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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1933

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World's Record Wheat Deliveries Claimed for Finley Station

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 January 1933 · page 1

A total of 14,835 bags of wheat was delivered at the Finlay railway station on Tuesday of last week, between 7.30 a.m. and 6.30 p.m.—a record for any…

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Bush Fire Menace. Farmers on the Alert

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 13 January 1933 · page 2

The menace of fires in consequence of the protracted dry spell is bestirring farmers to prepare for all eventualities…

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Farmers' Union

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 13 January 1933 · page 2

There was only a moderate supply of vegtables, fruit and poultry at today's Farmers' Union sales, and the prices obtained showed a slight…

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Warwick Farm Tom Pinch for Sefton Curacoa-moa Lap

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 January 1933 · page 7

Curacoa and Moa Lap, who are engaged in the Nursery Handicap divisions at Warwick Farm to-morrow, should go close…

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Crops Destroyed Heavy Hailatorms Glhn Innes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 January 1933 · page 2

Numerous severe and destructive hailstorms have lately visited this district and crops have suffered heavily…

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PATERSON Excessive Heat Crops Damaged Paterson

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 January 1933 · page 8

The excessive her or Wednesday has done a considerable amount of damage to farm crops, maize, pumpkins, melons and…

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Bee Farm Burnt

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1933 · page 2

A bee farm situated on Mr. Kealy's property at Fosterton and worked by Mr. Harry Redman, was destroyed by fire on Wednesday. We are informed…

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100 Farms. Big Land Scheme. Innisfail

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 January 1933 · page 2

After trekking overland from Atherton Tableland through the famous virgin Palmerston area to Innisfail, the Minister for Lands (Mr. Pearse) told…

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DAIRYING Diseases of Cattle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1933 · page 8

Once it is realised that most of the diseases which cause extensive losses in dairy cattle are infectious, pointed out a departmental veterinary officer…

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New Wheat Country Despatches

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1933 · page 3

According to a statement furnished by the Railway Department the quantity of new wheat despatched from country stations for the week ended…

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Wool Sales N.Z. Experiences

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1933 · page 8

Warned by bitter experience, New Zealand woolgrowers are meeting the market more readily. Sales during the last half year totalled 128,692…

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The Man on the Land Pastoral and Agricultural Notes by Experts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1933 · page 8

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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Wool Industry Government Help Expected Move Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1933 · page 1

The Wool Conference, sittings of which were held in Sydney this week, will meet in Melbourne after the Loan Council meeting or the…

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Man Hater Murdered Farmers Lassoo Used Budapest, Jan. 13

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1933 · page 1

Since she was divorced in 1907, Victoria Rieger became a man hater. She adopted male guise, worked as a farm labourer, and perpetually…

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English Tail-enders Offer Stout Resistance Warwick Farm Tom Pinch's Record Moa Lap Wins Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1933 · page 7

There was a decided improvement in the attendance at Warwick Farm this afternoon, due solely to confidence regained by…

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Relief Act Farmers' Benefit Proclaimed Soon Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1933 · page 2

The Assistant Treasurer, Mr. Spooner, explained the Farmers' Debt Relief Act in a speech yesterday at Condobolin…

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Heat Wave Man Drops Dead Crops Ruined Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1933 · page 2

A death resulted from the intense heat which again swept Queensland yesterday. The victim was Steve Martin, 53, railway employee, of…

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Big Problems The Dairy Industry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1933 · page 2

Faced with the expectation of a record year for butter production and the lowest prices for more than 40 years, the Australian dairying…

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Farm Home Summer-time Problem Keeping Food

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1933 · page 8

How to keep the food of the household cool and fresh is always a problem during the summer in the rural home…

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Cattle Diseases Funds for Research Dairy Industry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 January 1933 · page 2

The president of the Australia Dairy Cattle Research Association, Dr. R.M. Kinross, returned to Sydney at the week-end, highly pleased with…

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