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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1934

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Heavy Production Clarence Dairying Low Prices

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 February 1934 · page 2

Staling that the average price paid to dairymen for butter was the lowest for 20 years, the annual report of the Grafton Co-operative Dairy Co.,…

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Dairy Industry Pastures Benefit Good Rainfalls

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 February 1934 · page 6

Prescott's Ltd., report that most dairying centres have received good rainfalls. Lowlying areas have suffered, but pastures generally will…

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N.S. Wales Farmers Inspect N.Z. Industries a les Great Need of Day Mr. Fisher's Views

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 February 1934 · page 5

In a recent tour of New Zealand, organised by the New Zealand Government Tourist Bureau, Mr. L. B…

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Farman 'Plane for Stratosphere French Attempt on Speed Record

Singleton Argus · Monday 26 February 1934 · page 4

A Farman F.lOOO monoplane, known as the "Flying Safe," and specially built to explore the stratosphere, is approaching completion. It is to…

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Waters Receding at Windsor Farmers Suffer Heavily From. Flood. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 26 February 1934 · page 2

Heavy rain again foil in the Windsor district yesterday, but so far the flood position is not affected. The waters subsided over the…

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Grades of Butter

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 27 February 1934 · page 6

The Secretary to the Department of Commerce (Mr. E. J. Mulvany) replies to the Central Executive Council relative to the Executive's…

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Cattle Straying (To the Editor)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 27 February 1934 · page 2

Sir—For whom did the Coroner intend his decision at the inquest on Thelma Pont, who died as a result of…

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Released on Bond Cattle Stealing Case

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 27 February 1934 · page 3

Clifford Holmes, of the Weston Soldiers' Settlement, who was convicted at the Kurri Police Court last Wednesday of having, at Farley, on…

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Wheat. Australian Price? Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 27 February 1934 · page 2

Edwin McCarthy, Senior Clerk of the Commonwealth Commerce Department, giving evidence before the Wheat Commission…

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Wool Average Sales in Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 February 1934 · page 8

Wool salon were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 14,225 bales and the…

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Rise in Wool Prices. 112 Per Cent. Increase

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 27 February 1934 · page 6

According to the monthly summary of business statistics issued by the Government Statistician (Mr. T. Waites) the wool market…

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Wheat Industry The Royal Commission Inquiry Resumed Sydney, Tuesday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 February 1934 · page 1

When the Wheat Royal Commission resumed to-day Ewdin McCarthy, senior clerk of the Commonwealth Department of Commerce,…

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Butter Stabilisation Scheme. Hopes for Future. Majority Vote in N.S.W. ESSENTIAL

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 27 February 1934 · page 6

"When we realise that the whole of the industry throughout Australia is co-operating with one end in veiw, and we have the statutory…

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Big Stud Stock Exhibition for Show Over 100 Aberdeen Angus Cattle to Be Shown. Tug-o-war Creates Interest. Inquiry From Newcastle

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 27 February 1934 · page 1

At yesterday's meeting of the committee of the Upper Hunter P. and A. Society it was reported that the exhibits in the stud cattle…

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Primary Producers' Union. Annual Meeting Od District Council. Mr. H. Smith Re-elected President. Share Dairymen and Stabilisation Scheme. Question of Voting Power. '

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 27 February 1934 · page 1

The annual meeting of the District i Council of the Primary Producers' Union was held at Muswellbrook on Friday last, when there were present:…

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Ray. Terrace Co-op. Dairy Co. Half-year's Report

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 February 1934 · page 7

Mr, A, J. Windeyer, chairman of Directors, Presided over a well-attended meeting of shareholders of the Raymond Torace Co-operative Dairy…

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Butter Export

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 February 1934 · page 9

During the week ended February 24 the Commonwealth graders examined for export at Sydney 26,273 boxes of butter of which 24,002 were salted…

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Record Butter Production

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 28 February 1934 · page 2

New record figures have twice been established in butter production on the Bellinger River this season. The output for the last month reached, l40.8…

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Store Cattle Maitland Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 February 1934 · page 12

J. Enright reports yarding 1300 store cattle (including calves at foot) at campbell's Hill yesterday, and selling the lot to the brisk bidding of graziers…

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Newcastle Wool Sales

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 28 February 1934 · page 4

The New England, North, and NorthWest Producers, Co. Ltd. (Nenco) has already exceeded the record figures of last season so far as the number of…

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