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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1929

3,186 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 86 of 160

Mr. John Brown. Attends Warwick Farm Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 August 1929 · page 6

Despite the dentals from the office of J. and A. Brown. the "Labour Dally" continues to assert that Mr. John Brown is ill…

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Pastoral Industry. Against Rabbit Farming. Voice of the Man on the Land Will Importation Be Prohibited?

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 6 August 1929 · page 3

So strongly do our organised men on the land feel about rabbit fanning that a deputation from the Producers' Association's Central Council will go to…

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Butter Suppliers Production at Lowest Point

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 August 1929 · page 2

Prescott and co., Ltd., report a slight reduction in the week's arrivals at Sydney. All dairying districts are…

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Wool Industry. Suffers From Competition Statement by Grazier. Melbourne

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 6 August 1929 · page 2

"Our pastoral industry has lost, and apparently lost for ever, the strong statistical position it held for the last ten years. Although the position of…

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Farmers' Markets Alexandria Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 August 1929 · page 6

Heavy supplies of forage were forward at Alexandria, but a good demand was in evidence and prices for some lines were higher Lucerne…

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Wire in Lucerne Bales. Losses of Valuable Dairy Stock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 August 1929 · page 6

In a letter to the metropolitan press, Mr.A. H. Collett, secretary of the Metropolitan and Suburban Dairymen's Association draws…

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Farmer Killed. Knocked Down by Motor Car

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 August 1929 · page 4

Mr. Thomas Mead, 75, a farmer, living at Midlorn, was knocked down by a motor car last evening, and fatally injured. He was returning…

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Canberra Hog Farm

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 6 August 1929 · page 6

The Federal Capital Commission has established a hog farm at Canberra at cost of £7/8000, consisting of 120 acres, all necessary outhouses,…

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Farmers and Newcastle Abattoir Board

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 6 August 1929 · page 2

Eighty farmers attended a meeting held at Kempsey to protest against the Government's action with regard to the franchise of the…

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Farms for Sale

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 6 August 1929 · page 4

Farms for Sale by the Commissioners of the Government Savings Bank of New South Wales. Land District of Coonabarabran…

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Farmers' Markets Alexandria Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 August 1929 · page 3

The forage market was somewhat quiet at Alexandria, though a few lines sold at altered rates, Oaten chaff was slow and changed hands…

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Dairy Produce. Export Board's Revenue

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 August 1929 · page 2

Financial statements submitted at the fourth annual meeting of the Dairy Produce Export Beard, held in Melbourne last week, showed that the…

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Motor Fatality Farmer Killed

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 August 1929 · page 1

Mr Thomas Mead, a well-known farmer, of Midlorn, West Maitland, was struck by the mudguard of a motor car on Monday evening on Belmore-road…

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Farmers and Settlers' Conference President Disappointed and Alarmed. I Lang Government's Industrial Legislation. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 August 1929 · page 2

"In spite of many achievements, I regret to say we are disappointed, if not alarmed, at the fact that with a few minor exceptions, practically the…

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Wheat Pool. Farmers Favour Referendum Sydney Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 August 1929 · page 5

The Farmers and Settlers' Conference carried a motion urging that a referendum he held throughout the Commonwealth the question of…

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Wool Output. Statistician Explains

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 August 1929 · page 3

The chairman of the Australian Wool Growers' Council, Sir Graham Waddell, recently stated that the Commonwealth Statistician's estimate…

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World Wheat American Collapse. London, August 7

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 August 1929 · page 5

The collapse of Chicago and Winnipeg wheat quotations has weakened the local market, and cargoes dropped 1/6 to 2/6. Buyers however are little…

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Mass Picketing. Protest by Farmers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 August 1929 · page 3

At the Farmers and settlers Association's conference in Sydney a motion protesting against mass picking was carried unanimously…

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Farmers in Conference

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 August 1929 · page 4

Attending the 36th annual conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, now iu progress in Sydney, are over 300 delegates from…

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Boy Scouts. Visit to Model Farm. Australian Menu. London, Aug. 7

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 August 1929 · page 5

Most of the Boy Scout contingents to-day visited Port Sunlight, and saw Viscount Leverbulme's model town…

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