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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1931

2,711 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 72 of 136

Science Schools Dairy Industry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 July 1931 · page 4

In continuance of the policy of giving instruction to dairy produce factory employees, arrangements have been made by the N. S. W…

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Record Year Dairying in Queensland

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 7 July 1931 · page 5

A record for dairy production in Queensland has been established. This year the output was estimated at 41,000 tons of butter (an…

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Export Butter

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 July 1931 · page 4

During the week ended July 4, Commonwealth graders examined at Sydney for export 6852 boxes of butter, of which 6521 were salted, and 331…

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Cattle at Homebush

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 July 1931 · page 6

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report: Sales at our Homebush auction on Monday included 39 bullocks from T. L. Higgins, Gloucester, to £9/10/- avg…

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Stud Sheep Sales Ram Realises 625 Guineas. Sheep Men Jubilant at Prices

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 July 1931 · page 3

There was an encouraging demand for first quality sheep at the opening in Sydney on Monday of the 1931 season's stud sales…

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Wet Weather Affects Wheat Area Crops Planted Show Big Reduction

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 July 1931 · page 3

In spite of a strong southerly wind, rain commenced early Monday morning at Narrabri, 62 points being registered by nine o'clock. The regular…

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

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 July 1931 · page 1

The wool sales opened to-day with from 5 per cent. to 10 per cent. decline…

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Values Down London Wool Sales Few Withdrawals London, July 7

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 July 1931 · page 1

The London wool sales opened to-day, whon 10,020 bales were offered, of which approximately 6,180 were sold. The…

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Court Cleared Farm Tragedy Inquest Opens Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 July 1931 · page 5

The court at Nambour was cleared when the Coroner's inquiry into the tragedy at the farm at Yandina last week, was…

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Bank Breaks. Farmers' Great Fight

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 July 1931 · page 5

A gallant fight was put up by farmers of Goulburn Grove and Dunmore to prevent the river breaking through, but 18 hours of strenuous labour went…

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Butter Report

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 9 July 1931 · page 4

Messrs. Prescott Ltd. report under date 4th July, 1931— Sydney:—The seasonal reduction in production is evident but the decline is…

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Britain Eats More Butter

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 9 July 1931 · page 4

Authoritative forecasts received early last month by the Empire Dairy Council indicated that the current year will prove the greatest dairying year ever known, and…

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Values Hold London' Wool Sales LONDON, July 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 July 1931 · page 1

At the wool sales 8642 bales were offered, of which approximately 7,400 were sold. There was a limited offering of…

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Found Hanging Farmer's Death

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 July 1931 · page 4

The dead body of Frank Wentworth Simmons, who had not been in good health, was found hanging from the limb of a tree in a guilty…

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Farm Prices Falling

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 9 July 1931 · page 4

Recently the Country Party drew attention to the fact that, while farm prices were falling steeply up to January, 1931, prices of manufactured goals…

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PASTORAL. Foot-Rot of Sheep. Method of Treatment

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 July 1931 · page 7
Also in The Scone Advocate

Continuously moist pasture is the main predisposing cause of foot-rot, and in seasons such as the present sheep-owners should be particularly…

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Butter Factory Garden

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 July 1931 · page 1

All members of the staff at the Muswellbrook Co-op. Dairy Co., Ltd., have shared in the work of beautifying the grounds on which the factory…

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Wool Report

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 July 1931 · page 2

Schute, Bell & Co., Ltd., report: This is stud sheep week in the city, and we were delighted to see many clients whose faces have been missing for…

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Export of Sheep Noxious Weeds Act

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 July 1931 · page 3

A communication has been received by the Chief Veterinary Surgeon of the Department of Agriculture from the Director of…

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