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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1933

2,785 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 15 of 140

AGRICULTURAL Turnips as Catch Crop

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 February 1933 · page 6

The cheapness of the seed, and the ease with which a crop of swedes can be grown in the tableland areas, offers considerable inducement to those…

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District Wool

Singleton Argus · Monday 6 February 1933 · page 4

At the Sydney wool sales last week the following prices were secured by Mr H. D. N. Lawrence, of Singleton: AAA 11[?]d, AA 11[?]d, pcs. 11d…

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Singleton Wool

Singleton Argus · Monday 6 February 1933 · page 4

Air Thomas Ritter's wool elip from Goorangoola was among the offerings at Winchcombe, Carson's Sydney auction last Wednesday. Comeback ewes'…

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Newcastle Wool Sales

Singleton Argus · Monday 6 February 1933 · page 4

The New England, North and North-West Producers' Co. Ltd. (Nenco) will hold their seventh sale of the season on Thursday, 16th inst., when a…

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Homebush Sales Prime Cattle Firm Wethers Weaker Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 February 1933 · page 1

Pitt, Sou[?]and Badgery report: Sheep 35,178 penned, including a larger proportion of grown sheep of improved quality, Wethers were again…

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Farm Strike Threat Vancouver, Feb. 4

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 February 1933 · page 2

A threat of a national-wide: farm strike if relief legislation was not expedited by the incoming Administration was made to-night by Mr…

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Country Works Grant for North Coast Dairying Lands Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 February 1933 · page 8

More than £300,000 is to be Spent during the next 18 months in developing an area of nearly 700,000 acres in the upper valleys…

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Wire Netting for Farmers Scheme Held Up. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 6 February 1933 · page 2

The State Government intends to allocate approximately £2000 to provide farmers with wire netting to combat the rabbit menace; but the scheme…

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Dairying Lands to be Developed £300,000 for Roads and Clearing

Singleton Argus · Monday 6 February 1933 · page 1

Relief work, costing more than £300,000, and to be carried out during the next 18 months, will be undertaken to develop an area of nearly 700,000 acres in the upper valleys of the Clarence and Richmond Rivers…

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Dungog Cattle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 7 February 1933 · page 2

The rise of 10/- to 20/- experienced in cattle values at Homebush last Thursday was most welcome. Sales at Winchcombe, Carson's auction…

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Armidale Cattle Sale

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 7 February 1933 · page 2

Attention is directed to the monster cattle sale at Armidale on Friday, 17th inst., when Messrs. Walter J. Hawke and' Co. will sell 2000 splendid quality…

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Store Cattle Maitland Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 February 1933 · page 5

Continued dry weather in most of the grazing areas was the cause of restricted bidding at Campbell's Hill to day, when J. Enright yarded over…

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Butter Prices Why the Big Slump? Pointed Questions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 February 1933 · page 6

Everywhere dairymen are asking, what is wrong with the butter market? Unfortunately they ask in vain. No one seems to…

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Scone Butter Case. Man and Wife for Trial. Alleged False Pretences

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 7 February 1933 · page 4

Charges of false pretences against Herbert Spencer Cooke, 30, agent, and his wife, Doris Mavis Cooke, 32, were begun before Mr. Stevenson, S.M., at…

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Why the Delay? Advances to Farmers Terms Resented Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 February 1933 · page 2

It is stated on good authority that Although it has been in existence for more than a month, the Dairy promotion Board has not yet dealt with…

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"Lost Province" Dr. Page's Farm Fertile Spot

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 February 1933 · page 4

Down through the narrow gorges of the Cangal Ranges, the River Clarence absorbs the waters of a thousand mountain…

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Dairying Lands to be Developed. £300,000 for Roads and Cleaning

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 7 February 1933 · page 2

Relief work, costing more than £300,000, and to be carried out during the next 18 months, will be undertaken to develop an area of nearly 700,000…

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Farmers in Bondage U.S.A. and N.Z. Schemes Will Australia Act?

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 7 February 1933 · page 1

"Forced at last by the relentless logic of economic exhaustion, the Governments of the United States of America and of New Zealand appear…

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In the Lost Province Dr. Earle Page "Rests." His Farm Described

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 7 February 1933 · page 2

Down through the narrow garget, of the Cangai Ranges, the River Clarence absorbs the waters of a thousand mountain streams. Now in one…

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Loss on Sale of Sheep

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 February 1933 · page 4

Messrs M. and G. S. Murray, of Tara, Louth, via Bourke, showed a loss of £15/3/8, after paying expenses, on a consignment of 1010 sheep sold…

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