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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1924

2,508 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 29 of 126

Dairying. Safety Through Silage

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 March 1924 · page 8

The following is issued by the Department of Agriculture:— "Only in one centre—Tilba Tilba, on the South Coast—was conservation…

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Co-op. Dairy Co. Management

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 March 1924 · page 6

After 19 years and 9 months service as manager of the Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd., Mr J. Searl, who recently resigned from the…

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Taree Sessions. Sentenced for Cattle Stealing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 March 1924 · page 6

At the Taree Quarter Sessions before his Honor, Judge Mecatta, Richard Harold Hill and John Kneller were charged that they did steal two…

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Butter Cheaper. Counteracting Queensland Competition. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 March 1924 · page 5

Butter is twopence per 1b cheaper to-day at 1/3½ per pound wholesale and 1/6 a 1b retail. The advisory committee met this…

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Shot in the Groin. Quarrel on a Farm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 March 1924 · page 2

A tragic quarrel took place at Mr. A. Seary's farm at Loxton (S.A.). Three labourers, all returned soldiers, who are employed by Mr. Seary, had…

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Singleton Cattle

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 25 March 1924 · page 2

Increased supplies of both sheep and cattle gave a check to competition at Homebuah last Thursday. Yardings in the cattle section totalled 3800 head…

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Curious Freak Sheep

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 25 March 1924 · page 4

A remarkable sheep is in the possession of Mr A. C. Nettle, of Armidale. It is quite normal, except in respect of one of its eyes, from which wool is…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 25 March 1924 · page 2

Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd., report 17th March: We opened the week's sales by submitting a catalogue of 5128 bales — the largest of…

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Taree Quarter Sessions. Cattle Cases

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 25 March 1924 · page 2

At the Taree Quarter Sessions last week the accused Hill and Kneller wore found guilty of cattle stealing and receiving respectively, and…

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Skin Wool Case. Government Wins. London, March 24

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 March 1924 · page 5

The Privy Council dismissed the appeal in the skin wool case Lord Cave, in his judgment, said that there was no contract between the…

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Butter Twopence Cheaper. Effect of Queensland Competition. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 25 March 1924 · page 2

Butter is 2d per lb cheaper to-day at 1/3½ per lb wholesale, and 1/6 per lb retail. The Advisory Committee met this…

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A Versatile Farmer. Bootmaker Between Crops

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 25 March 1924 · page 4

An interesting example of having two strings to one's bow is afforded in the case of Mr Tom Williams, who farms wheat and oats on 200 acres of…

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Farms on the Hunter. the Premier's Statement

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 25 March 1924 · page 4

The Premier, Sir George Fuller, made reference to reported statement made by Mr Connelly M.L.A., at Byron Bay, to the effect that in the Hunter Valley…

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Dungog Show. Increased Entries. Keen Competition in Cattle Dungog

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 March 1924 · page 4

The thirty-seventh ann[?]l show of the Duugog Agricultural and Horticultural Association was opened to-day under conditions which promise…

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Wheat Growing. Voluntary Pool Essestial. to Ensure Success. Manildra

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 March 1924 · page 5

Speaking at the annual meeting of the range District Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association. Mr. G. T. Prter sen declared that the…

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Homebush Sales. Sheep Weaker and Cattle Dearer. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 March 1924 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:— Cattle, 3500 yarded the bulk medium and useful quality. Prime opened better; others…

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Cattle Sale Postponed

Singleton Argus · Thursday 27 March 1924 · page 2

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency, Co., Ltd., Scone, announce in our advertising columns this issue that the big cattle sale, advertised to…

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Dungog Show. Record Expected. Dairy Cattle a Feature DUNDOG

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 March 1924 · page 6

The show of the Dungog Agricultural and Horticultural Association. Which opened yesterday is the thirty-seventh of the society, and the…

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Butter Market. Weak in Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 March 1924 · page 5

The butter market is very weak. Queensland is offering to Sydney at 130[?], which is 2d per pound lower than the New South Wales quote…

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Sydney Wool Market. Super Wools Slightly Higher

Singleton Argus · Thursday 27 March 1924 · page 4

The Secretary, Fanners and Graziers' Co-op. Co., writes:— On the 18th iust., we brought forward a catalogue drawn chiefly from the later…

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