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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1954

1,443 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 42 of 73

Values Unaltered at Cattle Sales

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 27 July 1954 · page 6

Values were unaltered for a yarding of about 800 head of fat cattle at Maitland saleyards yesterday. Quality…

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Expert Believes :New Zealand Is 20 Years Ahead In Pastoral Practices (By Our Special Representative)

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 27 July 1954 · page 4

The remarkable productivity of New Zealand’s primary industries is one of the outstanding impressions pressions of a visit to the Dominion. The explanation is partly climatic, but mere the result of widespread…

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Star Junior Farmer Contest

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 27 July 1954 · page 1

The elimination round to decide the district's representative to contest the Star Junior Farmer competition…

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Subsidy Sought for Children "Some Farmers Want to Be Spoonfed"

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 27 July 1954 · page 1

A Taimvorth delegate to the 25th annual conference of the Wheatgrowers' Union of New South Wales on Friday…

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Board Chairman's Hopes for Future of Dairying Industry

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 27 July 1954 · page 3

The New South Wales milk industry faced an era of further prosperity and development, Mr. J. A. Ferguson, Chairman of the Milk Board, said this week…

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Farmers Worried Over High Charges Deputation to Upper Hunter County Council

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 27 July 1954 · page 1

A special meeting of the Aberdeen branch of the Primary Producers' Union was held at…

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Kempsey Girl Farmer for Final

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 27 July 1954 · page 3

Miss Felicity Go-wing will represent the Hauler River Valley section in the N.S.W. final of the Junior Farmers’…

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Citrus Growers Say Crop Will Be Light

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 27 July 1954 · page 3

Hunter Valley citrus fruit growers said to-day they expected to market this year only one-third of their normal crops. Rain at the wrong time of the year [?] caused…

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Dungog Co-op. Butter Factory Nominations

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 28 July 1954 · page 4

Three vacancies have to be filled on the Board of Directors of Dungog Co-op. Butter Factory Ltd. Messrs. J. H…

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New Zealand Wool Sales

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 28 July 1954 · page 5

WELLINGTON: New Zealand’s wool cheque for last season was £66,648,000 — the second highest in the…

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Japan .Favours Butter From New Zealand (By Yuko Nakamikado, A.A.P.-Reuter)

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 28 July 1954 · page 5

TOKYO: New Zealand butter is favoured in Japan were consumption of dairy products is rising steadily Danish butter is cheaper and better wrapped Australian butter, sold well until recently when…

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Dairy Extension Grant Field Day at Allynbrook

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 28 July 1954 · page 1

The Department of Agriculture is conducting a field day on the dairy farm occupied by Mr. A. L. Kidd,…

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Farmers Witness Interesting Ferguson Display at Stroud

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 28 July 1954 · page 1

In perfect weather, 300 farmers from Bulahdelah, Stroud, Booral, Dungog and Ward's River witnessed an interesting Ferguson Tractor and Implement Display on Mr. D. J. Farley's…

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Farmer Found Shot

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 28 July 1954 · page 5

SYDNEY:.; The body of Culling Eaxdley Miffed, 59, Grantham-street, Seven Hills a poultry farmer , was…

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Pests may drive farmers off land

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 28 July 1954 · page 1

It appeared that in the years to come, unless there was greater research into the eradication of pests, farmers would be driven off their farms, the district secretary of the…

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Dairy Extension Field Day to Be Held Next Month

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 28 July 1954 · page 3

The Department of Agriculture will hold a field day on the dairy farm occupied by Mr. A. L. Kidd,…

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Hunter Junior farmers £or Brisbane show

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 28 July 1954 · page 2

Eleven junior farmers from the Hunter Valley, whose ages range from 11 to 21 years, will leave next…

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Butter Shortage On North Coast

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 29 July 1954 · page 7

TAREE: Ninety per cent mid and lower North [?] factories have insufficient[?] for local requirements,…

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Prime Cattle Firm At Homebush

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 29 July 1954 · page 3

Winchcombe Carson’s report 19,346 sheep penned, including more short sheep Prime [?]were scarce…

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Junior Farmers' Club

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 29 July 1954 · page 5

At the monthly meeting of the Advisory Committee of the Raymond Terrace Junior Farmers'…

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