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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1929

3,186 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 67 of 160

Farm Relief in U.s.a

Singleton Argus · Friday 21 June 1929 · page 1

Legistive efforts in the United States to stabilise agriculture were outlined in this column recently. News has since been received that the Farm…

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Pastoral Research Graziers' £200,000 Fund

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 June 1929 · page 16

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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Butter Manufacture Higher Grades Urged

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 June 1929 · page 5

In opening the tenth annual show of the Butter and Cheese Factory Managers and Secretaries' Association in Brisbane, the Minister for…

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Butter Industry Cold Weather Affects Supplies

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 June 1929 · page 16

Prescott, Ltd., report that the very cold weather in New South Wales is having its effect on supplies, which are showing a more rapid decline…

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Wool Sales. Faulty Sorts Irregular

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 June 1929 · page 1

Wool sales were held on Wednesday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridg[?] street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 7439 bales, and the sal[?]…

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Australian Butter. Sold As Canadian. Ottawa, June 14

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 June 1929 · page 13

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

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Stud Sheep Export. Graziers Against Prohibition. Reasons Given

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 June 1929 · page 5

The Graziers' Federal Council in Melbourne decided against the proposal to prohibit the import of sheep of Australian stud to South Africa. The…

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Wool Clip. Season's Prospects. Decrease Likely

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 June 1929 · page 4

The annual joint conference between the Australian Woolgrowers' Council and the National Council of Woolselling Brokers, has estimated…

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

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 June 1929 · page 8
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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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Egg Board. Resignations Demanded. Disappointed Poultry Farmers. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 June 1929 · page 7

A meeting of poultry farmers at Liverpool last night, after attacking the Egg Stabilisation Board, carried a resolution…

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Dairying. Cleanliness in the Dairy. What It Involves

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 June 1929 · page 5

As the great majority of the defects of milk and dairy products arise through lack of cleanliness, it is well to recognise just what…

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Help for Boys. to Make Good. Riverina Welfare Farm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 June 1929 · page 8

"If there are any people in New South Wales who, for humanitarian reasons, are genuinely opposed to the stern measures which the…

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

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 June 1929 · page 13

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

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Missing Boy Farmer's Story Refuted

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 June 1929 · page 9

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

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Dairy Industry. Position in Queensland. Firm Foundations Laid

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 June 1929 · page 3

At the annual meeting of the Queensland Dairy Factory Managers' Association, which commenced in Brisbane to-day, Mr. W. S. Hartley…

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Dairy Council Ministers' Views Criticised

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 June 1929 · page 3

Criticism of the attitude of the State Ministers of Agricultural, who carried a resolution at their conference in Melbourne stating that the…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 25 June 1929 · page 4

The N.Z.L. & M.A. Co., Ltd., report 20th June: The final series of sales for the 1928-29 season was commenced in this market on Monday last…

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Values Decline. Brisbane Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 June 1929 · page 3

Wichombe Carson, Ltd., received the following telegram from the Brisbane Office—"Opening Brisbane wool salen only mo[?]…

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Wool Clip. Season's Prospects. Decrease Likely

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 25 June 1929 · page 3

The annual joint conference between the Australian Woolgrowers' Council and the National Council of Woolselling Brokers, has estimated…

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