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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1937

2,193 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 25 of 110

Citrus Fruit State Crop Prospects

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 March 1937 · page 4

Mr. A.A. Watson, Director of Marketing has issued a forecast of the prospective main crop if citrus fruit in New South Wales…

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Dairying at Casino

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 March 1937 · page 6

Casino Co-operative Dairy Society last month manufactured 572, 791lb of butter and at the rate of /16 a lb suppliers received £23,798 in February…

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Junior Farmer May Attend English Royal Show

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 March 1937 · page 2

The name of J. Ball, a son of Mr B. S. Ball, of Hanibledon Hill, is ineluded in the list of eleven boys from whom the two representatives of New…

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Death of Farmer at Caniaba Name of Woman Suppressed

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 March 1937 · page 1

When the case of a woman charged with murder, mising from the death of Carl William Northcott, aged 49, at his farm at Caniabn, on Saturday…

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Horses Outstanding at Muswellbrook Show Fine Cattle Attractive Pavilion Sections Improvement in Sheep Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 March 1937 · page 4

For some years the Muswellbrook show has reflected the fat stock raising qualities of the Upper Hunter. Some of the finest Durhams, Herefords, and polled cattle have been seen there and they have gone on to win at Sydney…

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Dairy Industry Equalisation Scheme p.p.u. DECISION

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 March 1937 · page 6

A motion expressing approval of of the Commonwealth Equalisation. Committee's decision to carry on and pledging the union's support…

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Designation of Butter

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 19 March 1937 · page 5

The following motion was also approved— "That the word 'choicest' be eliminated from trade references, and that…

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Store Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 March 1937 · page 2

E.W. Sparke Ltd., report having held a successful store cattle sale at Campbell's Hill yesterday. The attendance of buyers representative of…

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Tuesday's Wool Sales

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 19 March 1937 · page 2

Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd., offered 4299 bales of wool at their sale on Tuesday, top price realised being /28 for 1st. com. W and H. of the W and…

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The Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Friday 19 March 1937 · page 4

N.Z.L. &.M.A. Co., Ltd., report 15th inst.: The seventh series of sales in Sydney was entered upon to-day, when this Company brought…

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Wheat Record Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 March 1937 · page 3

selling on the Melbourne market at 5/7 and 5/7 for city parcels wheat broke on eight-year-old record Country wheat was sold at 5/5½. wheat…

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Pastoral Notes Queensland Optimism. in Land Investment

The Scone Advocate · Friday 19 March 1937 · page 8

The Thurrulgoona ballot, which took place at Cunnamulla this week, absorbed the greater interest of land seekers. This ballot showed some…

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Floods on the Border Subsiding Sheep Losses

Singleton Argus · Friday 19 March 1937 · page 7

Though waters in most flood affected areas are now slowly subsiding, some inland centres are still isolated. Heavy stock losses are reported in some…

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The Markets Sydney Wool Sales £23 AVERAGE'

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 March 1937 · page 2

At the Sydney wool sales yesterday 1453. bales wore submitted at auction. Sales at auction totalled 12,400 bales : and an additional 4350 bales were…

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Butter Stabilisation Plan to Continue. Voluntary Basis. No Change in Prices

The Scone Advocate · Friday 19 March 1937 · page 6

The butler equalisation plan, which was endangered by the adverse vole in the referendum on marketing, will be continued in the main butter…

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P.p. Union Weekly Notes Union Strength. Vital Problems Face Dairy Farmers. Difficult Times Ahead Of.... Industry. Need for Co-operation

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 19 March 1937 · page 5

The Primary Producers' Union this week celebrates the 21st anniversary of its foundation, with the opening of the annual meeting of the…

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Union Strength Vital Problems Face Dairy Farmers

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 19 March 1937 · page 1

The Primary Producers' Union this week celebrates the 21st anniversary of its foundation, with the opening of the annual meeting of the Central…

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Dairy Farmers and Sydney Chamber of Commerce Referendum Attitude

Singleton Argus · Friday 19 March 1937 · page 4

At Wednesday's annual meeting of the Primary Producers' Union, which has about 15,000 members, chiefly in the dairying districts, it was decided to…

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Poor Australian Display in England. Our Butter Unknown in Many Districts

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 19 March 1937 · page 1

"I have seen few English papers in which Australian products are featured, and an advertisement in one I have received has little to recommend…

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Upper Hunter Show Large Entries :: Splendid Horses and Sheep :: Fine Weather :: Excellent Attendance :: Great Array of Side Shows

The Scone Advocate · Friday 19 March 1937 · page 9

The 53rd annual exhibition of the Upper Hunter P. and A. Association opened at Muswellbrook on Wednesday last, the heavy rain of the…

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