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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1930

2,699 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 47 of 135

Beef Cattle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 6 May 1930 · page 4

Right through beef cattle made the best showing that has been on exhibition here for a few years. Mr. J. A. Latimore had a great string…

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P.D.S. Column London Butter Market

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 6 May 1930 · page 1

The following cable, dated London 26th April, appeared in the "Sydney Morning Herald" of 28th April:—…

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Sydney Wool Sales Higher Values

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 6 May 1930 · page 2

The market at yesterday's sales was still very firm at last week's rates. Japanese purchases improved, and for particular lines the Japanese demand…

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Relative Prices of Wheat and Bread

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 6 May 1930 · page 3

Mr. W. J. Coupland, hon. Secretary of Manilla branch of the Farmers and Sottlers' Association, has' (says the "Manilla Express") received the…

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The Meat Problem. World Shortage of Beef Cattle

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 6 May 1930 · page 2

Sir William S. Hadane, one of the greatest authorities in the Empire on the meat problem, has a two-column article in a recent issue of "The…

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Canadian Duty. on New Zealand Butter. Vanocuver. May 5

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 May 1930 · page 5

New Zealand butter is bound to command high prices when the Canadian duty is imposed next fall. Wholesale dealers declare that…

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Sheep Transport. 635 Miles by Motor Lorry. Only Slight Bruising

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 6 May 1930 · page 6

Twenty-three sheep brought from Melbourne by motor lorry to deimonstrate a method of transport evolved by Sir Edward Mitchell, and…

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Dairy and Pig Farmers

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 6 May 1930 · page 4

One of the suggestions made to the Government is that between £500,000 and £1,000,000 be made available to the Rural Industries Board for loans…

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Gloucester Dairy Company's Prize

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 May 1930 · page 3

The Gloucester Dairy Company won the first prize at the Royal Show for continuous grading. This prize was for salted butter sold in…

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Shot Through Heart Farm Found Dead

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 May 1930 · page 3

James Rankin, a well-known dairy farmer, of Kimberley, Gerringong, was found on Monday afternoon by his son, Ronald, lying in his dairy…

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Peanut Farming Sustennance for Dawin Unemployed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 May 1930 · page 6

The Minister for Home 'Affairs announced that the Federal Ministry's offer to pay sustenance of 30/ a week to unemployed at Darwin who…

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Dairying in Queensland

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 6 May 1930 · page 1

Some interesting figures are published by the "Queensland Producer" with regard to the dairy industry in Queensland. Butter production in…

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The Poor Farmer

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 6 May 1930 · page 5

Under the spreading bankruptey, The farmer's homestead stands; It's lord a mournful man is he, As he ploughs his mortgaged…

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Farm and Garden Produce

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 6 May 1930 · page 4

This section filled better than has been the case for some few years and the quality of exhibits was good. Maize was up to the standard of…

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The Business of Dairying Some Important Points

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 6 May 1930 · page 3

"Dairy-farming to-day is a business, and to be successful the farmer has to conduct his operations on business lines." With the foregoing…

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Rice Harvest Seasons Crop Will Yield About 34,000 TONS

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 6 May 1930 · page 4

The rice crop on the Murrumbidgee (N.S.W.) irrigation area this season will probably yield a total of 34,000 tons from nearly 20,000 acres…

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Farm Tractors. in Western Australia. Bank Trustees' Attitude

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 6 May 1930 · page 4

Quite a flutter has been caused in Western Australia over the attitude or the trustees of the Agricultural Bank towards the use of tractors by small…

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A Popular Cattle Judge

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 May 1930 · page 2

Mr L. U. Harris, secretary of Gloucester P. and A. Association, writes:— "Having just passed our 20th annual Gloucester Show on May 1st, the…

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Wool Sales. Keen Competition in Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 May 1930 · page 3

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange Bridge-street when the quantity catalogued totalled 10,147 bales and the sales…

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P. D. S. Column London Butter Market

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 8 May 1930 · page 1

The following cable dated London 26th April, appeared in the "Sydney Morning Herald" of 28th instant:— "There is no foundation for…

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