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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1929

3,186 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 65 of 160

Missing Boy Farmer's Story Refuted

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 June 1929 · page 4

Regarding the report recently made to the police by Alfred Dudgeon, farmer of Clearfield that he saw a lad riding in the brakevan of a goodstrum…

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The Dairying Position and the Problem It Presents

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 14 June 1929 · page 3

In an address before a recent gathering of North Coast farmers the Director of Dairying presented some facts and figures demanding…

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The Dairying Position. And the Problems It Presents

The Scone Advocate · Friday 14 June 1929 · page 6

In an address before a recent gathering of North Coast farmers, the Director of Dairying presented some facts and figures demanding the…

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Alsatian Dog Sheep-killing Proved

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 June 1929 · page 13

The first claim heard in the State for damages as a result of sheep being killed by an Alsatian dog was heard in Pinjarra Court (W.A.)…

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Butter Competition. Northern Successes in Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 June 1929 · page 13

The results of the butter, bacon and cheese competitions, held in connection with the annual conference of Dairy Factory Managers and…

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Stud Sheep Export. Opposition in Queensland

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 June 1929 · page 14

A meeting of the executive council of the United Graziers' Association of Queensland confirmed the prohibition of exportation of stud sheep from…

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P.d.s. Column. Butter Quality Investigation

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 June 1929 · page 6

When an officer from any State is appointed to act in a Federal position, inter-State criticism naturally arises. In the case of the Federal…

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Australian Butter. Sold As Canadian. Ottawa, June 14

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 June 1929 · page 2

The alleged practice of [?]meries importing Australian butter, reworking it and selling it wrapped in the same kind of wrappers in which they wrapped…

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Man on the Land. Pastoral and Agricultural Advice. Notes by Experts

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 June 1929 · page 6
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These notes are issued by the Department of Agriculture, under direction of the Minister, and based on experiments of the Department. Should any farmer desire information relevant to…

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Boiled Wheat and Golden Syrup. Family Saved From Starvation. Melbourne

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 June 1929 · page 5

Policewoman Davidson stated to-day that she had been informed by a woman, who came to her for assistance that she bad been feeding…

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Farm Bill. Passed by Washington Congress. New York, June 14

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 June 1929 · page 7

The Washington Congress to-day passed the Farm Bill without department from the plan previously outlined, and sent it to President Hoover…

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Gloucester Dairy Company

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 June 1929 · page 6

The Gloucester Dairy Co's board of directors has decided against the amalgamation scheme proposed for the factories of the Hunter River, as…

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Unclean Premises. Mount View Dairyman Fined. Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 June 1929 · page 16

On a charge of haling unclean premises. Thomas King, a Mount View dairyman, was fined £5 and 8/ costs, or 14 days at Cessnock Court to-day…

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Dairying. the Year Reviewed. Herd Yields Substantially Increased

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 June 1929 · page 11

In a review of the dairying conditions for the year ending this month, the Director of Dairying (Mr. L. T. MacInnes) claimed that the…

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Bolwarra Farmers' Union

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 June 1929 · page 14

Mr. O'Hearn had a further interview with the Minister of Works. Mr. Buttenshaw, in connection with the desire of the Bolwarra Drainage…

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Singleton Cattle

Singleton Argus · Monday 17 June 1929 · page 2

Good to prime beef sold from 42/- to 50/- per 100Ibs, good to prime yealing beef 45/- to 50/-, on the hoof at Homebush last Thursday. Mr H. M. Bailey…

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Australian Butter Treaty with Canada Vancouver, June 15

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 June 1929 · page 2

The importation of Australian butter formed the basis of an attack on Australian and New Zealand trade treaties in the House of Commons last…

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Dairying Position and the Problem It Presents

Singleton Argus · Monday 17 June 1929 · page 1

In an address before a rccent gathering of North Coast farmers the Director of Dairying presented some facts and figures demanding the…

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Pastoral Research Graziers' £200,000 Fund

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 June 1929 · page 2

One of the most important gatherings of graziers for years commenced in Melbourne on Monday, when the Federal Graziers Council held their…

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