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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1926

2,506 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 53 of 126

The Premier. Acquaintanceship with Farmers

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 June 1926 · page 3

Mr. Lang, State Premier, says that he feels considerably refreshed in mind and body after his brief holiday. "My holiday," continued Mr. Lang…

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A Record Four Thousand Applicants for Farm

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 June 1926 · page 1

Considerable interest has been taken in the making available for selection as a homestead farm of the area formerly used by the Aborigines' Protection…

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Lucerne Growing at Singleton Which Is the Best Fodder Crop ?

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 June 1926 · page 4

A valuable contribution to the way of success in lucerne growing was the outcome of a meeting at the Shire Chambers Hall, Singleton, recently…

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Butter Stabilisation. Author of Scheme Explains to Housewives

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 June 1926 · page 3

Mr. T. Paterson, Who represents the Victorian, electorate of Gippsland in the Federal Parliament, and who is the author of the butter…

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Helping the Farmer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 June 1926 · page 2

Sir,—It is quite amusing to read the statement of Mr. J. T. Lang (State Premier) in your paper of Wednesday, 9th inst., wherein he says he…

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The Butter Industry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 June 1926 · page 4

Mr. C. D. Meares, of the Coastal Farmers' Association, and a leading authority upon all matters connected with the butter industry in New…

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The Muswellbrook Dairy Co

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 15 June 1926 · page 2

Mr. C. E. D. Meares, the wellknown dairy produce marketing expert, visited Muswellbrook last week and delivered an address to the…

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Sydney Wool Report

Singleton Argus · Thursday 17 June 1926 · page 4

Since the buyers returned from the Brisbane series of sales, business in wool circles in this centre has been confined during the week to the disposal of…

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Butter Supplies. Hostil[?] to Preservative. London, June 15

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 June 1926 · page 5

Answering fears that have been expressed as to the effects of anti-preservative regulations on food supplies, the Food Council points out…

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Butter Importation Question in Parliament. Alleged Slavery Conditions

Singleton Argus · Thursday 17 June 1926 · page 1

The matter of the importation of butter into Australia which has been arousing a great amount of interest in the dairying centres was brought…

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Protecting Growers Sale of Crops

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 June 1926 · page 7

The second conference of the Australian Broom Millet Growers Association was held yesterday in Sydney…

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Sheep and Cattle Losses

The Scone Advocate · Friday 18 June 1926 · page 8

Drought losses in Queensland, already very heavy, continue to mount up, and the outlook over wide stretches of country is bad. It is rare…

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Butter Market

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 18 June 1926 · page 1

Messrs Prescott Ltd., report as follows under-date June 5, 1926:—Sydney.—There is a very substantial falling off in production this week and…

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Wool Report

The Scone Advocate · Friday 18 June 1926 · page 2

New Zealand Loan and M.A. Co., Ltd., report 16th June: There has been a fairly good inquiry during the week for lines ex previous…

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Butter Importation. Question in Parliament. Alleged Slavery Conditions

The Scone Advocate · Friday 18 June 1926 · page 8
Also in The Muswellbrook Chronicle

The matter of the importation 01 butter into Australia which has been arousing a great amount of interest in the dairying centres was…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Scone Advocate · Friday 18 June 1926 · page 3

These notes are issued every week by direction of the Hon. the Minister for Agriculture, and are baaed mainly on the experience of the…

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Wool Statistically Sound. Market Supplies Small

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 18 June 1926 · page 8

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:— Apparently English inquiry for wool will not show any decided revival until the British coal strike is settled…

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Wheat Options. Chicago Quotations. New York, June 17

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 June 1926 · page 2

Chicago wheat options were quoted to-day as follows: July, 140 [?] cents; September 135 [?] cents; December, 137 [?]-8 cents…

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Wool Applications Fixed for Forthcoming Season. Important Announcement

The Scone Advocate · Friday 18 June 1926 · page 2

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers' Co-op. Co., writes June 17:— At a Joint conference of the representatives of the National…

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