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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1928

2,965 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 77 of 149

Homebush Sales. Sheep and Cattle Values Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 July 1928 · page 6

Winehcombe, Carson Ltd., report;—Cattle, 3500 yarded, the bulk medium to useful quality. Prime descriptions were unaltered at…

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£1000 Worth of Skins Butter Before the Court

Singleton Argus · Thursday 5 July 1928 · page 2

Vincent Allard, aged 30, a skin buyer, was remanded at the Central Court on a charge of having .stolen skins valued at £100, the property of P. and A…

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Stud Sheep Sales in Sydney. Good Thicks Maintained

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 July 1928 · page 3

Competition for good lots continued at yesterday's Sydney stud sheep sales and many representatives of weil we studs brought satisfactory pr[?] addition to the sales of…

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Revolting Case Diseased Cows on Dairy Farm. Maximum Fine Imposed

Singleton Argus · Thursday 5 July 1928 · page 1

"This is most serious offence," said the police magistrate at Grafton Police Court on Monday, when imposing the maximum penalty of £50 upon…

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Wheat Market. London and Chicago Quotations. London, July 4

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 July 1928 · page 10

Wheat cargoes were inactive Liverpool futures are quoted; July 10/3½, October 10/7½, December 10/8. There were no Chieago wheat…

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Dairy Employees Claims of the A. W. U. Conciliation Committee at Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 July 1928 · page 8

The Dairying Employees (State) Conciliation Committee, which is making inquiries to determine matters set forth in the claim, applied…

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Raymond Terrace Dairy and Produce Co., Ltd

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 5 July 1928 · page 1

The fiftieth half-yearly meeting of the Co, was held on June 27th, in the Odfellows' Hall, when there was a fair attendance. Mr. A J. Windeyer, chairman…

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Dairy Employees' Award Local Dairymen Give Evidence Conciliation Committee at Singleton

Singleton Argus · Thursday 5 July 1928 · page 4

The Dairy Employees (State) Conciliation Committee (Messrs W. J. T. Morgan, chairman; P. Grant and G. W. Gordon, employers; J. Bailey and G. Buckland, employees) making inquiries to determine matters in respect to an application by the A.W.U. for an award for dairying employees…

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Cattle Slaughtering License

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 July 1928 · page 9

At last night's meeting of the Cessnock Municipal Council the Health Inspector (Mr. D. Caskey) reported that application had been…

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Pastoral. Liver Fluke. Value of Winter re[?]

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 July 1928 · page 6

For the control of liver fluke in sheep a three-fold programme is advocated by the Department of Agriculture, namely:…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 July 1928 · page 6

There 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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Wheat Market. Firm in Sydney, But Dull

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 July 1928 · page 3

The local wheat market continued firm but dull yesterday, neither buyers nor sellers being inclined to operate…

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17,000 Cattle in Five Years. One Station's Loss

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 July 1928 · page 8

Francis Birtles, interviewed at Long reach (Q), on his way south, states that when last he had passed through the Barkly Tablelands the country was…

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Diseased Cows. on Dairy Farm. Maximum Fine Imposed. Revolting Case. Grafton

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 July 1928 · page 5

"This is a most serious offence," said Mr. E. Mahony, P.M., at Grafton Police Court this morning, when imposing the maximum penalty of £50…

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Pastoral Industry. Live Stock Statistics. System of Collection. Minister Gives Reasons for Change

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 July 1928 · page 8

Replying to representations made by the Graziers' Association, the Minister for Agriculture has given reasons for the recent change in the collection of…

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How the Development of Port Stephens by Railway Could Assist the Pastoral Industry Advisory Committee's Recommendations. Sound Suggestions

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 6 July 1928 · page 6

The report of the Federal Pastoral Advisory Committee, appointed by the Commonwealth Government, was made available recently…

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Dairying. Scour in Calves. a Cause of Serious Loss

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 July 1928 · page 7

Unless special care is taken with regard to feeding and housing conditions, white scour of calves is liable to be a cause of Serious loss on dairy farms on…

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Farmers' Markets. Alexandria Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 July 1928 · page 6

A slight reduction in forage lines at Alexandria resulted from generally slow conditions of business and a dearth of enthusiastic byers. No…

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Farm Book-keeping. Importance of a System of Accounts

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 July 1928 · page 6

Book-keeping is a task not very much to the relish of the average farmer, but some system of accounts is necessary if farming is to be carried on with the…

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Sydney Sheep Show

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 July 1928 · page 4

The Sydney Sheep Show, which concluded on Saturday, proved to be the most successful of tho series hold under the auspices of the Royal…

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