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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1928

2,965 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 70 of 149

Wool Industry Expansion

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 June 1928 · page 4

Bradford interests are suggesting that "stronger endeavours" should be made to extend the productive side of the wool industry in Australia…

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Pastoral Industry. Protection During Drought. Comprehensive Proposals. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 June 1928 · page 7

Comprehensive recommendations for protecting the pastoral industry in times of drought are made in a report of the Pastoral…

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Pastoral Australian Interests in Conference There Is Federal Organisation

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 June 1928 · page 4

Australian pastoral interests have been meeting in Conference in Sydney. First came the Annual Convention of the Graziers' Federal Council. Then…

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P.d.s. Column. New Zealand Butter Imports

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 June 1928 · page 4

With 420 tons of butter landed by steamer on 29th May from New Zealand, and further heavy importations expected before the imposition of the…

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Sheep Sales. Effect on Income Tax. Pastoralists' Appeal Upheld

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 June 1928 · page 6

An important judgment defining when a sale of sheep is to be treated as a realisation of capital, and when it becomes merely a sale of…

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Dairying. Thriftless Farming. the Penalty Paid by Stock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 June 1928 · page 4

In introducing in a recent issue of these notes a discussion on the maintenance of soil fertility in wheat-growing districts, reference was made…

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Raymond Terrace Dairy Company

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 June 1928 · page 6

Mr. P. A. Scarr, manager of the Raymond Terrace Dairy Company, writes to say that in the monthly report and suppliers' pay for the…

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Branxton Dairy Company

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 June 1928 · page 6

It is notified by the Branxton Dairy Company, that the following directors will retire at the annual meeting to be held on July 28:—Messrs. E…

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Farm Tragedy Williamtown Shooting Young Man Detained NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 June 1928 · page 7

A young man named James Dent, 24, has been detained in connection with the shooting of Richard Moxey, at Williamtown,…

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Miscellaneous. Farm Forestry. Protection and Care Planted Trees

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 June 1928 · page 4

Any care exercised in planting trees is rendered inffective, unless they are protected from injury, and a degree of assistance is given to…

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Farmhouse Raid Patient Vigil by Police. Two Arrests

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 June 1928 · page 8

After an almost ceaseless Vigil extending over seventeen days, the police raided a shed and a farmer's house at Cannon's Creek, Western…

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Farmer Shot Dead Murder at Williamtown. Attacker Unknown

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 June 1928 · page 8

Richard Moxoy, aged 34 years, a dairy farmer, who lived at Cabbage Tree-road, off Raymond Terrace-half a mile from the Williamtown…

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Dairying. Silage for Dairy Cows., Some Suitable Rations

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 June 1928 · page 6

The system of feeding silage to be adopted must be decided by the farmer, but once the reserve is opened up a little should be taken off the…

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Rural Problems Ministers in Conference. Dairying Suggestions

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 June 1928 · page 9

A deputation from the Australian Dairy Council, headed by the chairman of the council (Mr. Rankin), placed before the conference of…

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Dairy Expert's Recommendations

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 June 1928 · page 9

The conference of Ministers of Agriculture has adopted the following recommendations by a sub-committee of dairy dairy experts:—…

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Pastoral Statistics. Sheep and Cattle in Queensland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 June 1928 · page 7

The director of the Queensland Government's Intelligence and Tourist Bureau in Sydney writes:— The Queensland Register-General…

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Pastoral Employees Complaints Against Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 June 1928 · page 2

Mr. J. Bailey, president of the Central Council of the A.W.U., stated that complaints had been received from his members that men…

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Butter Market Supplies Rapidly Declining

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 June 1928 · page 6

Production is rapidly declining, reports Prescott, Ltd., and as there is only just about sufficient at present for local requirements it should not…

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Wheat Market. Easier in Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 June 1928 · page 3

The Sydney wheat market was idle and definitely easier on Monday under the influence of further relapses in oversea quotations. Buyers'…

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Increased Duty. Butter From New Zealand. Bill Passed in Parliament

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 19 June 1928 · page 4

An increased duty of 3d. a lb. on New Zealand butter imported into Australia came into operation on Thursday. A Bill to give effect to the…

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