top sales at Newcastle wool offerings this week included: FJA and Sons/Moonan…

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Wool Sales Outlook "Could Hardly Be Better"

The Scone Advocate · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 5

The outlook for the next wool season could hardly be better from a market point of view, states…

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Farmhouse Comes to Australia

The Scone Advocate · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 4

Lieut.-Col. Basil Carey, who left Raymonds and Wick Farms, Canewdon, near Rochford, Essex, to…

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Farmers Warned on Rabbits

The Scone Advocate · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 8

Some landholders still thought myxomatosis would kill all their rabbits and eradicate their harborage as well,…

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Warwick Farm Betting

Maitland Mercury · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 3

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

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Hunter River Dairymen Form New Body

Singleton Argus · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 3

The Lower Hunter Dairy Farm District Council was established at a meeting of dairy farmers' representatives at Hexham yesterday. A similar council will be formed in…

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New Dairy Body Formed In Dungog Will Encourage Efficient Farming Methods

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 15 May 1954 · page 1

At a meeting in the Dungog Co-operative Butter Factory offices last Thursday morning, the Dungog Milk Zone Dairy Farm District Council was formed…

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Visit to McGARRY Smith Farm

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 15 May 1954 · page 5

The Dungog Dairy Farm District Council will shortly visit the McGarrie Smith Animal Husbandry Farm to…

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Fat Cattle Values Unchanged

Maitland Mercury · Monday 17 May 1954 · page 3

Approximately 1000 head of fat cattle yarded at Maitland to-day. The quality again was only fair with a great…

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Retired sheep judge replaced

Singleton Argus · Monday 17 May 1954 · page 4

A new judge has been appointed to judge strong wool Merino classes in the open section at the Sydney Sheep…

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Farmers claim butter would be 10/-lb. without child labour

Singleton Argus · Monday 17 May 1954 · page 1

LISMORE.—At the same time as the New Zealand Government was protesting in Washington against United States plans to dump enormous quantities of butter on the world markets, a Commonwealth investigating committee heard farmers in Lismore claim butter…

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Farmer for Trial

Maitland Mercury · Monday 17 May 1954 · page 2

Mr. F. R. Wood, S.M., in Maitland court, committed a 58-years-old farmer, Clarence William Matthews, of…

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