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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1955

370 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 8 of 19

Dairy, Vegetable Production Will Be Reduced for Many Months Estimate of Over 400 Lower Hunter Farms Under Water

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 9 March 1955 · page 1

Vast damage to land, plant and equipment is expected to bring dairying and vegetable production in the Hunter Valley almost to a standstill for three to six months. The general president of the Milk Zone Dairymen’s…

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Lower Hunter Shire Farmer’s Heavy Loss

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 9 March 1955 · page 3

Over one-third of the most highly rosed land in the tower Hunter Shirs has been badly devastated by the flood, the presided!: (Cr. L. Clements) said at the council meeting to-day…

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To-day’s Leader “Balderdash" Milk Vendor Will Move To High Dairy Ground

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 9 March 1955 · page 1

A Maitland dairyman milk-vendor has applied to the Milk Board to shift his scene of operations to high ground, following flood devastation. He said he would use his…

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Farmers Dig Machinery From Mud

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 10 March 1955 · page 1

Mopping-up operations in the Hinton farming area are at standstill because of the water shortage…

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Darling Downs Junior Farmers to Visit Muswellbrook

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 11 March 1955 · page 12

Members of the Darling Downs (Q.) Junior Farmers' Club will visit Muswellbrook in AprilMay. SYMPATHY FOR FLOOD…

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Milk Zone Dairymen's Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 11 March 1955 · page 9

A meeting of the management committee of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council was held in Sydney on 24th…

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Owner-Farmers’ Flood Losses

Maitland Mercury · Monday 14 March 1955 · page 3

Referring to the heavy [?] sustained in the flood by farmers at Bolwarra fend other parts of the Hunter, Mr. A…

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Harvesting Water On farm Dams McGARVIE-SMITH PROJECT

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 15 March 1955 · page 6

The water harvesting project at the McGarvie-Smith Animal Husbandry Farm of the University of Sydney, is an attempt to develop an economic, self-contained irrigation system, by collecting the run-off…

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Junior Farmers' News 13 Prizes at Gloucester Show

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 15 March 1955 · page 5

On Saturday last a team of Junior Farmers from Muswellbrook visited the Gloucester show with Mr…

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Servicing Farm Machinery

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 15 March 1955 · page 1

Six mechanics .from Austral Motors, Dungog, will visit Maitland at the week-end to service flood-damaged…

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Exhuming Body of Farmer

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 16 March 1955 · page 3

GRAFTON: It is anticipated that the body of a sugar cane farmer, believed to have been a thallium poison victim, will…

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Milk Zone Council To Seek Subsidy For Dairy Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 March 1955 · page 1

The central executive of the Milk Zone Dairymen’s Council would seek a three months' subsidy for farmers affected by the flood, Mr. L C. Turton said to-day…

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Big Drop In Return From Wool Sales

Maitland Mercury · Friday 18 March 1955 · page 2

Commonwealth wool sales for the eight/months to. February 28 realised £5231,664,168, compared with £276,161/880; for…

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The Muswellbrook Chronicle Friday, March 18, 1955 Honier District Farm Restoration Committee Guide For Flood Victims

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 18 March 1955 · page 3

Proposal for the restoration of farms in the Hunter Valley were discussed in Maitland on Wednesday. Messrs W. S. Paton (producer officer, N.S.W. Milk Board), and W. J…

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Farm Damage Enormous Future of Flood Relief

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 18 March 1955 · page 2

The Shire Clerk of Muswellbrook states that cases of flood ravaged farms that had come to his knowledge indicated that losses suffered by farmers in the Muswellbrook…

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Aberdeen District News Junior Farmers' Club at Aberdein

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 18 March 1955 · page 5

The recent poultry and cattle judging day was postponed because of the Hoods in the district. It is hoped to…

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Cattle Of Quality Dearer

Maitland Mercury · Monday 21 March 1955 · page 3

The quality of the 850 fat cattle at Maitland saleyards to-day was not up to standard…

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Canadian Wheat

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 22 March 1955 · page 2

OTTAWA: Canadian farmers will reduce their 1955 wheat acreage by 673,600 acres to 23,668,200 acres— the lowest in…

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M.z.d.c. to Seek Subsidy for Dairy Farmers

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 22 March 1955 · page 7

The central executive of the Milk Zone Pairymen's Council would seek a three months' subsidy for farmers…

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Junior Farmers' Club

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 22 March 1955 · page 4

The annual meetings of the Junior Farmers' Club, and the Advisory Committee were held last…

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