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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1926

2,506 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 37 of 126

Wheat Harvest. Nearly 40,000,000 Acres

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 April 1926 · page 5

The final returns of the wheat harvest for the season 1925-26 have been received by the Acting Government Statistician, and the quantities…

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Shortage of Cattle Trucks Causing Serious Losses to Owners and Agents

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 April 1926 · page 5

The shortage of trucks for returning cattle purchased at Flemington cattle sales to the country is being seriously complained of by agents…

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Skin Wool Case. Decision of the High Court. Reasons Given. Melbourne

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 April 1926 · page 16

The High Court to-day gave its reasons for the recent judgment refusing leave to appeal to the Privy Council to plaintiffs in the…

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State Dairy Advisory Board

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 April 1926 · page 4

The ballot, for the election of live members of the State Advisory Board resulted in the following being elected: Messrs. W. H. Clifford C…

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Successful Farming. Beach Thomas' Discovery. London, April 15

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 April 1926 · page 12

Sir Beach Thomas, the famous war correspondent and nature writer, discussing the making of successful farmers, says: "An astonishing…

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Mysterious Deaths. Loss of Dairy Cows

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 April 1926 · page 9

Mr. Walter Murray, of Kolodong, on the North Coast, lost three valuable dairy cows when the dry spell first broke. Others got sick, but…

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Dairy Herds. Tuberculin Test. a Launceston Experience

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 April 1926 · page 14

The desriability of conducting [?] campaign for the testing of all cow[?] supplying milk for human consumption has often been discussed. The…

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Tamworth Tobacco Crop Valued at £150,000

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 April 1926 · page 6

The Tamworth district claims to have the State's biggest production of tobaceo this season. This year it is estimated that between 600 and 800 tons…

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Butter Market. Prescott's Review

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 April 1926 · page 3

The butter markets are thus described in the weekly report of Prescott Ltd:— Sydney: The milder weather is…

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Armidale Cattle Sale

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 27 April 1926 · page 3

Our readers are reminded that Messrs W. J. Hawke and Co.'s fat and store cattle sale of 1800 head takes place at the Muncipal Yards, Armidale,…

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Canadian Butter. Export Trade Increasing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 April 1926 · page 3

Mr. L. Beale, British Trade Commissioner who is a passenger by the Niagara to New Zealand states that Britain has captured a large portion…

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Our Latest Rival. Canada's Butter in London

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 27 April 1926 · page 2

Mr. Beale, the British trade commissioner in New Zealand, who was formerly a resident of Vancouver, says that Britain holds a large…

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New Zealand Dairying. Saving of Commission

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 27 April 1926 · page 6

Mr. W. Grounds, chairman of the Dairy Produce Export Control Board, announces that an approximate saving of £100,000 a year had been…

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General News. Riverina Stud Ewes, Singleton Farmer's Enterprise

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 27 April 1926 · page 2

Mr. T. H. M. Purvis, of Hebden. near Singleton, has introduced into the district something choice in the way of stud sheep, having acquired…

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Dairy Science. Departmental Schools

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 27 April 1926 · page 5

In continuance of the policy of giving instruction to dairy produce factory employees, arrangements have been made by the dairy branch,…

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Farmers' Markets. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 April 1926 · page 4

In Sussex-street to-day, butter made 196/ owt; eggs, new laid 3/ dozen, rails and rivers 2/3; cheese, local large 1/14 1b, leaf 1/2; honey, 3d to 5d 1b…

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Wool Sales. Good Clearances Effected

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 April 1926 · page 6

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, when the quantity catalogued totalled 9581 bales, and the sales including private…

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Homebush Sales. Cattle Better: Sheep Weaker. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 April 1926 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report.—Cattle: 3100 yarded. It was a better quality yarding. The market opened better. Good to prime beef…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 April 1926 · page 4

Oswald Richard Ho[?]werth, 19, was charged before Mr. C. Pickup, J.P., at the West Maitland Police Court this morning, with stealing a heifer and…

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London Wool Sales (Reuter.) London, Tuesday Night

Singleton Argus · Thursday 29 April 1926 · page 3

There was a good attendance at the opening of the third series of London wool sales. A total of 9047 bales was offered. Good home and continental…

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