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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1930

2,699 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 74 of 135

Farmers' Markets. Alexandria Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 July 1930 · page 8

Quiet business was carried on at Alexandria, and, with the exception of potato values, prices underwent little change. In the forage section most…

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Meeting at Morpeth Flood Prevention and Relief for Farmers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 July 1930 · page 8

The Mayor of Morpeth, Alderman Cuteliffe, presided ever a very large meeting of the people of Morpeth and surrounding districts held at the…

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Homebush Sales. Sheep and Cattle Cheaper Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 July 1930 · page 4

Winchcombo Carson Ltd. report,— Cattle 2500 yarded, mostly medium quality. Good to prime were unaltered. Good to Prime beef made 38/ to…

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Wheat Pool. Bill for Victoria. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 July 1930 · page 5

The Minister for Agriculture Mr. Thorby, said to-day that the victorian Government will introduce into Parliament next week a Marketing…

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Wool in U.s.a. Reduction in Stooks

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 July 1930 · page 3

Stocks of wool, including tops and noils in and alloat to the United States on March 01 totalled 210,564,253lb, grease equivalent…

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Marketing Bill for Victoria to Be Introduced Into Parliament. Question of a Poll for Wheat Growers. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 21 July 1930 · page 2

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr Thorby) said to-day that the Victorian Government will introduce into Parliament next week a Marketing Bill on…

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Farmers' Loans. Charging of Interest. Millers Forest Indignant

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 July 1930 · page 2

At the meeting of farmers at Miller's Forest on Saturday, indignation was expressed at the Ration of the Government in charging 6 percent…

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Seed for Farmers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 July 1930 · page 4

Tho Mayor and Mayoress of New-castle, Alderman and Mrs. Blackall, were present at the meeting of farmers held at Miller's Forest on…

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Local Cattle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 22 July 1930 · page 2

On the hoof at Homebush last Thursday good to prime beef made 38/- to 43/- per 100 lbs., good to prime yearling beef 50/- to 56/-…

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World's Biggest Wheat Farm

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 22 July 1930 · page 2

A feature of the evening was the screening of several most instructive films. Of these one strikingly depicted extraordinary work being done…

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Sheep Classing

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 22 July 1930 · page 4

The classing of the owes and the selection of rams each year was an excellent means of improving the type of sheep on the property, and poor quality…

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Wool

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 22 July 1930 · page 2

Mr. J. H. Mathews, representative of the Now England, North and North-West Producers' Co., who has been located in the Scone district during the…

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Prices for Sheep. Below Cost of Sales

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 22 July 1930 · page 5

Sheep values at the Perth metropolitan fat stock market are now so low that pastorolists in some districts have resorted to the practice of killing older…

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Points in Wool-Classing. Interesting Lecture

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 22 July 1930 · page 4

The following is a brief summary of a lecture given at the Golden Fleece Exhibition at Muswellbrook recently by Mr. J. M. Coleman, of the Department…

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Pastoral Industry. New Shearing Rates. Reduction Was Inevitable. "Work Will Go On."

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 22 July 1930 · page 4

Press, politicians and general public were not slow to recognise the significance of the 20 per cent, reduction in shearing rates in the variation of the…

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Prices Firm. London Wool Sales, London, July 21

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 July 1930 · page 5

At tho wool sales 7204 bales were offered, including 1070 from New South Wales, 1312 Victorian, 782 Queensland, 223 South Australian,…

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Wool Sales. Will Newcastle Be Made a Centre?

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 July 1930 · page 6

The question of establishing wool sales at Newcastle was before the State Cabinet on Monday. The Minister for Local Government (Mr…

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Rabbits on Farm. Landowner Fined. Interesting Case

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 22 July 1930 · page 1

Herbert Duck was the defendant in an action brought by the Denman Pastures Protection Board r.t the Muswellbrook police court on Friday. Duck…

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40,000 Acres Cleared in in 4 Years What Power Farming Can Do. Shell Company Entertains New Zealand Delegations

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 22 July 1930 · page 2

In keeping with its traditional interest in practical agriculture, the Shell Company of Australia extended splendid hospitality to the visiting…

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Dairy Inspector Transferred

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 22 July 1930 · page 2

Mr. R. R. A. Faunce, dairy inspector in the Maitland District has been transferred to Newcastle, where he will act as inspector of stock on the…

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