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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1928

2,965 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 52 of 149

Better Farming Train

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 April 1928 · page 7

The Better Farming Train visited Muswellbrook, and was opened for inspection during Monday, when many from the town and district, and also…

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Farms Damaged Tornado in West Australia

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 April 1928 · page 16

A tour pf the Bilbarin, Nornakin, and Gorge Rock districts (W.A.), where a tornado was experienced, showed that the story was confined…

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Delinquent Boys to Be Trained at Farmers. Yanco Experiment

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 April 1928 · page 16

The Minister for Education, Mr. Bruntnell, has introduced a new system of training delinquent boys an expert farm workers. He has obtained…

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Australian Farmers. Welcomed in Italy. Rome, April 23

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 April 1928 · page 3

Despite bitter feeling, aroused by Mr. Hughes' recent speech regarding immigrants from Italy, a great reception was given the Australian…

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Denman. Martindale Crossing. Farmers Delayed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 April 1928 · page 7

The crossing of the Goulburn River at Martindale is still in a bad state. Only horse—drawn vehicles have been able to cross for some…

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Dairy Factory Pay

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 April 1928 · page 7

Sir,-In reply to "Dairyman," in your issue of the 24th instant re Bowthorne and Raymond Terrace factory pay. Your correspondent has…

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Dairying. the First Year. the Importance of Care in Calf Rearing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 April 1928 · page 8

Unfortunately calf rearing is generally regarded as the most irksome part of dairy-farming routine, and in accordance with this view the young…

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A Farm on Wheels What It Had to Show Singleton

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 April 1928 · page 6

Under the organisation of the Department of Agriculture and the N. s. Wales Railway Commissioners, the "Better Farming Train" paid a visit…

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Some Helpful Lectures. Dairying. (By H. P. CHAPMAN, Senior Dairy Instructor.)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 April 1928 · page 6

The points to bw kept in view by dairymen are: (1) Better stock, (2) bettor, feeding of stock, (3) better quality; of cream…

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Butter Supplies Large Quantities in Cold Store

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 April 1928 · page 2

Large stocks of butter are held in cold store in the three producing States. The quantity on April 14 amounted to 5529 tons, equal to 221…

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Unbranded Sheep

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 1 May 1928 · page 2

"I cannot understand what the stock inspectors are doing in the country to allow all these graziers to send their unbranded sheep to market. It seems…

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London Butter Market

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 1 May 1928 · page 3
Also in Singleton Argus

Comes received on 23rd instant indicated market was considerably brighter and buying heavy. "Kangaroo" has advanced to 160/-, and…

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P.D.S. column Butter Boxes

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 May 1928 · page 1
Also in Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser

With the rising packing costs those interested in cheapening production costs in the butter industry have during the past few years been…

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Conference At Port Stephens the Cattle Industry

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 1 May 1928 · page 5

At the recent conference at Tea Gardens Mr. T. Hicks, of Gloucester, read a paper on "The Cattle Industry of Northern New South Wales as…

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Advance Port Stephens Conference Address. Wheat

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 1 May 1928 · page 6

Mr. G. H. Dunn's address on wheat was as follows:—When I received the invitation to read a paper at this conference. I…

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Sheep Destroyed Dingoes Create Havoc at Goorangoola. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 May 1928 · page 4

Despite the fact that some time ago a number wild dogs, which had been killing and maiming sheep in Goorangoola and Bowman's Creek…

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Commercial. Successful Store Cattle Sale. 1500 Average £5/10/3

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 1 May 1928 · page 2

Messrs A H. McArthur & Co. report having conducted a highly successful cattle sale at Annidale Municipal Yards. Over 1700 head of New…

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Appalling Losses. Rockhampton Floods. Cattle Suspended in Trees. Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 May 1928 · page 5

A message from Rockhampton states that as the flood waters begin to recede the appalling losses are being realised…

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