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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1954

1,443 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 66 of 73

Irrigation Meter Boon to Farmers

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 13 November 1954 · page 4

The modem irrigation meter was the most effective tool yet designed to control irrigation, thus saving water,…

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Cattle Ease In Price At Maitland

Maitland Mercury · Monday 15 November 1954 · page 3

There were about 800 fat cattle yarded at Campbell’s Hill saleyards to-day, and the quality was fair. Bullocks and…

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New Move by Farmers Over Soot

Maitland Mercury · Monday 15 November 1954 · page 2

The campaign against the soot nuisance at Bolwarra will be continued a the annual convention of the…

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New Farming Appliances To Be Shown

Maitland Mercury · Monday 15 November 1954 · page 4

Among the new agricultural equipment to be shown at the Smithfield show, Earl’s Court, London,…

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No applications for Junior Farmers' trip to England

Singleton Argus · Monday 15 November 1954 · page 2

District Junior Farmer supervisor (Mr. A. L. Nieod) said that he had not yet received any applications…

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"Should Boost Local Sales" Dairy Industry[?] Future Her[?]

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 16 November 1954 · page 5

The Liberal Party [?] Committee [?]ged [?] dairy industry to [?] greater enterprise [?]…

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May Lead Junior Farmers' Team to England Appointment for Muswellbrook Resident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 16 November 1954 · page 1

II a team of Junior Farmers is selected fo visit England next year their manager will probably be Mr. F. McTackett, of Muswellbrook…

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Farmers' Tax Aids Sought

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 16 November 1954 · page 5

A strong and unanimous recommendation to the Federal Government to extend for another five…

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Aberdeen and District News Large Attendance at Junior Farmer Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 16 November 1954 · page 4

Last night about 30 boys and girls attended the first meeting of the Junior Farmers' Club…

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Protest Should Follow Move to Introduce All Bottled Milk in Area, Says Dairyman

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 16 November 1954 · page 3

A Maitland dairyman-milk vendor said to-day a public protest should follow any move to ban the sale of row milk. He was commenting on a statement by the chairman of the N.S.W. Milk Board Mr. J. Ferguson, that only bottle milk would be in the board’s…

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Apexians To Inspect Dairy Company Plant

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 16 November 1954 · page 2

Maitland Apex Club members will inspect the Hunter Valley Dairy Company’s plant at Hexham to-night. It is expected that about 30 members of the club…

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Strikers Were “Blind Sheep”

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 November 1954 · page 1

LONDON: A Labour peer, who formerly was a Yorkshire textile worker, last night urged the women of…

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Outbreak In N.Z. Sheep

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 November 1954 · page 6

WELLINGTON, N.Z.: About 2,000 sheep are to be slaughtered and 150,000 quarantined as the result of an outbreak of…

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Train De-railment Near Butter Factory

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 17 November 1954 · page 1

Three trucks of a north-bound goods train were derailed near Dungog Butter Factory on Monday morning…

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Australian Wool Earnings Were Down

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 November 1954 · page 3

CANBERRA: Australia’s export wool earnings in the September quarter were lower than in the 1953…

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Graziers Say More Wallabies Than Cattle in Lostock District

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 17 November 1954 · page 5

A Lostock grazier said last week that Maitland Pastures Protection Board should demand that the Chief Secretary's Department declare a two years' open season on wallabies…

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Wallarobba Junior Farmer Nominates for Britain

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 17 November 1954 · page 4

Wallarobba junior farmer, Tom Boyton, has nominated for a visit to Great Britain in April, 1955…

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Lucerne Farmers Making Comeback on State Market

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 November 1954 · page 1

Maitland’s lucerne crop this year was the biggest since the 1949 flood, produce agent, Mr. G. Pryke, said to-day. Its quality was also equal to the post flood period…

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Excellent clearance of dairy stock

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 November 1954 · page 1

Messrs. Edward Higgens, Parkinson & Co. Muswellbrook and Denman and G. Wells & Co., Muswellbrook,…

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First Junior Farmer land settlement

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 November 1954 · page 1

Two Junior Farmers, who married recently, are the first to be settled on the land under a…

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