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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1929

3,186 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 38 of 160

Farmers' Markets. Alexandria Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 April 1929 · page 3

Although the weather and holiday conditions as well as relatively heavy supplies of forage, militated against high prices at Alexandria, very little…

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Dairying in Australia

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 April 1929 · page 4

The Prime Minister, in his speech at the official luncheon at the Royal Agricultural Show last week, administered a shock to those engaged in…

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Homebush Sales. Sheep and Cattle Dearer. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 April 1929 · page 4

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report.—Caattle: 3700 yarded, the bulk medium to useful quality. The market opened dearer. Good to prime beef made 40/…

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Housewives Want Cheaper Butter

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 4 April 1929 · page 1

A meeting of the executive of the House wives Progressive Association agreed to a motion which declared that 2/- per lb for butter was a sufficiently high price to…

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Seed for Farmers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 April 1929 · page 4

Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A., has been informed, in response to his representations, by Mr. E. R. Collins, of the Rupral Industries Branch, that…

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Boys for Farm Work

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 April 1929 · page 4

Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A., has made representations for another call for boys from the Maitland district, as soon as the last lot…

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Dairying in New Zealand

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 4 April 1929 · page 1

From the report of Messrs. Sweeney and Proud on their visit to New Zealand, to the Australian Dairy Council.—CONDENSED MILK, MILK POWDER…

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Butter Prices

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 5 April 1929 · page 4

This season values have ruled at much higher levels during the flush production than usual. The following comparison of the local market…

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London Butter Values

Singleton Argus · Friday 5 April 1929 · page 3

In the fall in London butter values, which has taken place during the last three weeks, the only satisfactory feature is that Australia has maintained…

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Queensland Butter Control

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 5 April 1929 · page 4

In view of the opposition to the powers of control given to Marketing Boards by the N.S.W. Act and expressed readiness to accept the…

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Stud Sheep Export

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 April 1929 · page 8

No fewer than six local committees, suggest "that the Federal Government be urged to prohibit the export of stud sheep from Australia." Two…

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Slump in Danish Butter

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 5 April 1929 · page 4

Up till recently Germany has been a strong buyer of Danish butter, purchases amounting to a third of the total output. She was also…

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P.d.s. Column Queensland Butter Control

Singleton Argus · Friday 5 April 1929 · page 3

In this column recently it was stated that action had been taken to have full control of all butter vested in the Queensland Board. As both the…

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Australian Wool. Quantity and Price

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 April 1929 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd.; report:— Australia has grown a large wool clip this season. Receipts of wool at the stores in the Commonwealth to the end…

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Pastoral Industry. Graziers' Organisation. Remarkable Progress. "Association Stronger Than Ever."

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 April 1929 · page 10

A significant and cheery sign of the times is the remarkable increase in the membership of the Graziers' Association. In 1900 the membership of…

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Pastoral. 'Graziers' Annual Conference Comprehensive Agenda Paper Some Contentious Matters

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 April 1929 · page 8

Approximately one hundred and fifty resolutions will be discussed by one hundred delegates at the Twelfth Annual Conference of the Graziers'…

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Farmers' Hardships. Position in England

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 April 1929 · page 4

After a twelve months' world tour Mr. H. G. Hawkins, chairman of the South Australian Fanners' Co-operative Union, reached Fremantlc on…

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Director of Dairying Mr. Machunnes' New Status

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 April 1929 · page 4

The Executive Council has approved of the designation of Mr. L. T. MacInnes, Dairy Expert to the department of Agriculture, being altered to…

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Bullahdelah Dairy Co

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 5 April 1929 · page 2

The half-yearly meeting of shareholders of the Bullahdelah District Co-op. Dairy Co., adjourned from March 23rd, will be held on…

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Sheep and Wool. Official Estimates. Preliminary Figures for 1928

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 5

The Government Statistician (Mr. T. Waites) has Issued a preliminary statement based on the progress tabulations of t,e sheep and wool…

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