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Farming & the land, 1934

2,897 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 35 of 145

Shock for Farmer Death Adder Springs

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 March 1934 · page 5

Mr. R. Walters, a Kidman Creek (Q.), banana grower and formerly of Kin Kin, was chipping woods on his farm when he disturbed a death…

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Weevil in Maize Upper North Coast Crops

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

The prevalence of grain weevil in maize crops on the Upper North Coast has been made the subject of a special report to the chief…

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Tourist Traffic Advertising the Farms Chamber's Action

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

The advantage and the best means of advertising the rich farmlands lying adjacent to West Maitland to travellers through the…

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Butter Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 March 1934 · page 4

Owing to the long spell of hot weather in Western Australia and South Australia, choice butter has been difficult to secure in those States…

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Price of Butter

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 23 March 1934 · page 1

The marginal allowance to retailers of butter was discussed when a letter was received from the Australian Dairy Produce Export Board…

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Wool Report

Singleton Argus · Friday 23 March 1934 · page 4

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., reports:— Since the conclusion of auction sales in this centre there has been a steady…

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Adelaide Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 March 1934 · page 5

The final wool sale of the 1933-94 series was held yesterday, when a catalogue of 21,720 bales was submitted to a representative attendance of…

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Sheep Saved Grass Fire at Dalby

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 March 1934 · page 3

Incendiaries are blamed for a grass fire which destroyed 1000 acres on Mr. G. Jeckyll's property at. Dalby, Q., yesterday. Fires started in…

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Plight of Wheat Settlers Commission Evidence

Singleton Argus · Friday 23 March 1934 · page 5

Giving evidence before the Wheat Royal Commission at Gunnedah on wednesday, Frederick Shaw, a soldier settlor in the district, declared that…

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Wool and Competing Fibres. Losses and Gains

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 23 March 1934 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:— In the present day world, with its resources of political" and financial problems, its discussions regarding tariffs…

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Dairy Farm Competition, 1934

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 23 March 1934 · page 7

The organisers of the dairy farm competition announces that entries for the Coastal section close of 31st. March next. Already a large number of…

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Coastal Farms Dairy Competitions Prizes Offered

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 March 1934 · page 3

The organisers of the dairy farm competitions announce that entries for the coastal section close on March 31. Already a…

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Milk Business Dairy Farmers' Co-operative Milk Co.'s Acquisition. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Friday 23 March 1934 · page 6

The Dairy Farmers' Co-operative Milk Co., Ltd; has acquired the milk business of M. M'Namara Ltd., the third largest undertaking…

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Stud Cattle Die on Way to Australia Heavy Loss to Breeders

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 March 1934 · page 3

Stud cattle breeders will regret to learn of the heavy loss sustained by several of their number in this State by the death, owing to heat, of highly…

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"We Should Buy" Lord Beaverbrook's View Australian Wool London, March 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 March 1934 · page 3

Lord Beaverbrook, speaking at Manchester, said that Britain ought to buy the wool which Japan bought from Australia; [?]10,000,000 was not too…

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Sticking to Guns Digger Farmers GUNNEDAH

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 March 1934 · page 1

The "Wheat Royal Commission early this morning paid a visit to a number of farms at Breeza in order to investigate at first-hand, the conditions…

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Found Hanging Prominent N.Z. Farmer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 March 1934 · page 3

Alfred Smith, a prominent New Zealand farmer, was found hanging on his farm. A note was attached to his coat, and road: "This is to certify…

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Peter Pan To Win the Plate Warwick Farm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 March 1934 · page 9

In view of his sterling second to Rogilla at Rosehill, Peter Pan seems almost certain to return to the winning…

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Shock for Farmer

Singleton Argus · Friday 23 March 1934 · page 2

Mr R. Walters, a Kidman Creek (Q.) banana grower, and formerly of Kin Kin, was chipping weeds on his farm when he disturbed a death adder…

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Roxburgh Best Bet at the Farm

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 March 1934 · page 6

Roxburgh, in the Autumn Cup, should be the best bet at the Warwick Farm meeting to-morrow…

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