Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Farming & the land, all years

Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1930

2,699 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 67 of 135

N.z. Farmers' Tour

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

A party of New Zealand fanners, numbering 70, arrived in Sydney last week to commence a tour of New South Wales, Queensland and…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Annual Sheep Show Fine Exhibits. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 2 July 1930 · page 3

The annual sheep show was opend at Sydney showground to-day. The Sceretaiy of the R.A.S. (Colonel Somerville) said there had never been…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

[?] Finer. Sydney Sheep Show. Keen Competition. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 July 1930 · page 5

The annual sheep show was opened at the Showground to-day. The secretary of the R.A.F., Colcnel Somerville said that there had…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Wool Sales. Keen Demand in Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 July 1930 · page 2

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street when the quautitly catalogued totalled totalled 9318 bales, and the…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

London Wool Sales (Australian Press Assn. Message.) London

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 2 July 1930 · page 1

When the wool sales open next Monday 143,700 bales will be offered, of which 19,350 bale's will be from New South Wales…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Damage to Hinton Farms

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 July 1930 · page 4

Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A., paid a visit to Hinton to-day, and made an inspection of the farms on the Lower Hunter, and he found that…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Homebush Sales. Cattle Very Firm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 July 1930 · page 7

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report, —Cattle: 2000 yarded, bluk medium to useful quality, Prime were firm at opening sales, Good to…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Wool Sales. Sydney Values Unchanged

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 July 1930 · page 10

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange. Bridgo-street, when the quantity eatalogued totalled 9318 bales, and the sales,…

Continued on Trove, page 10 →

New Log. Wool Industry Claim Parties Fail to Agree

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 July 1930 · page 8

The claim that all existing awards and practices in the industry be determined and the minimum rates of pay for aduits be fixed on an hourly…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

Big Dfcline. N.S.W. Wool Cheques. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 July 1930 · page 7

Three will be decline, of about £8,500,000 in the New South Wales wool cheques fo 1920-30, as compared with the previous season, and,…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Farmers' Markets. Alexandria Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 July 1930 · page 2

Trade at Alexandria was quiet. Demand for most commodities continued firm. and lucorne products sold readily, In the forage section…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Farmer's Claim Alleged Damage to Property

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 July 1930 · page 4

Henry Joseph Wetzler, farmer, of Sweetman's Creek, proceeded against Clarence Morton, of Cessnock, in the Maitland District Court claiming…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Seed for Farmers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 July 1930 · page 6

Mr. W. F. O'Hearn M.L.A., in response to many inquiries, stated to-day that lucerne seed will be available for farmers. and…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

P. D. S. Column Danish Farms

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 3 July 1930 · page 4

Mr. F. Wigan, who recently returned to Australia from England where be acted as Commonwealth Dairy Officer, gives the following interesting description of farms…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Stroud Cattle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 4 July 1930 · page 1

At Homebush last Monday 22 bullocks from Titcume Bros, Stroud Road, made to £16 2s, averaging £14 16s at Winchcombe, Carson's…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Advertising Australian Butter

Singleton Argus · Friday 4 July 1930 · page 3

For some years past the' Commonwealth Government has subsidised the advertising of Australian foodstuffs in Great Britain. The work has been…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Wool Report

The Scone Advocate · Friday 4 July 1930 · page 7
Also in Singleton Argus

The New Zealand Loan & M.A. Co., Ltd., report 3rd July: The catalogue which we brought forward on Monday last, comprising 4380 bales, marked,…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Wool Auctions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 July 1930 · page 3

Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd., report: We submitted a catalogue of 4700 bales at our sale, comprising a number of New England and…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Local Comeback Wool

Singleton Argus · Friday 4 July 1930 · page 6

Fine in quality and in dry condition, comeback flecce wool from Mr A. C. Picton, Singleton, made 12 1/2d per lb, at Winchcombe, Carson's closing Sydney…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →