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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1927

3,013 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 55 of 151

Bo[?] Training Farm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 May 1927 · page 6

The committee and all interested in the Boy's Training Farm are asked to attend at St. Paul's Hall, on Tuesday next, May 17, at 2.30…

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Warwick Farm Nursery. High Priced Youngsters Fail

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 May 1927 · page 15

In the Nursery Handicap at Warwick Form oil Saturday, victory went to Macpherson's March, who carries the colours of his breeder, Mr. "J…

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Dairying. Better Herds Necessary. the Bull As a Factor

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 May 1927 · page 6

Hardly any dairy farmer entertains a doubt about the value of the bull in the improvement of the herd, but not every dairy farmer realises that it is…

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Farmer Runs Amok. Kills Several People. and Commits Suicide. Capetown, May 6

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 May 1927 · page 12

A terrible tragedy occurred at Charlestown. in the Eastern Transvaal, to-day, a farmer, named Swart, shooting nine…

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Better Farming Train. North Coast Tour

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 May 1927 · page 13

Keen interest is being taken be farmers and took owners on the North Coast in the forthcoming tom of the Better Farming Train, which…

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Better Farming Train. Health Department's Section. Importance of Good Health

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 May 1927 · page 7

The Health Department's contribution to the Bettor Farming Train, which is to visit Maitland shortly, though comparatively small in…

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Back Broken. Man Makes Marvellous Recovery. Returning to His Farm. SYDNEY

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 May 1927 · page 5

Alfred Fletcher McLean, 41. whose back was broken in two places in an accident on Boxing Day, left Sydney Hospital this…

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Butter Prices. Decline in Production

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 May 1927 · page 6

Butter, production is steadily declining and will naturally continue to do so. The demand at 182/ for choicest is good. Arrivals were: 19,525…

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Electricity. Application to Farm Work

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 May 1927 · page 2

Electricity is making rapid progress in practically every, sphere of life, and a very considerable, amount of attention is being devoted at the…

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Visit of Better Farming Train

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 May 1927 · page 4

The Better Farming Train is due at West Maitland station to-morrow morning, and not only the farmers of the locality, but all those who…

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The Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 17 May 1927 · page 2

Goldsbrough, Mort and Company, Limited, report 13th May: Owing to the suspension of auction sales, very little business has been done on the…

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Butter Prices. Decline in Production

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 17 May 1927 · page 2

Butter production is steadily declining, and will naturally continue to do so. The demand at 182/ per cwt. for choicest is good. Arrivals were: 19,525…

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Pastoral P. P. Boards. Why Abolish Them

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 17 May 1927 · page 4

Stockowners throughout New South Wales are gravely concerned over the threat of the Lang Government to abolish the P. P. Boards. Already…

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Co-op. Stores in Connection with Butter Factories

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 17 May 1927 · page 6

Several butter factories render an auxiliary service by the establishment of grain stores in connection with their factories…

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A Modern "Rustler" Amazing. Theft of 450 Sheep

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 May 1927 · page 4

The amazing exploits of a modem "rustler" were revealed on Friday when police arrested a drover who has been charged with stealing 450…

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A Modern "Rustler " Amazing Theft of 450 Sheep

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 May 1927 · page 6

The amazing exploits of a modem "rustler" were revealed on Friday when police arrested a drover who has been charged with stealing 450…

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Amazing Theft of 450 Sheep. Drover Takes Them From N.S. Wales Into Queensland. Modern "Bustler," Has Bad Luck

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 17 May 1927 · page 6

The amazing exploits, of a modern "rustler." were revealed on Friday when police arrested a drover who has't been charged with stealing 450…

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Dairying Industry. American Expert Arrives

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 May 1927 · page 8

In order to atteud dairy farmers' convention at Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane) Mr. O. P. Hunziker, of Chicago, has arrived in Sydney…

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Farm Facts

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 May 1927 · page 4

Man is but a product of the soil. Science found agriculture ploughing with a stick. Humanity marks time by the improvements in agriculture…

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Better Farming Train. Getting the Best Returns

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 May 1927 · page 8

The Better Farming Train arrived in West Maitland last evening to open its North Coast tour. The train will be open to farmers and the public generally until to-morrow night, The train carries a wonderful collection of exhibits and equipment demonstrating,…

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