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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1927

3,013 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 84 of 151

Radio for Farmers. Experience in U.s.a

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 29 July 1927 · page 6

An Australian radio man now travelling in America (Mr. E. J. T. Moore) writes to the Sydney broadcasting station 2 F C commenting on the very…

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Sugar Crop. Increase on Last Year's Total

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 July 1927 · page 3

It is officially estimated that Queensland's output of raw sugar this year will total 440,000 tons, while New South Wales is expected to…

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The Farm Home. for the Housewife. Recipes for Cooking Fresh Fruits

The Scone Advocate · Friday 29 July 1927 · page 6

The housewife should find many recipes of value for the cooking of fruits in a leaflet that has just been issued, by the Department of Agriculture in…

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Pastoral Sheep Branding. Act Should Be Amended

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 July 1927 · page 1

Under section 131 of the P.P. Act it [?]vided that all shoop over six [?]hs old must be legibly branded. [?] recently this section was liberally…

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London Butter Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 July 1927 · page 7

Although as usual at this time of the year the British market is not at its best, from an imported butler point of view Danish production has…

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Wool for Russia

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 July 1927 · page 1

Quite a lot of newspaper prominence was given to the arrival in Australia of a Russian wool buyer, who, it was explained, had come here as a result of…

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Overrun in Butter in Victoria

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 July 1927 · page 7

Complaints of excessive overrun in butter at certain factories, with a consequent loss to the producers led to a conference between the acting…

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Wool Position. Review of Sales. London, July 22

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 July 1927 · page 12

Dawson's Limited, reviewing the wool sales, says the result has been to establish a remarkably sound basis of values generally, strengthening the…

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Canada's Dairying Position

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 July 1927 · page 7

Canada is one of the leading dairying countries in the world. According to the most recent available figures, she stands fifth in number of…

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Australian Dairy Council. Low Grade Butters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 July 1927 · page 10

Matters of interest to dairymen were discussed at a meeting of the Australian Dairy Council, Mr. John Rankin, chairman of the council,…

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The Farm Home. for the Housewife. Recipes for Cooking Fresh Fruits

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 July 1927 · page 8

The housewife should find many recipes of value for the cooking of fruits, in a leaflet that has just been issued by the Department of…

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Branxton Dairy Company. the Annual Meeting. a Progressive Company

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 July 1927 · page 14

The annual meeting of the Branxton Dairy Company, Limited, was held in the School of Arts Hall, Branxton, on Saturday. The…

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The North-west Outlook Critical for Crops and Stock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 July 1927 · page 9

"The condition of the district is most critical," stated the district inspector, Mr. C. J. Woollett, in a report to the Tamworth P.P. Board…

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Canefield Tragedy Shooting of Jack Farmers Appeal to Government. BRISBANE

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 July 1927 · page 3

It is rumoured in South Johnstone and Cairns that several kinds of bullets have been found in the body of Jack Hynes, the victim of the recent…

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Butter Production Continues to Decline

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 August 1927 · page 3

Butter arrivals for the week show a decline. Very cold weather is still being experienced, and on the far North Coast the output has declined…

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Record Output. Goulburn Woollen Mills. Cloth From Merino Wool, Goulburn

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 August 1927 · page 5

A record deliver of 15,000 yards of worsted suiting lengths, valued at about £1000, as made by the Goulburn wollen mills on Friday, that…

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Sugar Crop. Harvest in Queensland. Strike Delays Crushing, Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 August 1927 · page 5

According to the manager of the South Johnstone mill, the Queensland sugar crop available this season totals 190,000 tons of cane, equal to about…

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Pastoral. Sheep Branding. Act Should Be Amended

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 2 August 1927 · page 4

Under section 131 of the P. P. Act it is provided that all sheep over six months old must be legally branded. Until recently this section was…

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London Butter Market

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 2 August 1927 · page 4

Although, as usual, this time of the year the British market is not at its best, from an imported butter point, of view. Danish production has…

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Wool Report

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 2 August 1927 · page 4

The roster for the coming selling season has just been, announeed, and the sale dates and allocutions arranged up to 19th October, when provision has…

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