Lower Hunter Farmers Make First Moves For Flood Mitigation
Maitland Mercury · Friday 27 August 1954 · page 2
Lower Hunter farmers yesterday made the first of a series of bold moves in an effort to force the implementation of essential flood mitigation works on the lower river area…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →British market dairy Australian dairy produce in danger
Singleton Argus · Friday 27 August 1954 · page 3
The United Kingdom's return to private trade and free choice for consumers would have far-reaching…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Paterson Junior Farmer Success
Singleton Argus · Friday 27 August 1954 · page 9
Sidney Reynolds. 17. of Paterson. a New South Wales representative at the Brisbane Royal National…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →£34,198 Profit for Dairy Co
Singleton Argus · Friday 27 August 1954 · page 4
The Hunter Valley Cooperative Dairy Co. Ltd. made a profit of £34,198 last year, it was reported to the annual meeting on Wednesday, The Board of Directors…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hunter Valley Co-op. Dairy Co. Annual Report
Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 28 August 1954 · page 3
Extracts from the annual report of the above company, read at the meeting of shareholders held on 25th August, are as follows:— The seasonal conditions…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farm Workers and National Service Training Member Urges Review
Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 28 August 1954 · page 2
Speaking in the House of Representatives on the Address in Reply, Mr. Allen Fairhall, M.P. (Lib. Paterson) urged the Government to give some early consideration to the cases in which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Market For Cattle Firm
Maitland Mercury · Monday 30 August 1954 · page 3
About 500 head of cattle were yarded, at Campbell’s Hill saleyards to-day. The quality was only fair, prime…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cattle £1 to £3 Cheaper
Singleton Argus · Monday 30 August 1954 · page 3
Competition was irregular in a yarding of 2391 cattle at Homebush on Thursday, being most pranounced on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Light sheep yarding Increases Values
Singleton Argus · Monday 30 August 1954 · page 2
A light yarding of only 14,709 sheep and lambs at Homebush on Thursday made competition keen throughout…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Seeks compensation for loss of cattle
Singleton Argus · Monday 30 August 1954 · page 4
A grazier is claiming compensation from Muswellbrook Council for the loss of about 50 cattle that died after eating Cape Tulip at Muswellbrook recently…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Board chairman tired of excuses from some dairy farmers
Singleton Argus · Monday 30 August 1954 · page 1
The Milk Beard chairman, Mr. Ferguson, told a recent meeting on the Hunter that he was tired of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hybrid Maize In Crop Rotation
Maitland Mercury · Monday 30 August 1954 · page 3
Hybrid maize is playing a major part in inducing an increasing number of farmers to obtain increased…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hunter Valley Dairy Co. elections
Singleton Argus · Monday 30 August 1954 · page 1
Eight were re-elected unopposed to the Hunter Valley Co-operative Dairy Co. board, and a ballot was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Junior Farmer Conference Begins To-morrow
Singleton Argus · Monday 30 August 1954 · page 1
More than 100 delegates will attend the annual conference of the State J.F. movement, to be held in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dairying conditions improve
Singleton Argus · Monday 30 August 1954 · page 3
There has been a decided improvement in general dairying conditions towards the end of the month over the greater part of the district as the result of the beneficial rains which fell in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sydney Wool Sales Open at Sydney Wool Sales Yesterday 17,244 Bales Were Catalogued, of Which 16,840 Were Sold at Auction
The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 31 August 1954 · page 8
The total clearance, including private sales of passed-in and fellmongered wools, was 18,018 bales…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Hunter Valley Dairy Co. Elections
The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 31 August 1954 · page 1
Eight directors were re-elected unopposed to the Hunter Valley Co-operative Dairy Co. Board, and a ballot was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hunter Valley Farms Beat Drought By The Harvesting Of Water
The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 31 August 1954 · page 1
Water harvesting is being increasingly used by Hunter Valley dairy farmers, said the Maltland District Dairy Officer (Mr. E. G. McLaren). This will help to overcome droughts and step up production, he stated…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Trust Fund to Protect Dairymen
The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 31 August 1954 · page 2
A trust fund has been established to protect the interests of Australian dairy farmers in the fight against margarine…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Star Junior Farmer Contest
The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 31 August 1954 · page 4
John Beisler, president of the Jerry's Plains Junior Farmers' Club, gained second place in the District Council competition to…
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