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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1954

1,443 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 56 of 73

Junior Farmer Field Days

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 22 September 1954 · page 2

Junior Farmer clubs of the Central Hunter district will hold their annual field-day at Oakhampton on Tuesday…

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Crops Damaged By Storms

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 22 September 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY: Hundreds of acres of fruit and vegetables have been flattened by violent storms which have…

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Jerry's Plains Junior Farmers choose teams

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 22 September 1954 · page 2

The Jerry's Plains Junior Farmer Club held a field day at the week-end to select a team to represent…

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Junior Farmers' Day Judges

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 22 September 1954 · page 1

Maitland Raymond Terrace, Paterson. Gresford, Branxton. Millfield and Cooranbong Junior Farmer Clubs…

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U.S. Wool Experts For Australia

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 23 September 1954 · page 9

NEW YORK: A party of six woolgrowers and wool experts from the U.S. Department of Agriculture left San Francisco…

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Hunter Valley Dairy Co. Factory Report

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 23 September 1954 · page 1

The factory report for the month of August read: Markets: Butter, local 417/8,…

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Farm Relies on Display

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 23 September 1954 · page 7

HEADING (Berkshire): Britons are allowed to visit a large house here filled with 3,000 examples of rural…

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Cattle judging for Junior Farmers at Royal Show

Singleton Argus · Friday 24 September 1954 · page 5

SYDNEY.—Junior farmers will be able to enter judging and cattle attendants' contests at the next…

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Wool Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 24 September 1954 · page 4

New Zealand Loan and M.A. Co., Ltd., report: On 14th inst., 106¾d was realised for AAA E of the…

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Wool Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 24 September 1954 · page 8

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd., report: The opening of sales on 16th inst. was marked by irregularity…

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Wool Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 24 September 1954 · page 9

The opening catalogues of the second Sydney series of auctions were submitted on Monday, 13th inst. The resumption of…

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Wool's Strong Position

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 24 September 1954 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report 21/9/'54: The third week's selling in the 1954/'55 wool auction season…

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Sheep property applications called for

Singleton Argus · Friday 24 September 1954 · page 5

Applications under the war service land settlement scheme for a 2018 acre sheep breeding and wool…

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Newcastle Wool Rates Firm

The Scone Advocate · Friday 24 September 1954 · page 11

Price paid for wool at Newcastle auctions on Tuesday were fully firm at the closing rates of the recent…

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Improved Tone in Wool Market

Singleton Argus · Friday 24 September 1954 · page 5

The wool market closed on an improved tone at Newcastle yesterday. Values for the better styled…

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"Pig Farmers Will Be Ruined" Federal Government Rejects Subsidy

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 24 September 1954 · page 9

Ruin of many pig farmers would follow the Federal Government's refusal of a subsidy on wheat for production of pig meats. The president of the N.S. Wales branch of the Australian Pig Society, Mr. K. H. Harris, said this on…

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High School and Junior Farmer Rodeo

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 24 September 1954 · page 1

Arrangements are well in hand for the biggest sporting event of the year, to be held at the Muswellbrook…

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Dairy officer will judge calves

Singleton Argus · Friday 24 September 1954 · page 8

The Dairy Officer of the Department of Agriculture (Mr. V. R. Salt) will visit the Central Hunter district this…

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Farmer wants assistance to beat tulip

Singleton Argus · Friday 24 September 1954 · page 8

Westerly winds which blow cape tulip on to his property resulted in a Glennie's Creek landowner…

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Drop In Dairy Cattle At Singleton Show

Maitland Mercury · Monday 27 September 1954 · page 3

Singleton show entries were down by 300 compared with lost year, secretary (Mr. K. Hallet) said today. High costs of exhibition and…

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