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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1932

2,439 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 75 of 122

Reward for Giving a Lift Farmer Left Unconscious

Singleton Argus · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 6

"Knock him, we will take the car," is, the alleged statement made by one man to an associate, referring to Mr Jack Gay, farmer, of Binna Burra,…

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Dairying Industry

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 1

An important development in the dairying industry in the Upper Hunter was the outcome of a meeting of shareholders of the Muswellbrook…

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DAIRY CATtLE SALE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 September 1932 · page 2

E. W. Sparke, Ltd., report having held their usual monthly dairy cattle sale on Thursday. Owing to the unfavourable weather conditions…

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Higher Wool Price

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 September 1932 · page 2

The average price realised in the Sydney market for the week ended yesterday was £10/17/4 per bale, or 8.2d…

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Dungog Annual Meeting Butter Factory DUNGOG

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 September 1932 · page 7

The 27th annual meeting of shareholders of Dungog Co-op. Butter Factory, Ltd., was presided over by the chairman of directors, Mr. R. W…

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The Man on the Land Pastoral and Agricultural Notes by Experts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 September 1932 · page 6

These notes are issued by the Department of Agriculture, under direction of the Minister, and based on experiments, of the Department. Should any farmer desire information relevant to his work…

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DAIRYING Finding Wasters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 September 1932 · page 6

Only an actual test can determine the productive ability of a dairy cow. The truth of this is being continually proved, the disparity between the…

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POULTRY Planning a Farm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 September 1932 · page 6

Although a feature of many of the new poultry farms which are springing up in almost every district is a tendency towards the adoption of a…

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Cattle Dearer Sales at Homebush Sheep Firm Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 September 1932 · page 1

Pitt, SOn and Bad[?]ory, Ltd. report-Sh[?] 10,041 penned a very large proportion lambs and a smaller showing of ewes. The quality was…

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Butter Imports to U.k

Singleton Argus · Monday 5 September 1932 · page 4

The report of the Overseas' Farmers' Co-op. Federations Ltd., London, on imports of butter to the United Kingdom for year ended 30th June,…

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Singleton Show Good All Round Entries. Cattle Exhibits a Feature

Singleton Argus · Monday 5 September 1932 · page 2

The Northern Agricultural Association's 63rd annual exhibition will be held on Singleton showground on Wednesday; Thursday,…

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Wool Inquiry Grazier Urges Fixed Price. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 5 September 1932 · page 2

The opinion that, a fixed price for wool should be set was expressed by Mr G. Jowett, a well-known grazier, in evidence before the wool inquiry…

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Dairy Factory Reports Increased Outputs

Singleton Argus · Monday 5 September 1932 · page 3

The Berry Central Factory during the year manufactured 957, 5541b butter, as against 821,837 lb, for the previous year. Milk treated for the city…

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Homebush Sales. Sheep Market Unaltered

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 6 September 1932 · page 2

There was a penning at Homebush yesterday of 46,041 sheep and lambs. They came from 182 owners, and all classes were included in the offering…

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Further Advance Sydney Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 September 1932 · page 6

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge, streel, when the quantity catalogued totalied 18,999 bales, and the sales…

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Wool Inquiry Committee Graziers' Association Statement

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 6 September 1932 · page 1

The Statement of the Graziers' Association to the Commonwealth Wool Inquiry Committee was delivered by Mr. Ogilvic on 31st August, and…

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Charge of Stealing. Dairy Farmer Before Court Remanded

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 6 September 1932 · page 6

Ernest D. Cribb, a ilahy farmer, of Aberdeen was arrested on Thursday and charged with not accounting for moneys received, the amount being set…

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Yesteray's Wool Sales Another Rise of 5 Per Cent

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 6 September 1932 · page 3

The first series of wool sales was resumed yesterday at Sydney, when two selling agents submitted a total of 13,835 bales at auction…

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Wool Inquiry Committee. Graziers' Association Statement. Government Interference Opposed. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 6 September 1932 · page 4

The statement of the Graziers' Association to the Commonwealth Wool Inquiry Committee was delivered by Mr. Ogilvie on the 31st…

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Loans to Farmers. For Reproductive Work. Relief Op Unemployed

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 6 September 1932 · page 3

Mr. P. Moore, of "Belmore," Baerami, has received the following letter from Mr. P. Dunlop, General Secretary of the Primary Producers' Uuion,…

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