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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1954

1,443 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 35 of 73

Denman Favours Dairy Committees

Maitland Mercury · Friday 25 June 1954 · page 2

An official of the Denman branch of the Milk Zone Dairymen’s Council resigned his position and walked out of a…

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Quirindi Butter Factory to Close

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 26 June 1954 · page 4

Following a visit to Quirindi from the Dairy Inspector, advice has been received that, due mainly to the small…

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Dust Coats for Cattle Attendants

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 26 June 1954 · page 1

Illawarra and Southern Branch of the A.I.S. Society has requested the Kiama Agricultural Society to seriously…

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Confidence In Dairy Farm District Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 26 June 1954 · page 1

A reported move that the Paterson-Vacy Branch of the M.Z.D.C. would request the Management Committee in Sydney to reprimand all Branches for electing delegates to the…

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Market Firm for Cattle

Maitland Mercury · Monday 28 June 1954 · page 6

A lighter yarding of 700 fat cattle at Maitland Saleyards to-day, the bulk being vealers and steers…

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Light Sipples ahead cattle 20/- dearer

Singleton Argus · Monday 28 June 1954 · page 2

Owing to light supplies of cattle showing for next Monday's sale, competition for the yarding of 3369…

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Police Work On Dairy Farms

Maitland Mercury · Monday 28 June 1954 · page 1

FERRARA: Italian police yesterday milked cows and carted hay in Ferrara province as one of the most bitter…

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Farmers Still Worried By Power-house Soot

Maitland Mercury · Monday 28 June 1954 · page 2

A group of Sydney scientists is examining samples of soot-laden lcerne from the Oakhampton area to find if it is contaminated. The lucerne was taken from…

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Dairy Science Schools

Maitland Mercury · Monday 28 June 1954 · page 3

Dairy science schools will be held at five centres this year, the dairying division of the Department of…

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Red-legged Earth Mites In Fodder Crops

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 29 June 1954 · page 2

During the past two or three weeks red legged earth mites have been active in some Hunter River ost and lucerne…

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Farmer’s Claim Against Builder

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 29 June 1954 · page 3

The owner of two silos and farm sheds sued the builder in Maitland District Court this morning for work end labour…

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Windbreaks Important In Farm Economy

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 29 June 1954 · page 2

Windbreaks and shelter belts play an important part in the economy of farm management…

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Fantastic Demand for Wool Predicted

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 30 June 1954 · page 1

In an address last week to U.S. woolgrowers, Miss Ruth Jackendoff, Statistic Director of Wool Bureau, said that…

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Farm Workers Strike in Italy

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 30 June 1954 · page 8

Italian police milked cows and carted hay in Farrara province as one of the most bitter agricultural strikes since…

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Windbreaks Important in Farm Economy

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 30 June 1954 · page 2

Windbreaks and shelter belts play an important part in the economy of farm management. Practically every district in…

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Settlement of Claim on Farm Work

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 30 June 1954 · page 2

Settlement was reached yesterday afternoon between two parties in across [?] in Maitland District Court…

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Scholarships For Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 30 June 1954 · page 4

CANBERRA: The Nuffield foundation is offering travelling scholarships to enable Australian farmers to spend…

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Farmers warned on earth mites

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 30 June 1954 · page 2

During the past two or three weeks red legged earth mities have been active in some Hunter River oat and…

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Wool From 25,000 Sheep Needed Weekly

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 1 July 1954 · page 8

The wool from 25,000 sheep is needed each week to maintain production by one of Scotland’s leading carpet…

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Returns From Wool Sales

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 1 July 1954 · page 6

MELBOURNE: Wool sold during the season just ended will amount to £390,000,000 the third highest realisation on…

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