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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1933

2,785 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 51 of 140

Junior Farmers Hunter River Clubs Splendid Work

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 May 1933 · page 4

The supervisor for the North Mr. G. M. Blacklock, in his latest report says the Junior Farmers' Club movement is showing remarkable growth…

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Milk Tester Farmer's Agitation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 May 1933 · page 4

Following upon his agitation that every dairy farmer should be properly equipped to test his own product. Mr. T. Pokoney, of Louth Park,…

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Farmers Robbed Thornton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 May 1933 · page 4

Farmers at Miuml and Balck Hill during recent weeks have been rebbed of large quantities of vogetables ready for market…

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Farmer's Escape

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 May 1933 · page 2

When yoking his team to a cultivator at Boggabri Mr Lawson Smith had a remarkable escape. A young horse took fright and startled the team. Mr…

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Cattle Dearer Homebush Market Sheep, Too Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 May 1933 · page 7

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report that 2000 cattle were yarded. The market opened 5/ to 10/ dearer. Good to prime beef made 23/ to 29/…

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Butter Prices Preference to Denmark

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 May 1933 · page 10

At a luncheen of the Victorian Butter Factory Managers and Secretaries' Association in Melbourne, the newly elected president, Mr. R. J. Morley,…

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Butter Trade Foreign Competition Action Urged

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 May 1933 · page 5

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

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Leigh Jersey Farm Dr. Meredith's Stud

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 18 May 1933 · page 3

Dr. J. B. Meredith, of Leigh Jersey, Farm, Raymond Terrace, is one of the most successful breeders and exhibitors of Jersey cattle in the State. Included in…

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Another Board Gone End of U. S. A. Farm Board

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 18 May 1933 · page 3

Almost, if not quite, offsetting recent difficulties in the United States due to the temporary suspension of banking facilities was an announcement by…

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Heavy Farm Tax

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 18 May 1933 · page 3

In the House of Representatives recently, Mr. C. A. Hawker, (U. A. P.) South Australia) moved an amendment winch would have relieved farmers,…

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Pastoral. Sheep Blowflies. Three Main Groups

The Scone Advocate · Friday 19 May 1933 · page 4

A number of different blowflies are concerned in the attack on sheep in Australia. The parts played by these differ greatly one from another. The…

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Butter Factory

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 19 May 1933 · page 4

There was a large attendance at the official opening of the Stroud Road Butter Factory on Saturday last, details of which, appeared in the…

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Butter Output

The Scone Advocate · Friday 19 May 1933 · page 6
Also in The Muswellbrook Chronicle

For the month of May the output from the Aberdeen Butter Factory was 71,5571bs., for which suppliers received a total payment of £2159/0/8…

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Cattle Market Dearer

The Scone Advocate · Friday 19 May 1933 · page 2

Cattle yarded, 2015. Of this number 86 head' came from Queensland. The quality was an improvement on late yardings. Cows were not so plentiful,…

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Wool Report

Singleton Argus · Friday 19 May 1933 · page 4

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., reports:— News to hand concerning, the Brisbane series of sales now in progress is…

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Maitland Store Cattle Market

Singleton Argus · Friday 19 May 1933 · page 4

J. Enright reports selling 500 cattle at auction on Tuesday last at Campbell's Hill yards. The offering chanced to be suitbale to those…

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Olla Podrida Denmark's Cattle

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 19 May 1933 · page 4

For its area, Denmark has the largest number of cattle of any country in the world; at the end of last year its cattle-total was 3,255,000. Of these,…

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Butter Industry. Foreign Competition Felt

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 19 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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The Rise in Wool

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 19 May 1933 · page 5

A substantial rise has been recorded in wool values during the past six weeks, prices for merinos having advanced fully 10 per cent.,…

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