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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1927

3,013 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 151

Fire Near Howlong Farmer's Heavy Loss. (By Telegraph.) Albury

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 January 1927 · page 2

Seventy acres of a standing crop and 300 bags of wheat were destroyed by fire on the farm of L. de Maimiel, near Howlong, yesterday. Fences on…

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Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd. Special General Meeting of Shareholders

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 January 1927 · page 2

Four or five satisfied shareholders of the Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd., attended the special meeting held on Saturday morning, to…

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Wheat Market. Quiet in Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 January 1927 · page 6

The Sydney wheat market was very quiet yesterday. Buyers' limits were unaltered at 4/8½ at country stations, equal to 5/3½ ex-trucks Sydney. The…

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Wool Sales. Values Well Maintained

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 January 1927 · page 3

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridgestreet, when the quantity catalogue totalled 10,265 bales, and the sales,…

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Farmers' Markets. Alexandria Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 January 1927 · page 4

The bulk of the yarding at the at the Alexandria forage saleyards was disposed of by private treaty. Owing to the absence of many buyers, no…

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The Wheat Pool

Singleton Argus · Thursday 13 January 1927 · page 1

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers Co-operative Co. writing, under date 10th January, reports:— At most centres the Pool receivals are…

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Wool Sales Values Maintained

Singleton Argus · Thursday 13 January 1927 · page 1

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers Co-operative Co., under date 10th January, writes:— Auction sales were, resumed after the…

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Wheat Marketing. Upper House Discussion

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 January 1927 · page 8

The Wheat Marketing Bill was Considered in committee when the Legislative Council met. Mr. Trethowan moved that clause…

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Homebush Sales Cattle Market Cheaper. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 January 1927 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson, report:—3,600 cattle yarded, the bulk useful to good quality. The market opened cheaper. Good to prime beef made…

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'Utterly Absurd.' Alleged Short-weighted Butter. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 January 1927 · page 5

P. S. Carroll, the Commonwealth Supervisor of Dairy Exports, describes as ridiculous and utterly absurd the statement of Roland Green,…

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Wool Sales. Sydney Market Continues Steady

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 January 1927 · page 3

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 10.531 bales, and the sales,…

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Oodfellows. Farmers Home Branch

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 January 1927 · page 4

Of all the branches of the Grand United-Order of Oddfellows in New South Wales, there is none more solid or staple than the Farmer' Home…

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Gored by Bull. New Zealand Farmer Attacked

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 January 1927 · page 3

James Brown (77) was attacked by a bull at Pahiatau (N.Z.), knocked against a wire-netting fence, and severly gored…

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Dairy Herds. Improvement in West Australia. Methods Adopted

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 January 1927 · page 7

A very strong effort is being made in Western Australia to eliminate the undesirable dairy site. Legislation has been enacted to enforce the…

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The Crops

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 January 1927 · page 4

Except in those low places where surface water or the overflow from creeks remain, the district did not receive too much rain in the recent…

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Increased Output. Dairying in Queensland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 January 1927 · page 8

As the result of the continued rains in the dairying districts in Queensland, the output at some of the more favourably-situated factories has been…

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Farm Produce Agents. Act in Operation. Value to the Grower

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 January 1927 · page 8

The Minister of Agriculture (Mr. Dunn, M.L.A.), stated that he was somewhat sceptical as to the success of the scheme under which some…

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For the Farmer "Great White Train" in New Role

Singleton Argus · Thursday 13 January 1927 · page 1

The Great White Train, which recently toured the State advocating the "Made in Australia" movement, is to be re-equipped, and in the interest of…

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Farms Destroyed

Singleton Argus · Thursday 13 January 1927 · page 2

The recent heavy rains caused Baack Creek at Branxton to rise rapidly and overflow its banks, resulting, in many farms being badly damaged. In several…

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Butter Market

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 1

Messrs, Prescott report as follow under date January 8, 1927:—Sydney—Production is steadily increasing as a result of the very fine rain re…

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