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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1954

1,443 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 53 of 73

Vegetables Stolen From Farms

Maitland Mercury · Monday 6 September 1954 · page 3

A defendant charged on two stealing counts and another of causing wilful damage, was: fined by Mr. F. R. Wood S.M…

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Brisbane Wool Values Firm

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 7 September 1954 · page 2

Brisbane wool sales opened yesterday. The offering on the whole was very attractive. There was a good range of topmaking…

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Changes In Butter Classes At Royal Show

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 7 September 1954 · page 2

Changes to butter contests for next year’s Sydney Show have been made to the Royal Agricultural Society…

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Yesterday's Stock Markets Cattle Dearer at Maitland

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 7 September 1954 · page 6

Values advanced £1 a head for a heavier yarding of 950 fat cattle at Maitland saleyards yesterday…

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Junior Farmers Miss Gowing to Address Members

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 7 September 1954 · page 1

Miss Felicity Gowing, from the Kempsey Junior Farmers' Club, who visited the U.S.A. last year under the International Farm…

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Dungog Co-op Butter Factory 48th Annual Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 8 September 1954 · page 2

There was a record attendance of nearly 50 suppliers and shareholders at the 49th annual meeting held on Sydney when the report and balance sheet disclosed a satisfactory year, with…

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Distribution Of Water From Glenbawn To Farms Along Hunter

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 8 September 1954 · page 2

Mr. J.S. H[?]igh said yesterday farmers in the Scone area did not want an irrigation area established in conjunction with the Glenb[?]wn dam. They believed they had all the water they…

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Farmers Notoriously Bad Correspondents

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 8 September 1954 · page 3

Farmers were notoriously bad correspondents and needed a personal approach to press them into action, Mr. L. G. Kaleski said yesterday. [?]oll Conservation…

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Claims dairymen's children not obliged to join Union

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 September 1954 · page 1

A member of a family in the employment of a parent is not an "employee" within the meaning of the Industrial Arbitration Act, and is not obliged to join a union. The General Secretary of…

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Good Prospects For Early Potato Crops

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 9 September 1954 · page 2

Early potato plants up in most of the Maitland district were healthy and showed promise of a good crop, prominent Maitland grower (Mr. M. Tobin) said to-day…

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Star Junior Farmer

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 9 September 1954 · page 2

Tom Boyton, of Wallarobba Junior Farmers’ Club, has been chosen as representative for the Upper Hunter district…

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More Sheep Sold at Homebush

Maitland Mercury · Friday 10 September 1954 · page 5

Supplies of sheep and Iambs at Homebush last year, [?] 2,543,834 head were the highest penned since 1919…

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New Wool Season Opens

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 September 1954 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report 7/9/'54: While values at the opening Sydney sales last week were a…

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The Week in Wool Wool 15 Per Cent. Cheaper than at the Close of Last Season

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 September 1954 · page 6

Wool is 15 per cent, cheaper than at the close of last season. After two seasons of relative stability, the graph line of wool prices has recorded a sharp vibration, which, however, may portend nothing more…

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Herd Tests Urged "Money-earner for Dairy Farmer"

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 September 1954 · page 2
Also in The Scone Advocate

Mr. K. W. Humphries, deputy-chairman of the Hunter Valley Co-operative Dairy Co., has given emphasis to problems which…

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"Star" Junior Farmer Competition

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 September 1954 · page 2

Tom Boyton, of Wollarobba Junior Farmer Club, has been chosen as representative for the Upper Hunter district in this…

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Distribution for Water From Glenbawn to Farms Along the Hunter

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 September 1954 · page 4

Mr, J. S. Haig said on Tuesday farmers in the Scone area did not want an irrigation area established in conjunction with the Glenbawn Dam. They believed they had all the water they…

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‘Criminal Attitude’ Of Farm Chiefs

Maitland Mercury · Friday 10 September 1954 · page 2

MOSCOW: Two Soviet farm chiefs were sent to prison for three years for neglecting, to provide enough fodder for…

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Warning To Dairying Industry

Maitland Mercury · Friday 10 September 1954 · page 2

Jerry’s Plains farmer (Mr. Col [?]) last night urged the New South Wales Milk Board to guard against be…

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