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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1932

2,439 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 42 of 122

Farm Machinery

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 13 May 1932 · page 2

Mr. Cliff. Lean, agent for Massey-Harris farm machinery, etc., reports the sale of a disc plough to Mr. Herb. Wade, Underbank, who is finding it to…

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Shock to Dairyman

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 13 May 1932 · page 2

A North Queensland paper tells of a queer accident which fell to the lot of a Kennedy Creek farmer the other day, one that will take some beating…

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DAIRYING Trees on the Farm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 May 1932 · page 6

"It seems a far cry form trees to the size of the cream cheque, but there is a connection. Where trees are so lacking that stock have…

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The Man on the Land Agriculture Pastoral and Agricultural Notes by Experts Early Tomatoes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 May 1932 · page 6

These notes are issued by the Department of Agriculture under direction of the Minister, and baaed on' experiments of the Department. Should any farmer desire information relevant to his work The grower about to construct propagation frames for the raising of early tomatoes should give a good deal of thought to their situation, as…

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Butter Duties

Singleton Argus · Monday 16 May 1932 · page 4

With England departing from the traditional policy of freedom of trade, and imposing a 10 per cent, duty, with preference to Empire countries,…

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Butter Export High Rate Maintained Official Figures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 May 1932 · page 8

The latest reports received by the Minister for Commerce (Mr. C. A. S, Hawker) show a continuation of butter shipments at a high rate for this…

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P.d.s. Column United Kingdom Butter Market

Singleton Argus · Monday 16 May 1932 · page 4

Butter values in Great Britain touched very law figures during the past week, and Danish was offering at the extreme figure of 88/ f.ob.,…

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Butter Export

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 May 1932 · page 6

During the week ended May 14. the Commonwealth graders examined at Sydney for export 13,800 boxes of butler comprising 19,102 salted,…

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Special Dairy Cattle Sale. Denman Yards

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 May 1932 · page 5

Edward Higgens, Parkinson and Co. (Denman) will hold an important sale of dairy cattle at the Denman yards, on Thursday, 26th. May, when 500 head…

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Preserved Butter Returned.—

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 May 1932 · page 4

A consignment of Westralian butter that contained boric acid as a preservative was recently returned to West Australia from Java. The merchants…

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Dalby Sale—5000 Cattle

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 17 May 1932 · page 2

A monster auction of station bred cattle is announced for Friday, 27th inst., at Dalby (Q.) One of the best quality yardings offered in Southern…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 17 May 1932 · page 4

The Fanners & Graziers' Co-operative Coy. report: At our sale on 10th. inst., we offered a catalogue totalling 8076 bales,…

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Eighth Series Brisbane Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 May 1932 · page 3

The eighth series of Brisbane wool sales opened on Monday Approximately 11,800 bales were offered. The offering showed some improvement on…

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District Exhibit Mr. G. Beavis Busy Wool Needs

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 May 1932 · page 5

Mr. Geo, Beavis who has accepted sole responsibility for organising and staging the district exhibit at the Maitland show, has already entered…

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Australian Dairy Council. Pasture Improvement

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 17 May 1932 · page 3

The Australian Dairy Council, having an all Australian outlook, at its meeting held in Melbourne in August, 1930, gave careful consideration to…

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General Demand Brisbane Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 May 1932 · page 3

Brisbane wool sales were continued on Tuesday, when 12,313 bales were offered. The selection was an average one. General competition…

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Good News Cheques for Farmers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 May 1932 · page 8

The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. H. Main, upon taking over his new duties, announced that arrangements have been made for the banks to…

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Cattle Firmer Homebush Market Sheep Unaltered Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 May 1932 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report: Cattle, 2000 yarded. The market opened firmer, Good to prime beef made 21/ to 25/, yearlings 25/ to…

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Wool Sales Keen Competition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 May 1932 · page 4

Wool sales were continued in Brisbane. The selectin was average to poor, Competition was keen, and general for all good and average…

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SWINDLED! Farmer's £40,000 Confidence Men Paris, May 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 May 1932 · page 1

James Watson, 65, a wealthy Australian sheep farmer, informed the police that confidence tricksters had swindled him of…

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