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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1954

1,443 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 52 of 73

General Improvement in Dairying Conditions Dairying Officer's Monthly Seasonal Report

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 31 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…

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Dungog Co-op. Butter Factory Ballot for Directors

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

A ballot was taken to fill the three vacancies on the Board of Directors of Dungog Butter Factory. The ballot…

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Wool market opened 5 to 7½ per cent cheaper

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 1 September 1954 · page 1

Wool prices were 5 to ½7 per cent, lower compared with Sydney closing rates of June when Dalgety's opened…

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Dairying Conditions Monthly Seasonal Report

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

Mr. B. G. McLaren, District Dairy Officer's seasonal report for August is as follows: "There has been a…

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Vegetable Crops Need Rain

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 September 1954 · page 2

Maitland farmers may have to begin watering crops if the present dry weather conditions, a…

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Annual Meeting Decides On: Change in name of dairy company

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 1 September 1954 · page 1

A majority decision by the shareholders of the Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Co. Ltd., at the company's annual meeting in the C.W.A. Rooms yesterday, means that in future the business will be known as the "Singleton Co-operative Dairy Company Ltd."…

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Annual meeting of Dairy Company (Contli. From Page 1)

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 1 September 1954 · page 2

He said the shareholders had reason to congratulate themselves on a splendid staff and body of workmen…

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Hunter Valley Dairy CO.'s Annual Meeting

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 2 September 1954 · page 5

The Chairman, (Mr. K. W. D. Humphries) at the annual meeting of the Hunter Valley Dairy…

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Wool Prices Drop

Maitland Mercury · Friday 3 September 1954 · page 1

CAPETOWN: Wool prices at the first South African sale of the new season, held at Capetown yesterday…

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Rain in Wheat Areas

Maitland Mercury · Friday 3 September 1954 · page 6

An average of nearly an inch of rain fell yesterday in southern and western parts of the State, and will be of great…

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The Week in Wool

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 September 1954 · page 7

BUYERS' BENCHES FILLED TO CAPACITY AND SALEROOM GALLERIES AND PASSAGES OVERFLOWING WITH WOOLGROWERS AND TRADE REPRESENTATIVES UNDERLINED THE…

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1954/55 Wool Sales

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 3 September 1954 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report 31/8/'54: Now that the new selling season has opened, many of the…

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For the Man on the Land the Week in Wool Benches and Galleries Filled to Capacity

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 3 September 1954 · page 4

Buyers' benches filled to capacity and saleroom galleries antl passages overowing with woolgrowers and trade representatives, underlined the world-wide interest in the wool market as the curtain rose on the 1954/1955 season in…

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Junior Farmers' Pride, Enthusiasm For Their Movement

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 3 September 1954 · page 10

State President of Junior Farmers' Clubs, Mr. L. J. Johnstone, told the annual conference of the movement of three outstanding impressions since he assumed office this year…

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Dairy Company Hunter Valley Election

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 September 1954 · page 10

Eight were re-elected unopposed to the Hunter Valley Co-operative Dairy Co. board and a ballot was needed in…

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Branxton dairymen to discuss individual quotas

Singleton Argus · Friday 3 September 1954 · page 8

The Branxton branch of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council will discuss individual quotas next…

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Dairy Herd's Close Call

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 4 September 1954 · page 2

A Moto farmer's presence of mind saved his whole dairy herd from being electrocuted on Thursday, says "Taree…

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Cattle £1 Head Dearer

Maitland Mercury · Monday 6 September 1954 · page 3

There was a slightly heavier yarding of about 950 fat cattle at Campbell's Hill saleyards to-day…

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Little Change In World Wool Stocks

Maitland Mercury · Monday 6 September 1954 · page 3

WASHINGTON: World stocks of apparel wool on July 1954, pas estimated at 1,125,000,00015. clean basis—a…

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Milk Zone Farmers May Be Forced Into Greater Production

Maitland Mercury · Monday 6 September 1954 · page 2

Former in Maitland, Branxton and Singleton this week discuss a move to force lazy farmers greater winter production. This action is expected to be one of the most…

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