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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1934

2,897 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 66 of 145

Cattle Dearer Sales at Homebush Prime Sheep Firmer Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 June 1934 · page 7

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report that 2346 Cattle were yarded. The market was dearer. Good to prime beef made 20/ to 25/, yearlings 25/ to…

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Wheat Prices Protecting Growers Assembly Question Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 June 1934 · page 1

Many questions were directed to Ministers in the Legislative Assembly to-day. Mr. Spring (U.C.P., Mudgee), asked…

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Wool Clip 3,146,000 Bales Season Estimate Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 June 1934 · page 10

It was estimated at the annual joint conference between the Australian Woolgrowers' Council and the National Council of Wool Selling…

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The Raymond Terrace Dairy Co

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 21 June 1934 · page 4

FACTORY REPORT FOR MAY, 1934 Markets Butter 1/3 per lb. cheese, 7 1/2d per lb; London butter price 75/ per cwt. Suppliers' Pay:—Butter /8 1/4 net at the…

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Farmer Praises Stinkwort. "KEPT 600 Sheep Alive"

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 22 June 1934 · page 5

One of a number of West Wyalong district farmers who were fined recently for having failed to destroy noxious weeds on their properties told the…

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Wool Report

The Scone Advocate · Friday 22 June 1934 · page 2

New Zealand Loan and M.A. Co., Ltd., report 21st inst.: Chief interest during the week has been centred on the annual conference of the National…

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Wool Report

The Scone Advocate · Friday 22 June 1934 · page 3
Also in Singleton Argus

Goldsbrough, Mort and Coy., Ltd., report 14th inst.: The position in the wool trade is one of waiting. Practically no business is being…

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United Purebred Dairy Cattle Breeders' Association of New South Wales

The Scone Advocate · Friday 22 June 1934 · page 4

Arising out of the recent Council meeting of the United Pure-bred Dairy Cattle Breeders' Association of N.S. Wales, the following letter was…

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Wool Quilt Demonstration

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 22 June 1934 · page 7

During the course of the business meeting the women members of the bureau were given a very interesting demonstration of wool quilt making by…

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Local and General. Dingoes Kill Sheep

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 22 June 1934 · page 2

On Monday night last dingoes attacked a mob of sheep at Micalong, in the Gundagai district, and killed 40. The Pastures Protection Board has…

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Pastoral. the Merino Flock Breeding Objectives and Errors

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 22 June 1934 · page 8

In the production of a good type of Merino flock sheep the breeder should keep foremost in his mind the fact that he desires to produce a wool displaying…

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Sheep Show Champion Awards Many Sepectators Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 June 1934 · page 1

The stud ram King Charles, owned by the estate of the late F. E. Body, of Trangle, was to-day judged grand champion at the Sydney Show…

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Newcastle Wool Sales Rome, June 20

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 22 June 1934 · page 2

The International Wool Conference has cabled the Australian authorities to-day that the International Wool Organisation will not…

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Leaves From the Past the Sheep Come to Stay

The Scone Advocate · Friday 22 June 1934 · page 3

With the decline of bushranging and gold-digging, active minds in Australia began to look round for other pursuits. Some suggested…

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The Wool Position. Moderation in Viewing Future

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 22 June 1934 · page 8

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:— Some-progress lias latterly been made in selling passed-in greasy. wools privately, Japan being the chief purchaser…

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Wool Clip Estimates for 1934-35 SEASON 3,146,000 BALES

The Scone Advocate · Friday 22 June 1934 · page 2

At the annual joint conference between the Australian Woolgrowers' Council and the National Council of Wool Selling Brokers on Wednesday,…

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For The Man on The Land Dairying. Quality in Milk and Cream the Controlling Factor

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 22 June 1934 · page 8

The value of milk or crcain is deterttiined by its quality when, delivered to the factory, and quality is based mainly upon flavour as determined by a…

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Farmer Fined Ill-treating a Horse NEWCASTLE. Friday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 June 1934 · page 1

For Illtreating a horse, Robert Edwards, in the Summons Court to-day, was fined £2 with 8/ costs or 5 days…

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"Pot-shot" Farming Methods. Only Temporarily Profitable

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 22 June 1934 · page 5

In the course of a recent address on the possibilities of agricultural expansion in the Coonabarabran and adjoining districts, the departmental…

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