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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1934

2,897 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 17 of 145

Cattle Brand Altered

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 4

Considerable interest was taken in a case at the Wilson's Downfall Court of Petty Sessions, in which Edward Ronald Moore was charged with…

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Pastoral Award New Federal Scale ADJUSTMENTS

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 2

The general secretary of the Graz-fers' Association of New South Wales (Mr. J.W. Allen) pointed out that the auto matle adjustment under…

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Ayrshire Cow Butter Fat Record

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 8

Denbigh Fairy, a three-year-old Ayrshire cow, owned by Metntesh Brothers, of Cabbity, has established an Australian record for butter fat…

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Narrow Escape. Car and Cattle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 2

A contributor writes from Gloucester, as follows:— Drovers are continually being warned of the danger to passing motorists…

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Butter Export Large Shipment NEWCASTEL

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 8

The steamer Port Bowen early this morning completed the loading of 10,707 boxes of butter, departed for sydney…

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Wool Sales Generally Unchanged

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 8

Wool sale were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridest., when the quantity catalogued totalled 11,901 bales, and the clearance,…

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The Wool Market Uralla Fleece, 28d

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 2

An outstanding feature at the wool sales yesterday was the keen request for best comebacks, which were again relatively the rarest wools on the…

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Export Butter Test. Judging to Take Place in England

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 1

A consignment of 65 boxes of New South Wales butter was shipped to London by the Ormonde on Saturday. This butter, consisting of both salted…

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Wool Trade Sound European Outlook. London

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 1

Mr. W. P. Devereux, Australian wool representative in London, reports that the easier tendency which has developed in most of the…

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N.Z. BUTTER Will Boost It English Visitor Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 1

Mr. "C.H." Common Butter, [?] of directors of Butter's Ltd., of Birmingham, who reached Sydhey from New Zealand to-day, said that…

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The Wool Trade Values Generally Firm. Japan Very Keen

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 4

All well-grown merino fleece wools and all skirtings made full late rated at last week's Brisbane auctions, but the trend of values for dusty, tender…

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Paterson Plan About to Lapse. Value to Dairying Industry

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 1

With the inauguration shortly of the new plan of control of butter marketing, which is being established under the provisions of the Dairy…

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"Mendicant Farmers." Slur Resented by New State Commissioner

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 4

Opposition to the subdivision of New South Wales in any shape or form was expressed by Mr. H. V. Howe, publicity officer of the Chamber of…

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Junior Farmers' Training. Two More Supervisors Authorised

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 3

The Minister for Education (Mr. D. H. Drummond) has announced that approval has been given by the Premier and Treasurer (Mr. B. S. B…

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Eugowra's Model Farm. Intensive Production

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 5

Island View, the property of Mr. L. Mellick, of Eugowra, in the Forbes District, may be described as a model farm. Probably no holding in the…

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Paterson Plan About to Lapse. Value to Dairying Industry. Canberra

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 1

With the inauguration shortly of the new plan of control of butter marketing, which is being established under the provisions of the Dairy Produce…

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Cream Quality Need for Care on the Farm. Instructors' Advice

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 2

A feature of the January reports of dairy instructors throughout the State is the emphasis laid on the need for careful handling of the cream on the…

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Record Tomato Crop South Cessnock Grown

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 3

Two tomatoes on display in the win[?]ow of Mr. Ern Bond during the week end caused considerable interest, and great deal of discussion…

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North Coast Butter

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 February 1934 · page 3

The lowest pay by the association since 1898, the North Cost butter factories fixed the January price of butter at 6 ½ d 1b for the fa rmer…

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Butter Fat Record

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 February 1934 · page 1

Denbigh Fairy, a three-year-old Ayrshire cow, owned by M'Intosh Brothers, of Cobbity, has established an Australian rocord for butter fat…

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