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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1932

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Junior Farmers' Club at Denman

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 3 May 1932 · page 5

There was a good attendance at the meeting held at Denman on Wednesday, 28th. May, when Mr. Blacklock, who is in charge of the Junior…

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Tree Planting Junior Farmers Active. Movement at Scone

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 3 May 1932 · page 1

Tree planting is a new departure for junior fanners' clubs, but it is being adopted enthusiastically by a number of clubs in the Tamworth and Hunter…

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Wool Sales

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 May 1932 · page 3

The Fanners and Graziers' Cooperative Coy. reports:— At our sale on' the 2nd instant we offered a catalogue of 7949 bales, the…

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Butter Report

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 5 May 1932 · page 4

Messrs. Prescott Ltd. report under date 30th April, 1932:— Sydney:—The benefit of the April rains in those districts which have suffering…

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Wood Taint in Butter

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 5 May 1932 · page 1

Advice was received from the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research that experiments were being continued with a view of overcoming this defect and…

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Cattle Supplies Local Consumption Australian Beef

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 May 1932 · page 2

Small cattle supplies have not of late years resulted in high prices being secured at Home-bush, according to the annual…

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Robbed Employer Farmhand Charged Job in Jeopardy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 May 1932 · page 5

A peculiar position arose at the West Maitland COURT of Petty Sessions yesterday afternoon when Leslie Blakomore, 19, of Bolwarra,…

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Farmers Carry On With Spirit of Their Forbears Agricultural Bureau Hopes for Brighter Future Annual Conference

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 May 1932 · page 7

The annual conference of the Hunter River and Lower North Coast District of the Agricultural Bureau opened on the Maitland Show Ground to-day. The branches represented were: Bowthorne-Hunter,…

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Australian Dairy Council

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 5 May 1932 · page 1

A meeting of the Council was held at Melbourne on 7th April,a[?]dvembers being present. Reports were received from the va[?]…

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Laurie's Cattle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 6 May 1932 · page 6

At the same time as Paddy Connolly had the horses in the saleyards at Wingham, the late Thomas Laurie had some bally cattle in portion of the…

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Muswellbrook Cattle Market. Good Prices for Dairy Cows

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 May 1932 · page 7

Edward Higgens, Parkinson & Co. report having yarded about 300 cattle at their usual fortnightly cattle sale on Tuesday last. The market was a…

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Wool Sales

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 May 1932 · page 1
Also in The Muswellbrook Chronicle

The Farmers & Graziers' Co-operalive Coy. reports:— At our sale on 2nd inst., we offered a catalogue of 7949 bales, the selection…

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Australian Butter an English Compliment

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 May 1932 · page 6

A correspondent signing himself "E.T.B.," writes as follows in the Wilts and Gloucestershire "Standard" of 5th March:—…

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Sydney Wool Sales. SYDNEY

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 May 1932 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:— Values were unchanged at our Sydney wool auction yesterday. Yorkshire and Japan were the chief competitors,…

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Pastoral. Care of Lambing Ewes. Under Cboss-beeeding Conditions

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 May 1932 · page 3

Discussing the care of lambing ewes, the Sheep and Wool Expert of the Department of Agriculture reminds sheep owners in agricultural districts that a…

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P.d.s. Column Publicity for Australian Butter

Singleton Argus · Friday 6 May 1932 · page 3

The export butter competitions conducted. by the Royal Agricultural Society and the S.N. Company in conncction with the Sydney Royal…

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Derailed Sheep Van. Surprise for Sleepers. Early Morning Incident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 May 1932 · page 1

Half-a-dozen lads, whose ages ranged from 16 to 18 years, Victims of the present economic stress, and a derailed sheep van,…

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Values Decline Butter in London Cheese Slow London, May 5

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 May 1932 · page 1

There was a fair business but a decline in the London butter market Danish was quoted at about 103/ cheloest unsalted New Zealand…

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What Next Russia Buying Wheat LONDON, May fi

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 May 1932 · page 1

Rursia Purchaned yesterday about 35,000 lean of Cannadian wheat and one cargo of 7000 Lons of Australian grain The price is unknown…

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