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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1933

2,785 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 21 of 140

Electricity Extension for Dartbrook Farmers and Dairymen

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 21 February 1933 · page 2

On Friday morning last, directors of the Electric Light and Power Co. (Scone), Ltd., who were accompanied by Mr. P. Burgess, the Company's…

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Wheat Silos for Newcastle. Will They Be a White Elephant? Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 21 February 1933 · page 2

The Minister for Agriculture to-day, opened the conference of representatives of wheat growers, slapping, railways, local governing and other…

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Tapped Melons Caught by Farmer Court Sequel. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 February 1933 · page 7

Before Mr. M. C. Nott, P.M., at the Cessnock Police Court this morning Walter Vile, farmer, proceeded against James Murray, on a charge…

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Farmers' Relief Board. Applications May Be Made

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 21 February 1933 · page 1

As previously announced in these columns, the Farmers' Relief Act' came into operation of Friday, 17th February, 1933…

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Assistance to Dairymen £150,000 VOTE

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 21 February 1933 · page 2

In our issue of 14th inst., particulars were given of a grant of £150,000 made by the State Government for the assistance of dairymen, or those intending…

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Australian Dairying Industry. "Seriously Injured," states Mr. H. W. Osborne. Control of Speculative Sales "Market Damaged by Unrestricted Operations"

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 21 February 1933 · page 4

In the following important report on marketing conditions in England to the Australian Dairy Produce Export Board, Mr. H. W…

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Butter Export

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 7

The Queensland Cabinet decided to take immediate stops to protest to the Commonwealth Government against the limitation of imports of butter…

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Wool Sale

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 4

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., reports:— We submitted a most attractive catalogue of 6549 bales on Monday, which…

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Half Rates Sheep for Canning

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 2

Conditions under which aged sheep can be sent from holdings to canning or boiling down works in this State, are supplied in a…

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Keen Inquiry Sydney Wool Sales Drop in Perth

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 6

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 11,292 bales, and the sales,…

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Maize Crop Lower North Coast the Prospects Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 1

A review issued by the Department of Agriculture gives the following as the condition of maize crop…

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Butter Cheaper Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 February 1933 · page 5

A reduction of 1d per lb in the price of butter, as announced by the Butter Stabilisation Committee, operated from the commencement of business…

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Butter Tariff LONDON, Feb. 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 February 1933 · page 1

It is believed that the increased French duty of 2/ per lb. on Australian butter will have little effect on the…

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Wider Demand Sydney Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 February 1933 · page 4

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 9921 bales, and the sales,…

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Lambs Dearer Sales at Homebush Cattle Unchanged Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 February 1933 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report that 2800 cattle were yarded. Good quality was unchanged, others cheaper. Good to prime beef made 29/ to…

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Dairy Record Productive Ayrshire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 February 1933 · page 6

An Australian record for the breed and age has just been established by Glengowan Joyce, a senior two-year-old Ayrshire, owned by Messrs. Korff…

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Raymond Terrace Dairy Co

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 23 February 1933 · page 3

The 59th half-yearly meeting was held in the Catholic Hall, Maitland, on Wednesday. There was a fair attendance and the Chairman of Directors, Mr. A. J…

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Butter Substitutes. Menacing Dairying Industry

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 24 February 1933 · page 3

Two of the most disturbing factors operating against dairy farmers in all parts of the Commonwealth are low prices—the lowest…

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Butter Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 February 1933 · page 3

Following the reduction of 1d per 1b, in the price of butter, the Sydney market opened among city dairy houses, with a sounder tone…

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Sheep Donated

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 24 February 1933 · page 5

Mr. C. E. Henny offered to donate a sheep for weight-estimating. The offer wag accented with thanks. The ground committee's report was…

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