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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1927

3,013 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 74 of 151

Pastoral. Land Matters a Living Area

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 28 June 1927 · page 3

What is a "living area" on the land? The point has been reached by a resolution by the Graziers' Association and submitted to the Minister…

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Against Pests. Pastoral Research Fund. War on Rabbits

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 28 June 1927 · page 6

Animal and vegetable pests cost the pastoral industry of Australia many millions every year. This is one of the main reasons why…

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Sheep Transport. Longreach Scheme. Cost Found Prohibitive. Longreach (Q.)

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 28 June 1927 · page 4

Graziers and those interested, in the transport industry have [?] watching Mr. Sol. Greens's ambitious scheme to move 19,000. sheep a distance of 300…

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Agricultural Live Stock. Sheep Districts Where Top-dressing Is Practised

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 28 June 1927 · page 4

As a result of trials carried out by the Department of Agriculture at experiment farms and on farmers' and graziers' holdings proving successful,…

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Claim Against Council. Drainage of Lochend Farm, Reserved Decision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 June 1927 · page 2

The reserved decision in the claim of A. W. Laney against the West Maitland Municipal Council was given by his Honor Judge White in…

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Successful Tour. Better Farming Train

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 June 1927 · page 6

The Director of Agriculture (Mr. McDonald) on Monday expressed his satisfaction at the success to date of the second North Coast tour of…

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Australian Dairy Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 28 June 1927 · page 3

At their various meetings the improvement of the Australian Dairy Industry has been discussed by the Australian Dairy Council, and at the…

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P.p. Union. Meeting Op Baerami Branch. Registration of Dairy Bulls

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 June 1927 · page 5

At the June meting of the Baerami-Goulburn River branch of the P.P. Union, members present were Messrs. S. W. Tindale, president. In…

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Butter Market

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 30 June 1927 · page 4

Messrs. Prescott and Co. Ltd., report under date, 25th. June:— SYDNEY: On the far northern rivers [?] weather with an occasional shower has…

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London Wool Sales London, June 29

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 June 1927 · page 5

For the London wool sales, which will commotion next Tuesday, 141,500 bales are available, of which 52,050 bales are from Australia, and 65,300…

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Dairy Research. Proposed Institute Discussed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 June 1927 · page 9

The proposed establishment of a Commonwealth Dairy Research Institute was discusses at a conference between the minister for Markets…

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Pastoral. Sheep Surplus Meat Trade Problem

The Scone Advocate · Friday 1 July 1927 · page 7

How to profitably dispose of the surplus sheep in New South Wales is still the problem, and month after month this problem becomes more…

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Pastoral. Sheep Surplus. Meat Trade Problem

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 1 July 1927 · page 6

How to profitably dispose of the surplus sheep in New South Wales is still the problem, and month after month this problem becomes more pressing…

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Pastoral. Breeding for Wool. Culling the Flocks for Undesirables

The Scone Advocate · Friday 1 July 1927 · page 6

As the shearing season approaches, the sheep owner should consider the job of classing his ewes and selecting the rams for the next season's mating…

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Queensland's Sheep

The Scone Advocate · Friday 1 July 1927 · page 7

According to the official statistician there were 16,965,481, shep in Queensland on January 1 last, compared with 20,663,225 the year before. This…

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Agricultural & Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Scone Advocate · Friday 1 July 1927 · page 6

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

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Strong Demand for Wool. at Clearing Sales

The Scone Advocate · Friday 1 July 1927 · page 5

The Secretary of the Farmers and Graziers' Co-operativo Co., under date 27th June, writes:— At our sale on 22nd June we offered…

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Strong Demand for Wool at Clearing Sale

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 1 July 1927 · page 10

The secretary, Farmers and Graziers' Co-op. Co., under date 27th. June, writes:— At our sale on the 22nd. June we…

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Compensation Awarded. Crushed by Bales of Wool. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 July 1927 · page 5

The Workers' Compensation Commission to-day awarded £875 compensation to the family of Charles Arthur Knox a wharf labourer, who…

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Wool Industry. No Serious Deterioration. Senator Guthrie's Views. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 July 1927 · page 5

Senator Guthrie, referring to the sheep show, said it seemed to him the press and the public of Sydney recognised the preponderating…

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