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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1955

370 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 10 of 19

Farmers Cannot Start Production Until River Banks Restored

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 29 March 1955 · page 3

N.S.W. consumers would be deprived of £112,000 worth of food as a result of the devastation in the Largs-Bolwarra area, Mr. B. Pryke said to-day. It would be at least nine months before farmers…

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Increase In Dairy Production

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 30 March 1955 · page 2

CANBERRA: In the first seven mouths at the current financial year production of the three main dairying…

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Exhuming Body Of Farmer

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 30 March 1955 · page 1

SYDNEY: Detectives left Sydney to-day for Grafton, where they will exhume the bedy of a farmer, believed to,…

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“Sorry Task“” In Farmers’ Homes

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 30 March 1955 · page 2

LARGS: Farmers, their wives and families are still plodding along trying to make a home once more out of…

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Farmers Seek Help to Restore Farms

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 30 March 1955 · page 3

Hunter Valley formers seeking heavy earthmoving machinery in on effort an to get back into production, Mr. W. X Geraghty said yesterday. Geraghty is the officer-in-charge of rural…

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Local Junior Farmer to Visit Royal Show

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 31 March 1955 · page 1

The Bank of New South Wales is again assisting with the comprehensive programme…

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Bank Donates £850 for Junior Farmer Club Activities

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 31 March 1955 · page 2

The Bank of New South Wales has made available £850 for special Junior Farmer activities…

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Dairy Produce Above Average

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 31 March 1955 · page 1

SYDNEY: State dairy production was above average in 1954 with the exception of the south coast, the president…

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Jackals Cause Big Sheep Losses

Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 April 1955 · page 5

JOHANNESBURG: Thirty one jackals were killed daring a three-day hunt in the Wolmaranesyad district of the…

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Hunter Valley Farmers to Meet

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 1 April 1955 · page 3

A public meeting of primary producers and interested citizens of the Hunter Valley, is to be held in Maitland on April 15, to adopt a new approach to the…

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Values Firm for Cattle

Maitland Mercury · Monday 4 April 1955 · page 3

A moderate supply of about [?] fat cattle at Campbell’s hill saleyards to-day, and the quality showed a little…

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Relief for Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Monday 4 April 1955 · page 3

The Minister for Labour and Social Welfare (Mr. Landa) has told Mr. W.A. Howarth, MLA, that he would…

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Call to Governments to : Help Restore Production on Farms

Maitland Mercury · Monday 4 April 1955 · page 3

Farmers drove tractors end rods horses to a special meeting of Lower Hunter farmers at Large on Saturday. They said this was the only means of transport…

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Record Cattle Exhibits at Royal Show Competion Keen in Devon Classes

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 5 April 1955 · page 6

Rising interest in Devons was demonstrated by keener competition at the Sydney Royal Show with entries from five compatitive studs. The parades added up to a…

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44 Farms for Solder Settlers

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 5 April 1955 · page 1

SYDNEY: Forty-four more farms for soldiers setlers were provided by a Cabinet decision last Tuesday to spend £542,000 on the acquisition of 46,000 acres…

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Twon And Farm Resiting Principle Adopted by Association

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 5 April 1955 · page 1

The following resolutions were passed at last Sunday's meeting of the Hunter Valley Reconstruction Association:— The meeting endorsed the…

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Angus Championship Double to Trangie Farm

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 5 April 1955 · page 6

Well-known English Angus judge, Mr. J. H. Cridlan, of Henley-on-Thames, found both senior and junior champions in the very outstanding and skilfully prepared team from the NSW Department of…

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Farmers’ Meeting at Maitland

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 5 April 1955 · page 2

Mr. R. J. Borer, chairman of the Australian Broadcasting Commission, with preside at the farmers’ Heehaw railed…

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Dairy Cattle Awards at Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 April 1955 · page 5

SYDNEY: Singleton, Harrington and Scone dairy farmers were prominent prise winners at Sydney Show…

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Purchases Of Wool Increasing

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 April 1955 · page 7

NEW YORK: More retailers in the United States were increasing their purchases of garments made from blends…

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