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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1937

2,193 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 44 of 110

Wheat Prices Up Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 May 1937 · page 1

An a result of increased activity overseas, wheat rose by a penny a bushol in Sydney to-day. Silo wheat was quoted at 5/5 1/2 and bagged lots…

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£200,000,000 Invested in the Butter Industry

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 May 1937 · page 4

The Assistant Minister for Commerce (Mr H. V. Thorby), addressing the Butter Factory Managers and Conference, said that Australian butter…

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Australian Butter in London 95% True to Form

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 May 1937 · page 3

Speaking at the annual dinner and smoke social given by the New South Wales Butter and Cheese Exportors' Association to delegates attending the…

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Sheep Sales for Muswellbrook. Council to Provide Facilities

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 28 May 1937 · page 8

In view of the fact that many cattle owners in the district are turning their attention to sheep prospects for the establishment of…

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Wool Sales. Japan's Boycott. "No Effect on Prices." Canberra

The Scone Advocate · Friday 28 May 1937 · page 4

The Acting Prime Minister (Dr. Page), in a statement issued at Canberra to-day, said that there was no just basis for assumptions that the…

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Common Dairy Act

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 28 May 1937 · page 1

The conference accepted a motion urging the Primary Producers' Union to endeavour to secure a common Dairy Act with a Commonwealth-wide…

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The Dairying Industry Factory Managers Confer

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 28 May 1937 · page 1

The remarkable expansion of the dairy industry involving great increases in butter production, side by side with marked improvement in…

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Share Farmers' Vote

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 28 May 1937 · page 5

Mr. G. Gehrig (Wallarobba) moved for his branch "that share dairymen be privileged to vote as producers." Mr. Gehrig advocating the adoption…

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Unity Among Empire Farmers. Agenda for the Sydney Conference

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 28 May 1937 · page 4

The Empire Producers' Conference, it is expected will open in Sydney on March 29 next when delegates from Great Britain and the Dominions will…

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Maximum Returns From Dairy Pastures Subdivision of Paddocks Essential

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 28 May 1937 · page 4

The improvement of dairying pastures can have little permanent benefit unless subdivision, top-dressing with fertilisers, and rotational…

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Blessing the Crops Revival of Old Roman Custom

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 May 1937 · page 2

In the Somerset village of Cannington the ancient custom of blessing the growing crops has been revived. This was a Christian practice in…

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Butter Show Gloucester's Success

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 May 1937 · page 8

An outstnding feature of the Butter Show held in Sydney this week in conjunction with the Managers and Sacrelarios' conferonen was the…

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Dairy Board Gut and Dried Policy Mr. Dunlop's Views Casino

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 May 1937 · page 1

Dissatisfaction with the activities of the Australian Dairy Produce Board was expressed to-day by Mr. M. P. Duniop, M.L.C. a…

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Butter Cheese The London Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 May 1937 · page 3

The butter market is inactive, Danish is quoted 1128/ to 118/ per owt, choicest salted New Zealand 108/, and Australian 106/ to 107/1, while…

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Butter Supplies Production Declining Weekly Review

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 May 1937 · page 3

Prescott, Ltd., report that production in some districts is declining more rapidly that in others. Taking everything into consideration, output…

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News of the Day Cattle Slaughtering

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 May 1937 · page 4

A DEPUTATION from Kearsley Shire Council will wait on the Minister for Health (Mr. H. P. Fitzsimon) to-morrow regarding the…

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Closer Settlement Bank's Unfavourable Views Pastoral Sub-division

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 May 1937 · page 4

Aspects of closer settlement which, it is contended, prove the present Government scheme to be undesirable are examined in a circular which has just been issued by the Bank of New South Wales. After discussing various phases of the…

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Dairy Produce Progress in Industry Uniform Brand

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 May 1937 · page 3

Interesting figures were quoted by the Acting Minister for Defence (Mr. Thorby) when he opened the dairy factory managers' conference for the…

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Australian Dairy Produce Board Mr Dunlop Expresses Dissatisfaction

Singleton Argus · Monday 31 May 1937 · page 2

Dissatisfaction with the activities of the Australian Dairy Produce Board was expressed on Saturday by Mr M. P. Dunlop, M.L.C.,…

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Butter Quality

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 1 June 1937 · page 2

The State butter grading staff of the Department of Agriculture examined at Sydney and Newcastle during the week-ended May 21 11,614…

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