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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1936

2,557 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 57 of 128

The English Farmer

Singleton Argus · Friday 5 June 1936 · page 2

A farmer, with whom I was staying in Worcestershire, picked up a handful of red earth. It was, I could see well, very good earth indeed—the old…

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Inquest on Death of Farmer Thrown From Sulky

Singleton Argus · Friday 5 June 1936 · page 1

Thrown from a sulky on the Morpeth-Raymond Terrace road, near Morpeth, on the night of May 24, John Joseph Casey, farmer (66), sustained…

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Pokolbin Farmer's Death Heart Failure the Cause Evidence at Inquest

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 June 1936 · page 5

At the local Courthouse yesterday the Cessnock Coroner conducted an inquiry concerning the death of Mr. George…

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Sheep Run Rutherford Camp Dept's Proposal Canberra

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 June 1936 · page 1

Applications are now being called by the Commonwealth Government for the lease of the Coduna aerodrome, in South Australia, as a grazing area…

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Wheat Market Steadier in Sydney SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 June 1936 · page 3

The local wheat market was steadier yesterday on tho overseas option position, and opened with bulk parcels offering at 3/64, February sile basis,…

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Field Farm & Dairy Notes by Government Experts Dairying Vaccination for Mammitis

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 June 1936 · page 8

Vaccines for use against contagious streptococcle mammitis have been extensively tried under departmental supervision and, whilst it cannot be…

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Loss of Eye Farmer's Claim £100 Verdict Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 June 1936 · page 3

After a short retirement yesterday the jury in the action brought by Arthur John Reason, a Singleton farmer, against the Farmers and…

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"Not Paying" Dairy Industry Board Control Campbelltown

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 June 1936 · page 3

Giving evidence at the Milk Inquiry, Eric John Barrett said that with the present Milk Board control and prices he had not been…

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Stock Sales Good Cattle Advance Rise in Sheep

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 June 1936 · page 7

Good quality bullocks showed a tide of 10/ at the Maitland salcyards to-day. Sheep were also dearer than last day. A feature of the…

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New Tariff Japan's Attitude Wool and Wheat Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 June 1936 · page 6

A cable has been received by the president of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce in Melbourne (Mr. T. Murakami)…

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Wool Report

Singleton Argus · Monday 8 June 1936 · page 4

The Farmers & Graziers Cooperative Co. reports on the 5th instant. The outstanding topic in trade circles at the present time is the…

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Pastoral Employment Award Rates for Wages

Singleton Argus · Monday 8 June 1936 · page 1

"Arbitration is the fixed principle In the pastoral industry, accepted both by the Graziers' Association and the Australian Workers' Union, and…

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Review of Wool Season

Singleton Argus · Monday 8 June 1936 · page 2

A Review of the wool suiting season to May 31 just prior to the commencement of the clearing up sales was released by the National Council of…

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Danish and Australian Butter Discussion on Competition

Singleton Argus · Monday 8 June 1936 · page 4

The Australian Minister for Commerce (Dr. Earle Page) is in Copenhagen and he will discuss with representatives of the Danish Government…

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HOMEBUSH Heavy Lambs Weaker Cattle Unchanged Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 June 1936 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report: 2400 cattle yarded, Choice cattle were practically unaltered and plain lots easier. Good to prime beef 22/ to 30/…

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Sheep From New Zealand Improving the Mutton Breed. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 8 June 1936 · page 2

The Wanganella, which reached Sydney to-day from New Zealand, brought over 6OO sheep consigned to Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide…

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Future of Wool Japan's Purchases Good Customer Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 June 1936 · page 3

In the course of his address to shareholders at the annual meeting of the Commonwealth Wool and Produce Co., Ltd., the…

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Little Surplus The Dairying Industry Weekly Review Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 June 1936 · page 4

In the weekly review of the butter industry, prescott, Ltd., state that production in some district has, because of cold, rainy and windy…

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Farms Stripped Severe Hailstorm £10,000 Damage Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 June 1936 · page 5

Damage [?] of pounds was caused to crops by a hailstorm which swept the Ormiston and Wellington Point districts on…

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Pasture Sowing Careful Planning by Farmers

Singleton Argus · Monday 8 June 1936 · page 1

Mr C. E. Ahrens, Hunter River Agrostologist, reports that a large number of farmers in the Hunter and Central Coast districts are sowing down…

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