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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1936

2,557 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 19 of 128

Winter Dairy Show Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 February 1936 · page 4

The Dairy Factory Managers' Conference is to be held at the R.A.S. Showground from July 6 to 10. This is later than usual, but the ground…

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Besieged by Bull Elderly Couple's Experience at Lonely Farm

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 February 1936 · page 4

An elderly couple, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Sewell, were besieged by a bull for 12 hours on Friday at lonely farm-house three miles from…

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Farming on Blairmore Messrs. S. and C. Jones' Enterprise

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 February 1936 · page 5

The famous Blairmore flat, situated in the Hunter River Valley, on the outskirts of Aberdeen, has long been noted for its fertile soil and rich…

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Fat Cattle Big Entry Received Maitland Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 February 1936 · page 6

A fine display of fat stock is promised for the Maitland Show by the response of exhibitors during the past few days. The secretary…

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Alleged Trick Speculation in Sheep PARIS, February 21

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 February 1936 · page 1

Edward Cavendish, described as a I young Australian, was arrested at Cannes for alleged participation In a trlok, played on Thomas Bolsher,a…

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Wheat Market Steadier in Sydney SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 February 1936 · page 9

The local wheat market opened steadier yesterday on some speculative interest following the advance in overseas options. There were…

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Wool Sales Values in Adelaide ADELAIDE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 February 1936 · page 9

The seventh wool sale of the 1935-36 series was concluded in Adelaide when the remainder of the catalogue of 40,844 bales was submitted to a full at…

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Too High! Wool Freights Abbott's View Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 February 1936 · page 1

The president of the Graziers Association (Mr. Abbott) on his return to Sydney today from Melbourne,…

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Field Farm & Dairy Agricultural Control of Cutworms

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 February 1936 · page 9

Some degree of damage always occurs amongst autumn vegetable crops through cutworm attack. With lettuce, cauliflowers aud cabbages it…

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Farmer's Son Bureau Scholarship SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 February 1936 · page 11

The Richmond River lad, Norman Simons, now has the ball at his feet in starting out in an agricultural science career…

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Stock Sales Good Cattle Rise Sheep Dearer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 February 1936 · page 5

There was a slight rise in the price of good quality fat cattle at the Maitland saleyards to-day, but other descriptions were…

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Wool Report

Singleton Argus · Monday 24 February 1936 · page 4

The Farmers & Graziers' Co-operative Co. reports on the 19th instant. We submitted at our sale on Tuesday, 18th instant, a catalogue of 8855…

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Butter Exports Big Decrease SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 February 1936 · page 1

Between any [?] last year and February 15 this year Australia exported 63,510 tons of butter compared with 80,246 tons in the corresponding…

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Butter Supplies Lower Production Weekly Review

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 February 1936 · page 3

Prescott's, Ltd., in their weekly review of the dairy industry, state that reports of lower production are more numberous and in some centres the…

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Irish Problems a Lenten Pastoral Communism Dublin. February 23. i

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 February 1936 · page 1

Light was thrown on Irish problems and cusfoms in a Lenten Pastoral by Cardinal Macrory, which was read in all Catholic churches in…

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Singleton Pastures Protection Board Rate for Sheep Increased ½d This Year

Singleton Argus · Monday 24 February 1936 · page 3

The monthly of the Singleton Pastures Protection Board was held at the Board's office, John-street, on Saturday morning,…

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Dirty Dairy Aberglasslyn Man Fined First Offender

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 February 1936 · page 4

An. Aberglasslyn dairyman, Frederick, Arthur Mutton, appeared at the West Maitland Court to-day, charged with having on January 20 failed to…

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Armidale Cattle Sale

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 25 February 1936 · page 4

Additional bookings have increased the yarding at A. H. McArthur and Co.'s cattle sale on Friday, 28th inst., to 2000 head. The sale will…

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Wool Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 25 February 1936 · page 4
Also in The Scone Advocate

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co. reports on the 19th. inst.:— We submitted at our sale on Tuesday, 18th instant, a catalogue of 8855…

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