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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1930

2,699 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 86 of 135

Local Government Elections Abolition of Adult Franchise Sought. Motions at Farmers and Settlers' Conference

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 August 1930 · page 1

A further attempt to have the adult franchise in local government elections abolished is to be made by the Farmers and Settlors' Conference. That…

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Butter Production

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 21 August 1930 · page 4

The Federal Government is going to appoint officers to supervise the production of butter in Australia. What additional expense this will mean…

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Price of Eggs. Parramatta Farmers Meet. Board Criticised

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 August 1930 · page 2

Criticism, much of it severe, was levelled at the Egg Board last night at a crowded meeting of poultry farmers convened at Parramatta…

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Raymond Terrace Dairy Co

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 August 1930 · page 4

The annual meeting of shareholders of the Raymond Terrace Dairy and Produce Co., Ltd., will be held in the Oddfellows' Hall, Raymond Terrace,…

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Dairying in New Zealand

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 21 August 1930 · page 4

The following is taken from the report of Mr. G. S. Stening, Dairy Expert to the producers' Co-operative Distributing Society Ltd., Sydney:—…

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Dairy Factories Amalgamation (To the Editor)

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 21 August 1930 · page 1

Sir:—In your issue of the 14th inst, I notice a report from the Raymond Terrace Butter Factory. Reference is made to the amalgamation of butter factories…

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Bobs Farm

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 21 August 1930 · page 3

Geoffrey, little son of Mr. and Mrs. James Eagleton, of Finigan, Bobs Farm is in Newcastle Hospital…

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Dairying Industry

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 21 August 1930 · page 4

Mr. W. O'Hearn, M. L. A. addressed a fairly large meeting at Hinton on the dairying industry, Mr. T. H. Pearse presided…

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Inverell Cattle Sale

The Scone Advocate · Friday 22 August 1930 · page 2

Messrs. Arthur Thom & Co. will hold a special cattle sale at Inverell on Thursday next, 28th. inst., when 700 head of cattle will be submitted to…

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Cruelty to Sheep

The Scone Advocate · Friday 22 August 1930 · page 4

A warning was issued on Monday by the Commissioner of Police to those who are responsible for inflicting unnecessary cruelty on wool-blind sheep…

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Saffron Thistle. Saved Thousands of Sheep. Farmers' Discussion

The Scone Advocate · Friday 22 August 1930 · page 8

Thousands of sheep were kept alive during the drought by saffron thistle, according to delegates to the Fanners and Settlers' Conference…

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Pastoral. Pasture Improvement In Areas of Restricted Rainfall

The Scone Advocate · Friday 22 August 1930 · page 6

Pasture improvement is making an increasing appeal to stockewners as a circular of increasing profits, and from a circular issued by the Agrostologist's…

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Sheep Values 30 Years Ago. in Goulburn District

The Scone Advocate · Friday 22 August 1930 · page 5

"When we came to Goulburn in 1896, values were nothing compared to what they are now," said Mr. A. J. Wheatley, before the Rotary Club…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes for Tee Man on the Land

The Scone Advocate · Friday 22 August 1930 · page 6

These notes are issued every week, by direction of the Hon. the Minister Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. Should any farmer desire information relevant to his work on the land not referred to in these notes at the time, a query addressed to the…

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Pastoral. Fighting High Costs. Producers' Big Battle. It Has to Be Won

The Scone Advocate · Friday 22 August 1930 · page 4

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

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Sale of Dairy Farm

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 22 August 1930 · page 2

Readers are reminded of the sale by public auction of a dairy farm situated between Dungog and Clarence Town, right in the milk zone,…

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Farmers' Markets. Alexandria Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 August 1930 · page 3

Supplies most commodities were light at Alexandria, but sufficient to meet the limited demand. In the forage section prices were generally…

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Dairying Industry. and Flood Question Mr. O'hearn at Woodville

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 August 1930 · page 3

The large gathering, of those engaged, in the dairying industry at Woodville on Wednesday, when Mr. O'Hearn, M.L.A., spoke from the…

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Junior Farmers Helped. Expert Tells Boys How to Judge

The Scone Advocate · Friday 22 August 1930 · page 5

At Singleton Showground the boys of the Junior Farmers' Club were a most interesting lecture and demonstration on cattle judging by Mr. R…

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Dairying. Productivity of Dairy Babcock Tester the only Infallible Judge

The Scone Advocate · Friday 22 August 1930 · page 6

There, is only one infallible judge of the productive capacity of dairy, cows, and the wise dairy-farmer refers for a verdict to the Babcock tester. There…

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