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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1934

2,897 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 74 of 145

Coroner Probes Mystery of Aged Farmer's Death MURDER? Woman Charged Dr's Story Carcoar

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 July 1934 · page 1

Heavily, veiled and cloaked,Charlotte Fowler, charged with, murder,, was present in the Court House to-day, when…

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Egg Marketing Poultry Farmers Meet Pool Favoured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 July 1934 · page 8

At a well-attended special meeting of the Tonambit Poultry Farmers' Association last night, a motion was moved by Messrs. J. T. Pont and G…

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Local and General. Dairy Produce Act

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 10 July 1934 · page 2

October 11 has been fixed by the Minister for Commerce (Mr. Stewart) as the date for the poll of dairymen to determine whether the Dairy…

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Stock and Crop Returns

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 10 July 1934 · page 2

Farmers and land owners are requested to send in their stock and crop returns by 14th July, to the local police. Persons failing to furnish these…

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Coastal Cattle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 July 1934 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:— Sales at our Homebush auction on Monday included R.W. Alison and Sons, Dungog, 11 bullocks to £10/5/,…

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Stud Sheep

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 July 1934 · page 10

In reply, to Mr. McKell in the Assembly, Mr. Main said that the State stud sheep farm had sold some Dorset Horn sheep to Korea. These sheep…

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Butter Exports Record Overseas Shipments

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 11 July 1934 · page 3

Australia's butter exports for the season ended June 30 constituted a record, the total quantity sent overseas being 109,331 tons, including 101,778…

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Wool Sales Demand Improved LONDON, July 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 July 1934 · page 1

At the wool sales 5280 bales were offered including 160 from New South Wales, 152 Queensland, 380 Victoria, 182 West Australia, 42 South…

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London Wool Sales Good Home and Continental Demand. (Australian Press Assn. Message.)

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 11 July 1934 · page 1

At the London wool sales to-day 5280 bales were offered, including 160 bales from New South Wales, approximately 3505 bales being sold…

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Sydney Wharves Farmers' Complaints Miller's Forest

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 July 1934 · page 2

During Easter week several of the farmers of Miller's Forest whilst on a visit to Sussex-street wharves, Sydney, noticed the very unfavorable places…

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Farmers' Relief Bill Before Assembly Second Reading Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 July 1934 · page 8

In the Legislative Assembly yesterday the debate was resumed on the second reading of the Farmer's Relief Bill…

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Cattle Council Dehorning Approved Dairy Herds Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 July 1934 · page 8

The Cattle Council of the Graziers Association of New South Wales has interested itself in the…

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Sheep Stolen Slaughter Yard Theft

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 July 1934 · page 7

Late last night or early this morning a theft was perpetrated at the Farley slanghter yards of Messrs. Green and Nichols, butchers, of…

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U.S.A. Wheat Washington, July 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 July 1934 · page 10

As a result of the Government's acreage reduction programme and the drought, this year's wheat crop will be the smallest for 30 years,…

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Wool Sales Prices Maintained LONDON, July 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 July 1934 · page 1

At the wool sales to-day 8,053 bales were offered, including 442 from New South Wales, 1104 Victoria, 232 South Australia, 25 Tasmania, and 2708…

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Small Yield United States Wheat Price Levels Winnipeg, July 11

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 July 1934 · page 1

The report of the United States wheat crop, the smallest prospective yield in 30 years, caused wheat futures to-day to close at top level…

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LYNCHED Negro Farmer BASTROP (Louislana), July 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 July 1934 · page 8

Andrew McLood, a young as farmer, was lynched today. He had loged to have confessed that he at competed to assault a white woman…

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PASTORAL. Sheep Classing. the Opportunity Offered Before Shearing

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 13 July 1934 · page 4

While the practice of sheep classing —the grading of the breeding flock and selection of sires for use in mating, with the object of improving the flock…

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Butter Substitutes

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 July 1934 · page 4

"That the Central Executive request the Minister for Agriculture to take steps as soon as practicable to introduce legislation that will effectively…

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Dalby Sheep Market

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 July 1934 · page 2

A feature of the sheep market in localities favored by rain is the optimism and confidence that are in evidence among all sections…

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