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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1954

1,443 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 68 of 73

Difficult Time For Dairying Industry

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 23 November 1954 · page 3

A difficult period of readjustment for the Australian dairy industry was forecast this week by the Bureau of…

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Girl Wins Cattle Judging

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 November 1954 · page 2

Kay Duggan. 11. of Baerami Creek, a member of the Muswellbrook Junior Farmers' Club scored 79 points in…

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Pitt Son & Badgery wool sale

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 November 1954 · page 2

On Thursday. Pitt Son & Badgery Limited. Newcastle offered at auction a catalogue of approximately 5000…

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Junior Farmers' Advisory Committee

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 25 November 1954 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the Advisory Committee of the Junior Fanners Club was held in the…

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Handbook for Oyster Farmers

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 25 November 1954 · page 5

A variable guide to oyster farmers has just been issued by the C.S.I.R.O. Division of…

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"Dairyman Not Getting a Penny More Than Entitled To"

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 25 November 1954 · page 4

This statement was made by Mr. J. A. Ferguson, Chairman of the Milk Board at the…

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Girl Wins Cattle Judging

The Scone Advocate · Friday 26 November 1954 · page 11

Kay Duggan (11), of Baerami Creek, a member of the Muswellbrook Junior Farmers' Club…

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Wool Auctions Resumed

The Scone Advocate · Friday 26 November 1954 · page 12
Also in The Muswellbrook Chronicle

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report (2311'54): The resumption of wool auctions last week, following the…

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Sidelines Farm Breakfast

The Scone Advocate · Friday 26 November 1954 · page 5

No doubt there was an egg for breakfast after the Farm Breakfast session on the radio yesterday morning…

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Rapid Development of Inland Dairying Area

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 27 November 1954 · page 1

Rapid development of dairying under irrigation in the Berriquin-Barham-Wakool area is making this region one of the most important inland butter producing areas in the State, the…

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Handbook for Oyster Farmers

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 27 November 1954 · page 6

A valuable guide to oyster-farmers has just been issued by the C.S.I.R.O. Division of Fisheries as its Circular No. 3. The handbook deals with…

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Cattle Market Cheaper

Maitland Mercury · Monday 29 November 1954 · page 3

There was a big yarding of about 1100 fat cattle at Campbell‘s Hill Saleyards to-day and classes were represented…

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Move To Annul Trial Of French Farmer

Maitland Mercury · Monday 29 November 1954 · page 1

DIGNE (France): Within three days lawyers will ask Gaston Dominici, who was yesterday sentenced to death by guillotining for the murder of the Drummond family, to sign a document calling for a court…

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The Week in Wool

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 30 November 1954 · page 5

WITH DUSTY-BURRY DROUGHT WOOLS SELLING AT 40 TO 50 PER CENT. BELOW OPENING VALUES OF THE SEASON, AND DEMAND DISAPPOINTING EVEN FOR THE SCARCE…

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Record Sheep Numbers in Australia Caution on Overstocking

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 30 November 1954 · page 4
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Reviewing the Australian pastoral outlook in his annual report to the shareholders of Dalgety and Co., Ltd.,…

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Junior Farmer Annual Dinner Tribute to Late Sir Frederick McMASTER

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 30 November 1954 · page 5

The third annual dinner of the Muswellbrook Junior Farmer Club was held under the chairmanship of Mr. Frank Blake at St. Alban's Parish Hall last night. There was a large…

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Milk Zone Dairymen's Council Evecutive Council Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 30 November 1954 · page 6

A meeting of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council was held in Sydney on Thursday last. Mr. L. Shearman,…

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"Hay Pelleting" Would Decrease Farm Work

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 1 December 1954 · page 3

"Hay pelleting — a practice expected to put the pitchfork out of business, eliminate considerable farm work,…

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