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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1935

2,769 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 34 of 139

How Shall We Make Farming Pay ?

Singleton Argus · Monday 25 March 1935 · page 2

Addressing a farmers' conference at Matcham, in the Gosford district, the Director of Marketing (Mr A. A. Watson) gave some informative particulars…

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Dairying Butter Quality. Federal Conference Called

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 26 March 1935 · page 1

In a speech when opening the Bulladelah show on Saturday, the Acting Prime Minister (Dr. Earle Page) dealt with the dairy industry, and…

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Synthetic Wool

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 March 1935 · page 8

A plea that Australian, New Zealand and South African woolgrowers should co-operate to resist the advancement of synthetic wool has been made by…

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World's Largest Cattle Station

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 26 March 1935 · page 2

Occasionally discussion arises as to which is the largest cattle station in the world. Former years it used to centre around sheep holdings and the…

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The Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 26 March 1935 · page 2

A.M.L. and F. Co., Ltd., report 21st inst.: We offered a catalogue of 4383 bales, to-day, which consisted of clips from the Southern Tablelands of…

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Butter Export Crisis Threatened Restrictions Canberra

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 March 1935 · page 2

It is likely that the butter export industry will face a grave crisis after August 20 if the British Government decides to restrict…

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London Wool Sales London

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 March 1935 · page 2

At the wool sales 9822 bales were of fered. Buyers operated freely at steady late rates…

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Wheat Market Bran and Pollard SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 March 1935 · page 4

The city wheat market was very firm with a good tone yesterday, although quiet owing to restricted offerings, as the country was still not…

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The Wool Inrustry "Not Bankrupt" Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 March 1935 · page 2

At the Graziers' Conference to-day Mr. A. G. Manning condemned the suggestions that the wool industry was already bankrupt as tantamount to…

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Western Queensland Severe Effects of Drought Sheep Shorn and Shot

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 26 March 1935 · page 4

The Minister for Lands (Mr. Pease) who has been on a tour of Western Queensland, says that never in the history of the pastoral industry has…

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Wear Wool! Women Criticised Silk Stockings Sydney

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

Delegates to the annual conference of graziers to-day discussed with some amusement a campaign which should be launched, they…

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Steady Rates London Wool Sales LONDON, March 25

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 March 1935 · page 7

At the wool sales to-day 9722 bales were offered, including 970 from New South Wales. The approximate sales [?] Australian wools were 8405…

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Wool Sales Prices Rise 5 Per Cent. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 March 1935 · page 4

Wool sales were held at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Grain, Insurance, and Agency Co., Ltd.,…

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Wool Men Reject Motion for Inquiry into Industry PROTEST! Not Bankrupt 'Stinking Fish' Sydney

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

A motion urging the Prime Minister to arrange for the wool industry to be investigated with a view to evolving…

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Denman Ready for Dry Spell. Farmers Have Conserved Fodder

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 March 1935 · page 6

No rain has fallen and pastures are showing the effects of the hot sun and scorching winds. Cream supplies to the local factory arc declining and farmers,…

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Drought Spectre Abandoned Homes Crop Failures

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

KANSAS CITY (Miss.), March 25. In broken, abandoned homes, half-starved cattle herds and dust-smothered crops, the drought damage in…

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Modern Farming Methods

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 March 1935 · page 4

Advancements in farming methods do not develop "overnight," so to speak. Probably owing to the nature of the industry itself, developments…

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Serious Loss Dairy Cows Die Poisonous Plant Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 March 1935 · page 5

A serious loss has been sustained by Mr. Alex. Shaddock, dairy farmer, of Redbournberry. In January he sent to Queensland for seed of a fodder…

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Modern Farming New Methods Gain Popularity Goodyear "Air Tyres."

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 26 March 1935 · page 4

Advancements in farming methods do not develop "overnight," so to speak. Probably owing to the nature of the industry itself, developments…

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Butter Export

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

A London cable states that on March 23 butter afloat to United Kingdom ports totalled l,464,638 boxes, including 752,999 boxes from Australia,…

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