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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1935

2,769 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 23 of 139

Wool Report

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 26 February 1935 · page 1
Also in The Muswellbrook Chronicle

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-op. Coy. reports 22nd inst.: We offered at our sale on Thursday, 21st inst., a catalogue totalling…

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Wool Sales Brisbane Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 February 1935 · page 14

Brisbane wool sales commenced yesterday with an offering of 12, 069 bales About 90 per cent. was sold There was a good attendance of buyers…

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Butter Export 9000 Tons Increase SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 February 1935 · page 1

An increase of approximately 9000 tons of butte exported from Australia is indicated in a statement made available by the Department of com…

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New Quotas Butter and Cheese SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 February 1935 · page 10

The Minister for Agriculture on the recommendation of the New south wales Dairy products Board, has decided upon the following que…

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Queensland Cattle Industry Millions Wanted Northern Premier Interviewed

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 26 February 1935 · page 1

"During my stay in Melbourne I made personal representations to the Prime Minister, Mr. Lyons, in regard to the meat industry. I submitted…

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Some Startling Facts. Plight of Wool Industry. (To the Editor, "Chronicle")

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 February 1935 · page 5

Sir,—If the 89,000 wool growers in Australia wore as well organised as the manufacturers, the industrialists or even the 64,000 wheat grawers, they…

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Proposed Water Conservation Scheme Minister for Agriculture Visits District. Moonan Flat Storage Dam. Farmers Tell of Water Shortage

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 February 1935 · page 3

Difficulties besetting irrigationists along the Hunter Valley when the stream is at a low level were emphasised by farmers when they met the Hon. Hugh Main (Minister for Agriculture) at Muswellbrook on Friday evening. The meeting had…

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St. Matthew's Manly Training Farm for Unemployed Boys

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 February 1935 · page 3

Recently through the courtesy of the Rev. A. R. Ebbs, Mrs. Bidwell and I, with about twenty other ladies and gentlemen, were taken out to the…

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Junior Farmers Calf-rearing Project Club Activities

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 February 1935 · page 14

The aims of this project are- (I.) To rear a healthy dairy calf from birth or 14 days to 12 months of age (ii) To rear a healthy dairy calf…

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Dairy Produce Control Board. Election of Producers' Representatives

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 26 February 1935 · page 2

The term of two years for which the present producers' representatives on the Dairy Produce Control Board were elected expires in April next…

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Butter Export

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 27 February 1935 · page 1

An increase of approximately 9000 tons of butter exported from Australia is indicated in a statement made available by the Department of Commerce…

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Butter Exports Commonwealth Gradings

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 February 1935 · page 10

During the week ended February 23 the Commonwealth graders examined for export at Sydney 28,334 boxes of butter, of which 25,574 were salted and 2760…

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Buried Under Wheat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 February 1935 · page 5

Eric Craft, a workman, employed at the Murrumbidgee Milling Co.'s plant at Wagga Wagga, was buried under a fall of bags of wheat…

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Maitland's Fine Display Splendid Array of Cattle Large Increase in Entries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 February 1935 · page 3

To-day marked another important occasion in the history of the Maitland district—the 75th Show of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association. It is one of the oldest show societies in the…

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Wool Sales Brisbane Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 February 1935 · page 10

About 11 per cent of the wool offered at the Brisbane sales yesterday was withdrawn, sales totalling approximately 12,000 bales. Values were firm on the…

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Profit of £4674 Bowthorne Butter C[?]MORPETH

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 February 1935 · page 6

It is anticipated that complete isfaction will be expressed with Directors' Report to be submitted the half yearly meeting of the [?]…

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Second Day of Show Successful Opening Day District Exhibit Awards Wonderful Cattle Classes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 February 1935 · page 4

The 75th show of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association opened yesterday in most favourable conditions. The entries were far ahead of those of last year and in the…

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Farmer's Relief Bill in Assembly Second Reading Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 February 1935 · page 8

Discussion of the Farmers' Relief Amendment Debt Adjustment Bill was resumed in the Legislative Assembly last night…

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Glen Innes Dairy Co

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 February 1935 · page 11

At the half-yearly meeting of the Glen innes Co-operative Dairy Society, the nett profit for that period was stated to be £772/15/8. Of this…

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