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Farming & the land, 1933

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Butter Up. But Eggs Down

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 16 May 1933 · page 3

The wholesale price of butter was increased a penny a lb. to 123/10 a cwt. on Saturday. Eggs, however, will he cheaper…

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Homebush Sales Prime Sheep Firm

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 16 May 1933 · page 3

There was a penning at Homebush yesterday of 37,989 sheep and lambs. The quality was about equal to late pennings, and embraced all classes of…

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Stroud Road Butter Factory. Official Opening

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 16 May 1933 · page 5

On Saturday afternoon last between 400 and 500 citizens assembled at the Stroud Road butter factory to witness the official opening of the butter…

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Pastoral. Lamb-markikg. Measures Against Losses From Disease

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 16 May 1933 · page 1

Unless precautions are taken against infection, the operation of lamb-marking is often followed by serious losses from inoculable diseases such as…

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Unusual Charge KILLED 25 Sheep. Intent to Steal

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 16 May 1933 · page 2

There was an unusual charge at the West Maitland Court of Petty Sessions yesterday, when a man, arrested by Sergeant W. J. Small and Constable C…

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Trailers Used on Farms. Exempter From Registration

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 16 May 1933 · page 6

The Commissioner for Road Transport (Mr. Maddocks) has announced that the Minister for Transport had approved of exemption from registration…

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Dairying Mineral-deficient Pasture

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 16 May 1933 · page 5

The great bulk of soils throughout the State are deficient in phosphorus and calcium, particularly after they have been used for grazing for long…

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Manning Dairy Co

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 May 1933 · page 2

Seven hundred and forty-nine suppliers to the Manning River Dairy Co. were paid for April £11,004, at 7½d. for choicest butter and 11d for second…

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States Seek Power to Appoint Marketing Boards VITAL Queensland View Dairying Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 May 1933 · page 1

The question of dealing with the marketing of primary products was the first subject discussed when the…

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Gloucester Dairy Co., Ltd

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 16 May 1933 · page 2

For the month of April the Gloucester Dairy Co., Ltd. manufactured 161,9371bs of butter, for which suppliers were paid at the rate of 7 1/4d…

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Cattle Die

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 May 1933 · page 2

Mr. Eric Durrington, a dairy farmer at Richmond suffered server loss when twelve out of seventeen young ped greed Ayrshire helfors died with…

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Butter Exports Increase

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 May 1933 · page 4

The Minister for Commerce, Mr F. H. Stewart, reports that from July 1, 1932, to May 6, 1933, 3,830,142 boxes of butter, equal to 95,753 tons, had…

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Cattle From Stroud

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 May 1933 · page 6

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report: Offerings at our Homebush auction on Monday, included 20 bullocks from Messrs. Titoume Bros., Stroud Road…

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Sheep at Giro

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 May 1933 · page 6

The quality of he wool from Gire station, Gloucester, is still holding its own in the market, averaging 10d, per lb, Mr. Hickman, manager, states…

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Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 May 1933 · page 6

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., received yesterday the following message from their Brisbane office:—"A very good selection of wools was available at…

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Store Cattle Maitland Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 May 1933 · page 8

J. Enright reports selling 500 cattle yesterday at auction at Campbell's Hill Yards. The offering chanced to be suitable…

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Butter Industry Foreign Competition Felt

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 May 1933 · page 3

"While we sit back and accept the present conditions the dairymen in Australia are making a present of £2,000,000 a year to consumers both in…

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Butter Prices (Continued from page 1)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 May 1933 · page 5

Mr. Allen, the Victorian Minister for Agriculture, said that the disparity between Danish and Australian butter was surprisingly big…

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Wool Sales Heavy French Orders

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 May 1933 · page 6

Brisbane wool sales were continued yesterday when 10,584 bales were offered. The selection was good. Some very attractive soft-handling…

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Scheme to Increase Sales of Butter Abroad ncfease DRAMATIC! Roosevelt's Step World Peace Washington, May 16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 May 1933 · page 1

'A dramatic step, unprecedented in diplomatic annals, was taken by President Roosevelt to-day, when he…

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