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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1933

2,785 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 46 of 140

Homebush Sales. Sheep Market Firm

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 2 May 1933 · page 2

The sheep and lambs in the pens at Homebush yesterday totalled 33,548. The quality was a good average one, with all classes well represented. Prime…

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Wheat Talks London, May 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 May 1933 · page 1

Mr. Stanley Bruce, Australian Minister resident in London, hopon to attend the preliminary four power wheat discussions at Geneva on…

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Values Advance Sydney Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 May 1933 · page 8

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 10,491 bales, and, the sales,…

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Maize Crops. Victoria and Queensland

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 2 May 1933 · page 1

Mr. Mark H. Reynolds, District Inspector of Agriculture, forwards for publication the following communication received by him from the Director…

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Stud Bull From Royal Farm SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 May 1933 · page 2

Mr. William Mollrath, a noted breeder of Hereford cattle, added another valuable beast to his hard, when a Hereford bull named…

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Ghastly Crime. Farmer's Body in Well. Head Was Battered. Been Missing for Month Brisbane

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 2 May 1933 · page 2

What appears to be one of the most ghastly crimes ever, committed in the Dalby district was brought to light this morning when the decomposed remains…

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Butter Export

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 May 1933 · page 3

During the week ended April 29 the Commonwealth graders examined at Sydney, for export, 9213 boxes of butter, comprising 7653 suited and 1560…

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Butter Exports Increased Figures

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 May 1933 · page 1

From July 1, 1932, to April 22, 1933, 3,747,424 boxes of butler were shipped from the Conmmonwealth, which is 651,168 boxes in excess of shipments for…

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Butter Dearer Advance of Halfpenny SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 May 1933 · page 4

From the commencement of to-day's business, the wholesale price of butter, fixed by the Australian Butter Stabilisation Committee, for…

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Prices Firm Sydney Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 May 1933 · page 5

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 6930 bales, and the sales,…

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Farmer's Body in Well Believed to Be Murder

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 May 1933 · page 1

Believed by the Police to have been brutally murdered, the body of Percival C. Read, aged 44, farmer, of Jimbour Plains, was found at the…

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Butter Fat Champion Cow SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 May 1933 · page 4

It is announced that Wagga Gladys, the champion cow at Hawkesbury Agricultural College, has [?] the world's championship for butter…

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Values Hold Sydney Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 May 1933 · page 4

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridgest., when the quantity catalogued totalled 12,853 bales, and the sales,…

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Sweet Cream Separation in Sydney Farmer Opposed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 May 1933 · page 9

Continuing his evidence at the Milk Royal Commission, Mr. William N. Owen, dairy farmer, In reply to Mr. Bradley, said the…

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Wool Sales

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 May 1933 · page 10
Also in Singleton Argus

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Coy. reports on the 2nd. instant: At our sale on the 1st. May we offered a catalogue totalling 4,612 bales,…

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Butter Exports. Increased Figures

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 May 1933 · page 2

From July 1, 1932 to April 22, 1933, 3,747,424 boxes of butter were shipped from'the. Commonwealth, which is 651,168 boxes in excess of shipments for…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 May 1933 · page 2

The N.Z.L. and M.A. Co., Ltd., report 2nd May : Excepting for a short series of sales commencing on 6th June next, for the purpose of clearing up the…

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Our Wool Income. Big Decrease

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 May 1933 · page 8

An interesting address on the problems and prospects of the wool industry was delivered to the Rotary Club in Sydney recently by the general…

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Sheep Blowfly Question of the Efficacy of Trapping

Singleton Argus · Friday 5 May 1933 · page 3

The subject of trapping is perhaps the most difficult part of the whole blowfly problem, observes the joint report recently issued in this…

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