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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1932

2,439 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 58 of 122

N.z. Dairy Factories

Singleton Argus · Monday 11 July 1932 · page 4

At 31st March last there were registered in New Zealand 149 butter factories, 263 cheese factories, and 56 with dual plant. Suppliers to the…

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Alleged Valueless Cheques Farmer Remanded. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 11 July 1932 · page 2

James Thomas Jones, or Tomlinson, aged 50, a farmer, was remanded till July 19 at the Central Court to-day, on a charge of having obtained £3 by…

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Suspended by Foot Farm Hand's Terrible Plight

Singleton Argus · Monday 11 July 1932 · page 4

A farm hand, who fell while descending a sawmill tower near Murgon (Q.), remained suspended by a foot for four hours. He was…

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Classy Cattle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 July 1932 · page 2

By the Port Brisbane, which arrived yesterday, Mr. Walter Burke, Bellofaire Farm, Appin, received a shipment of four cattle—two of each…

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Dead Sheep As a Tithe

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 12 July 1932 · page 3

Angry farmers were summoned by the tolling of church bells at Iden, near Rye, Sussex, on May 4, whoa a man attempted to collect 130 sheep…

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Employer and Employee. in the Pastoral Industry

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 12 July 1932 · page 2

Mr. W. Allen, General Secretary Graziers' Association of New South Wales, writes:— In the recent proceedings in the…

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Wool Money the Season's Sales

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 12 July 1932 · page 1

The average price of wool sold in Sydney during the season just ended was £10/16/3 a bale, or 8.5d per lb. The sales represented an increase of…

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Wheat on the Harrington. Harvest Time

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 12 July 1932 · page 4

About two years later Angus, the eldest brother along with a Mr. Shaw purchased a new wheat-threshing machine which was firstly used on…

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Lighten the Burden! Improvement on the Farm

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 12 July 1932 · page 3

Obtaining something at half its actual cost should appeal to everyone in these difficult times. A scheme has just been suggested…

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Dairying Industry Defeats Depression. Increased Output Offsets Low Prices. Gratifying Headway

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 12 July 1932 · page 3

Addressing the annual confer ence of delegates attending the Dairy Factory Managers and Secretaries' Association, Mr. P. J…

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Still Time to Plant. Value of Trees on the Farm

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 12 July 1932 · page 1

Though their claims are so generally neglected, trees serve many important purposes on farming and pastoral areas. They may be usefully employed…

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Dairy Science Schools

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 12 July 1932 · page 3

Following out the practice of previous years, the Department of Agriculture is holding a series of dairy science schools in different centres for…

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Battle of Tithes. Farmers in Angry Mood. Conflict with Police Removal of Goods Stopped

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 12 July 1932 · page 3

A spectacular attempt to collect goody distrained and sold for payment of tithes ended in failure on May 2 at Elmsett Hall, the farm of…

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Dairy Factory M. and F. Association

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 12 July 1932 · page 4

The annual conference of the Dairy Factory Managers and Secretaries' Association was held at the R.A.S. Lecture Hall, Moore Park, Sydney…

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Another Joke At Farmers' Expense Wheat and Coal Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 July 1932 · page 5

Several excuses have been advanced from time to time, by officials of the Railway Department and other persons, why the wheat-farmers of…

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Lower Hunter Farms Busy Time Ahead Preparing for Crops

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 July 1932 · page 6

On almost every farm on the Lower Hunter preparations are being made for the planting of the next potato crop. In a few places small plots have already been planted. Indications arc that the area to be given over to potatoes…

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Small Farms Dairies in Finland Few Over 60 ACRES

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 July 1932 · page 2

Investigations made by British dairy experts into the dairy industry of Finland, show small-area farming to bo the rule…

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The Farmers Collective Marketing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 July 1932 · page 3

The Forbes branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association decided at its last meeting to urge the annual conference to adopt a collective…

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Butter Report

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 14 July 1932 · page 1

Messrs Prescott Ltd. report under date 9th, July, 1932:— Sydney:—Arrivals this week disclose a more pronounced shrinkage in producti[?]…

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Letters to Editor Butter Factories (To the Editor)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 July 1932 · page 10

Sir,—Relative to "Bowthorne's" letter appearing in your paper last week, in which he refers to members of the F. M. P. and a…

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