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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1934

2,897 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 34 of 145

Gloucester Show Opened in Glorious Weather Record Entries. Strong Horse Section Fine Dairy Cattle Gloucester

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 March 1934 · page 7

With a total of over 3000 entries a great increase on last year, the Gloucester Agricultural, Horticultural…

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To Start on 1st May Butter Producers' Equalisation Scheme

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 20 March 1934 · page 2

An Australian butter price based on Australian conditions, and free from the economic trammels of overseas values has now been attained for the…

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The Butter Producers' Equalisation Scheme. To Start the First of May

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 20 March 1934 · page 6

An Australian butter price based on Australian conditions, and free from the economic trammels of overseas values, has now been attained for the…

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£14,674 PAID Singleton Central Co-op. Butter—milk Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 March 1934 · page 4

During February the singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Co, Ltd., manufactured 289,415lbs. choicest, 25,788lbs first grade and 6216lbs…

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Farmers Forewarned. (To the Editor.)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 20 March 1934 · page 3

Sir,—From Victoria come predictions of a butter crisis owing to the low price obtained for that commodity not only abroad but at home. There is,…

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Dairy Industry Equalisation Scheme Starts in May

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 March 1934 · page 8

An Australian butter price bused on Australian conditions, and free from the economic trammels of overseas values has now…

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Farmers Forewarned (To the Editor)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 20 March 1934 · page 5

Sir,—From Victoria come predictions of a butter crisis, owing to the low price obtained for that commmunity not only abroad but at home…

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Dairy Act Details Public Butter Prices Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 March 1934 · page 1

Following the registration of the Commonwealth Dairy Produce Equalisation Committee, Ltd., yesterday, the memorandum…

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Newcastle Wool Sales

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 March 1934 · page 4

garding the attitude of the British Wool Federation to wool sales at Newcastle. A recent English publication makes the statement that the…

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"Not Bright" Butter Export Market P.P.U. Meets Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 March 1934 · page 1

In his presidential report presented to the annual meeting of the Central Executive of the Primary Producers' Union, which opened to-day,…

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Popular Lady Farmers' Candidate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 March 1934 · page 6

Miss Hilda McCaffery has been selected as the farmers, produce merchants' and auctioneers' candidate in the Maitland Benevolent Home…

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Riverina Welfare Farm Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 March 1934 · page 2

Speaking at the Public Service Association Conference to-day, the General Secretary (Mr E. F. O'Sullivan) declared that the housing conditions of…

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Sheep Deal Sales at Homebush Cattle Unaltered Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 March 1934 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report that 2100 cattle were yarded. The market was unaltered. Good to prime beef 23/ to 26/ hundred lbs., yearlings 32/…

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Butter Afloat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 March 1934 · page 10

A London cable advises that on March 17 1,092,599 boxes, comprising 420,987 boxes from Australia, 661,772 from New Zealand, and 9840 from the…

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Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 March 1934 · page 4

E. W. Sparke, Ltd., report having conducted a very successful sale of store bullocks and dairy cattle at Maitland yards on Tuesday. Buyers…

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Sheep Experts Japanese Visitors

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 March 1934 · page 8

Three Japanese, K. S[?], of Kanimatsu, Ltd., T. Yul, representing the Korean Government, and M. Komura, Japanese sheep expert, are touring…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 March 1934 · page 10

The average price realised for greasy wool sold in Melbourne during the week ended March 17 was 15,31d a lb., or £18/12/4 a bale, on an…

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Great Boon Higher Wool Prices Bank Review. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 March 1934 · page 6

The Commonwealth Bank Board, in its half-yearly report, emphasises the value of the higher wool prices to Australia. At the…

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"Marked Men" M.L.C.'s Allegation Wheat Inquiry Armidale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 March 1934 · page 1

A statement that if questions on the allegation of collusion among wheat merchants to stifle competition were asked in camera, farmers would come…

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P.P. UNION Executive Meeting Dairy Problems

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 March 1934 · page 4

At the annual meeting of the P.P. Union executive Mr. M. P. Dunlop, M.L.C., was unanimously re-elected general president, while…

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