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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1930

2,699 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 85 of 135

Correspondence Dairy Company's Election. (To the Editor.)

Singleton Argus · Monday 18 August 1930 · page 2

Sir,—I was very much surprised to get a dodger this week asking me to vote for Messrs Andrews, Fraser, Robinson as directors and J. W. Ryan…

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Clarence River Pioneer Co-op. Dairy Co. Ltd. Dividend of 6 Per Cent. Paid for Year

Singleton Argus · Monday 18 August 1930 · page 4

The directors of the Claronce River Pioneer Co-operative Dairy Company Limited have published their thirtyseventh annual report, which discloses…

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Good Wheat Crop Expected

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 19 August 1930 · page 2

Mr. Cleary said that if the wheat yield was as anticipated there would be an increased revenue for the railways of £S00,00O, and there would be…

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Dungog Co-op. Butter Factory

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 19 August 1930 · page 2

The annual general meeting of the above will be held on Saturday, 30th August, at 11 a.m., at the Memorial Town Hall. Particulars of the…

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Court Cases at Quirindi. Cruelty to Cattle

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 19 August 1930 · page 2

Mr. W. C. Geikie, P.M., occupied the Bench at Quirindi Police Court ono day. last week, a number of cases dealt with including:…

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Wheat Pool. Claims for Enrolment. New Form Prescribed

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 19 August 1930 · page 5

The Minister of Agriculture (Hon. H. V. C. Thorby, M.L.A.), stated during discussion with regard to the forthcoming poll of producers of wheat that…

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Pastoral Industry. Fighting High Costs—producers' Big Battle. It Has to Be Won!

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 19 August 1930 · page 4

Throughout Australia the primary producers are fighting the big battle of high costs. They simply have to win it—for their own sakes, and for the…

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Soviet Coupons. for Farmers' Grain. Exchangeable for Cars

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 19 August 1930 · page 5

The Soviet has decided on a novel scheme to tempt peasants to hand over larger quantities of grain to the Government. Thus far many are holding…

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Farmers' Markets. Alexandria Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 August 1930 · page 3

Most products were in better supply at Alexandria. in the forage section, all lines met fair inquiry at late rates, On the grain platform,…

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Loans to Farmers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 August 1930 · page 4

Speaking at Morpeth on Friday night in support of Mr. A. Howarth's candidature for the Maitland electrorate, Mr. Walter Bennett, M.L.A…

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Telephone Charges. Farmers and Settler Discussion. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 August 1930 · page 5

The Farmers and Settlers conference rejected a motion that complaints be lodged against the increased telephone charges made to country…

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"Wool-blind" Sheep Police Commissioner's Waring

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 August 1930 · page 6

The Commissioner of Police, Mr. Chlids, has issued a warning against the practice of consigning wool-blind sheep to the Flemington saleyards or…

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Local Cattle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 August 1930 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report: On the average cattle values declined 10/ per head at Homebush on Monday. Prime sorts were not much…

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British Wool Market London, Aug. 18

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 August 1930 · page 3

Bradford reports that the wool market is quiet, with questions firmly maintain…

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Wheat Marketing Deputation to Minister of Markets

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 August 1930 · page 3

The failure of the Federal Government to pass the Wheat Marketing Bill, which provided for a compulsory pool and a guarantee of a…

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Farmers' Markets. Alexandria Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 August 1930 · page 3

With only thirteen trucks on hand at Alexandria, business was quiet, and few transactions were recorded. In the forage section caton cha[?]…

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Farmer's Death. Body Found on Railway. Head Completely Severed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 August 1930 · page 4

Mr. Henry Lightfoot, a well-known farmer of the district, met his death under tragic ciroumstances last night. He left his home on the…

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Referendum. Opposed by Farmers. "Road to Unification."

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 August 1930 · page 7

The farmers and settlers' conference, representing 10,000 primary producers, decided to oppose all three clauses of the Federal referendum…

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N. S. Wales Junior Farmers Visit to Brisbane Show

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 August 1930 · page 4

Ten members of N.S.W. Junior Farmers' Clubs—all from the Northern section of the State—and 35 from Queensland schools were the guests of…

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Office of Agent-general Abolition Urged by Farmers Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 August 1930 · page 2

Mr H. Pilott, at the Farmers and Settlers' Conference, when speaking in favour of a motion urging the abolition of the Agent-General, said: "The office…

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