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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1954

1,443 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 46 of 73

Star Junior Farmer

Maitland Mercury · Monday 9 August 1954 · page 2

GLOUCESTER: Greg Perrin, of Stratford, has been selected as the districts’s star junior farmer, and he will…

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Crops Damaged By Red Mite

Maitland Mercury · Monday 9 August 1954 · page 2

QUIRINDI: Many, crops in the district are being damaged by the red legged earth mite or red spider, as it is called…

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Local & General News Dairy Co. Elections

Singleton Argus · Monday 9 August 1954 · page 2

Three retiring directors of the Singleton Central Cooperative Dairy Co. will be returned to office unopposed…

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Economic Bureau Under Fire From Dairy Bodies

Singleton Argus · Monday 9 August 1954 · page 3

Three dairy organisations strongly disagreed with some of the judgments and assumptions made by…

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Northern Cattle Successes

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 10 August 1954 · page 8

Until cow classes were judged, New South Wales exhibitors at the Brisbane Exhibition had scooped the pool…

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Wool Report

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 10 August 1954 · page 7

The Country Producers' Selling Company Ltd. report: At the. Leicester centre on July 28 an offering of…

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Sheep and Vitamin A

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 10 August 1954 · page 6

Publicity recently given to vitamin A deficiency in sheep in time of drought may be misleading and cause graziers…

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Wheat Growers’ Union

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 10 August 1954 · page 2

At the annual meeting of the Quirindi branch of the Wheat Growers’ union, office hearers elected were: Mr. Len Benham…

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Heavy Sale of Wheat

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 10 August 1954 · page 1

LONDON: Transactions under the International Wheat Agreement for the first nine days of the new crop year,…

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The Week in Wool

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 10 August 1954 · page 4

FINE WEATHER PREVAILING THROUGHOUT THE EARLY SHEARING DISTRICTS HAS ACCELERATED THE FLOW OF NEW SEASON'S WOOL INTO ALL AUSTRALIAN SELLING CENTRES, AND…

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Mortality in Cattle Cape Tulip Kills 50 Head

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 10 August 1954 · page 1

A mob of some 100 head of cattle, the property of Mr. J. S. Ashbury, who has an ex-Servicemen's block at Goonoo Goonoo, in the Tamworth district, lost at least 50 head from Cape Tulip poisoning…

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Wool Sold, Not Bought, by Dalgety's

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 10 August 1954 · page 4

In reports of a taxation case before the Central Court in Sydney on Thursday and Friday last, it was stated in error that…

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Tour to Help Dairy Farmers

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 10 August 1954 · page 1

Mr. T. R. Brown, field officer of the Hunter Valley Co-opera tive Dairy Company, is doing an outstanding work in helping to…

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Junior Farmers' Field Day Next Month at Singleton

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 10 August 1954 · page 1

Junior Farmers' Clubs from all parts of the Upper Hunter will take part in a competitive Junior Farmers' field day at…

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Bright Prospects for Good Spring Season Dairying Officer's Report

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 10 August 1954 · page 2

Good soaking rains which fell during the middle of the month have brightened the prospects for a favorable season in the early spring. Some parts of the coastal area received up to four inches, whilst most parts benefited to…

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£135 An Acre For Farm

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 10 August 1954 · page 2

SINGLETON: A river farm at Lower Belforrd, comprising 83 acres 1 rood 34 perches, has been sold by Mr. A. M…

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Plans to Conserve Water on Farms

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 10 August 1954 · page 2

Farmers in the Hunter Valley planned to “harvest” water as well as crops, Mr. E. G. McLaren, district dairy officer, said to-day. This would help overcome drought while also…

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Wool Sold, Not Bought by Dalgetys

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 11 August 1954 · page 1

In reports of a taxation case before the Central Summons Court in Sydney on Thursday and Friday last, it…

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Stroud Farmer Found Dead

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 11 August 1954 · page 1

Mr. George Thomas Lowrey, a farmer of Stroud, was found shot dead in a shed on his property about 5 p.m. on…

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Wallarobba Junior Farmers' Club Notes

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 11 August 1954 · page 6

During the past month many activities have occurred. Colin Garland reports having an enjoyable time at the…

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