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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1924

2,508 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 35 of 126

Gored by a Bull. Dairy Farmer Killed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 April 1924 · page 7

Andrew Nilan, jun., a well-known dairyman of Tyadale, was fearfully gored by a bull, says a Grafton message…

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Dairy Produce. Stabilising Prices. Federal Board of Control

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 April 1924 · page 5

Convened by the Queensland Chamber of Agriculture, a conference of representatives of dairy farmers from every State in the…

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Dairying Outlook. Entering a New Era

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 April 1924 · page 1

"It is imperatively and essentially necessary that the dairymen of this district should realise that they are entering a new era as far as diary…

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Farmers' Markets. Alexandria Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 April 1924 · page 2

The yarding was larger than that usually in evidence at the end of the week at Alexandria yesterday. The quality of the produce was generally…

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Dairy Industry. Board of Control Desired

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 April 1924 · page 6

A deputation, representative of dairy farmers, waited upon Mr. Bruce, Prime Minister, in Sydney, and requested that a beard to control the whole…

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Water in the Farmhouse. an Important Rural Problem

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 April 1924 · page 9

A motor truck with a specially constructed extension platform top, loaded with an exhibit of pumps, plumbing equipment, tools, and demonstrating…

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Dairying. the "Tin" Silo. Ensilage for the Max Ok Small Means

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 April 1924 · page 9

The best and most permanent silos are undoubtedly the reinforced concrete and the brick, but for a man of smail means who wants to build…

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Dairy Produce Federal Board of Control. Conference Decisions

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 April 1924 · page 8

Convened by the Queensland Chamber of Agriculture, a conference of representatives of dairy farmers from every State in the Commonwealth was…

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Grazing Industry. Effect of Pastoral Award and Land Tax

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 April 1924 · page 7

It was decided, at the convention of the Graziers' Federal Council of Australia, held in Melbourne, to submit proposals for a system of annual…

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Farmers' Markets. Sussex-street Sales. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 April 1924 · page 4

In Sussex-street to-day, butter made 144[?] ewt.: eggs, new laid 29 doz., rails and rivers 23; cheese 9d to 9½d lb.: honey 3d to 6½d lb.: becswax 1/3 to…

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Tossed by Bull. New Zealand Farmer Killed. Auckland, (N.z.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 April 1924 · page 5

William Eveleigh, a farmer, was attacked by a de-horned Jersey bull at Otore Tanga, and was tossed. Eveleigh was terribly injured, nearly…

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London Butter Market

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 15 April 1924 · page 5

A London trade review states the outlook for the Australian and New New Zealand butter trade is not hopeful. Importers are becoming…

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Record Price for Sheep

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 15 April 1924 · page 5
Also in Singleton Argus, The Scone Advocate

The secretary, Farmers and Graziers' Co-op. Co., writes: At the fat stock sales at Homebush on 10th instant we sold merino…

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Royal Show. a Wonderful Display. Cattle Championships

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 April 1924 · page 4

Since last show the Royal Agricultural Association has spent £145,000 in the construction of pavilions, roads and other improvements. These evidences of great…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sporting. Football

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 15 April 1924 · page 2

Pitt, Son & Badgery, Ltd., report 10th April, 1924: The "off season" in wool selling has been entered upon in earnest. There is less We learn that there was a very satisfactory roll up to practice on the Park on Saturday afternoon last. at least some twenty-five members…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 15 April 1924 · page 6

These notes are issued every week under the personal supervision of the Honorable the Minister for Agriculture and are based mainly on the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 15 April 1924 · page 4

These notes are issued every week under the personal supervision of the Honorable the Minister for Agriculture and are based mainly on the…

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Commercial News. Scone Market. To-day's Cattle Sale. Market Up — All Lots Sold

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 15 April 1924 · page 2

Messrs. H. Rowland and Co. and the Farmers and Graziers' Coy., Ltd., held a cattle sale in the local yards this afternoon. There was a…

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